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Magpie's Reliquary
darabrown.wordpress.com
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Like a magpie I collect beautiful things. — Some are visual gems, and others precious nuggets that I store in reliquary to relish and revisit time and time again. I find my purpose in re-purposing all the treasures I’ve gathered. My most joy filled moments are when I share my gifts with others through my works, photographs, and art
#293671 in All , #1536 in Art

{ Urban Farming }

teaching little-ones the importance of re-cycling and micro-agriculture all while making art and having fun! *yay* Up-cycled Mini Greenhouse: create an urban window garden using plastic water bottles...

04 apr 12

Just me….a happy art geek ^_^

06 jan 12

Natural Love

I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of one of the oldest and dearest friends a few months back…it was breathtaking! The gorgeous ceremony and reception took place in the picturesque...

06 jan 12

Food Glorious Food

So I guess I’m a foodie because I love looking at and reading about food as much as I love eating it! Now I can’t help but snap a quick pic of before I take a bite of some yummy del...

23 sep 11

New Beginnings

This year has been very difficult for me. I had a very very challenging pregnancy, that was complicated by other major heath issues, and unfortunately while dealing with all of that I was let go from...

22 sep 11

Happy-Go-Lucky Hump Day

My oldest little-one as the Last Airbender <3

04 nov 10 1 person likes this

Lady (Goo-Goo) GaGa

My daughter loves Lady GaGa; so I was not surprised when she asked to be the pop phenomena for Halloween. She told me that she wanted to be “Lady Goo-Goo Gaga”; when I asked her what tha...

01 nov 10 1 person likes this

Baby T

My hubby and I are huge fans of 70′s & 80′s TV shows so we decided to dress our littlest like famed sitcom character, Gary Coleman, playing the tiny doppelganger of sliver-screen icon...

30 oct 10 2 people like this

Rei of Light

“Rei” (in image above), like most of my recent works, incorporates my fascination with transparency and luminosity. This mixed media piece incorporates a variety of materials including lo...

27 oct 10 1 person likes this

{Costume of the Day} Candied Sugar Plum

27 oct 10 2 people like this

Angela Charles

Wow! I feel honored to have been asked to do the album art for Angela Charles’ recent release Every Second (Feels Like Days). She is such a talented singer, songwriter, musician; with an efferv...

26 oct 10 3 people like this

{Quote}

This quote by Denis Waitley reminds me to keep aspiring! <3

25 oct 10 1 person likes this

All That Glitters

While picking out my ensemble, I was reminded of how much I adore sparkle. Although my wardrobe is brimful of sensible separates (with a sprinkle of eclectic vintage threads) it’s also saturate...

25 oct 10 1 person likes this

Happy Weekend

Love…I am going to soak it in. Thank you to these newlyweds for the inspiration and for allowing me to capture this moment. Happy Weekend!

23 oct 10 1 person likes this

Melancholy Remedy

Although most mornings start sunny-n-brite, sometimes they can turn blah-blue; then I find myself wondering down a winding path to the doldrums; like The Phantom Tollbooth (a great children’s b...

22 oct 10 1 person likes this

Je ne sais quoi

While crossing campus I noticed this student, eyes down in a book, and smoking a pipe (very very Sherlock Holmes). Something about this made me smile and a bit nostalgic; bringing back fond memories ...

20 oct 10 1 person likes this

Spineless

I have been reflecting on one of the pieces that resulted from a fibers processing study using heat and wax; I am now ready to re-apply some of the techniques I used in my newest works . “Spi...

19 oct 10

Pure Wedded Bliss

I had the pleasure of photographing this fantastic couple on their wedding day. It was a picturesque fall afternoon in Washington D.C.; the wonderful event planners of The Social LLC made sure all we...

18 oct 10

Happy Weekend

I took this photo (yup, it’s underwater) while doing one of my favorite things…a 5:30AM outdoor swim. Enjoy your day! <3

16 oct 10

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