Here we are, almost mid-November and approaching the holiday season again. Art is such a great gift any time but during a time of potential stress and craziness, giving the gift of art and its beauty is soothing and long lasting. This year I am happy to offer a Limited Edition of mini resin pieces. Not […]
From ‘Raw from the Road’, A Robbie Kaye Blog It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot Wow wow wow! What a phenomenal year it’s been. May was the launch of my new artwork represented by The Brittany Davis Gallery, where I just had an amazing solo show. I am blown away… […]
I’m almost 60 years old and I still get to share my parents.
Wow, more light and Spring will be here before we know it. What a winter it has been. Unusually cold and rainy where we live, and I loved every minute of it… and so did the animals and trees. I’ve done a lot of contemplating in the last few months. Looking deeper into what gets in my way and […]
I recently read a post on Instagram,“if you love someone, go out of your way to show them” and it really made me think about that concept. Like, yeah! I like that! It’s so easy to think or assume that people know we love them. But that’s usually when there’s a communication break down and that nutty […]
Get away…. leave the computer, leave your chores, explore and air out.
Burn Baby Burn Burnout is nature’s way of telling you, you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed; you’re a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker. False optimism is like administrating stimulants to an exhausted nervous system. Sam Keen, Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man Well, […]
Raw From the Road, August 15, 2018 Cracked, Reflections of Imperfections It’s those bare, unguarded moment that the viewer is invited into in these evocative photos. The intimacy is compelling, irresistible. Those small moments reverberate inside. Not small at all. The very substance of life. Excerpted from the foreword written by Salley Knight for Cracked […]
What’s Your Story? It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.Patrick Rothfuss Magic, Resin and Acrylic Paint, from the book, Endurance We all have a story because we all are made up of stories. […]
Raw From The Road, May 21, 2018 Salon Chair Diaries Yet, it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose, vision in obscurity, and, beyond all desire, a fulfillment whose limits extend to infinity. Thomas Merton This is a […]
Raw from the Road, May 10, 2018 Beauty and Wisdom, Revisited My grandmother was a powerhouse of a woman and southern to her core. She was small in stature but, she was a giant. Every person she met on her journey was blessed and she was my biggest cheerleader in life. I celebrate her […]
Raw from the Road, April 16, 2018 In the Still of the Knight I’m kind of honored to be a dragon lady. The dragon is a very powerful, mythical animal. Yoko Ono You know the saying “she’s like a bull in a china shop?” Well, picture a bull in a china shop wearing a hat […]
Trying Out We regret to tell you that your work was not among those selected by the juror. Yesterday’s Email Rejection can disappoint you, depress you and may even stop you in your tracks… learn not to take rejection so personally… if you’re honest with yourself and believe in your work, others will too. […]
Life Plans, Raw From The Road, March 7, 2018 Life Plans Gather up your telegrams Your faded pictures, best laid plans Books and postcards, 45’s Every sunset in the sky Carry with you maps and string, flashlights Friends who make you sing And stars to help you find your place Music, hope and amazing […]
Going home after 40 years.
Imperfection, Raw From The Road, February 1, 2018 Imperfection Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. -Marilyn Monroe As I started to look into this mirror, cracked and imperfect, I started letting go of my need for perfection… from myself and from others. It was […]
Raw from the Road, January 24, 2018 Roads The drive toward Life is protective, thoughtful, vulnerable, and invested in immaculate love. It is this last that marks the difference between a wise heart muddy with real life experiences in the trenches and a dry heart that functions on rote concepts alone. -Clarissa Pinkola Estes […]
Raw From The Road, November 16, 2017 Things ARE Looking Up Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. Stephen Hawking On a recent trip to Europe I visited several places in […]
Raw from the Road, August 31, 2017 My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. Maya Angelou You may be wondering what in the hell does that mean? I am Fashion. This morning I […]
Raw From The Road, June 28, 2016 Left a good job in the city Workin’ for the man ev’ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin’ Worryin’ ’bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin’ Proud Mary keep on burnin’ Credence Clearwater Revival I had one of […]
Raw from the Road, July 25, 2017 Ashes to Ashes Sometimes you have to burn yourself to the ground before you can rise like a phoenix from the ashes. Jens Lekman I remember going to see Mt. St. Helens the first time when I was living in Portland, Oregon. That volcano blew 14 years before […]
Raw From The Road, June 28, 2017 Public Speaking Run from what’s comfortable. Forget Safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad. Rumi Live TV Interview with Jeanmarie Bassior on L.A. Talk Live, 2013 (My book was […]
Raw From The Road, June 12, 2017 Feeling Groovy Slow down, you’re movin’ too fast You got to make the morning last… Simon and Garfunkel It seems only fitting to quote a Simon and Garfunkel song about New York since I have just returned from a wonderful visit there with my family […]
Raw From The Road, May 31, 2017 Constructive Criticism Photo by Skye Amber Poet I like constructive criticism from smart people. Prince How I hated these two words when I was younger. No one could tell me what to do or how to do it better. Nope. All I heard was the […]
Raw from the Road, May 23, 2017 Now Trending The need for an empty space, a pause, is something we have all felt in our bones; it’s the rest in a piece of music that gives it resonance and shape. Pico Iyer Do you notice how many emails you are getting […]
Raw From The Road, May 16, 2017 A Day Off You are like this cup; you are full of ideas. You come and ask for teaching, but your cup is full; I can’t put anything in. Before I can teach you, you’ll have to empty your cup. Master Ryutan Lately, […]
Raw from the Road, May 9, 2017 All Over The Place We adore chaos because we love to produce order. M. C. Escher All over the place. Yep that’s me. I’m all over the place. And today, I am embracing my all over the place-ness. Sometimes it trips me […]
Raw From The Road, May 4, 2017 Nothing to Defend When all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. Stephen Chbosky (Excerpted from a previous blog entry, 2013) I’m learning that I am just the vessel in which these things flow through and I realize that nothing […]
Raw From The Road, April 26, 2017 Into the Woods I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, they will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau […]
Raw from the Road, April 20, 2017 (Excerpt, March 13, 2013 blog entry) The Wow Factor A person who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that their happiness lies outside them, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within them. Soren Kierkegaard I was so inspired by Destiny […]
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