And interesting stories
When words fail.
I will sit with you in silence.
I will listen to all the stories, the memories.
I will speak their name.
For you, For them.
I will walk with you
And talk of fun distractions.
I have no other words
To ease your loss.
Know that you are not alone.
When words fail,
All I have is to offer is thoughts and prayers.
When words fail
Grab a cup of tea and remember.
My beloved State just suffered a shocking event and a great loss.
My State is a small community. We host beautiful, rugged terrain, weather all the seasons and continue to live and survive where others just visit then retreat.
The event was a mass shooting. Not uncommon unfortunately, to our nation, to our world. Uncommon to us. One of us did the shooting. Our friends and family were hurt and killed. We lived on edge while it unfolded. We are angry. We are sad. We are resilient.
This watercolor of the pinecone is my offering, my response. A video clip – which I thought was respectful, true and funny – prompted me to paint this. Evergreen is a symbol of timelessness, of everlasting, and of enduringly fresh. The pinecone is sturdy, hardy and yet holds the seeds of the evergreen tree.
Perhaps I think too much into the symbols and meanings, but I have always loved pinecones. We use them as decoration and even as fire starters for the long winter wood stove fires. I like my small painting of a pinecone. I hope you do too.
Sunset Over the Ocean is a painting that hangs on the west side of my house. The view I am capturing is from one of my favorite spots I used to visit. A sweet small island right off the coast of Maine. The colors are vibrant just like the sunset we often get to witness. I usually paint in watercolor, but have recently been working in acrylic for the vibrant colors.
This image is on a 252 puzzle that you can purchase at my shop, artworkby.pgbird.com
I also have water bottles and a fanny pack with this image.
Some ideas come from every day conversations.
I was at the farmer’s market visiting 
my favorite vendor. She was telling me a story about her sausage recipe, sugar and a customer. I responded saying that people are funny. She responded that People Are Funny – emphasizing Are. I went home and made this graphic. Having an easy way to make a gift through my shop, inspired me to put this graphic on a mug!It was so fun to give her the mug. She loved the chicken too!
Feel free to send me ideas for images, sayings and even products! I’ll do my best to make your suggestions into the gifts you love!
One person’s weed is another’s iris!
When we first bought our house with three acres, we dove into gardening. I tackled the flower gardens. I starting with gardening magazines, scouring through all the varieties, planning shade garden in the back and the rock garden in the front yard. It was loads of fun. Bought roots and seedlings.
In the process of preparing the rock garden, I uprooted what I expected to be weeds, rhizomes, that had flooded the garden. Hating to kill anything and not quite knowing what plants they were, I placed the rhizomes near the mailbox and the back door. I carefully planted the variety of plants in the garden. As the summer went on, the rhizomes grew and bloomed.
And voila, they were iris! Beautiful purple and resilient iris!
This painting is my honoring the iris! You can find it on a mug or a tote bag at my store – artworkby.pgbird.com
Keep in touch.
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My online store is up and running. I am adding designs and products as we go so check in often!
One of the first designs I’ve put in is one of my Lupine watercolors. It’s cheerful and popular! There are mugs and t-shirts. As I test the design and products I’ll add more options. And I’ll keep painting and adding designs. I am having fun. Hope you enjoy the shop and designs as well!
In a poem by William C. Martin written to Modern parents about their children, the last line reads, “And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself“. So often I strive to be exceptional, extraordinary. I work, and work, seeking and striving. It’s only when I pause, that I realize the ordinary is amazing all in itself.
I have struggled with this first post. It’s the beginning. A blank canvas. ‘This first post needs to be great’ has been my pressure. All my ideas and hopes just bursting to be expressed, but how? When I read William Martin’s words I realized that I found the words to express what I hope to do with this website; make the ordinary come alive.
On this website you will see my current work, my past projects and stories about my work and projects. My work comes out of my life as, no doubt, you would expect it would. There will be links to sites to purchase some of my work and information on when and where to see my work. I hope you will enjoy this journey that starts with this first post. I know I will.
Best,
Pamela Bird