Don't teach them to post nasty remarks on strangers pages... I read how young girls are becoming meaner at younger ages - in nursery school.  Where the heck do you think they learn it?  Are they listening to mean moms? Watching mean moms sitting beside mom - watching some HorribleHousewife show?  In nursery school?!
Why would anyone watch these  shows where women backstab, fight, argue, alienate other women? Who wants to aspire to this?  What do you take away from that sort of TV? 
Mean baby girls learn from BIG mean Girls.    
I know when I pay attention to mean women, I can start to feel a little mean myself...
I'd rather paint.  

Mean girls/women don't have to say anything- some are incredibly manipulative - they  do it other ways..  I know a few, we all do.  I just listened to a pod cast- the 'new thing' is  to 'alienate people online' - TRY to embarrass them on social media -  try to remember it all stems from fear, hate & jealousy.  
This morning I was reminded how serious it all can be when I read this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/jeremy-quaile-knightley-dog-death-calgary-1.4602948   It's sad all around.. there is a common demonator- ALCOHOL. 

Trolls alienate with little words here and there, spread hate & lies...  just like in grade school - if you don't belong to their 'little Clique', follow their rules, kiss their ass =  you are worthless - little spoiled brats turn into middle school bitches who grow up to be first class c*nts.    Everyone talks about 'how bad men are' - women can be equals in every way.

Imagine how hard it is for little girls NOW...  as much as I as 'an adult' try to ignore and keep positive....  stuff still gets to me sometimes.  It hurts at ANY age.    Men & women.
What do you do?   Start to agree with what you don't agree with?  Feel sorry for yourself?  Hash it out with them on Facebook- for many to watch with few understanding.  
Teach your little girls:
Turn off  the petty bullshit &  turn in and turn on your talents!   

When they can't hurt them with words they try to alienate &  'Black list' ... Brendan Frazer experienced the same ordeal,  first sexually abused then black listed. I HOPE more men talk about #metoo.  A tag team black listed me - an American & Canadian - 2 Cannabis (self proclaimed) Queens.   At first I was confused & hurt.. why?   Now..   who cares?  Phhhbbt.  Frankly after watching  these women the past 7 years & hearing from many about their behind the scenes antics - they are the last people I would want to socialize with or be associated with in real life.  I see them no longer as they represent themselves to others -  NOW, I see them how they truly appear & have presented themselves to me.

DELETE negative comments on your social media page. DELET/BLOCK nasty people.
I don't get many negative comments thankfully,  but I've seen many on friends pages- from strangers who don't even know them. Delete them. Quick, press a button gone. Just like they should be - why give them any satisfaction of spreading anger & hate with nothing better to do in this life - they are truly the saddest & angriest. 

Please take the time to comment something truly positive & nice today on social media,
I look for other artist - I know a little encouragement goes a long way. It's easy.
Focus on your gift  & keep improving, be in your bliss, enjoy your day.
Let nasty continue to Focus on nasty=  mean gets nastier, uglier,  two in particular have gone down hill the past few years...  who do they have to blame? Themselves.
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I don't know how I would handle  if I had a little girl who related feeling like this so early - I would teller to get use to it because it'g going to happen to her, her entire life & then I'd teach her to paint or garden, sew...

I'm painting some POSITIVE, beautiful women- women who raise up and encourage on this planet - who help each other & help the planet. Actually, today I'm painting a monkey in space - to promote  DARK week.  :) 

I just found out this amazing  ICON, this incredible woman is in Toronto - 'sold out'.. I wish I could see her so much.. instead I'll  honour & thank her with a painting.

You are created to create!
Let the haters hate.

With TLC & THC
Georgia

April 2nd and today I'm thinking ahead- June as a matter of fact.
In my search to own the perfect mushroom calendar (and not finding one) I have created one! 2019 will be a year for Magnificent Mushrooms!  
As you are aware - I love mushrooms  - eat, medicate and research!
& I happen to 'love' the current Foray Director of the MST .. hee hee hee  
It was when we started to attend Forays began my Amour Adventure'  (practicing for France) with fungi seeing the living bodies - all different, colorful, alien in appearance, frightening when understand a tiny nibble of one type can kill you  yet the thought of the enoki in my fridge frying has me drooling..  I flip through my sons magazines and books and   easily become fascinated - Have you seen Blood Tooth Fungi?  I can guarantee you if walking in the woods and you spied it out of the corner of your eye- you would walk over and bend down and think "Is that alive? Is that dead?  Is that Blood? Is it alien!?"  lol
If you had no clue that it was just  one of the countless captivating samples of mushroom strangeness' out there, that is.

Then I realized... I Love painting mushroom (almost as much as cannanbis) and just LOOKING at them, to paint you have to study - the more I study the more I want to see - taaaaadaaaaa  my calendar is being created.  :)  I have shown very few, but it is a definite hit!  Each illustration has taken me 2 days for not very large originals.  First, I  choose the month (face down) the mushroom found me...   : )   Set up each page and I really weighed IF I should use 'type font or paint the actually Month and numbers - Freehand was the final decision.. 

None of us is perfect - yet each one was created perfect in Gods  Endless Universe!
My numbers are  perfect -  as they are only enhanced by the nature of their surroundings.

:) Thank you, Fungi Friends.
I woke today and could not wait to sit here.. after bird duty *please WELCOME back some of our Feathered Friends!  I have chosen the name for the calendar-  presented when complete... still a few steps, printing, packaging  & off they go.  200.
One on my wall in my office, Storm has asked ordered one - 199, 198, 197...

If you are interested- I highly recommend you stay tooned, I'm working and several different projects and will share them here when ready.
I can't wait to finish JUNE! Storm took one look this a.m. and went:  
"Whhaaaaattt?! Your adding one of them? Wow...." 
:) I love the Foray Director.  hee hee hee

BYT- I cheated with decorating the cake (below) - much my amusement it made everyone laugh and He really looked  cute.  The message he was sending was  "I love you, This Much!"
Is there any other message needed?

Happy Easter Monday, just thinking about Jesus calms my  heart & mind.
He restores my soul.

With TLC & THC 
Georgia 

Kewpie.. I was surrounded by Kewpie growing up.    O.k. just a big one, and many tiny ones.
My mom had a large doll that normally sat in a highchair for dolls and she wore the best knitted dresses & lacy pants... I don't recall details but I am sure I had many a conversation with the doll and to aggravate my mom  in my teen years - I'd turn her head to face the back from time to time..    cause that's what teenage daughters do for fun.

I found myself thinking of the doll earlier in the week, she is very sweet and innocent in appearance, somewhere I still have my book 'Water Babies' .. full of swimming mermaid Kewpies.  I must look for it this weekend.  
Treasure hunt in the crawl space! 

This was just a little 'in-between painting'  cleaning my pallet. 

Spring, it's officially here!  
Cannabis will be LEGAL this summer in Canada, thanks Justin...    
so much painting to do!!  

with TLC & THC
​Georgia
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I absolutely love this painting.. 
EVERYthing about it.
​Look at her  leaning into the smoke.. inhale.

I enjoyed painting my version- although quite the challenge, my Priestess appears to be somewhat struggling with the message..  It is not one of my favourites but I finished it anyway.. debating should I work other face some more -  no,  I already have a new painting wishing to escape the confines of my mind. It was fascinating to research Oracles - many women. Women have long been associated with being intuitive, more so than many men.. 
there are times myself - I've been confounded by my own intuition - years have taught me to trust it more.  Listen to it more carefully, pay attention.    I don't need smoke for this- just some mindful ness - meditation.  I might try this piece again one day. It's on my bucket list to see the original  in person.

Today is the first day of SPRING!  It's cold -10 so we will enjoy the day  viewing out the window.

Scruffy is having some difficulties. She is our oldest dog- my problem child as I have called her many times over - but by far one of the funniest dogs we have ever had and most loving - all attitude this girl.  Scruffy is struggling with stairs, falling down them  for a while now and for longer than that she's been falling off the bed, sofa.. etc.  
Her balance is OFF..  and honestly we've had many an old dog to wonder if she will be around much longer.  I am carrying her up and down the stairs, that's o.k.. 

We've been talking  (I have) about a new pup for months..   I don't know what I'll do now...
Today I am giving Scruffy a much needed hair cut and lots of TLC - luckily she's not that heavy - I carry her up and down or leave her in my office when I'm just  going to be quick.

Next- I re painted my 'We ARE ALL Connected' mushrooms on BLACK - so far - so good.
I'm considering making it a new postcard! Unlike this paining I am very pleased... today will be my third day working on it.  
While painting I'm watching:
Conscious Parenting and Education Missing Links with Gregg Braden   https://give.gaia.com/cjezsfld5000o01mefuqvvq26      it's really interesting.

What will you create today?

With TLC & THC
Georgia

I love Birds! I am a self proclaimed Passerine Queen - lol  Do you know who the smartest bird is? Well there are several but the Raven is one of the smartest - a genius of birds able to use tools and figure out puzzles  work in partnership with other animals like the wolf - they are truly a bird of brains.  Imagine int the past when you called someone a 'bird brain' you THOUGHT you were insulting them, in fact for their size - Birds are incredibly smart.

I also am an admirer of Totem poles and have seen them throughout my life and Canada -each time with astonishment for the ART of the carved Giants - once covered with leaves still standing sending messages for generations to come.   This is one of my favourite pieces, the edge of the paper I painted in gold was exactly the finish touch this raven needed.  Clearly these long 'canvas' are a preference of mine - the 'black you see like the bottom mask if the black paper-  it's a interesting way to paint. 

In California I woke every morning by the Crow or Raven alarm - sometimes here they will wake me up but usually it's the bluejays asking  "Where's breakfast!"   Do you have a Spirit bird? A totem animal? Is it the Raven? Sure enough I looked up Storms totem animal as he is the one who's been noticing the ravens- and it is his Totem Spirit - on his birthdate.  The knowledge of these animals were 'created & shared in history and ancient teachings- to help us as we continue through life- to dismiss them is the same as dismissing anything - "it's Hocus locus"... instead why not learn a little?  
​Embrace a bit of what others wanted to teach us to assist our journey, learn from others wisdom.

What is YOUR Totem animal ? Mine is the wolf 
Explore the possibilities. 

With TLC & THC 
Georgia
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I looked up & realized I have forgotten to share  Kermit & Mrs. Piggy!!!
I say 'looked up' because it hangs above my desk & every time I look into Kermit's  face - his smile- I smile back or Mrs Piggy's look of complete contentment..  entertains me.
Ahhh.. when was the last time you felt like this?  
I can't remember... no wonder I paint.  lol

Embrace.
This painting was simply inspired by that glass rose you see covering Mrs.Piggy's nipple, it was sitting on my desk and I liked to pick it up and hold it - Jerry Kelly - who also made my Laughing Buddha made the rose. Amazing these 'glass masters'  and the art they accomplish.   The glass talent you see on Instagram is stunning - so many hard working & creative beings.    

She is a classy Pig, I don't think she wants the nipple displayed, besides it's nice to leave something to the imagination sometimes...
Jerry has also created the Muppets in Glass, I've been a Kermit fan for as long as I can remember I'm not sure if he has completed Mrs Piggy but I know he's made a few- like Animal!  ;D 

That green soothing voice we heard every morning as kids, always so loving, kind & positive
 (I wonder if we could choose 'Alexa to sound like Kermit- how would that be? Hee Hee) Thank you Jim Henson, it NOW hangs above my desk framed perfectly by Kat- who even made sure she chose a green suede matt -lol,  and roses in the frame itself.   It's the perfect 'boudoir for these two with a guild gold 'bed frame. Let your imagination fun free - this is about as wild as these two 'did get' in my imagination.  Thankfully.

Life is a bed of roses... watch out for the pricks/thorns.  
​If you find your 'Kermie' hold tight.... you don't find gold green like that every day.

With TLC & THC 
Georgia  & Jerry  ;) For the inspiring rose.  
& Jim Henson for the inspiriting love.. & Kat for the fantastic framing. 

Have you seen the new logo the Ontario Government has chosen for the
Ontario Cannabis Store?   Could you get any more  BORING,  Eh?  
It is unbelievable the mentality surrounding these decisions - not only is it boring but here we go again Canadians (Ontario) are missing a serious opportunity to do this RIGHT.
Educate, embrace and provide a interesting, relatable & classy logo for merchandise  - since when is this not a business opportunity??  
What tourist will spend any money on that boring logo??
It reminds me of a electrical company- a boring one at that.
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I did my own logo  (my first try) & it's much better than the other if I do say so myself -
& Guess what!!?
It WOULD NOT have cost >>>> $650,000.00  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Heck, I would gladly sell it to the Government at 1/2 the price!!  $300,ooo.oo just to save the tax payers some money- so they might have some money to spend on cannabis.

Who's going to buy it there when you can go to a creative option either in person or online? With atmosphere, personality and is not STILL attaching a NEGATIVE stigma on cannabis.  This bull around no logo - is exactly that.  When I think of how amazing some of the places I've seen have been...   sigh. 

It must be nice...  I should have known they would NOT have opened it up to the public to enter to design the logo.  Did this company know  anything at all about  cannabis- it does not reflect in their work- lol - as a matter of fact- I don't think it was such a wise move on their part- yeah I guess so for the $$$ but if this is a sampling of their 'marketing' it leaves - much to the imagination, I would hire someone else in the future.  
 
       $650,000.oo of OUR tax paying dollars went into designing' that logo.

How does it reflect the plant, the medicine or Ontario for that matter?
Will you go to the OCS for your cannabis?
If this is any indication of what's to follow...    more boring.
I'll pass.

One more reason to support individually owned dispensaries - places who actually care for us and our cannabis.

Ontario Cannabis Store - Trillium Cannabis Logo by Georgia

with TIC & THC.
Georgia

Today is the Day Michelangelo was born - me too!  
Do you know Michelangelo was only 26 when he started to carve David  & it only took him 3 years - Imagine if he had Instagram.. I bet it would have taken longer. 
It is said to be the best work of art to be created by a man ever - or ever will be. 
My version is of David the night after the fight.. reflecting in the garden with God.
Celebrating with some cannabis after the defeat of Goliath.
David armed only with his rock, his sling, his faith in God and his courage.

Imagine how many times his own hands caressed his statue - created with love- the pupils are actually hearts which you can only tell when the light hits it and I imagine you were up close- as only he would be.  

The joke about Instagram/ social media - isn't a joke.. 
Imagine what you could do if you were NOT distracted by your phone a hundred times a day.. by social media and watching what everyone else is doing.  Give yourself the gift of creation & allow your own talents to shine.   My version of Michelangelo was just for enjoyment and a lesson in white paint (for myself) & was a challenge- as soon as I started to paint all others problems, distractions were forgotten for a while.
Persistance has taught me to paint through pain. 
​Do what you love as long as you can.

I'm grateful for my faith in God. 
I am armed only with my paintbrush & currently Trump is Goliath.    lol 
For many Editorial cartoonist  he is 'Goliath.  

Enjoy the day - I know I will...  I'm going to paint  a very cool foray egg hunt' & finish my big elephant &  mother nature planter and more -the ideas are endless - inspired by love... I can not fail.  I share the same birthdate with Michelangelo!

By the Grace of God - You were created to create!  NOT sit and watch.

Georgia O'keefe died at 98years of age on  March the 6th. 1986

With TLC & THC
Georgia

You MUST check out this artist Willard Wigan.
and his David - it is incredible!  Here is a wonderful ted talk by the artist:

​https://www.ted.com/talks/willard_wigan_hold_your_breath_for_micro_sculpture

Today another student has died at school - possibly 2...  
93... people today will die in the USA.. guess how.
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with Tlc & Thc
​G

Sloth bones were found in a cave in Mexico- Prehistoric Sloth bones! Much larger than a human - can you imagine? I can! Obviously.  What else do I find intriguing?  Olmec Heads:
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-colossal-heads-of-the-olmec-2136318  I'd like to make one for the yard. They are also found in Mexico- my next trip to Mexico will include seeing some in real life & Kiss those super stone lips for luck!   
What peeks your curiosity?
What inspires to you dive deeper for knowledge?

A friend asked me to describe what Psilocybin mushrooms are doing for me:
I don't take them all the time, only when  - for what ever reason  - I think to.
Difficult days, seem to be the days I'm reminded of their medicine. Unlike taking pills for pain every three hours (we all know what can happen) it's refreshing to take medicine when my body tells me I NEED it. 
I'll be painting for example - & not remembering I ate mushrooms (it's not a big deal I have it with a bit of breakfast & honey) - about 4o minutes in... I might  realize I feel good but not really associating why, it has not interfered with anything task I've been doing- I will at some point get a quick wave through my body as I describe  -a jolt of tingly awareness, wave of happy .' ;)  Unlike the other jolts I'm use to I welcome these ones. Then it passes, leaving me feeling content... thankful, grateful for things I don't always feel grateful for.  
It certainly helps keep the peace, little things can slide easier - realizing - it's not worth the stress.

It's very easy to get caught up in depression and despair where you forget to be grateful for anything, when you live with chronic pain it can be quite consuming - if you let it.  Mushrooms help me forget.  They also help too with appetite - some days not long after I also get a rush of nausea- but it quickly passes- they are giving me a medicinal BOOST alone with an attitude boost.  Visions? Hallucinate? No, I have not experienced any although I do hear/read/have watched interviews this sort of experience  with colors & distorted vision can be achieved with Psilocybin - a.k.a. Magic Mushrooms but at larger doses- this is not about getting HIGH for me- it's about trying to get past the pain physically & mentally if  & so far.. so good. I'd like to feel normal for a bit.   The best part- I function - do all the exciting stuff like fold laundry, feed the birds - go with my son to see a movie!  
DREAM about what new adventures await.  Hope.  

​My last mushroom experience what did I do when "high"?  I lay on my bed and planned every detail of my perfect home, it's 'l o n g' - so I can throw the ball for the dogs in the winter & then we can all get exercise.    I'm also going to have a 'long lane box' filled with sand & shells and trinkets so I can walk the beach every morning - while looking out at the Canadian snow surrounded by moose and trees, bears and bluejays!!  
What a lovely Mushroom trip it was.  The dogs are Syked!!

If you are curious - RESEARCH - Gaia has quite a bit, there are many sites, documentaries, scientific studies-  Paul Stemets  speak about them this was interesting 
http://fantasticfungi.com/trip-treatment-michael-pollan/

I'm no expert but  I can tell you with confidence:
Mushrooms won't make your breast grow. www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/02/20/york-region-police-issues-clarification-after-officer-tells-student-panel-that-smoking-pot-increases-mens-breast-size.html  I did hear a remark 'they should be fired', I don't agree... you can't even be mad at a particular person, I don't know these guys, I can't put a face with a name, I was not in the room, I did not need to be - the problem is the mentality as a whole and to hear it from the police I prefer best/live amongst - was a personal shock - the police I know keep kids from being hit by cars, keep our homes safe, help my son is a car accident, have been here for all kinds of stuff we all witness over the years, many would put their lives on the line  for us, I still do believe...   intentionally lied.   Frig.
:( I would like to see them be permitted to USE cannabis for job related PTSD rather than alcohol or opiates, but I'm not expert. 

Signs , signs, everywhere there signs.. don't ignore the signs..
I feel at times like every other human: Is anybody listening? Does any body care.? Eh?   
I wrestle all the time with 'should I continue to share this blog'.  It's caused some tension (to put it mildly) at times with others and myself, I ponder - no blog.. more time to paint!  
It takes me a lot longer than many might imagine.
Today was one of those days - F*ck it I thought, I'm gonna stop...  I was grumpy to begin with tho because today is my dads birthday. He passed away a few years ago now.

I was just thinking: Screw it - when I received an e mail:  
Georgiatoons.com was extended until 2020, FEB 22 paid in full.  
I have no clue when I arranged this,  someone  just purchased art so money was in my account... it all went smoothly,  the  email said :
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                          It's getting older and  more mature - that's a good thing.  

Thanks Billy. I'll keep going. 
I'll be back...

With Love & natural medicine, thank God.
Georgia