my makings are coming alive

carissa puts on this girl
+ brings her to life
blog + shop

jennifer bakes this book
+ blesses her into fuller being
blog + shop

+ meseret inspired the drawing on this tee
+ shows me the way i must go.

(you can click on any pic to make bigger)
thank you, each + all, for making my makings complete
with your very lives.
 xox
all + more available here

may

happy may 

with love to all you see + be

xox

listening to you

this first lovely artist is

hali karla

titled "listening"

hali karla is an intuitive artist, writer and teacher who has witnessed the power of art-making to transform lives, and feels that listening - deep listening - is the key to this sacred space in us all. 

blog

facebook

twitter

instagram

shop

+

this lovely artist is
messy canvas

the artwork in this post is a #secretmessage created by the artist messy canvas. if it stirs something in you, please use this 10% off coupon code in her etsy store to let her create a personalized 5x5 secretmessage for you. it expires may 31. the coupon code to use at checkout is: LISTEN 
etsy shop

if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com

welcome home

this is a whole story
crowned
with hebrew letters
on the bottom
of love.
it seems to be a story
i am telling
but really
it is one i am hearing +
 wrote down
out the land
of mystery.
xox

between

also a version in blue...

all with love xox

re-open hope

shared out of a place

between dreams + waking

(etsy added w/love)

xox

ever forward

this piece woke me up this morning

+ nudged "draw"

etsy added with love etsy shop

xox

listening to you

this lovely artist is:

yvonne stewart

yvonne stewart is a textile artist living and working in st andrews scotland. her work is whimsical and quirky and is often inspired by everyday things such as conversations and emotions. working in mixed media including gouache, ink, pencil and acrylic - yvonne creates  thoughtful little ladies and creatures living in their dream like worlds. a mixture of controlled painting combined with spontaneous mark making is typical of the style of yvonne whos artwork can also be found under the name of coramantic.

etsy shop

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blog

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+ this lovely artist is:

aimee dolich

"I've loved color, words, writing, hand lettering and doodling for as long as I can remember, but for much of my life I kept all those things in separate jars. Then one day, I thought "Hmmm. What if...?" I tossed everything in a bowl, put the mixer on high, and I found that I liked living in my chaos of wordy color. So I stayed, and named it Artsyville. It's my work, play and therapy all in one."
aimee

etsy shop
artsyville blog

if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com

gift bundles

i've updated my shop,

inspired by the brilliant aimee of artsyville

(oh please do peek at hers too here!)

with birthday bundles~

birthday bundle 1

+ birthday bundle 2

all with love xox

(find here)

grateful

here are a few things i find myself grateful for lately

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for the beautiful support from so many of you for my book
(my scanner isn't wide enough to show every name ~ my cup overflows)

for the wee steps in starting a new one

for the steps of all i love both far + near

(here, a photo of our oldest, abe, in shadow in the middle back)

+ for my word of the year ((held))
+ how it continues to find me
(photo of my dad, who passed a few years ago, + i).

there is always goodness to count
because all of our lives count so dearly.
love to you xox

gather the flowers

maybe when we
gather the flowers

they are surprising us
+ are actually
full of our dreams
+ wings for our flight
+ taste like blue raspberry popsicles

as long as their colors can last
+
for as long as we let them in.

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etsy added with love etsy shop xox
+
congratulations to relyn for winning a 21 secrets spot!
(not too late to enroll/see the post below if you are interested!)

art journaling workshop "21 secrets" GIVEAWAY

giving away

one free membership

to this art journaling online workshop

taught by myself + many wonderful others

(see more here: 21 secrets)

just leave a comment here if you'd like to win
+ a way to reach you

+ as long as you are a current or new follower of 

this all i did was listen blog,

your name will be entered into a random hat

(entries taken through march 17 at noon)

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peace n love xox

spring

(please click on pic to see bigger)

etsy added with love xox

listening to you

this lovely artist is:

lori portka

Lori is a full-time artist with a mission is to spread happiness.   Her designs appear on greeting cards, prints, calendars, prayer flags and magazines internationally.  Lori is also the creator of A Month of Thank Yous, a beautifully uplifting gratitude kit.  All of her artwork is made with an open heart and the intention to spread love and healing. 

http://loriportka.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/loriportka

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this lovely artist is:
ashley inzer

Hi, I'm Ashley Inzer and I run an intuitive graphic design & high end branding business. I work with entrepreneurs who dare to create the reality they dream of living.  This means I work with some serious rockstar women who run conscious-based businesses. Most of these women are coaches, healers, authors, artists & rebels. I really love the rebels :) They reveal to me time and again that we really can have it all. 

Since I am naturally an empath I feel things about people, you know? I also have 12 years of professional design experience. This makes for some seriously remarkable graphic design & brand strategy. 

• I am fascinated by human behavior and the mind/body/spirit connection. 
• I believe in the power of good feelings and delight.
• I take a stand for co-creation and compassion.

I live in Los Angeles, California with my animals & gorgeous husband. Please come and say hello through the links below!

http://www.ashleyinzer.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ashleyinzer

http://www.twitter.com/ashleyinzer

http://www.pinterest.com/ashleyinzer

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if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com

an invitation

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i'll be at the bibelot shop on grand ave in st. paul,

signing all i did was listen books,

february 28 from 5-9 pm.

hope to see you there!

bibelot shop on grand

xo

you are loved

yes indeed. xox

(gloves from the lovely http://etsy.com/shop/Wellofcreations)

the colors

happy valentines week

the language of the heart

is a very fine thing...

worthy of being listened to

+ followed

for as many miles as we have to

+ want to + must.

xox

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((also))

please come if you can to an

"all i did was listen" feb. 12 book signing!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen

giving away original pages

here are some of my original typings + scribbly notes

from the rough draft of "all i did was listen".

i came across them as i began to
finally clear a space
of pilings
from the four years of making.

i need to
empty
in order
for anything new
to really emerge.

i have two manuscripts i've partially begun
+ i'd like to return to them.

i wonder if anyone would want these pages...
what i do know is i need to let them go.
in this spirit, i will give them in two parts to the next two people
who order my book here
http://rachelawes.com
(please note "pages" in the note in your order +
i will announce the winners on my facebook page)

with love to all your emptyings + emergings,
xox rachel

listening to you

this lovely artist is chrissie grace:

My name is Chrissie Grace.

Who I am in a nutshell:

Child of God

wife

mother

friend

artist

author

lover of coffee

beach girl at heart

dancer

teacher

I love to create...it is in my heart and soul and it is at the essence of who I am.

blog:  http://www.chrissiegrace.blogspot.com/

shop:  http://www.chrissiegraceart.etsy.com/

email:  gracechrissie@yahoo.com

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+ this lovely artist is julia fehrenbacher:

"whispers of truth" art

+

poetry:

Listening

What if I just sit here 
right now 
and maybe 
forever

sipping tea
and poetry, breathing in 
each word 
like it's all 
that will keep me
alive

Listening

as the right now
wild rain
grows wilder 

just the two of us 
side by side
pouring 
our thirsty hearts
all over the place

(and)...

Dear you

you, the one reading these words

you, with your ancient, wanting heart

you, wondering if you'll ever

get it right

I invite you to pause

for a moment

to listen to the space

between

these words

to the space where softness

rests

and hunger

fades

to the space that so

gently

asks you to

stop

the thoughts

that doubt your worth

to stop the voices that compare

and leave you feeling

less

There is no less

there are no shadows or shoulds, no pretty or good

no bad or broken, no right or wrong in

Love

There is only this breath

and that which breathes it

there is only You

and your giggling, fully blossomed

Self

Julia Fehrenbacher is an author, a poet, and a painter.  Her life’s work is to step into her truest, most empowered self so that she may guide others to the same.  She lives in Corvallis, Oregon with her husband and two little girls.  If you’d like to join her on this path of shedding & opening & living from a place of truth and authenticity, please visit her at http://paintedpath.org, she’d so love to have you there. 

Julia released her first book of poetry and art, On the Other Side of Fear, in May of 2012.  It, along with her art, is available at http://juliafeh.etsy.com

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(if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com)

new piece: hippy valentines day

(click on pic to see bigger)

etsy added w/love:

http://rachelawes.com

+

a book signing is coming up/
please come if you can!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen

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reviews + dear emails have been coming in

about reader's responses to the book

"all i did was listen"...

(can find book here for yourself and/or as a 

valentines gift! : http://rachelawes.com)

here are a few reviews, if you've been curious

about buying one, + if you already have a book

+ wouldn't mind gifting me with an additional review

at the link directly below, that would be lovely!

http://www.amazon.com/all-i-did-was-listen/product-reviews/1467547727/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

thank you, dearly, xo