Gwynneth Myrtle Horn (nee Davey) 8 September 1936 – 15 April 2010
Teddy and Gwynny in one of their favourite places – Mauritius
This little poem was written late one night a few months before my darling Mom passed away. The words flowed into my awareness and I felt like they were spoken to me from the Soul of my Mom in preparation for her Leaving. (Written 14th February 2010. Gwynny passed away 15th April 2012)
When you Find me Rested in my Chair
From the Soul of my Mom
When you find me rested in my chair,
Sit beside me quietly there,
As you offer up a final prayer.
Let it be filled with thanks for gifts of Love
To touch my Soul that’s just above.
And even though my pulse is no longer there
Know my Soul’s embrace is everywhere
Some tears may fall, for you my child –
But let these words to your Heart say,
Your Mother loved you in Every Way.
The song of life continues in your smile
Now you hold the journey that makes Life worthwhile.
You see, it matters not that we have aged,
What’s important is that we played.
The parting now may be filled with yearning
Still we danced through this life journey –
Somehow needing one another for our Spirit’s Learning.
So as you say goodbye to that part of me that is no more,
Embrace the Soul that now lifts and soars.
It is without a doubt, I know,
That we shall meet again when it is your time to let go.
Our souls shall once again be reconciled
And you will see the Love Light in my smile.
Remember only the best of me,
And forgive the parts of my human frailty.
My child, I say to you with all my heart,
That in this Life, loving you was the very best part.
Until then, my beloved one, I’ll watch over you and hold you dear,
Remember,
I am always near.
Lynda, David, Joy – Mommy’s Angels
She is Gone
You can shed tears that she is gone, Or you can smile because she lived, You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her Or you can be full of the love that you shared, You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her and only that she is gone Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on, You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
‘For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning’
Psalm 30:5
Teddy and Gwynny – thank you for being such beautiful parents x
Farewell our Gwynny, we will Love you and miss you until we meet again x
Thank you to the participants of the workshop dem at Joy Robin’s home in Plettenberg Bay. It was a lovely morning sharing some creative happiness with fellow artists in the garden of this beautiful home, surrounded by flowers and birds.
Thank you Joy Robin for hosting this and for the wonderful tea. Also thank you to Loren for taking the pictures, sorry the one of you did not come out.
May we all paint with a little more reckless abandon and delight in the serendipity of “what happens by accident”. Dance, sing and paint, and maybe even buy some tap shoes x
A water colour demonstration will be held in Plettenberg Bay, November 17, 2011, hosted by the Plettenberg Art Group. Joy will be demonstrating how to paint flowers and buildings. Take a look at some of the art work created in this line.
Sketching "Pate Fois and Gras" our names for the geese in the gardens of Delheim
When we record a home, it is more than just representing the walls and lines, dimensions and colour. It is more about speaking about the feelings that we sense in that image – capturing the passion of life that surrounds the place.
Please contact Cynthia Ecker at camspost@telkomsa.net for more information.
Bring your water colour art supplies for a wild and wonderful weekend of creative bliss.
The package is priced at R2 571.83 per person and this will give you access to inspired tuition and guidance in the sanctuary gardens and meditation spaces of Temenos. It includes a welcome dinner meal, breakfast buffet each morning, teas and scones during the course of the day and the option of a “workshop dinner menu” at the very affordable rate of R80 per person. Accommodation includes Friday and Saturday with Sunday evening included free of charge, courtesy of Temenos. Shared or single accommodation is available.
Pictures from the weekend
Outside Caritas – Temenos Library and our art studio for the weekendLynda Allen and Rose KentGraeme ComrieMarianne SaddingtomRose Kent
Sheer Brilliance by Graeme Comrie
Suggested Materials List
1 x 1 inch flat brush 1 x 2 inch or 3 inch pastry brush
One large sketch book. Daler-Rowney make an A3 220g/m2 acid free pad in heavy cartridge paper 297 x 420 mm, that is marvelous). Another good pad is made by Croxley and has a spiral binding and a sketched girl’s face on a yellow background.
Watercolour palette, bigger is better. (The lid of a plastic paint drum works well). If you cannot find what you need, just bring a couple of plastic plates for now.
Board for stretching paper. I have some boards that I have found to be marvelous and they are not heavy and I have some for you to purchase if you care to try this method. (Approx. R40.00).
Watercolour paper. There are so many varieties and prices. Try to purchase the heaviest paper that you can afford, nothing less than a 300 gram, and no tinted papers. I no longer like the Bockingford make as we have had some real disappointments with this paper. You may also find a pad with sample papers. This is a good way to experiment and find out what you like best. Pads that are 15 x 20 inches or 14 x 10 or 16 x 12 are good sizes to begin, but try not to get smaller than that initially. Some makers of paper also make blocks, where the paper is glued down and supposedly already stretched. I don’t like to use these and always take the paper off anyway. If these are cheaper, go ahead and buy them, in this way and you can experiment to see what works for you. I have had more consistent success with, Montval and Daler Rowney Aquafine paper which is in the cheaper range.
Paints:
I prefer tubes of paint. Winsor and Newton are good buys. It is a good idea to purchase the best quality paints you can afford. The colours can be a disappointment for you if you go with the cheap boxed colours as they are not true and cause
more frustration than anything. It is better to just buy a few colours at a time and gradually build up your supply. The following colours are the basics, get the ones with the * first if you intend building up your collection gradually. After this you might like to experiment with other colours. Some paints are marked as “hue” these are usually fine for the beginning.
In our art classes we like to be a little bit crazy – it helps to have Julio crooning the song “Crazy” in the background.
Heather's amazing work of art created out of her intuitive painting beginning
We needed to move into the garden to free us up to splash with reckless abandon; then viewing the creations from a little height gives an altered perspective.
Heather’s amazing work of art created out of her intuitive painting beginning
Group of watercolourists from the Eastern Cape Water Colour Society spent a day at our Jeffreys Bay home discovering some fun colour concepts. Marvelous shared lunch and beach walks in between cups of tea and scones, and happiness with our colours.
