My Creative Outlet

[nuff_said]

Groovy ! That was cool. Nice outfits and the dance moves
were truly splendid, great job.
I hope you make more.

i second that!

[ella_mental]

Thanks.  Of course, you can\'t see my sweatpants and how many times I almost fell over.

That video wasn\'t something I planned.  It just sort of happened.  So I take comfort in that, because I\'m really not the kind to be dancing on Youtube.

[Duckhead]

^your smile during some of the dancing was a telltale sign that you were really having fun and made me want to shake my tail feathers too. btw I agree, that is a great song.

[ella_mental]

I thought I\'d display some of my photo editing prowess.  I have a flamingo that has different holiday outfits.

[eggman90]

Ella you are a multi-talented person, I really enjoy your work! Dig the Floyd vid quite a bit! Thanks!

[ella_mental]

Thank you.  I just do whatever creative endeavor seems like a good idea at the time.  I\'m learning the invaluable lesson of revision and the lesson of learning in general.  Some things I do work, some fail miserably.  I did that flamingo picture a few years ago.  I like that particular picture for how absolutely terrible it is.

[ella_mental]

Wishing everyone a Happy Equinox!  This is a poem I wrote in 2004.  It captures where I\'m at today, so to honor that I thought I\'d share it.

Remembering Summer's Song

I don't know where Summer has gone.
Its presence always escapes.
When I ponder seasons past in my life
I realize Summer too late.

I hasten into Fall
Craving coolness to soothe my spirit.
When I hear the brisk knock on the door
I wish it would be Summer more.

I shudder thinking of harsh Winter.
It bites with chills inside
As I watch the setting Sun die
And lament Summer passing me by.

I dream of dreary awakening Spring
A time to begin refreshing things
Life coming to abound
With hope Summer's song is joyous sound.

I don't know where Summer has gone
But its lingering melody reveals
Empowering and glorious warmth
And I remember how Summer feels.

[ella_mental]

Here is some painting I did.  I don\'t think I\'ll ever be a canvas painter.  Right now I paint glass...sometimes.  I\'d like to do some stained glass eventually.

These are Christmas ornaments I made for family & friends as gifts this past Christmas.

[ella_mental]

If you don\'t mind wasting about 7 minutes of your life, here is a video I made.  I busted out my favorite toy, my kaleidoscope.  This is the kind of stuff I can watch all day, but that\'s just me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8gmfz3yHKU&feature=channel_page

[Chris DiCicco]

2:50 - 3:07 is my fav\'s

vrrry tript out now, saved for later.

Thanks

[ella_mental]

I feel like posting one of my poems, so I\'m going to.

Ritual Of Cleansing

I long for the Earth to swallow me
Disperse my living force among the dead
I will lay down in sorrow at my Family's side
In a wound that has recently bled

I long for the Earth to swallow me
Digest the bittersweet of blood and flesh
I will lay down as sustenance among the dying vines
And be filled with ancient breath

I long for the Earth to swallow me
I long to slip inside the ancient womb
I will lay down in the comfort of fertile living soil
And wait for my body to be exhumed

[nuff_said]

i like it!

[ZQ]

Ella! Loving all your goodies....and that is a
beautiful poem!!!!! Thank you for sharing it!

BIG HUGZ!  

[ella_mental]

Thanks ZQ.  I hope you are doing well.  I thought of you when I posted that photochop atrocity.

[ella_mental]

Here is a video I made to a Buckethead song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYA6tp2qm40

I shot the footage in my basement.  It\'s very Silence of the Lambs down there.