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  Welcome!

  Published July 1, 2014 - No Comments

  Welcome to my internet home! Come on in, have a cuppa, and browse around. You’ll find everything from pen and ink drawings to equine and canine portraits to complex fractal art. I love it all, so I venture where my heart takes me. It’s worth checking back often. I will add more ...

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  It’s The Little Things, a presentation of Sharon’s Zentangle(R)-Inspired Designs

  Published July 26, 2013 - One Comment

  It’s The Little Things Zentangle(R)-Inspired Designs by Sharon Netzley It’s The Little Things is a showing of unique, fun, and intriguing Zentangle-Inspired Designs. My dear friend, Sandy Sudol, had no idea what she unleashed when she introduced me to Zentangle. As with most t ...

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  Spirit Horse – Winter Whiskers

  Published February 25, 2015 - No Comments

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  An Other World – Electric Blue Moon

  Published June 11, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed of an electric blue moon, its shapes and shadows reflected against a velvet sky. On a ship with spiral sails and mirrored oars I sailed, wondering if I, too, reflected that celestial beauty.

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  An Other World – Moon Flower Dream

  Published February 24, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed of balmy breezes and salty skin. The stars draped me in wonder, and the moon rose like a bright flower over a calm sea.

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  A Little About Me

  Published January 20, 2012 - No Comments

  I like to say I studied, still study, at The University of Life. I learn from everything, and that’s the truth. Musically, I’ve had the good fortune to study with amazing teachers, including: John Tavano of Newburyport, Massachusetts, Scott Kritzer of Portland, Oregon, the late mae ...

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  Imagining A Wormhole #2

  Published May 16, 2016 - No Comments

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  The Merge

  Published March 6, 2015 - No Comments

  I vaguely remember the crash. It was peculiar in that there was no explosion, only a merging and mushing of spectacularly strange shapes. It seemed meant to be, but difficult for my physical mind to accept. I only saw the beauty.

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  An Other World – Dark Matter Dream

  Published February 24, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed I could see the Dark Matter, the glue holding the universe together. Lo and behold it moves in spiral patterns, filling the nooks and crannies between celestial bodies.

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  An Other World – Pink Moon

  Published June 11, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed I sat in stillness on a covered dock. The circular motion of my breath pulled me inward and outward at the same time, like the flow of the tides. A Pink Moon rose, accompanied by the faint music of stars, and each breath solidified my awareness. Of wonder. Of connection. Of onene ...

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  Spirit Horse – Good Hair

  Published February 25, 2015 - No Comments

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  Experience

  Published January 20, 2012 - No Comments

  I play at many different venues, including art gallery openings and other cultural events, informal house concerts, holiday events, and even at bat mitzvahs.

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  Of Twirls and Things

  Published March 4, 2015 - No Comments

  Well, I tried a thing, but that thing didn’t turn out to be the right thing. So I tried another thing that was the wrong thing, too. The third thing was closer to the thing I wanted, but it still wasn’t THE thing. Things are eluding me today, but I will continue to experiment a ...

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  To Infinity And Beyond

  Published August 18, 2016 - No Comments

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  An Other World – Infinite Gold World Dream

  Published February 24, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed I was floating in an infinite golden world. The terrain was warm and inviting; there wasn’t a right angle to be seen.  Then my altitude started to change. The altimeter spun out of control and I soared higher and higher. Suddenly I was separated from my warm, golden spiral ...

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  Midnight Musing

  Published July 1, 2014 - No Comments

  Like a lot of people, I have trouble sleeping some nights. Sometimes I write myself back to sleep. Sometimes I read. Sometimes I create what is in my head. That’s how this piece came to be. The matted and framed piece is currently on display at Angles & Art of Haverhill, 80 Winga ...

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  Of Angles and Art

  Published August 20, 2014 - No Comments

  I dreamed of stairways within stairways. Impossible, never ending angles, as if Escher himself had constructed them.

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  Inspiration

  Published August 22, 2012 - No Comments

  Inspiration, where does it come from? Listening. Reading. Writing. Playing. Observing. Talking out ideas. Inspiration comes from doing, even if what you’re doing is watching the clouds drift by.     Posted with Blogsy

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  Note of Interest – Instruments

  Published January 22, 2012 - No Comments

  My fine and varied collection of instruments include classical guitars, a 7-course lute, and a new hybrid instrument I dubbed a lutar. The lutar is made from a german lute body fitted with a classical guitar neck. The headstock is gorgeously carved, and the tuning pegs are German Cherry. I ...

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  Music – Peace (I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day)

  Published December 5, 2012 - No Comments

  Peace on earth. I think about it all the time, particularly at this time of year. This song, based on a Longfellow poem, is beautiful and touching, both the words and the music. I hope you enjoy my take on it. Special thanks to E.J. Ouellette for playing guitar and recording it for and wit ...

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  Imagining A Wormhole #1

  Published May 16, 2016 - No Comments

   

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  An Other World – Memories Dream

  Published February 24, 2015 - No Comments

  I dreamed I was ten, old enough for my grandparents to let me watch the sunset with them. We rocked in big rocking chairs painted in Easter Egg colors, they sipping their cocktails, me my sweet tea. As dusk fell the sky took on an ethereal light. For a moment, just one moment, it was [&hel ...

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  Faces In The Wood

  Published July 1, 2014 - 2 Comments

  Sometimes I create what I call a “mother image” such as Good Wood and then create derivative pieces from the it. Faces In The Wood is such a piece. The matted and framed piece is currently on display at Angles & Art of Haverhill, 80 Wingate Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. ...

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  So Grateful – Release!

  Published September 10, 2012 - One Comment

  I am proud to announce the release of So Grateful, my first single! You can find it here. I am So Grateful for each person who touches my life, each event past and present. Like reading a book, turning the page keeps me moving and growing. It seems an apt analogy. I’m grateful for ev ...

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  Spirit Horse – Introducing Reveille!

  Published September 13, 2013 - No Comments

  Just finished the latest addition to my equine stable of art. Meet Reveille!

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  Spirit Horse – The Crossing

  Published February 25, 2015 - No Comments

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  Blog and Such

  Published March 3, 2011 - No Comments

  Musician, artist, writer, horsewoman. Wife, mother, grandmother, friend. Not necessarily in that order.

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  Welcome!

  Published April 17, 2014 - 10 Comments

  Welcome to my internet home! Come on in, have a cuppa, and browse around. You’ll find everything from pen and ink drawings to equine and canine portraits to complex fractal art. I love it all, so I venture where my heart takes me. It’s worth checking back often. I will add more ...

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  An Other World – Mechanica

  Published March 2, 2015 - One Comment

  I dreamed I sat on the bow of an old ship. Its metal hull and deck shone like a polished mirror. I sat under a phosphorescent tree growing out of the deck. It had the feel of belonging there, and so did I. As I sat and watched a moon rose, bright and stunning in […]

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  Stairway to Heaven – Pink

  Published July 1, 2014 - No Comments

  I’m not sure what inspired this piece other than my curiosity. I was happy with where it led me that day. The matted and framed piece is currently on display at Angles & Art of Haverhill, 80 Wingate Street, Haverhill, Massachusetts. It is available for purchase. If you’d li ...

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Welcome!

Published July 1, 2014 at 10:15 am - No Comments

Welcome to my internet home! Come on in, have a cuppa, and browse around. You’ll find everything from pen and ink drawings to equine and canine portraits to complex fractal art. I love it all, so I venture where my heart takes me. It’s worth checking back often. I will add more work to the […] IWEBIX Webdesign

An Other World – Mechanica

Published March 2, 2015 at 10:40 am - 1 Comment

I dreamed I sat on the bow of an old ship. Its metal hull and deck shone like a polished mirror. I sat under a phosphorescent tree growing out of the deck. It had the feel of belonging there, and so did I. As I sat and watched a moon rose, bright and stunning in […]

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• To Infinity And BeyondPublished August 18, 2016 at 10:50 pm
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• Imagining A Wormhole #2Published May 16, 2016 at 9:55 pm
• Imagining A Wormhole #1Published May 16, 2016 at 9:53 pm
• An Other World – Mother ElephantPublished September 23, 2015 at 1:11 pm
• An Other World – Hightech KitePublished June 11, 2015 at 9:54 am
• An Other World – Pink MoonPublished June 11, 2015 at 9:50 am
• An Other World – Electric Blue MoonPublished June 11, 2015 at 9:45 am

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