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Pencils & Paper ~ Light & Dark

JUNE 14, 2007

What do you do on a day when the temperature on your front porch has reached 100 degrees in the shade? You move slowly... drink lots of water... and retreat into the coolest, darkest recess of your home... and pick up your art supplies along the way... the ones that bring that cool light, into the darkness and refresh your soul...
One of my favorite mediums for just this type of day is my Prismacolor pencils and black paper. These are the pencils that I used to do the sunflower-bud mandala in the previous post.

I use only white, magenta, orange, canary yellow, spring green, aquamarine, and violet pencils on black paper.

and you must not forget your compass... to help you find your way...

Here are some of the flower of the heart mandalas that I've done with my compass, pencils, and black paper...

And now, on this hot, hot afternoon in Sonoma County... I am ready to sink myself into the coolness of color, the light and the dark emerging together as one...

My use of these pencils and black paper was inspired by the work of Judith Cornell, Ph.D. and her book, drawing The Light From Within: Keys To Awaken Your Creative Power

Twenty-Seven Turns Around the Sun

By Lea Goode-Harris • 15 Mar, 2024

twenty-seven turns around and around the sun the moon smiles as well

The Retiring of a Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Labyrinths provide us with a path to practice change. Some labyrinths have withstood the passage of time for thousands of years. Others are here for just an afternoon, drawn in the sand at the edge of the ocean. Many modern labyrinths were meant to last for years, but because of unforeseen circumstances their time is shorter than intended. And they once again help us to practice letting go and giving thanks for the time they are with us. The Labyrinth of Life at the Sebastopol, California Teen Center reached such place of letting go and is at the end of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter that is yet unknown.

Making A Three Circuit Labyrinth

By Lea Goode-Harris • 05 Aug, 2023

Sometimes... a labyrinth can take years to become a physical reality. In 2018 I met with my friend Deb, to discuss her desire to have a labyrinth on the beautiful land she lives on. Despite our plans and several meetings, listening to the land and finding the right spot, the labyrinth did not come to fruition. Fast-forward five years and in the blink of an eye... it happened!