Tag Archives: art

Swan Girl

Posted on February 24, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Feathers edged her dreams Wove her world of golden threads Despite life’s cruel pain The statue ‘swan girl’ sits in a small park in front of Dunbar swimming pool in East Lothian, Scotland. Resting on and perhaps guarding what … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient sites, mythology, poem, Uncategorized | Tagged art, dreams, fairytales, Haiku, history, magic, mythic, poem, scotland, statue | 33 Comments

Winter Bones

Posted on January 26, 2016 by greenmackenzie

All night he rattled The dead sapless tree bones while Spring slept safe below

Posted in elemental, nature photo, poem | Tagged art, Haiku, landscape, mindfulness, nature, poetry, scotland, snow, trees, winter | 36 Comments

At the Edge of Dreams

Posted on January 20, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Somewhere at the edge of dreams, at the edge of night and day, a golden hare races through the dappled flowers and grass. Chasing the shadows between sun and moon he runs over the mountains curving paths at the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Elemental tales, mythology | Tagged animal, art, dreams, fairytale, hare, magic, myths, painting, totems, watercolour | 69 Comments

Chasing the dream

Posted on January 14, 2016 by greenmackenzie

We all move in and out of dream space each night and each morning. This movement between the conscious world of wakefulness, and the unconscious world of dreams and symbolism is a transition between the known and the unknown. … Continue reading →

Posted in art, change, unconscious | Tagged animal, art, dreams, hare, magic, mindfulness, painting, psychotherapy, symbols, unconcious, watercolour | 47 Comments

Winters crows

Posted on October 23, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Storm inspired watercolour….winter is coming

Posted in art, elemental, mythology, Uncategorized | Tagged art, birds, Celtic, crows, mindfulness, mythology, painting, ravens, scotland, water colour | 34 Comments

Stone Owl

Posted on July 15, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Stone owl watches Waiting for his flower maid Heartache will follow

Posted in Celtic, mythology, poem | Tagged art, Blodwen, cairn, Celtic, forest, Haiku, myths, nature, photography, sorrow | 24 Comments

Bog Art

Posted on May 17, 2014 by greenmackenzie

As we all know, nature paints the most beautiful pictures using clouds, earth and water. Here gazing west across the Inner Sound, the waves and sun filled breeze have inspired reflections between the earth and the sky. Natures art is … Continue reading →

Posted in art, elemental, weekly photo challenge | Tagged art, Bog Cotton, landscape, nature, photography, postaday, scotland, travel | 53 Comments

Waking Dreams

Posted on May 6, 2014 by greenmackenzie

It was one of those rare moments in life where nothing feels real, and yet in the same instant life burns hot and sharp through veins and eyes. The utter beauty and haunting stillness of the shimmering light caught my … Continue reading →

Posted in art, photos, spiritual | Tagged art, beauty, dreams, golden hour, mindfulness, muse, nature, Ocean, photography, poetry, scotland | 56 Comments

The Oceans Tongue

Posted on April 10, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Late storm light simmers Brooding satin waves licking Lichen coated rocks

Posted in art, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, verse | Tagged art, Haiku, mindfulness, nature, Ocean, photography, poetry, scotland, spiritual | 32 Comments

Self Reflection

Posted on March 23, 2014 by greenmackenzie

Self reflection is a beautiful gift which can help to ground us in our own reality. By pausing and wondering for just long enough our minds can become beautifully smooth, like the surface of a perfectly still pool, and we … Continue reading →