Shala Designs Cards & Posters

Volunteers?

I fall into this bowl of orange beads and rich reflections. Meditating on it opens my heart and creativity and seeing the hand makes me think of helping others.

Marbles

I think I found these marbles in a garage sale, but one of my favorite places in Kansas is the Moon Marble Company. They have great marble and glass blowing demonstrations that I...

Bokeh Spoons

Bokeh. Noun. Definition: a Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image.

Thangka Painting

My friend Ellie brought this back for me from India. Which makes it the best mondala ever. I can stare for hours at the little figures and intricate drawings. I love the colors....

Jewerly

I like to string beads together and call it “jewelry I made.” There’s something about wearing or using something you made yourself. I always think tea tastes better from the mugs I threw...

Auto Swap-Meet

My sweetie, John, is all like “we should totally go to this cool swap-meet they have every year at the fairgrounds.” And I’m all like “Really? Why would I want to do that?”...

Blue Wing, White Bird

Not many people know this about me… every year I keep one Christmas ornament out to display in the house all year long (too sentimental?). Sometimes I never put it back and it...

Fish Tail

In these days, when everyone has a camera on the phone in their pocket, I know that macro photography has become popular. Count me in. I love how interesting things I see everyday...

Warm Corner

This warm little corner is a table in front of an orange wall in my bedroom, lit up just right by the afternoon light. It’s stacked with a few of my sketch books,...

Tulips

I took these photos from the same bouquet of tulips last spring. I like showing them all together. I love the colors and freshness of them. Compassion

Like Father, Like Son

I took this photo at a 4H competition at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, in Lawrence. You can’t see it in the silhouette, but this 6-year-old boy is wearing exactly the same red checkered...

Daily Prayer

Prayer is very important in my life, as a connection to the rest of the world and everything in and around it, a higher being, my spirit guide and myself. Playing with light...

Welcome Home

I took this photo on a cloudy summer day from a rural dirt road right outside of Lawrence, Kansas. I added bokeh to the sky and brightened the colors of the clover to...

Girl’s Best Friend

My friend’s daughter showed her horse “Brownie” in 4-H for many years, but then high-school hit and she was too busy with debate teams and boys. Now Brownie gets apple treats… If dogs...

Ascend

One of my favorite photos. Taken in my garden in Lawrence, Kansas. I have multiple drawings, paintings and photos of dandelions. It lifts me just to see their downy white feathers and see...

Cupcakes from Backdoor Bakery photographed at the Lawrence Farmer’s Market. Ellie and Jeanette offer sweet necessities, from personal pies to captivating cupcakes, baked with the best of fresh, local, organic ingredients, the finest chocolates and...

Elephant Eye

Another selection from my cool printer tray. Now that I bought it, I have a reason to go to antique stores and collect things. Best of all, the tiny little things that fit...

The Most Beautiful View

Took this photo at the zoo on a summer’s afternoon. This guy kept up his beautiful display not for the peahens in the area, but for the popcorn. No fool he, the easiest...

Puppy Love

My sweetie, John Clayton, actually took this photo one bright winter day by the Kaw river. My fox terrier (pound-puppy mix) loves biting the snow. She’s quite fierce about it, but wants to...

Touch the Sky

Of course I love Rumi and read his poetry often. This quote seems to suit my late brother Alan’s photo so well. He took it on our last family vacation: a cruise to...