West
Wind blows secrets -
a
thousand white cherry blossoms
land in
my ear
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
SWEET WILD PRAYERS AND DUST
sensate
sublimate
sublimate
prostrate
take off your shoes in respect
let your socks go feral
defer to the soft wisdom of dust
decay
detritus
watch the grass grow
through last years brittle blades
up between your naked toes
watch green spring rise up
from the rio's wandering wet edge
to your winter weary tears
the earth is eager for your sweet wild prayers
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
RAVE'N: So Much to CRoW about!
"Raven Communing with the West Wind in the Painted Desert"
I am a RaVe’N with so many beautiful and magical things to
CRoW about! GRiN!
This sweet mornin' I find myself settling into my new home
here at 'Casa von Erffa Prasse' on Indian Farm Lane in the North Valley of
ABQ... in walking distance of the Rio Grande... the river, the nature center,
and the boulevard! I'm in a
playful mood as I settle into my new home full of easy laughter and fresh
challenges with Sally & Kurt & baby-makes-three-in-9-weeks, & dear Sophia,
their sweet 17-year-old cat... and my new 'gig' as NaNNY JuJu, fée marraine, f.c. (that's fairy godmother, first class)... I be dancin' a jig!
Once upon a time not so long ago I was house-sitting here in
ABQ in the summer of 2010. I fell
in love with the Land of Enchantment, the friendly community-oriented big small
town of Albuquerque, and particularly the neighborhood referred to as the North
Valley that parallels the Rio Grande. I'd already decided I was going to move here, when, while
driving down Candelaria Road to the Rio Grande Nature Center, I had the thought
that I would love to live in a house in this neighborhood, a home in which I
imagined teaching workshops, hosting retreats, and having fun dinner parties. (We had one here Sunday night! And Sally
asked if I would be interested in co-teaching workshops with her. YES! So watch for the announcements.)
As many of you know I had been looking for a new living situation here
in Albuquerque since last autumn ~ and while doing so I have been living more of my gypsy aspect than I'd bargained for...
floating from one pet-sitting gig to another to house-sitting, to
"couch-surfing". (I'd
say bed-surfing but that would imply more intrigue than happened.)
It is here that I wish to send out great big ever-lovin'
gratitudes to all who cheered me on and helped get the word out about my
pet-sitting services and my abode needs... in particular, Billy Brown, Virginia
& Ed, Elene, Lizzie, Dawn, Jules, Stephanie, and Alison. Muchos gracias!
And extra special biggie humongous ever-lovin' gratitudes in
particular to the Austin familia who welcomed me into their busy, full familia
household for the previous 15 months; to Susy & Randy who housed me a few
days that I might avoid a nasty bug before my trip to San Francisco to see Victor at Christmas, to Penny, Gregory, and the Goodman's for your hospitality
between gigs; and to Jules, Caroline and her pup, Lola!; Marjorie and her kitties, Prince &
Cinnamon; Donna & Phil and their pups, Bohdi & Jackson for the
pet-sitting gigs. How I love y'all
furry and furless alike! For all this and more I be RaVe'N! XoXo! Julie
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
CHAMISA 'SOL' ON A CLOUDY DAY...
Breathing February's essence... her purifying, cleansing cold fire... thinking about how I feel when I'm inside her out of doors... feeling a certain bliss knowing that I carry her within me always and can consciously tap into this sweetness anytime I wish!
These photopoeticas are from early winter last year... I miss this little community.
Dear Chamisaness, I will come visit y'all soon! xoxo, Julie
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Qui❤ART Retreats Info
'QuiYART'
Retreats
@ THE WHITE BUTTERFLY STUDIO
with Julie
SuZaNNe BroKKeN
artist,
poeta, photographer, teacher
Come to any or all! Upcoming and ongoing
QuiYART dates:
Thursday, MARCH 7th
Thursday, March 21st
TIME: 6:30-8:30ish PM...
WHERE: Julie's White
Butterfly Studio @ The Factory on 5th Art Space
1715 – 5th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM See MAP at the bottom of The Factory's website...
I look forward to seeing you at the next 'QuiYART' Retreat
Please contact me if you have any questions, need more info or would like to schedule a private retreat for you and your friends, family, co-workers, club, group, et al. 505.604.7850
PARTICIPANT COMMENTS:
Perfect!
Fun and Inspiring. Nice
people and nice energy.
It was really lovely to
have a quiet and relatively unstructured space to come and draw with other
people. There was coffee, tea and water for us and the lack of a structured
agenda for the art was really refreshing. Julie was there as a knowledgeable
and attentive resource when needed and helped me solve a perspective problem I
have been struggling with for quite a while. Thank you Julie!!!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
TULIP ASKS HER SHADOW TO DANCE
White Tulip dresses
for the dance her sisters gone
hours ago joined and
left the dance
tossed their pretty
dresses
of many colors faded
wrinkled
upon the darkening
ground spent
dance partners
seeking fresher
blossoms
alone
she fluffs her
swan skirts of waning light
asks her Grandmother
Moon who will
dance with her in
this late hour?
to place a Project Photopoetica print order simply go to:
or phone Julie @ 505.604.7850
namaste & gracias
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
17 BREATHS: Inhale.Exhale
A FLYiNG HeARTS PRoDuCTioN with
Original Poetry & Photography by Artist-Poeta Julie SuZaNNe BroKKeN
with Original Music by Guitarist-Producer Larry Mitchell
"Julie's unique mediation blends poetry, photography,
and music into a lovely homage to the seasons of the southwest. Her words and
images visit and revisit scenes and ideas, allowing our awareness to evolve and
deepen with each pass. Take 17 breaths. Then take them again. You’re safe in
Julie’s peaceful world."
-- Dee Bruno Cohen, poet & photographer
17 BREATHS: INHALE.EXHALE
is an assemblage of 17 haiku
17 syllables each x 2
deconstructed & reconstructed
inhaled & exhaled from of the original 17
into one poem of 17 x 2 stanzas
one meditation on 4 seasons
x 2 cycles x photography & music
artists x 2 each contributing x 2
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