Find the signs that guide you to Hope, Peace, and Joy. Here is another story – of a woman who found signs in a simple card reading… Dear Reader, This is a story Lucinda told me about the Butterflies. It happened when we were playing with some Oracle cards. Lucinda was not a person who […]

Do you wish you knew directions that would lead you Home, to the place where there is Hope, Peace and Joy? Everyday signs. Every day.

Abstract sumi e painting based on Rumi poem below… “This Day is Conscious of itself. This day is a lover, bread and gentleness.”   -Rumi tr. CB 1907S Isn’t this an amazing thought – even the very day is conscious of itself! Everything is sacred in the Oneness of the All. We must bow down and […]

Spirit in Nature, in Trees, Rocks and Weeds, calls me again. I found in sumi e, the stark simplicity of black on white, the spirit of trees connecting me to the sky, evoking the mystery of oneness of us all. Following a series of color paintings in the year of covid lockdown, 2020, I wanted […]

Happy Hanukkah – 2 Abstract Sumi e paintings where I celebrate the Jewish Holiday underway… I painted two sumi e to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, 2021, it began at sundown on Sunday, Nov. 28, and ends Monday, Dec. 6. I love stories […]

Sumi e Sculpture by Marilyn Wells Showing Soon – Urban Mud is hosting a Members Only Art Show November 19 at Urban Mud, 530 Santa Fe Dr. from 5:30 to 9 PM Look for me in the Hallway Shelves with my black “Sacred Feminine” figures. Zen style, fired-clay original with black glaze, of the “Sacred […]

Sumi e abstract painting “Sound of Breezes”. And what is mind and how is it recognized? What is Mind? “And what is mind And how is it recognized? It is clearly drawn in sumi ink, the sound of breezes drifting through pine.” -Ikkyū Sōjun 1875S This Sumi e abstract painting “Sound of Breezes” and the […]

My latest Sumi e Painting, “My Blossoming Heart”, is a favorite because I feel it in my heart and soul. “True, I may appear unkempt like a rotting tree, jetsam and flotsam, but on the right occasion this old heart can still blossom.” The Monk Kengú 1874S Sumi e – “The Space Between Us” The […]

“Pure Contradiction” – Rilke and Sumi e. This poem mystified me a long time. It is a 2nd version of my last IG post. I searched for uncovered meanings of this poem. “Rose – oh pure contradiction, joy Of being No-one’s sleep under so many lids.” -Rilke 1871S – 2 UPCOMING SUMI E WORKSHOP –  […]

“Divine Feminine – Sumi Sculpture” introduces my black, Neolithic inspired figures, small sculptures which I call Sumi, as they are black as ink. Welcome to my new-found world of creating Divine Feminine, small, clay figure sculptures. I’m fortunate to be able to do clay work at the studio of Mary Mackey at Urban Mud in […]