Yes I know that sounds dodgy - my daughter pointed it out, but I have an innocent mind *cough cough*

We're talking a wheat bag I made in 30 minutes (I've never been one to measure or hem) for my little boy!!

Bed Friend scares away monsters with his 'super lick attack' ..



He keeps you cosy warm with his special wheat filling (3min in microwave)



He has a pocket for little hands, or feet!



And most important, he plays well with the monkeys!



Bed Friend is a HUGE hit ~ He was even taken to school for 'news' :D

Performed by Team Central - who Totally Rocked the Play House!!

My boy opened the show solo ..





































And the man behind the madness:

I've been trying to upload a three minute film of their singing all day but it just won't work, no doubt because my net connection sux :(

Hopefully the pics shows the undeniable awesomeness of these kids, and our little country school .. I didn't get involved with the production because I've just got too much going on at the moment, but I have a personal relationship with 80% of this lot, so I'm feeling incredibly proud of them all right now :D

* I hereby promise to post a photo a day (whenever I possibly can), but only if you lot promise to comment (so it's just a waste of my time) - plus I'll give you cookies :P

I thought I was over crazy,

but it turns out I'm just over insane, and irrational, and unbelievably stupid ..

Consider this a tattoo memorial to: Larna,Bryce,Cameron,Ian,Angel,Jo,Karla,Maria,Tom,Clare, and so many more people who have influenced my life, touched my soul, and left me the person I am today ..

To those of you who didn't survive, are still battling on, or have made it through to the other side ..

Thank-You ALL! ..

I've got very limited time to be online now due to a number of circumstances, so forgive me if it seems I'm not responding to posts or keeping in touch - I will when I can ..

I'm heading down south again in a couple of days: friends birthday/grandparents/new tattoo!!

And I'm making lots of beautiful soap which you can see here: artisan_soaps, so add me if you're into soap porn ♥

( seriously, the ones under the cut I've done nothing but re-size )


I have a terrible headache ..

And my poor dog tore a ligament in her knee, that required $785 worth of surgery :(

My golden axolotl died (of unknown causes) - the water is fine, and the others all appear perfectly healthy ..


And, the latest foster rat I've taken in is on a self mutilation spree (again) .. I've not only separated him from the colony, but put him in a completely different room in case it's due to stress .. Honestly don't know what his deal is (no not mites, I treated on arrival just in case) ..


Did I mention I have a migraine?


Today I met a very interesting (read: I'm interested) American WWOOFer at a friends place .. I happened to mention during casual conversation something that indicated I like girls - and she later (casually) brought up gay rights too .. No NO No, I am not trying to make anything happen *but wouldn't say no, it was just a nice reminder that there are more people 'out there' and likely to be in the future ♥


And I finally (talked about this for years) made my first batch of soap!
- 100% Olive Oil & French Lavender (essential oil) .. It was trickier to match the lye & oil temps than I imagined, and took ages to trace .. So I really don't know if I let it thicken up enough for good results, but we'll see ..


And that reminds me, I need to update my address book (email & snail): So if you want surprise goodie packages, then either leave your details in the comments here, or send to clear.marie@gmail.com

No, this is not a mood swing - This is reality catching up with me :(


FACT: Something's got to give and someone might just get hurt ..

- not to worry, I can always plead insanity, hahahaha then they can lock me up with the psychotic ex and it'll be just like old times - except of course he would be breeching the stupid useless protection order by being in my presence!



*sorry folks, but life is not always pretty, and turns out mine is more ugly than most

.. it may or may not have something to do with:

* Some brand new library books awaiting my attention

* Easy and pain free stretching my earlobes up another size

* Getting all three T Monkeys back from where they were being held hostage

* A full bottle of bourbon to enjoy at my leisure

* A very fulfilling week of social activities (something every day)

* Stacks and stacks of seasoned/dry firewood right at my back door

* Lighting the first winter fire last night and another this morning

* The brilliant 'Hypnotic Red' colour Meg put in my hair

* 4 Happily Healed Labia Piercings ♥

* Ending things completely with B (it's all good)

* Having a friend visit for Tipi Stay/WWOOF'ing next week

* The smell of (just about ready) dinner, Rogan Josh = Creamy Spicy MMmmmm :P

* The psycho ex still being held in police custody/locked psychiatric ward


Yep, it's been a fuqn fantastic week - I hope you can all say the same!


- cool leaf in friends garden, no idea what the plant is called though

There was a red full moon the other night, which we assume was due to the fires in Australia .. Nevertheless, I felt lucky to be down the beach (with camera in hand) watching it rise out of the ocean .. And it got me wondering, what the hell happened to the menstrual artist/activist in me ??

Perhaps that part of me is still crushed under the outcry of "shock art" - not only from the general public but my damn college 'mentor' = the very same woman I quit working towards my diploma because she constantly tried to shoved in a fuqn square box!

Maybe I just lost interest when others started following suit - promoting the use of cups over tampons, creating ritual or painting with their blood, gathering and celebrating instead of hiding like it's an embarrassing secret taboo .. I mean the word is out now right?

Back then it was Vanessa Tiegs (aka spiralingmoon) and myself, exhibiting to a mix of very positive and very negative reviews .. Yes - always VERY - meaning extreme .. I'm talking responses like "she should be raped and killed" or "slit your wrists and paint with that blood you freaky hippie bitch" - fuelled by people 'quoting' that I though "real women should drink their blood/didn't wash/loved the smell etc" = complete bullshit I would never say and OMG Eww!

Now-a-days it's common practise .. I even know men who paint with their girlfriends during their moontime, (one discovered advantage is that semen adds a gloss when dried - so does acrylic if that's what you're after) ..

But I haven't exhibited anything in years (menstrual or otherwise) .. And that's fine because my art has never been about recognition ..

These days I'm more likely to dry my moontime blood for rituals or amulets .. But I do miss the positive feedback, eg: Women telling me my paintings have got them talking to their daughters, or left them no longer feeling dirty when they bleed .. Yeah, that's what I miss, the knowledge that I made people THINK enough to open their minds ♥

( Blessed Be The Blood )

I've had surferboy staying in the tipi this last week, and we took a wee-ticky-tour (small road trip) around the west coast of the bay .. So I have heaps of photo's to share, but no motivation to sit at the pc sorting through them and optimise for web viewing ..

I've also been filming lots of poi/sock/flag/flowlight spinning - and again I need to sit down and edit these, probably add some tunes etc before uploading to youtube .. I think I might go to the beach at night to really capture the flowlights first - but oh wow, they are BRILLIANT!!



*edited* I posted then realised some folks won't know wtf I'm on about?!

On one hand my life has become peacefully balanced .. I know my limits, and stay within them .. I speak up if something is troubling me, and have friends who will listen, admit their faults, tell me if I'm wrong, help me correct things if we can, or hold me when I cry if we can't .. I'm back on my old path of grateful simplicity, and Loving it .. I'm loved, am in Love, and am Happy .. AND I am fully aware that some people do not like me this way!!



( In Between The Moon & You, Angels Get A Better View )