A SPECIAL GUEST
MEET SHELLEY LOWELL
I am
honored this week to introduce my readers to an artist and writer who occupies
a little corner of my heart. Her work defines our connection with the world
around us in verse and on canvas. The beauty of her paintings and her words
speak to us of reverence for and commitment to the land—to the world around us;
This
is the Land of Two Suns!
Shelley Lowell didn’t start out with
the intention of writing This is
the Land of Two Suns. She started out painting other worldly
landscapes that came to her through meditation.
Living Fragments
After painting nearly nineteen
surreal, austere, and meditative images that appear to be planet earth
long after humans have become extinct, Shelley began writing poems, one for
each painting. The poems came fast and furious. She simply meditated on each
painting’s image and asked it what its story was. The words that came
through her became the painting’s story with a bit of editing here and there. The
poems or stories have metaphysical or psychological messages. Some have an
apocalyptic theme. Many express Nature’s feelings about her plight of
survival in a world where humans are her predators. Trees and Nature share
their feelings about and for each other. They share their hopes, dreams, fears,
desires and premonitions about the human condition and the precarious situation
facing the planet’s survival. These nineteen paintings and poems are a wake-up
call for humanity.
Ponds
They became the book, This is the Land of Two Suns, a catalyst for
humanity to make right choices to save the human species and planet earth, to
see Nature as humanity’s partner, to put away differences, forget personal and
corporate greed, and work for the common good of all, so humans can reverse the
conditions of earth and save life as we know it on this glorious planet. Most
of all, to live in peace, love, and respect.
Reflections
This is the Land of Two Suns is the voice of Nature. It allows her to express her
thoughts and feelings. The reader cannot put this book down without feeling
connected to Nature on a whole different level.
Shelley Lowell’s book of paintings with its poetry, is much more
than pretty pictures. If cave paintings were intended to warn of danger for
primitive man, this book is a warning for contemporary man. Earth will survive
with or without the human species. This is the Land of Two Suns has an urgent message for
all. Humanity is running out of time.
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I have been touched by Shelley’s images and verse. One reading of
her book is not enough. Each time you return to the verses, you will once again
commune with nature and consider man’s part. You will never again look at the
sky, the landscape and the trees in the way you once did. We are deeply
connected with nature, but we have, in many ways, severed that connection. We
need to find our way back.
I could not help but provide you with an excerpt from her book.
The entire work was lovingly conceived and created. Enjoy!
Remembering
by Shelley Lowell
No one knows me.
A tree, I will
always be.
Nature’s partner
Same meadow.
A tree, I will
always be.
To read more about, Shelley and to purchase a copy of her book,
you can visit her website at: http://www.shelleylowell.com/books/
Thank you for visiting. Don’t
forget to stop by again, and be sure share this post with others.
Enjoy!
Jeanne E.
Rogers, Award Winning Author
The Sword of
Demelza, The Gift of Sunderland and
One Hot Mess, A
Child’s Environmental Fable
Where Endangered
Animal Heroes Roam the Pages!
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