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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

I love the way just a line or two of poetry can open up the world in new ways. Thank you!

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It truly can! I'm not sure if you've heard of Poetry Unbound, but it's one of my absolute favorite podcasts -- it's a part of OnBeing (another podcast obsession of mine...) and is hosted by the wonderful Padraig O'Tuama. He recently released a book to go along with the podcast, and I think you'll love the subtitle: "50 poems to open your world" 😊

(Here's a link to the book as well! https://bookshop.org/p/books/poetry-unbound-50-poems-to-open-your-world-padraig-o-tuama/18275704

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Beautiful! Quite the balm and inspiration! Nature and poetry go together so well and your pairings are wonderful!

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Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed this 🥰

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Thank you for your paintings and your reflections! I needed these this morning!

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I'm so glad to hear this resonated with you, Roger, and that the poems found you at just the right time -- thank you so much for sharing that 🙏

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Beautiful drawings and poems! I really enjoy the summer in your paintings :)

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Thank you, Hajee! I'm so happy I could send a bit of summer your way 🌞

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

I love your page spreads. Dense but intimate and inviting. Beautiful

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Thank you so much, Kris! 🤍

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Drew Lanham is such a brilliant poet. Love these paintings, ekphrastic in so many ways 😍

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Yes! He's truly one of my favorites. His book, "Sparrow Envy," is packed with so many lines I adore -- I need to start quoting him here more often 😊

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

i love how sketching forces you to pay attention to details. it's the ultimate mindfulness.

your drawings are beautiful!

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I love how you put that, Elizabeth 🙌 Sketching absolutely is the ultimate mindfulness, and it's been an incredible tool in helping me be more present in my life -- whether I'm traveling or at home. I even wrote about this a while back for National Geographic! In case you'd like to read it, here's the link :)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/travel-sketching-a-manifesto

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Such gorgeous work! Thanks for sharing it.

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Thank you, Aimee! 🤍🤍

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These are beautiful, a breath of fresh air in my busy, wordy, inbox 💜

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Thank you so much for your wonderfully kind words, Gráinne -- they made my day to read 🥰

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Love this message about how our creativbe impulses can be a tool to help us pay attention and find more connection with the present moment.

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Yes! You perfectly captured what it is that I have always loved about sketching 💯 Thanks so much for reading and being here, Kathryn.

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Aug 6Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Your work is sooooo beautiful 😍😍😍

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Thank you so so much, Jessica 🤍🤍 Hope you guys have been soaking up all this sunshine (and staying cool! 😅)

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Aug 10Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Beautiful as always, with the additional depth of the poems. You’ve chosen my three favorites. At some point I would love to hear more about your sketchbooks, and how you do such intricate work in an informal setting.

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I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this, Robin 🙏 And I love your idea to share more about my sketchbooks -- that might even be fun to explore in this month's essay for paid subscribers, thank you for the suggestion!

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Aug 9Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Hey Candace, one of my favorite things about living in other cultures was food shopping, whether in an open air suq or a Soviet Gum (“goom”) or wherever. I would love to see your take on that part of life.

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Switter, I love this idea! Funnily enough, perhaps my absolute favorite painting in my acrylic ink sketchbook is one I did a few years ago of a row of little spice packets, in an outdoor market (or feria) in Montevideo. It didn't quite fit the theme of these summer sketches, but thank you for the great suggestion to explore food one day soon 🙌

PS -- I'd love to read *your* take on the same subject!

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I’ll work on something. I recently posted a story about shopping for a Mother’s Day gift for my wife at an open air market in one of the FSU republics. Not my best moment, but I’m still loved.

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I love the beauty of your sketches, paired so perfectly with the lines of poetry. I lovely idea.

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Thank you so much for your kind words, Patti -- I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed this 🤍

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Aug 8Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

Thank you for this!

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Absolutely! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ✨

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Aug 8Liked by Candace Rose Rardon

I love the art and the insightful quotes , so inspiring

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Thank you, Mandy! 🤍

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