Dona Nobis Pacem

This week 12 of “One With Copper” is very honoured to take part in a special event: “Blog Blast for Peace” Dona Nobis Pacem. I was clicking around looking at other people’s blogs and I clicked on something about peace. I was so impressed with what one person has done with an idea to bring people together to stop and think PEACE all on the same day; I wanted to be part of Blog Blast for Peace too. I told my two teenagers about what I wanted to do and they both wanted to help. So Monday night Maida and I took my copper plates out and put together an idea on the living room floor, photographed, packed each bird, the circle, and letters up separately with a photo. Our special plan was to take the art installation to the beach on Wednesday to photograph as the sun came up and that is what we did.

Thomas, Maida and I all got up at 5am, stopped for hot chocolate and coffee and headed for Brackley Beach. We arrived in the Brackley beach parking lot around 6:20 and it was already starting to get a bit light out. We ran down to the beach and started setting up as fast as we could. It was so much fun, and I love the pictures, but most of all I love the fact that they wanted to be part of the peace idea with me.

I am positive the world could achieve peace if we found a way to love and take care of each other. Not just the more fortunate taking care of the less fortunate. That’s great and good; I am talking about a deeper love and caring. I am talking about a love and caring that comes from the soul of all walks of life that can not be earned by giving cash out. Like helping someone less fortunate (bad health, loss of a loved one, lonely, etc…) in ways that money can not help, that is true love and caring, giving of self. A love that is given without resentment, a love that does not expect a pat on the back, you can be dirt poor and caringly help an elderly person across the street even if they do have an expensive coat on and you do not. Simple acts are honest to God Caring/Love! I guess I am trying to say lets stop resenting someone because we think the other person/country has it better. Let’s try all year round to give something special that does not cost money. Simple acts of Peace, everyone can do it: age, wealth, lack of wealth, religion, cultural differences, any walk of life can do it... The world needs a good old fashioned Hug.

Driving out to the beach the weather report on the radio was a bit scary talking about high winds. There is always wind on PEI, but nothing to worry about for us this morning.

"I'm Freezing! How many pictures are you going to take?!"
They didn't say it, but I know they were thinking it.

"Grant Us Peace"
Happy Printmaking Everyone