How fitting. 4602 surely has some alchemical significance. Congratulations on your growth on Substack. Your honest and vulnerable musings on how creativity has tugged and pushed you must resonate with so many, myself included. Your Lady Alchemy specifically tugs at my soul, reminds me of some of my favorite books by authors such as Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, Nora Roberts, and Sarah J. Maas, who glorify the power and magic that is woman. I hope I live to see the day when we rise up in our own might. My best to you as always.
Lady Alchemy opens the door to the natural world. I quietly escape into nature to build strength for my body and soul. Thank you for reminding us to feed our creative souls.
I look forward to your words each week as if from a dear friend of long standing. You inspire & encourage me toward the best version of myself. I need & appreciate that more than you can know & see Lady Alchemy as a symbol of the power of women to keep growing, changing & creating.
Lady Alchemy is a woman about to take flight - leaping into the unknown of her creativity where she will discover the joy and magic that comes from trusting her hands to tell the stories within her heart.
Thank you for inspiring me for more years than I can count. I smile each morning when I wake to collection of your fragments framed on my bedroom walls.
Being inspired by other creative people is one of life’s greatest joys and you are such an inspiration! Art in any form is such an intensely personal thing and sharing it with others is frightening and exhilarating at the same time. It takes courage to let our innermost selves be seen by others. But we take that leap and invite others along for the ride! Please keep inviting us along on your journey!!
I love those Lady Alchemy prints! I remember when you were releasing your cyanotype images on I stagram a few years ago and this was so inspiring. I may have already told you this Leslie but I take great inspiration from you and your journey. I too am an artist and I too have six kids. I aspire to
There's an aura of mystery in all these Lady Alchemy incarnations, the second one evokes to me freedom, but the one I prefer is the fourth one, the most mysterious of all, that is calling me beyond this open door. What secrets will be revealed there?
Lady Alchemy reminds me of how we have moments in time that raise us up to elation and the highest of level energy, before we live a bit longer in the day or week, and that moment fades a little bit - until we suddenly remember something about it and we "spark" again, perhaps with a smile or a look up at the sky. In your images, Lady A is the spine of each frame, but sometimes in the background or shadowed as if floating above. She seems to be both walking forward and raising her arms to either embrace the future or to fly above it all. Her presence is hopeful and promising, which we need more and more of these days. Thank you!
Lady Alchemy is pure beauty and resonates with my soul deeply as ready to expand or launch into D'dance of Life anytime anywhere, really just every moment and breath. So enjoying your return and apologize that it took Lady Alchemy to wake me up to saying THANK YOU and KEEP GOING ... everyone!
I love your cyanoprints, especially the one with a bird. My small backyard is a bird sanctuary on a very small scale. As a fiber artist, felting and ecoprinting on silk, birds are my muse(s). Their freedom and beauty especially when they fly inspires my art!
It’s amazing how you are always there for me even when I don’t know how much I need you.
Your words of wisdom and encouragement lift me higher. I carry you in my heart and soul and return to read your words often. I have printed some of your thoughts and given them to others who are in need of just that special moment of peace and comfort. Monday mornings are my favorite day of the week.
It’s a joy to read your words. You feel like my older sister with good advice, wise insights on life and art and your perspective of the world. Thank you!💕
Wow, Leslie, this is my first trip to your site, and Lady Alchemy takes my breath away! Not just one of her, but all & every one of her! It's not just the colors, or the variety, or the different moods and settings. It's the ephemeral here-not-here impermanence of her that makes me want to stare for hours. nora ann.
How fitting. 4602 surely has some alchemical significance. Congratulations on your growth on Substack. Your honest and vulnerable musings on how creativity has tugged and pushed you must resonate with so many, myself included. Your Lady Alchemy specifically tugs at my soul, reminds me of some of my favorite books by authors such as Alice Hoffman, Deborah Harkness, Nora Roberts, and Sarah J. Maas, who glorify the power and magic that is woman. I hope I live to see the day when we rise up in our own might. My best to you as always.
Lady Alchemy opens the door to the natural world. I quietly escape into nature to build strength for my body and soul. Thank you for reminding us to feed our creative souls.
I look forward to your words each week as if from a dear friend of long standing. You inspire & encourage me toward the best version of myself. I need & appreciate that more than you can know & see Lady Alchemy as a symbol of the power of women to keep growing, changing & creating.
Lady Alchemy is a woman about to take flight - leaping into the unknown of her creativity where she will discover the joy and magic that comes from trusting her hands to tell the stories within her heart.
Thank you for inspiring me for more years than I can count. I smile each morning when I wake to collection of your fragments framed on my bedroom walls.
Lady Alchemy is mysterious and inviting. She entices me to enter the dreamlike world of creative flow!
I was feeling a bit flat today but Lady Alchemy has inspired me to head to the studio and make something 💜
Being inspired by other creative people is one of life’s greatest joys and you are such an inspiration! Art in any form is such an intensely personal thing and sharing it with others is frightening and exhilarating at the same time. It takes courage to let our innermost selves be seen by others. But we take that leap and invite others along for the ride! Please keep inviting us along on your journey!!
I love those Lady Alchemy prints! I remember when you were releasing your cyanotype images on I stagram a few years ago and this was so inspiring. I may have already told you this Leslie but I take great inspiration from you and your journey. I too am an artist and I too have six kids. I aspire to
There's an aura of mystery in all these Lady Alchemy incarnations, the second one evokes to me freedom, but the one I prefer is the fourth one, the most mysterious of all, that is calling me beyond this open door. What secrets will be revealed there?
Lady Alchemy reminds me of how we have moments in time that raise us up to elation and the highest of level energy, before we live a bit longer in the day or week, and that moment fades a little bit - until we suddenly remember something about it and we "spark" again, perhaps with a smile or a look up at the sky. In your images, Lady A is the spine of each frame, but sometimes in the background or shadowed as if floating above. She seems to be both walking forward and raising her arms to either embrace the future or to fly above it all. Her presence is hopeful and promising, which we need more and more of these days. Thank you!
Lady Alchemy is pure beauty and resonates with my soul deeply as ready to expand or launch into D'dance of Life anytime anywhere, really just every moment and breath. So enjoying your return and apologize that it took Lady Alchemy to wake me up to saying THANK YOU and KEEP GOING ... everyone!
I love your cyanoprints, especially the one with a bird. My small backyard is a bird sanctuary on a very small scale. As a fiber artist, felting and ecoprinting on silk, birds are my muse(s). Their freedom and beauty especially when they fly inspires my art!
Dear Leslie and Lady,
It’s amazing how you are always there for me even when I don’t know how much I need you.
Your words of wisdom and encouragement lift me higher. I carry you in my heart and soul and return to read your words often. I have printed some of your thoughts and given them to others who are in need of just that special moment of peace and comfort. Monday mornings are my favorite day of the week.
Love to my soul sisters!
It’s a joy to read your words. You feel like my older sister with good advice, wise insights on life and art and your perspective of the world. Thank you!💕
Wow, Leslie, this is my first trip to your site, and Lady Alchemy takes my breath away! Not just one of her, but all & every one of her! It's not just the colors, or the variety, or the different moods and settings. It's the ephemeral here-not-here impermanence of her that makes me want to stare for hours. nora ann.
Nora Findley 87 Mint Lane Clayton GA 30525.
Inspiring as always.
Lady Alchemy - so full of life - dancing through life - and after.... Leaving great imprints!
I love them all!