Divine Curations

Pairing the beauty of images and words

  • Surreal artwork featuring a blue figure holding two large leaves, flying in a starry night sky above abstract trees.

    “There’s a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, and the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go.” ~ Robert William Service

    Artist: "Winter Solstice" ~ Julia Pavlova, Ukrainian photographer & painter 

    Quote from "Writing by Starlight" ~ A Divine Ink Journal 

  • Starry night sky illustration with swirling stars over a forest and a tent in a field.

    “I can see the stars and the world of starlight. I am twenty miles from the nearest human, but instead of loneliness, I feel loveliness … and a quiet exultation.” ~ Edward Abbey

    Artist: Kathryn Beales

    Quote from "Writing by Starlight" ~ A Divine Ink Journal 

  • Illustration of a beach at night with waves, a starry sky, and a large moon.

    The night
    is my ocean.
    Deep and
    quenching quiet.

    The open window,
    slow motion dreams,
    the moon.

    Let the comfort come.
    Let the waters
    of rest
    be long enough
    to know them."

    ~ Victoria Ericson 

    Artist: Jef Bourgeau

  • Sunset through a curling ocean wave on a sunny beach, with a bright sun and clear blue sky.

    “One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul." ~  Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes 

  • A collection of multicolored pearls resting inside an open oyster shell with an iridescent interior.

    Pearls 

    “Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make some one else's bed. Have a smart mouth and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn't make you happy. Grow.” ― Paulo Coelho

  • Painting of a large flock of birds flying across a colorful sunset sky with bare trees below.

    "The Flight of the Crows"

    Strange black and princely pirates of the skies,
    Would that your wind-tossed travels I could know!
    Would that my soul could see, and, seeing, rise
    To unrestricted life where ebb and flow
    Of Nature’s pulse would constitute a wider life below!

    ~ Emily Pauline Johnson

    Artist: Lucy Grossmith

  • Bees hovering near a sunflower with the sun setting in the background, casting a warm glow.

    “Softest of mornings, hello.

    And what will you do today, I wonder, to my heart?

    And how much honey can the heart stand, I wonder, before it must break?" ~ Mary Oliver 

  • Close-up of a pink and orange rose with soft, blurred edges.

    "I've decided to love life unconditionally." ~ Janet Lucy 

    Photo: Steve Travis 

  • Abstract watercolor of a person kneeling with exploding shapes.

    "Today you smiled at someone you do not know and 1000 orchids blossomed in a grateful heart." ~ Jaiya John 

    Artist: Pride Nyasha