Presence

Wouldn’t it be nice…
To arrive with something
Made by hand
A page where colors once
Listened to your breath …
A small painting carrying a piece of your day
Not bought, but felt, and gently given …

Wouldn’t it be nice…
To gift a folded note, written slowly
With words that sat beside
Your heart for a while
Ink becoming warmth in
Someone else’s hands
A letter that lingers longer
Than any object …

Wouldn’t it be nice…
To bring a pressed flower
From a walk you loved
Held between pages like a
Secret of the earth
A moment of stillness
Wrapped in paper
A memory, passed from you to them …

Wouldn’t it be nice…
To offer a jar filled with tiny intentions
Little lines of hope, of courage, of light
So on heavy days, they can open one
And find you there, in a sentence …

Wouldn’t it be nice…
If our gifts carried pieces of our presence
Instead of things that fade
Without a story ..
A drawing, a word, a fragment of soul
Simple, and somehow, enough …

#roksanatales

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Wouldn’t it be nice?
Tell me!

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My new art process - Healing with Art in Nature. Thought you might like to see my outdoor studio, this time on Malibu Beach, CA.

"Malibu Waves" is currently available for purchase. DM if interested.

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Clay works for me again — but only in the fresh air by the sea. 🌊✨
This seaslug/nudibranch was sculpted outdoors on Malibu Beach, with the salt breeze around me.

🎥 Video coming soon.
💌 Commissions open worldwide.

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🌟 Photography Post (Forand Photography / Essence of Nature) "Much like serene waters beneath tumultuous skies, purpose continues to flow." 🌿 This tranquil image reminds me that even amidst life's chaos, there's always light and movement. Photography anchors me, especially now as I work on edits in the studio and my book, "Interrupted Dreams, Unshakable Purpose." ✨ Art, storytelling, and healing converge here visit https://debbieforand.com #ArtAndHealing
📸 A Journey Through the Fog of Depression

Today started heavy. Depression does that—it numbs, isolates, and pulls like gravity. But I’ve learned through years of therapy, especially MBT (Mentalization-Based Treatment), that passivity feeds the darkness.

So I fought. Gently. I got up, told my loved ones how I felt, grabbed my camera, and walked. Not far—just through my neighborhood. But far enough.

I started with a black-and-white shot of crows over a church—still feeling the weight. Then, purple campanula—color pushing through the gray. At the museum gates, the structured lines mirrored the limits depression imposes. I saw old doors, one with a “poop scraper” from centuries past—a reminder that darkness was always part of history, and we’ve always found ways to clean it off. The next door, a symbol of resilience, built in the 1930s—a time of rebuilding.

Then came the Goldstrum, tall and open to the sun. I stood tall too. I felt the warmth. At Spoorpark, I watched people relax, ducks glide, a young coot close to me—a quiet connection. A boy gazed over the water in stillness. Just like me. Still. Strong. Present.

Photography helped me reconnect. If you’re struggling: talk to someone. Move. Create. It doesn’t fix everything—but it can make everything feel possible again.

📷Canon 7D Mark II with EF-S 15–85mm

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