{"id":3574,"date":"2012-02-13T06:11:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T06:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T06:11:39","slug":"spring-awakening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/spring-awakening\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Awakening"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image wp-block-hidden-desktop wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-hidden-tablet\"><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"1936\" height=\"1936\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123.jpg 1936w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1936px) 100vw, 1936px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This floral painting was inspired by the quiet beauty of blooming branches in spring. Soft white blossoms stretch across the canvas against a textured green background, creating a peaceful scene filled with light, color, and movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, floral paintings are a reminder that beauty can often be found in the simplest things. A single branch covered in blossoms can brighten a landscape and transform an ordinary moment into something memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"3451\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-2048x1530.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-465x347.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-669x500.jpg 669w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1125-600x448.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"3450\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1124-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1124-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1124-300x224.jpg 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1123.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3448\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1122-465x465.jpg 465w, 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https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-2048x1530.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-465x347.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-669x500.jpg 669w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1121-600x448.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section ext-animate--on has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-df95c0ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide ext-is-logical-start is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-25692f89 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ext-animate--on\">Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left ext-animate--on wp-block-paragraph\">This section provides an overview of the blog, showcasing a variety of articles, insights, and resources to inform and inspire readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"10\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-10\" class=\"wp-block-query alignwide ext-animate--on is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 ext-animate--on wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-45fa7e1d wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-4600\" class=\"entry author-bom5j wp-block-post post-4600 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-creative-process tag-art tag-creative-journey tag-creativity tag-handmade tag-learning tag-personal-reflection tag-pottery\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-start ext-animate--on is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/let-the-kiln-cool\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1926\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Let the Kiln Cool\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-1536x1156.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-2048x1541.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-465x350.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-665x500.jpeg 665w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-21-at-11.26.24-PM-600x451.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default ext-animate--on is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color ext-animate--on wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/category\/creative-process\/\" rel=\"tag\">Creative Process<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.645), 1.5rem);margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/let-the-kiln-cool\/\" target=\"_self\" >Let the Kiln Cool<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today, I learned another lesson from clay making. After spending yesterday evening shaping five miniature mushrooms from clay, drying and carefully applying underglaze this afternoon, I decided they are ready for firing. Armed with a microwave kiln, a healthy dose of curiosity, and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ext-animate--on is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02aef836 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/author\/bom5j\/\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"wp-block-avatar__link\"><img alt='Simply Rosalyn Avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/298510aec7c5d4550a1aaec6d1818b4800d79cfe2bb191dcd9aeecb38d5d0992?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/298510aec7c5d4550a1aaec6d1818b4800d79cfe2bb191dcd9aeecb38d5d0992?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo wp-block-avatar__image' height='48' width='48'  style=\"border-radius:100px;\"itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/author\/bom5j\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Simply Rosalyn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity ext-animate--on wp-container-content-4daaf377\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:lowercase\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-22T07:35:14+00:00\">3 months ago<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-4193\" class=\"entry author-bom5j wp-block-post post-4193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-macrophotography category-petals-blooms category-photography tag-blossoms tag-flower-collection tag-garden-flowers tag-garden-life tag-natural-beauty tag-nature tag-nature-walks tag-outdoor-moments tag-petals tag-purple-flowers tag-shades-of-purple tag-spring-blooms tag-springtime tag-wildflowers\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-start ext-animate--on is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><figure class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/a-symphony-of-purple\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Symphony of Purple\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n-465x337.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n-690x500.jpg 690w, https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227523_215189858506164_1879081_n-600x435.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default ext-animate--on is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color ext-animate--on wp-elements-2 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/category\/photography\/macrophotography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Macrophotography<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/category\/photography\/petals-blooms\/\" rel=\"tag\">Petals &amp; Blooms<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.645), 1.5rem);margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/a-symphony-of-purple\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Symphony of Purple<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">These photographs were taken during the spring of 2011 in Corona, California, when wildflowers and garden blooms seemed to be everywhere I looked. As I sorted through my collection, I realized how often I was drawn to shades of purple\u2014from tiny clustered blossoms&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ext-animate--on is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-02aef836 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:24px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-avatar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/author\/bom5j\/\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"wp-block-avatar__link\"><img alt='Simply Rosalyn Avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/298510aec7c5d4550a1aaec6d1818b4800d79cfe2bb191dcd9aeecb38d5d0992?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/298510aec7c5d4550a1aaec6d1818b4800d79cfe2bb191dcd9aeecb38d5d0992?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo wp-block-avatar__image' height='48' width='48'  style=\"border-radius:100px;\"itemprop=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalynalcantara.com\/creative\/author\/bom5j\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Simply Rosalyn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity ext-animate--on wp-container-content-4daaf377\"\/>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;text-transform:lowercase\" class=\"ext-animate--on wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-20T08:47:10+00:00\">3 months ago<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide ext-animate--on is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ext-preset--button--natural-1--button-1 ext-animate--on\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#extendify-blog\">View All<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This floral painting was inspired by the quiet beauty of blooming branches in spring. 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