<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:45:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@marciaurila/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beach Therapy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week was rough for a variety of reasons (none of which matter now). But sitting in nature, and in my case today, on the beach, helps eliminate any remaining traces of stress. I love the sound of waves]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/florida/@marciaurila/beach-therapy-qa8bozr1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/florida/@marciaurila/beach-therapy-qa8bozr1</guid><category><![CDATA[florida]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEegvuh6dUqVUMbWRY21xYPxkdiYEYqtnST6QsYEeHccYdsWQYNq2otARuUCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have been experimenting with Procreate. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artwork/graphic is my own original creation. Procreate continues to both frustrate and fascinate me. The frustration mostly comes from learning all the nuances of the software. The fascination comes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/procreate/@marciaurila/i-have-been-experimenting-with-procreate-0h7m9gwh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/procreate/@marciaurila/i-have-been-experimenting-with-procreate-0h7m9gwh</guid><category><![CDATA[procreate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixUde9263VBcuitZcebwxRSyVueF4vskyRMrjscQuBu6mfTYFtnxJXzYdBcp9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures of my cats! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cuteness alert :) We recently adopted a little stray kitty that was hanging around outside. Both my neighbor (2 apartments down) and I were feeding her. She was already fixed at the local Humane Society]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@marciaurila/pictures-of-my-cats-diqju38f</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@marciaurila/pictures-of-my-cats-diqju38f</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 13:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEeJq6cFR3tv4p9LtvqPnczHhBNmX3PQVPyEF5sWj7Z4Yv7hwExEZ5TddwmVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rainy Day Kitty’ - Procreate Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my original art. I created this cute kitty about a week ago, but since it is rainy here today I thought it would be appropriate to share! Much of my recent work in Procreate is me learning the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/rainy-day-kitty-procreate-art-ddizotp0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/rainy-day-kitty-procreate-art-ddizotp0</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 19:09:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEegCJWHZjxuHjyEQjX91tbnuBpTGpBmxiLMuoiweWzK8w3AcfwERrGFg13av?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Procreate play with the Apple Pencil 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night I felt like making a spring fashion something or other. LOL. I ended up making a fun floral dress and pretty redhead girl. Procreate and Apple Pencil 2 for the drawing. Added music and overlay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/procreate-play-with-the-apple-pencil-2-4zdxzpyi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/procreate-play-with-the-apple-pencil-2-4zdxzpyi</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6Lbqtjo5yUfCBEA5ZBZfBLGLfuN6XtoFCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Pencil 2 and Lacy Mandala Art. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently purchased an Apple Pencil 2 so I could draw better digitally. Or rather more precisely. I had been using one of those squishy styluses (capacitive touch) and the end of it is about 1/4” wide.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/apple-pencil-2-and-lacy-mandala-art-kfiyiymj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/apple-pencil-2-and-lacy-mandala-art-kfiyiymj</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixE13eD2CPpFru17hbUReGhkiR7fXwFhhmPbAKJ7wQiAKzf3bN6tWmGSAgMJmU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lacy Mandala digital art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am loving my Apple Pencil! It allows more control when using digital art programs. This Mandala was created in Amaziograph. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/lacy-mandala-digital-art-2019-03-28-13-32-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/lacy-mandala-digital-art-2019-03-28-13-32-57</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKhpzNSJyTnPyTX6hjyw73PYRFDquRfNMnwLCJiV7c3XH6uh3GS4LncvVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lacy white on black Mandala. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lacy white on black Mandala. I have been living using my Apple Pencil in different art and drawing programs. This was done in Amaziograph. I hope it makes you smile. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/a-lacy-white-on-black-mandala--2019-03-28-13-21-57</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/a-lacy-white-on-black-mandala--2019-03-28-13-21-57</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKhPQAEy2pwoQwfwd456bXPmNuSBHc9mcMUXNjA7qciejn21QKKaBDG84e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My thoughts and the World. Change is needed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those that know me, you know that when I do something, it is with my whole self. I don't do anything lightly, and I am often deeply affected by both good things and bad things. (credit Unsplash.com)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/self-and-world-change-is-needed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/self-and-world-change-is-needed</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEgfimp97nRAeacqQ5Qz4ggrLCbdkZrjEx8NDdAACdXAYMEeSdfUAXZiGjE4urF5C7AYgG5qBsnukf2DyrX7QqBJtY9hpaqcQ7DXk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mist - A Short Story About a Moment In Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mist. As I awoke today, I was greeted with the serenity of a welcome love. A gentle mist encases the sounds, softening them so that only beauty drifts to my welcoming ears. I hear the quiet rasp of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/the-mist-a-short-story-about-a-moment-in-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/the-mist-a-short-story-about-a-moment-in-time</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBhvniUsgy67SbZpfwHqoZjhSeV7CTQsTptQ1nyNfHtJG1XfvF1Wa5uRhNAmgRSPy1JGqAfJU8Rnr2JqQ8hLKaybx844EKLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story Art Image Compilation Part One - Fantasty Background (Nearly Completed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This project started out to be a fun, silly, nonsense image to make people smile. Initially I thought it would take maybe a day or 2....it turned into several weeks of compositing in my spare time and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/story-art-image-compilation-part-one-fantasty-background-nearly-completed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/story-art-image-compilation-part-one-fantasty-background-nearly-completed</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn62jQZZRyZsQrdLQXVTWCT4MZaMjQMraVupc1XRBFLNmzqFX2eQ1AS8Czs6NCKEsnLaPfFZ6W9VvrynzrNzCnLPaa2gv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leftover Paint - What Do I Do With It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often when I embark on a painting spree, I ultimately have leftovers on my palette. I dislike wasting it by simply rinsing it off, so I started using it up on odd or extra unplanned projects. Here's how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/leftover-paint-what-do-i-do-with-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@marciaurila/leftover-paint-what-do-i-do-with-it</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQbWfyXBhFWAhPXsuLsfLyQtenxWLPe7f9UQnDwmgumrLqvXBCWVd7tRR1WdrhFtBWKtrQYiYtaJVmEfMca5NaUfB5gWCS4BiEyYNKbZGurPkuXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misplaced Faith - A Needed Change in My Thought Process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I have been re-evaluating everything in my life. How I act and react, where my money goes, who I trust or don't and why to all of it. Last night (ok, fine, about 3 am), something really hit home]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/misplaced-faith-a-needed-change-in-my-thought-process</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@marciaurila/misplaced-faith-a-needed-change-in-my-thought-process</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABTtiMCiKhXZhkegsPddCmkMFeQiGWmox3SXnwZvtQubwGHubBk9ABLgMT2dN9MokMRnzfEHnoNXND3AXEPaxKVHdPZpcQ6SWgqcqvczSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction of artist type and cat lady!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introductions are scary. That being said, here goes! I love to create. When I was younger, I was continually drawing or writing. Then life happened. I slowly started to move into adulthood and working,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@marciaurila/introduction-of-artist-type-and-cat-lady</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@marciaurila/introduction-of-artist-type-and-cat-lady</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marciaurila]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrngHWWtGpVsgJb9qZq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>