There is so much that can be said about learning to say no and how it will benefit your Artful Life. We certainly need to learn to say no to the myriad of things that bombard our time for creativity. But that is a subject for another day. Today, and in recent days, I'm learning … Continue reading Saying No: A Key to Artful Living
Category: Philosophizing
Living in the Land of Could
On my walk yesterday, I had a brilliant idea. This is not unusual. Walking in the morning has an uncanny way of unleashing zillions of creative ideas. I imagine it as walking out into the fresh air which is buzzing with little creative no-see-ums. They dance around my head as I walk, sometimes making me … Continue reading Living in the Land of Could
An Artful Life
As each day marches on beyond the health ordeal I've recently gone through, I begin to see some of the shake down or repercussions of it all. It might be described as having experienced a sifting of sorts, and what remains in the sifter is the pure wheat. It's an ongoing process though, and I'm … Continue reading An Artful Life
A Lenten Walk
I have now written down the story behind the events of the last few months. I humbly submit it to you dear reader, should you even wish to dive into it. It is a true story of what happened. It is not what came to mind in hindsight. It may seem fantastical or bizarre. But … Continue reading A Lenten Walk
Dare
I've been using the photos I took from a recent trip to the Ciener Botanical Gardens, to create some little drawings/paintings. The crazy thing about tulips is the vast variety of them! Round and bowl-like, spiky and sharp, lots o' petals, few petals, etc. This one caught my eye with it's pointed petals and lovely … Continue reading Dare
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I woke to a chilly morning with sunlight streaming in our home and dancing around the landscape of our neighborhood. As I began to get things ready for Maddie to have breakfast and go off to school, I thought of this phrase..."the unbearable lightness of being". I've never seen the movie or read the … Continue reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Sustainable Art
Last weekend, when Maddie was sick, it made me remember a wonderful morning just a couple of days before with two visiting artist friends from Reidsville. After combing the creations in Eclection, Vintage Jane, and Renew, we sat talking away at Amalfi's about how to be artists in and around our lives as mothers. It's … Continue reading Sustainable Art
Transformative Drawing
I'm not certain I can articulate this well... But there's something about drawing one's life which transforms that life. It's as if by drawing something about your day, your world, your city or town, your home, your yard...you are viewing it through a different lens or filter. This idea came to me afresh as I've … Continue reading Transformative Drawing
The Balloon Tree
I sit outside, in a brief interlude of warmth and peace, gazing up at the winter trees. An idea begins to form...those lines, those lovely lines...they make shapes, hold spaces where shape resides. The idea I have doesn't take shape fully yet. I'm searching, thinking about these spaces and the shapes that inhabit them. I … Continue reading The Balloon Tree
The Call of the Bins
"Out of sight, out of mind" doesn't really work for me. I 'spose for a bit of time after I've packed something away, I don't think about it much. But pretty soon, I start hearing things. You'll doubtless think me crazy, but my studio/sunroom has undergone a few overhauls in content over the last several … Continue reading The Call of the Bins