For my instant creative gratification meter, I need quick and fast satisfaction. I attribute my immediacies to my American upbringing...Lol! I journal daily and it takes a lot less time to create something in my journal than it does to create something large (which my art tends to be). I can go to my journal, doodle, sketch, collage and write, to create a page and voila! It's therapeutic, immediate and I don't need retail therapy! Have an amazing weekend as we all go forth courageously in a world where good things are always possible. In peace to you and yours. ©2012 Indigene Theresa Gaskin - 2012 Courage Journal-Mixed Media Collage - Pg. ... Continue Reading »
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Yielding to Shades of Self
I've been struggling...there I've said it! Why is that so frightening to say to yourself or others? I think because it's shame-based, to the person who admits it and to those who hear it; or it feels like you're admitting to a character flaw. Many people don't know what to do with the feelings that come with struggles. Neither do I, but I do know that getting it outside of myself, helps me to see it in front of me and allows me to do something about it, instead of letting the struggles roasts me like meat on a rotisserie! I don't need to get in the specifics of the struggles, it is safe enough to say "I have struggles or I'm struggling". I am ... Continue Reading »
Blog Intention
First, on the art front, I've been featured in the Arts and Aesthetics Collective Magazine: http://issuu.com/aestheticsmagazine/docs/insignetribus/59 (pages 41 - 56) Now for other stuff...I have been stretched to the limits in many areas of life, I can't believe it's been a month, since I last posted! I like my blogging time to be meaningful; not just putting in one liners out there in social media. Please, don't get me wrong, I love chatting with my friends on Facebook/Twitter, but I'm finding that it takes away from my time here and that's not my intention. Maintaining social media sites, takes a lot of time and effort, in an already ... Continue Reading »
Moving Forward…
January has been a month of digging, in the tough and challenging consciousness. Ever since I chose the word "courage" as my word for the year, I've been battling some big fears and learning to trust my intuitive voice completely. It's the same fears, I battle when the darkness of winter comes...am I strong enough, confident enough, financially secure, smart enough, helpful enough, generous enough, doing enough...? My rituals and spirituality keep me nurtured. My family keeps me cocooned, safe and loved. As always in the dark nights of the soul, the light comes through, reminding me that there is balance and that fears will always be there, ... Continue Reading »
Twirling With Excitement!
Well, I'm twirling with excitement! My image, "Gabriel's Horn" (30" x 40" - Oil/Canvas - Sold/Private Collection) is on the cover of Dream Network Journal. Yes, I'm shamelessly happy and wanted to blog about it. I often write about the creative process, post the end results and let you know how I'm feeling! So, it's only appropriate to share my glee here, also! What makes this so exciting is that this painting, marked my ten years of being a professional artist! Much of my work has been derived from dream experiences. So, this weekend, I'm doing the thankful happy dance, anyone want to twirl around with me in thankfulness and happiness? Have ... Continue Reading »
Prepared for 2012
The process of setting up goals to me, is much like my preparation for creating a new painting or two or three... It starts with a spark...dream, experience, a place, an idea. I write down some words, do some sketches, think about colors or not. I gather the materials and then the deep stuff starts, excitement builds, frustrations set in, more thought processes, action accumulates and then finally, after many tweeks, starts and stops. Voila, I have a finished painting! ©2012 Indigene T. Gaskin "Autumn Song" Mixed-Media-12" x 24") So much like the art-making process, is my goal setting process. This year, it took a little longer than ... Continue Reading »
Grounding Myself In Courage
©2001-2012 Indigene Theresa Gaskin-- Image: "Brave Warrior") This year my intention is Courage. I did not come to this intent quickly or lightly, but through...the power of daily meditation, prayer, silence and deep listening. So what does this mean? This means I will not wait for fear to go away before I move forward with new ideas and dreams that need to be realized. The only way I can dissolve fear is to begin to move with it. I have heard, that the thing that stands in the way of us creating the life we want, will only go away, if we start creating it. Yet, this is the most fearful aspect of beginning that life! So like a brave ... Continue Reading »
