"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." - Joseph Campbell When a cold and rainy day gives you nothing, sometimes it's better to color your day the way you want! It was a cold and blustery day in the Studio Nookery, but it never stops me from creating. What motivates you on blah days? From my wildly passionate creative soul to yours in peace. ... Continue Reading »
Journal
End To Begin …
It isn't often that a blogging day coincides with the end of an art journal. It's either the week before or the week after. This week it has occurred at the same time. This art journal began on September 23 and ended October 21. Today gives me a chance to go back and look through this art journal and see what I've accomplished. No matter where I am emotionally, this process gives me a sense of satisfaction. I completed something that I started and it is a strong visual, to the fact that everything has an ending. Wouldn't it be lovely if all endings were so bittersweet? But even at my most idealist high, I'm aware that many endings are ... Continue Reading »
Shifting into Black and White…
It's been days of rain and clouds around here. I'm still feeling unsettled feeling that comes with this time of the year, and of course, Mercury in retrograde, always affect me. Are you finding that unsettling too? I wrote about this a couple of weeks ago, and it persists. I know it's the shift in season, (gray skies makes the impact, greater) and the transitional feeling that comes with this time of year. As things shift, leave, expand and reflect, it all feels unsettling. As I navigated these feelings this week, I had a sense of void; everything appeared to be black, white, shades of gray. I didn't feel that color overload that I often ... Continue Reading »
What’s In My Luggage and On My Studio Table?
Several weeks ago, on Seth Apter's Blog, "The Altered Page" he featured the studio/studio table, unedited, uncensored and unkempt. There were lots of links to other artists' studios too! I totally missed posting the ball on putting in my studio shots on his blog that week. But, I decided I would post my studio/studio table this week. So here's a few shots of the studio, studio table and my art luggage supplies. A view from the top of the Studio Table. When I'm on a deadline, commission or working on a series, I work on two tables. But, lately, I've been using one table. I've done a lot of work in the various art journals I keep, ... Continue Reading »
What’s in my Journal…
What stories do you create when you see images? Do you know the story already or does your mind create a history for the image or make up a fantasy? The beauty of creating in my art journal is that sometimes the image comes first, and sometimes the words. For me, it doesn't matter, because it all comes from within me; it can't be contained, so I get them outside of my mind, heart and spirit, so that I can view them outside of myself. They often tell me a great deal who I am and the world I live in. What stories stay with you? What imagery draws you to it? Think about it and tell your stories and show your imagery. From my ... Continue Reading »
Fall Reflections…
Fall is always a time when I start burrowing. It's the time of the year, when change brings about reflection. I wish I could say, that it brings about momentous change; but often times, it just brings the thought of changing. Maybe that's how change starts, with just planting the seed. Things have gotten quieter on the home front, with the "baby" away at college, the daylight time getting shorter and the temperatures starting to dip slightly. So today, I'm reflecting in my art journal and here are the pages that came out today. After I finished these pages, while cleaning and putting art supplies away, I found this quote folded up ... Continue Reading »
My Truth on Affirmations…
Have you ever questioned the way you affirm or visualize? Do you affirm or visualize your life's possibilities? Affirmations are all about faith. Faith in the unknown. Faith that our thoughts have power. Faith that we can handle any challenges presented to us. Faith in timing. Faith that we are heard. My truth with affirmations is that I affirm any way I want, as long as I consistently feel positive feelings. My outer reality and behavior is constantly in flux, shifting to match my inner reality. But, I've come to learn, that if I know something to be true within, it will become true. That's it, the secret to affirmations. The older I ... Continue Reading »
