My Love/Hate Relationship With Rules

January 7, 2012

So I have this love/hate relationship with rules. I have come to hate them in religion and as an artist. We artists are mavericks, right? We see a rule, we break it. We get a bit squeamish at the word discipline.
And yet, AND YET…
I am finding myself in need of a few of these rules [...]

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From my journal…

January 6, 2012

*In which I share a vulnerable moment.

“Oh sweet girl – the lessons that come with tears and snagged pantyhose. The times you stand in the barrage of angry words slamming you with wave upon wave of the evidence of your fucked up regrets. You will not cower in this moment. Puff up chest to the [...]

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Writing Prompts & Time Limitations

January 5, 2012

I’ve been attending a figure drawing session periodically with my artist friend Rebekah. In the last class we went to, we did a series of drawings where the model posed for 1-2 minutes before changing positions. This was incredibly challenging for me, because I haven’t gotten the knack for quick sketches yet. I can see [...]

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Sitting & Listening – My Podcast Goldmine

January 4, 2012

When I can carve out a chunk of time to sit still and listen, this is two places I like to go. I always walk away with something inspirational and stirring from these podcasts. I consider these a goldmine, and wanted to share them with you.
APM: On Being
Sounds True: Insights at the Edge
Do you have [...]

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Owning Your Own Dreams

January 3, 2012

This weekend I went to the art store to spend my investment capital.
The money my grandparents sent me for Christmas, well the money that was left after I bought Indian princess moccasins and a feather necklace for my gypsy heart, this money I decided needed to be used to put some dreams in motion.
Recently Tony [...]

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How to have a magical day.

January 2, 2012

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
-Roald Dahl

I received an email recently from my daughter. All that was in it was this picture and the [...]

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My Word for 2012 – Vulnerable

December 31, 2011

For 2012 I have chosen the word vulnerable. Over the past few weeks I have been collecting tools for this journey:

I’ve packed a metaphorical bag with headphones to listen to my theme song.

And I purchased a visual artistic reminder (from Jerrod) that hope is for the birds, so this year I’d best be sprouting vulnerable [...]

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Collecting Meaningful Quotes

December 30, 2011

I love finding obscure texts at thrift stores. The past 2 days I read a tiny little book called The Majesty of Calmness and transferred meaningful quotes into my art journal for safe keeping.

What’s a meaningful quote you’ve read lately?

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Self-Portraits

December 29, 2011

I’ve always had a thing for self-portraits (if you can’t tell by my blog header). At times they have been hard for me to take, but still, I am drawn to them. I always try to encourage people to take more photos of themselves, because I think it’s a powerful action. (You know you want [...]

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Saying I Love You First

December 28, 2011

My word for 2012 will be vulnerable. (More on this soon.) Many of you shared a link with me of Brene Brown’s Ted talk about The Power of Vulnerability. Thank you.
One part that sticks out to me when I hear that talk is the idea of being the first to say, “I love you.”
Mandy and [...]

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