Hello, creative voyagers, and welcome to 2012, a year of transition and wonder.
In this post, I invite you to settle back and join me in a guided visualization which will help you to either validate where you already are with your art works, or it will help you make changes, whether they be subtle or sweeping. And all of us can benefit from a tweak here or there.
Grab a notebook and pen and place them on the table in front of you or in your lap, sit back and relax, while you read the following visualization. Allow it to guide you to new ideas and feelings about what could best serve you as you pursue your artistic reality.
“I’ve got all this creative energy, now where do I put it?!”
Exploration of your artistic potential needs space…not just physical, but mental, emotional and on the clock. Let’s look at some possibilities for carving physical space out of your home and its grounds; space that is ‘sacrosanct’ for the pursuit of your creative urgings; space that is to be used for NOTHING ELSE.
Dear Artisan,
AND THE WINNERS ARE …
My contest for stories about “the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do with your art to make money” brought in some wonderful tales! Artistic/creative types certainly do lead interesting lives.
(the following definitions are taken from Roget’s Thesaurus)
Worth: a measure of those qualities that determine merit, desirability, usefulness, and importance.
Worthy: admirable, honorable, valuable.
Do you know how important your particular talents are for bringing positive energy to our world?
Most of us do not, and I can almost hear you snorting in disbelief. In fact, most of us would deny that the things we have to offer contain much in the way of value in the bigger picture, and that most of our offerings are commonplace.
The actual Truth is multifaceted. The crucial things to keep in mind are:
Dear Artisan,
Okay sports fans, it’s time for an art lesson! or Seven tips for Inviting Your Inborn Creativity into Your Current Life
The crowd roared. Another touchdown for the home team, and it was time for a commercial break.
My husband was perched on the edge of his recliner. With the shifting light and color from the TV screen reflecting in his glasses, I couldn’t see his eyes and whether or not he was going to roll them.
Dear Artisan,
HAPPY SPRING!
The birds know it, the daffodils are aware, and even the pond frogs are singing again. So, why hasn’t the weather gotten the message? If you’re sitting under a cloudy sky, and have the mood to match it, here’s a project to get you started on making those changes you resolved to do on New Year’s Day.
Perhaps you’ve wanted to figure out how to carve out a spot in which to do your heart’s work, and there is a loud voice in your head that intones:
Dear Artisan,
In honor of International Women’s Month, I have written this post to bring attention to the thousands of women artists whose creativity has survived cultural, societal and religious undermining, and the abrasives of time, from prehistory up to the present. Though I don’t have space here to address all the eras or cultures, I will focus on some examples of women’s art from earliest times, which I hope will rev you up to do more research on your own. It’s exciting and inspiring. I also found it surprisingly emotional. Let’s RAVE about the infinite flow of creative juice that women have always brought forth into the world!
Artists and their art stand out as an integral and essential part of all cultures throughout history, and many artisans are known to have been women. Though patriarchal values have often tried to suppress the recognition due women artists, the latter have been important in recording a society’s customs and world view through their works, despite difficulties in obtaining instruction, traveling and trading their work, and in gaining recognition.
Dear Artisan,
“I have no space and am on a tight budget.” The image of an emaciated artist living in a dank basement tends to have a strong hold on the art world’s romantic imaginings, but I have found that most of us are very resourceful at finding ways in which to express our creative urges. Here is an idea for those of us with perhaps more time than money, and a huge imagination but little space in which to indulge it.
Welcome fellow creative types! (and that includes painters, cooks, problem solvers, potters, website designers, musicians, jewelers, carvers, writers, dancers, and etcetera covers all the others I didn’t have room for)
It’s “take out the trash” month for your life as you currently know it! In Western culture, we are encouraged to be positive, no matter what is going on, to see the bright side, celebrate what we’ve learned, and look for the silver lining. Perhaps we even feel a little guilty when we indulge in something that could be construed as ‘negative.’ So let’s be naughty and walk on the negative side for a bit. And since most of us love to make lists so we can stop thinking about some things and move on to thinking about others, I invite you to examine a list of things to make lists from that will help you to clear the debris out of the old head-attic. If you want a clear vision of what is truly essential in your world, set aside time to squirrel away somewhere free of distractions, with pencil, eraser and paper, and work through this list. (And don’t worry about the ‘how’ at this point, just write it down.) You’ll possibly see your life differently.
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