I’m adding these themes to my working list of the sketchbook project that I have in process right now: you don’t have to be a tree hugger to talk to trees, and it can save the world how an extraordinary little girl used every day magic to save the world (series of pages tell [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Being, Becoming, and Sight
Posted in art blog, art journal, creativity, non-duality, sketchbook, tagged bliss, drawing, drawing life, drawing on life, graphite, mindfulness, sketchbook, vision on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“I see, said the blind man, when he could not see at all.” I feel as if I saw a horse for the first time yesterday—I mean really saw what a horse looks like,and they are incredible! In fact, I feel as if I’ve lived the last 44 years of my life, prior to [...]
24 of My Zentangle Patterns
Posted in art blog, art therapy, creativity, pain management, tagged design patterns, doodle, doodle patterns, drawing, graphite, journaling, pen, zentangles on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve mentioned in previous blogs how helpful it can be do doodle when I’m not feeling well. One of the activities that I’ve been working on was putting my doodle patterns into a notebook for me to flip through when I am thinking about doing fills in drawings and looking for ideas about patterns that [...]
Practicing Calm: Please, Not the Left Arm, Doc—I Need My Left Arm!!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a sketch that I did of the admin at the doctor’s office today. She had such a warmth and beauty that emanated from her, and I really liked her. I was originally doing a sketch of the two admins together, but I decided that they should be separated because a) I got [...]
Rheumatologist meeting today…
Posted in pain management, personal journal (not art-focused), tagged anxiety, doodling, health management, mindfulness, personal journal, zen art therapy on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Doctor’s appt today to circle back on how I’m doing. I’m both looking forward to this and dreading it, all at the same time. So much to review about options. If they ask me what’s my number, I must NOT blow up at them! Argh….pet peeve when you have a chronic illness! Okay, find my [...]
Energy Boosters for a Dragging, Lagging Artist
Posted in alternative therapy, art blog, art journal, creativity, pain management, self-portrait, tagged artists, creativity, energy boosters, flow, motivation, relaxation, right brain, stress management on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some days I don’t really have energy to do much of anything, and it affects my creativity and also my positivity to navigate my way through the day’s challenges, whatever they may be. I am posting a list of tips that I will update as I think of/discover additional tips for boosting energy. This first [...]
Footnote on Where I Took the Journey: This Hole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Posted in art blog, art journal, art therapy, tagged art journals, artistic process, non-duality, personal art, personal journal, sketching on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, today I did feel better, and I did go back and finish this image, as I saw it in my mind’s eye. I like this picture very much, as well, it tells a story. But the other picture, well, it IS a story, and they are both wonderful parts of the (w)hole that [...]
“A *Hole* in the Parts Affects the Sum,” aka “The Journey Begins Where You Are and Goes Where You Take It”
Posted in art blog, art journal, art therapy, non-duality, tagged art therapy, balance, creativity, inspiration, integration, non-duality, zen art on November 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
"Doctor, it hurts when I do this." "Well," the doctor says, "stop doing that." Yesterday afternoon, I formed an intention to do a drawing as part of an art challenge in a terrific online community of women artists called Milliande Art Community around the theme of “holes”. My intention was to do a drawing [...]
