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Finding Inner Wisdom

20 Monday Feb 2017

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This past week I have returned to an activity I was introduced to by Lynn Whipple in her online class called WORDPLAY. I glance through a book page simply see a word and circle it.  Soon, I have a collection of words and phrases.  The majority of the time I sense a theme.

Once I find my completed thought I pullout my paintbrush and paint.  I then block out the words with the paint.   Today, I noticed I needed to bring out my rubber stamps and stamp in a word to tie it all together. During this activity I find my mind and heart settling into a calm and peaceful energy. I also begin having intuitive knowing of loving, kind thoughts about life, myself and others.  This intuitive information is usually regarding questions I have raised during the previous day or even from that morning. You know, those questions you quietly think within your heart and send out to the Universe to someday bring in an answer.

I suppose this activity is one way of meditating.  It allows me to quiet my mind and unconsciously bring forth my thoughts and feelings. I also enjoy using magazines the same way.  When I am feeling a bit restless and don’t feel like creating with paint I will pullout old magazines and a pair of scissors.   Flipping through the pages of the magazine until a word jumps out at me.  I will cut out these words and pile them up next to me. Once I feel complete I will sort out the words.  Usually a theme arises and I will glue the words down in my journal.  Or a lot of times I simply gather up the words and place them in my “Tray of Words”.  This tactile and unconscious thought will always reduce the angst I felt previous to when I started.  AND,  I have uncovered and brought out INNER wisdom I didn’t have previous to starting.  This inner wisdom feels peaceful and heart-felt. It’s as if my Soul has been stirred and brought about wisdom I was in need of hearing.

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A beautiful memory

30 Friday Dec 2016

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When my  grandmother passed away at 96 years young I was sad and yet I knew she was in a place of love, happiness, joy and beauty.  I knew this because on our last visit at a local convalescent hospital I witnessed her having extreme joy. Mumu sat in a wheel chair in her room, eyes closed as if she might have been sleeping.  As my mom and I tried to speak with her, Mumu all of a sudden let out a beautiful squeal of joy and swinging her body as if she were on a swing.  Back and forth her body and legs moved, pumping her body as if trying to go higher and higher. I don’t remember if she shared with us through words what she was experiencing, but the movement of her body told the story of pure joy and exhilaration.  Mumu’s mind was somewhere else other than the room, in the wheelchair at the convalescent hospital. She passed away shortly after that visit. However, my memory of her swinging and experiencing pure bliss certainly consoled my head and heart.  I think of Mumu often.

This morning I wanted to create with my new linoleum blocks.  Instantly, the feeling of my grandmother, Mumu, filled my heart and I knew I wanted to create the swing she might have been on.  As I carved out the scene I felt as if Mumu was right there with me in my studion.  Her love as palpable.  She was providing support as I tried something new.  This was my first experience with linoleum blocks. I enjoyed the process of drawing the scene, carving out the details and inking it up to see the end result.  Each time I inked and printed the block I would go back in and carve a little more to clean up the lines a bit. I look forward to creating many more scenes with the linoleum blocks.

My experiences in life definitely cross over into my artwork. I feel blessed to have found a way to express myself through art.

 

 

Inner stirrings

24 Monday Oct 2016

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I have had this blog site for over two years. I intuitively knew someday I would like to write. However, my lack of confidence kept me from sharing my journey. All the negative self talk was so loud. This morning, the energy inside and around me was different.

I have been visualizing a rubber stamp shape, a flower petal design. One which could be repetitive and had space to add my own pen work in between the lines. This design kept showing up in my thoughts until finally I was dreaming about it last night. Once I dropped my son off at school this morning I sat down and created the stamp.

I have to say creating this stamp from start to finish in all of 20 minutes brought so much JOY to my heart. I had a smile on my face when I placed the ink on it and pressed it out on paper. The image was exactly, if not better, than the image in my head. I have many ideas flowing through me as to how I can create with this stamp.

Since this particular petal stamp turned out so well I looked in my sketchbook to see what else I could carve out of the small leftover piece of rubber. I found a bird sketch. I quickly traced the image with my pencil, rubbed the sketch over the rubber and began using my carving tools. In all of 5 minutes my next rubber stamp was born.

I am not sure why these two creations have brought me so much happiness and WHY it has encouraged me to get up and begin writing on my blog. All I know is that I am looking forward to my day of being a CREATIVE person. I look forward to being ME today. AND I look forward to sharing my journey on this blog. Let’s see where this next chapter in my journey will take me.