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Originally, this blog was created to share art and creativity.... work I had been doing, artists who have inspired me, projects for others to try, etc.. This past year, a soul shattering event occurred in my life and in the lives of my family, when our darling girl, Sasia, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 25, while sleeping. To say that this has been the most painful and difficult experience of my life, is an enormous understatement. I have learned that it is impossible to imagine the depth of emotional pain and grief that this type of loss brings. It has left a huge hole in my soul, that I feel everyday. This blog has now become a different avenue of expression for me as I share the deeper part of my experience with this loss, and the way that it is now woven into the fabric of my family's everyday lives. In time, I am sure that part of my sharing will be interlaced with artwork, as I feel my way back into artistic expression. For me, Art has always been a joyful expression, and since my daughter's transition into the heavenly realm, I have not felt a strong desire to create. I am just now beginning to experience some stirrings along the artistic lines.... so, in due time, I will be sharing some art. In the meantime, I hope my words here will be inspiring or helpful to others . Namaste.

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I strive to be..... loving, kind, spiritual, generous, helpful, intelligent, sharing, sweet, thoughtful, caring, good, inspiring, useful, artistic, and deep. Sometimes I am irritated, impatient, careless, petty, negative, and foolish. I care most about my family, my friends, Spirit, and Love. I am obsessed with good coffee, the sweetness of children,a roaring fire, art in most of its forms, water.... touching, tasting, smelling, hearing and seeing water, roses, miracles, hummingbirds, seeing "signs" from my darling Sasia, being with my family.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Art Resolution


I have a resolution for the new year, 2010, to do a piece of artwork each day & to post about it on this blog. I was inspired by the recent movie, Julie & Julia, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvJHsJD8ic which I loved. I was struck by Julie's devotion to her self-imposed assignment, and realized that I have never made a daily commitment to anything really. I have begun many diets & exercise programs... I have resolved to meditate daily, or cut sweets out of my life, or give up dairy.... yada, yada, yada. In the past, I have not succeeded & basically it's because I didn't hold myself accountable. I hope that keeping a blog about my daily art plan will help to keep me motivated & accountable.... I will say that I have become aware that I am already coming up with excuses regarding why I should skip the 1st day.... but, because the blog is posted daily, I really can't cheat without it being blazingly obvious. But, I have to wonder, "Why do I do that? Why do I start creating excuses for myself before I even started the process? Where does the resistance come from?
" Already I am having some interesting insights & realizations. I am clear that I need to set time aside for doing art, I need to find a way to weave it into my everyday life. It may be easier to do in the morning, before the busy-ness of the day begins to take all my time and attention.... I'll play around with it & write about what I discover. I'm excited by what the year holds.,

The parameters for my yearlong Daily Art Resolution are as follows:
1. Do some piece of art everyday. It doesn't have to be a completed piece, but I do have to work on something daily.
2. Blog about the art.
So.... that's pretty simple, right? I don't have to paint a grand masterpiece, I just have to do art daily & write about it.
1/1/2010 Post: Since I am utterly exhausted from last night's New Year's Eve party (at our house), I decided to do something simple for today's post, namely, draw my art supplies... specifically my pens & pencils. I have not drawn anything in quite a while, actually, & it felt really good to do it again! When I was a girl, it was my primary form of artwork, so it was nice to get back to it again. It is always a great way to reconnect with one of the most basic forms of visual expression & I love the feel of a pencil in my hand as it moves across the paper attempting to draw out the interesting lines, textures, shapes, & essence of the subject. I am excited to see what the next year brings for me! I'm excited by my New Year's resolution!
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