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Gratitude Art: A Free 7 Day Journey

In the beginning of August I asked those in the Virtual Art Circle Facebook group what most interfered with their having art-making time and the response was mainly “not having enough time”.  Over the years in my creative work with others this has been an ongoing theme that seems to deter people from creating art […]

Starting Fresh

This is my second time beginning to write this post.  My first draft I thought I had saved. I had taken a break, feeling stuck about what to say, and when I came back I could not find it- couldn’t even remember what I had called it! So I am starting fresh. Which seems fitting […]

Embracing What is

  As the New Year approaches I am reminded of what has been and what may be ahead. It is easy to get caught up in wanting to jump into the New Year and leave everything else behind, particularly if you have had a difficult year, or your year seemed to have fallen short of […]

Embracing Your Creative Self

    “The thing that is missing from your life is you”  Guy Finley   Sometimes we spend a lot of time looking for things. Things to make our lives better, things to make us feel better, look better, be better. We seek change to happen to us. We seek change or transformation as if […]

Looking Back to Look Forward

    The beginning of a new year often seems like a over-rated time to begin anew with setting intentions for the year ahead. But to me New Years is a symbolic of a new start, a reminder that at any time we can begin anew and make positive changes in our lives. We don’t need to wait […]

Circle of Art

  Today and every Friday, I invite you to join me in creating a response to the quotes I post, using the arts: visual arts, photography, music or song, dance (video please!) prose or poetry, it’s your choice.   I will be sharing a quote here weekly and inviting a response from others to the […]

Never Ending

Every time there is change; change of season, taking on something new, or things turning out differently than expected, I am reminded to appreciate what I have, have done, have received, have invited into my life. I don’t always feel it right away, often I feel trepidation when change approaches. The change in seasons really […]

Creative Gratitude

      As I look around me I see so many posts about gratitude for the American Thanksgiving. In Canada we have already had our Thanksgiving in early October close to last harvest.  These once a year celebrations remind us to take the time and acknowedge all that we have to be grateful for.    […]

Week-End Reflection

Join Week-End Reflection every Friday, where I invite you to express and reflect about your week using poetry, prose, imagery or art in response to “This week I discovered . . .”  I encourage you to come back and visit the other posts linked here to help amplify the gratitude. Taking the time to reflect on your […]

Week-End Reflection

Join Week-End Reflection every Friday, where I invite you to express and reflect about your week using poetry, prose, imagery or art in response to “This week I discovered . . .”  I encourage you to come back and visit the other posts linked here to help amplify the gratitude. Taking the time to reflect on […]