Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: I’m back in the studio (yay!) and back to daily episodes of Behind the Scenes! I’ve been taking some time to pour this summer’s learnings and experiences into my heart as I get ready for what I hope will be a wonder-full fall! And speaking of fall… I share a little bit of our trip to Niagara Falls (what a segue!)
Every couple of weeks I film stART: Creating as We Go with my two sisters, Suzie and Shannon. We share our creative projects, from challenges to celebrations, and support each other’s creative lives. We hope we’ll inspire you to get creating too!
Over the past 2 weeks we have all had to/decided to/needed to take a bit of a break and then we got back to getting our creative juices flowing. As always, we talk through projects and challenges, including overworking and switching gears to new interests. We’ll be back in mid-September for our next episode. Until then, keep creating!
Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: I’m getting ready to enjoy the last of the summer season and that means some time off to rest, refuel and plan for a full-on fall! I’ll be back Behind the Scenes on September 14th. I will still be in the studio, gentle creating, planning and getting ready for fall.
Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: As I get ready for tomorrow’s Creative Performance workshop, I’m thinking about our preconceived ideas and what it means to show up as exactly who we are.
Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: It’s time to focus on what you want to be sure to experience this summer as you start to get ready for fall. I’ve been noticing how a little bit of photography is inspiring me to create some oomph!
Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: I’ve made a video about collage materials and supplies and I’d love to hear – do you prefer one show or little bites? Plus, I share my new watercolour travel kit and one of the kittens makes a first appearance!
Oh Darling, You Don’t Look Like a Dahlia to Me by Nancy Gunderson
She said, walking in a circle around the seed,
Stalker with flowing sleeves, jangling bangles,
And a cigarette holder dangling from thin fingers,
Pointing with it, smoke trailing,
“Oh darling, no, no, no, you don’t look like
A dahlia to me!
Your lines are too compact, your form is too
Small and ovoid, your impact on the viewer
Is so slight! There is nothing
Dahlia-like about you at all!”
She took her flair, her jangles and her judgement
And moved on to her next critique subject.
The immobile seed was abandoned as the crowd
flowed after the eminent artiste, left to sit alone
quietly in its own essence.
Found by the cleaning lady after darkness had fallen, it was swept up.
She took it in, gave it what was needed:
Sun, air, light, water in abundance.
She took joy in waiting for it to sprout and grow,
Noticing each small change of form, color, texture,
And smiling.
The dahlia bloomed radiantly in its quiet corner
Until one day the eminence walked by and exclaimed,
“True beauty! Where have you been hiding! Now that’s a dahlia!”
If you’d like to follow the progress of our rescued kittens, be sure to check out their Tumblr!
Every weekday morning I invite you Behind the Scenes at my studio.
Today: Continuing to share what I learned at an art school intensive – and there’s more to come! Plus a cool creative exercise for expressing your identity as an individual, an artist or an entrepreneur!
