Moons connect you to the Cycles of Life I see so many ‘groups’ evaluating 2014, and setting feelings for 2015. It doesn’t excite me. It seems more like ‘work’, doesn’t come easy, and certainly isn’t in the flow of ‘play’. I don’t know what I feel for next July, but I do know what I…… Continue Reading
Arts and Crafts People are Great Problem Solvers! “Research shows that the most accomplished scientists are likely to be craftspeople.” American Craft Magazine, Oct/Nov 2014. Many chose hobbies, and after work activities to recharge their energy far from their working think tanks. Some played musical instruments, others painted, sculpted, did woodworking, hands on ceramics or…… Continue Reading
“The Power of Now”….Eckhart Tolle What excites me? What ignites my passion? Not listing what worked and what didn’t over 2014. Not fitting into someone else’s dream & squeezing my thoughts in between their framework. No lists, schedules, or yearly plan. I’ve done that before. This has to be something else. I’m ready for ‘Something…… Continue Reading
I Am Timeless. Walking the ancient streets of Paris, Istanbul, or Crete, or creating Art in my studio, give me the great experience of Being Out of Time. Away from the world of schedules, lists, deadlines, have-tos, it’s pure living in the moment, in complete Mindfulness. I feel amazed and inspired when this happens! It’s…… Continue Reading
Halloween Has it All The Subconscious Mind remembers things that can’t be put into words! The scent of the pumpkin as you’re cleaning and carving, the taste of roasted pumpkin seeds, the masks we wear, the decorations used again & again over the years, are deep sensory treasures held in our consciousness. Recollections float to…… Continue Reading
Art & Science go Hand in Hand Literally! Latest research shows top Nobel Laureate scientists usually also have a Fine Art passion on the side. These geniuses recognize the innovative, exploratory, risk taking, hands on approach of visual arts, music, writing and poetry, enhance their scientific, as well as their private lives, in every way.…… Continue Reading
Radiation maps showing a fraction of a second after the Big Bang detail a wide variation of divisions & cold spots, all traces of the birth of many Universes besides our own! It’s lopsided, not uniform as one big explosion ‘should’ be. Scientists call it the multiverse, endless series of parallel universes, the ” many…… Continue Reading
The the largest part of the Brain governs unconscious behavior ! Our Conscious Mind is slow, constantly evaluating, comparing, Thinking through things and ruled by just a tiny fraction of the Brain. While our subconscious is dedicated to fast, instinctual actions that flow constantly…… Continue Reading
Moon of Remembering. October is the in between time, deep into Fall, not yet Winter. This is one of four blood moons this year, when the tilt of the sun casts the moon in a reddish glow. This is a time to take stock of yourself, your year so far. Who have you lost, what…… Continue Reading
I love when immensely relative information just pops up online! To me, the art we do in my classes is an Active Meditation, a going deep within, a mega visualization experience, directing our focus on ourselves in this moment of time. It becomes a feeling, a way of life, that carries over to all aspects…… Continue Reading