tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33867938197422451042024-02-19T07:43:59.520-08:00to live poetryanca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-60444212192802767842014-10-12T22:59:00.002-07:002014-10-12T23:03:55.912-07:00seeking antidote for information overload<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">do you ever feel overwhelmed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">by the barrage of information</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">or sheer amount of words,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">images upon images,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(even the relevant/beautiful/powerful ones)?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">overload.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">do you struggle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">with the weight and worth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">of your additions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">to the massive pile to sift through</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">as i do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">self promotion </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">seems to be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a necessity of our craft these days...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">yet, even when done humbly and respectfully</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it feels a little bit like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">pulling a bandaid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and throwing it in the pile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">doesn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">my attempt at a respite:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">step 1: unplugging.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a walk through the fields. playing in the dirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">picking fresh vegetables. making a child laugh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">jumping in a bouncy house. sipping my tea slowly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">sitting around the fire with loved ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">leaving the camera at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">step 2: simplifying</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">my own input.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">editing the heck out of my thoughts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">ruthlessly cutting out </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">unnecessary words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">really digging</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">to get to the heart of things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">visually,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">if i must paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">(and i must),</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this is not a joke:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">i paint everything white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">i use mostly materials</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">others would consider trash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">i wash them in white</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(paradoxically, covering them in paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">actually reveals their essence to me)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and hesitantly proceed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">to add my contribution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">then i feel that even</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">was perhaps not</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">entirely necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">forgive me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">then i add a few more images,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">not even ironically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and finally i say good night,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">without further editing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">would love to hear your strategies for dealing with information overload! please do share!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">everything is new around here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">new life. new color. new adventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">found confidence. renewed joy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">it starts off with feelings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">of being overwhelmed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">fear, inadequacy, so little sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">then, bit by bit,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">you do the work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and find that love sustains you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">you stop sweating the little things,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">you lean in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">to the built in moments of just being...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">you grow into your true self,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">without even noticing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">now that your focus is outside yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">welcome to motherhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">if you don't know seth apter, you are missing out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">he is a delightful human, wonderful artist,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">passionate community gatherer, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and generous promoter of other artists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">his <b><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1440329338/ref=rdr_ext_tmb" target="_blank">new book</a></span></b>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"the mixed: art tips, tricks, secrets and dreams</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">from over 40 amazing artists"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">is coming out this month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i had the humbling privilage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">it is quite surreal seeing my work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and fumbling thoughts on the creative process</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">printed and in such great company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i am unspeakably grateful</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">for the thoughtful soulful direction</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">in which seth's questions and prompts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">catapulted my work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">inspired by specific prompts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the prompts that inspired me were</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"my shadow side" and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"below the surface".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i am including a couple of in progress detail shots</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of that second piece and my thoughts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">on what it evokes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>crash curse in thoracic surgery</b><b><br /></b>the
bits and pieces will fit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">take great care not lose even one,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">torn and
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">hold them up to the sun,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">while
whistling a familiar tune.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">as far as the mending itself goes,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">it will do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">pause often for tea breaks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in time,
healing is sure to take its course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">eventually,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a new song will bloom,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">just below the surface. </span><b></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to learn more about the brilliant artists</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">showcased in the book,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">check out <b><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/search/label/30%20Artists" target="_blank">seth's blog</a></span></b> for the series of spotlights</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">he is featuring in the month of october.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for a chance to win a free copy of the book, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">leave a comment on any of these posts.</span></div>
anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-83289517214460752422013-08-26T07:58:00.000-07:002013-08-26T07:58:30.783-07:00july. part 2.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on fire 32"x24"</span> <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">custom piece</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> <span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">“may my mind come alive today<br /> to the invisible geography<br /> that invites me to new frontiers,<br /> to break the dead shell of yesterdays,<br /> to risk being disturbed and changed.”<br /> <br /> — john o’donohue, from “a morning offering"</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">all the secrets to the universe 24"x12" diptych</span></td></tr>
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<br />anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-33944851002385640262013-08-09T11:57:00.002-07:002013-08-09T11:57:29.205-07:00july. part 1.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> my apologies for the lengthy absence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">july was packed to the brim</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">with preparations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for baby evelyn's arrival.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and with plenty of art making</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and shipping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i'll catch you up with two posts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on what i've been up to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">first, a walk through</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">evie's new digs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">turns out the nesting instinct</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">is no joke. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">lamb pelt from <span style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TibetCode" target="_blank">tibet code</a></span> on etsy & refinished vintage dresser</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">art i created inspired by some wonderful etsy artists</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">lovely doll hand made by my good friend ramona</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">babies love contrast</span>!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"born free" - nightlight i made inspired by a gap onesie design</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">shel silverstein collection + the book that inspired the room's theme</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">little red mobile i blatantly copied from one found at <span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://acorntoyshop.com/index.php" target="_blank">acorn toy shop</a></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">all washed and ready to be taken on great adventures</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">stay tuned for an update</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">of what i've been up to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in the studio</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in the next post.</span></div>
anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-66234753781064080732013-06-28T08:02:00.004-07:002013-06-28T08:02:50.844-07:00poetic therapy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">tired? worn out? in pain?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">lost? hopeless?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">just a bit confused?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">need a break?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">things that heal:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">lighting a candle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">listening to the music of the rain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the warmth of another</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">writing it down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">a cup of tea (with honey and lemon for extra points)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">morning sunshine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">water (drink it in, immerse yourself in it,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">at the wonderful randolph street market</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">in chicago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the weekend flew by</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">as i ogled gorgeous antiques,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">met beautiful people,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and talked about art. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">filled </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">with preparations for the market,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">live music,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and road trip shenanigans,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">may is taking off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">now june.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">officially 3rd trimester.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">time to fully anticipate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the arrival of our sweet evelyn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">on to the joys</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of preparing an inspiring space</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to welcome her in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">hello, world!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i'm alive and well once again.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"everything is blooming most recklessly"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and i'm inhaling the miracle of it all</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in big gulps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">loads of life are blowing up all around me,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">deep within, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">my days are overflowing with loads of life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">isn't spring simply wonderful?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in this season when so much needs to be done,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on how to make the non-art work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">meaningful, artful, poetic...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">how to infuze every living moment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and every bit of work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">with joy, creativity, beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"you are worried and upset about many things"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">jesus says to martha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">"but few things are needed -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and indeed only one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">your sister has chosen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and it will not be taken away from her."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in reaching for the one thing,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i take out the trash gratefully,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i do the dishes lovingly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i grocery shop creatively,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i hold on to the joy of the studio </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> as i go about the million little errands</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">back at my workbench,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">keeping it light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">yet this has been the look,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(which there hasn't been a lot of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">what there has been a lot of:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">freshly squeezed orange juice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">(substitute for sunshine)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">meals with dear friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">learning to listen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to the madium,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to the process,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">to the little voice within, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and finally,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">bursting </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">with yearning for spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">it's been a season of taking it slowly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of learning how to rest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and offering myself grace. accepting it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">let me tell you,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">there have been lots and lots of books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and long slow walks with a dear friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">tea and art museums and more naps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i eased myself in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">but the important work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">these days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i just have to conspire with grace</span></div>
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<br />anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-3642465681364677022012-11-29T15:50:00.001-08:002012-12-04T09:50:45.940-08:00getting to know crystal neubauer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">mixed media paintings and encaustic pieces on etsy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a couple of years ago and i have been enraptured</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">with the visual feast and sheer poetry of her work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ever since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">equal parts the nature of the material </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">and the sensitivity of the artist,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">her work tucks unutterable prayers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">between delicate layers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">of vintage ephemera.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">i know you will enjoy getting to know the woman</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">behind the breathtaking work</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">as much as i did.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>some things you love:</b></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">old books falling apart and slightly musty with ragged torn covers.<br />my
cat curled up on my lap, or following me from room to room begging for
milk. hanging out with my family over a meal. spending long quiet hours
alone in the studio. walking out the front door and bumping into a
friend. comfy clothes. long hot baths. perusing the magazine aisle at
the book store and then lingering with a stack of them over a cup of
coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>some things you love about yourself (go ahead, brag a
little):</b></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i see things a little differently then others and i believe
this is evident in my art. i am learning to use my voice after having
lived most of my life believing i didn’t have one. i tend to be a
defender of the voiceless minority, a rooter of the under-dog. i don’t
believe in going against the status-quo just to be different, but i have
a hard time remaining silent when i see an injustice. i am learning to
stand in the uncomfortableness of that moment and i think that is pretty
cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i have been
experimenting with encaustic painting in combination with drawing on the
surface of the wax. recently i’ve begun “sculpting” on a 2-d collaged
surface by drawing on top of a layer of wax and scraping, adding ink or
chalk or graphite and scraping some more. the process begins to resemble
a sculpture being chiseled from a hard surface.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">where do you
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i am inspired by texture and line. i will squint
at a landscape and see the color blocked look of the scenery or notice
the way a few random objects are lying in a drawer. i love to decorate
from the items i collect and i carry this inspiration into the studio. and of course, the internet has a plethora of inspiration, almost to the
point of overkill.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">what is your creativity nemesis?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">over
scheduling my time to the point of not making it into the studio for
days, sometimes weeks at a stretch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and our most effective
weapon against it?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">remembering that I am the keeper of my schedule and
prioritizing the studio time. allowing myself to work in my pajamas,
early in the morning before the tasks of the day begin to press in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">something you've learned the hard way:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">everything does not depend on me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">would you please recommend a book?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i am a huge anne lamott fan. 'bird-by-bird' is excellent for the creative process, it is geared toward
writers, but i read it with my art goals in mind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">favorite
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">tender white buttered popcorn with sea salt. frozen dark chocolate peanut butter cups from trader joe's. i think they
qualify as natural? i love pears and freshly cut pineapple too, but
those frozen peanut butter cups are hard to resist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">beauty wrapped in many packages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i don’t have to be
girly to be feminine and i don’t have to be masculine to be equal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">something you need to do less of:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">worry</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">your perfect day:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">my idea of the perfect day changes with my mood and
circumstances, but today it is having a good friend who lives far away
come hang out with me in the studio and then unwinding with my favorite
gluten free pizza and a glass of wine in front of the fireplace. and ice
cream. the perfect day always ends with ice cream.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for more of crystal's work, studio,</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">process & inspiration, please stop by </span><span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://crystalneubauer.com/home.html" target="_blank">her website</a></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><a href="http://www.otherpeoplesflowers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">and blog.</a> </span></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">on a deliciously exhausting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">heartily refreshing week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the art math:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">big chunks of studio time+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">dainty stacks of pretty found paper+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">inspiring words that stand the test of time+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">layering play+ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the thrill of quick sketch type work+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">sewing machine+</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">11 or so pots of jasmine green tea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">14 new joyful pieces </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- painting, drawing, gluing, stitching, burning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">8 paintings at once </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- wearing big cozy sweaters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- finishing a novel in 24 hours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- adding whiskey to my tea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- hunting for treasure at the resale shop</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">(is there anything more wonderful than</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">digging up unique luxuries for under $10?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- reflecting, journaling, dreaming & scheming</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- making visual studio notes mapping out work in progress</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">(directly on the canvas,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">using materials and tools rather than words)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- simplifying my closet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">leaving only things i love wearing and wear to death</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">- ruthlessly slashing at the shoulds in my schedule</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">leaving only essential and life giving items</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">a season of no compromises. no half measures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">no kind of sort ofs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">only full-hearted work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and full-hearted rest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">savoring the luxury of simplicity.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">cashmere sweater, rabbit fur scarf, 2 pairs antique leather gloves, vintage dress patterns - lovely lovely resale shop finds</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="userContent">those who don't feel this love<br /> pulling them like a river,<br /> those who don't drink dawn<br /> like a cup of spring water<br /> or take in sunset like supper,<br /> those who don't want to change, <br /> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span class="userContent"> let them sleep. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">that old trickery and hypocrisy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i've given up on my brain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i've torn the cloth to shreds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">with the melancholy of fleeting moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">venture out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">through the wonderland of golden arches</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">set against a silver sky,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of so much beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">or</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">through the wonderland of your heart</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">over a cup of strong black tea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">dripping with the sweet nectar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of the dying sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">sojourn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">meander.</span></div>
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<br />anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-70884599986214993072012-10-17T01:46:00.002-07:002012-10-17T02:00:05.346-07:007 steps to getting out of a painting funk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">it's real talk slash tough loving time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">you know those times</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">- having forgotten to eat and sleep for days -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(if it is, how did you make it past the title? and</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the fruit of your labor!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">oh, this is different.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">you just checked your facebook page</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for the 13th time today,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">spent hours/days/weeks <strike>getting inspired by</strike> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">crying over breathtaking art on pinterest</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and even more time staring in despair</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> having come out of a 2, ok, 4 week studio funk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i'm feeling good. in fact, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i feel victorious enough</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1.admit you have a problem</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in the midst of the funk, your creative spirit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">by making beautifully crafted excuses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">be honest with yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">do you really need more research</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. give yourself a (guilt free) break</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">sure you've spent a lot (too much) time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">take some intentional time off</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(a half an hour, even a day if you need).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">you'll be much more motivated to get to work</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">4. ease into the work with a bit of play</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">don't start off trying to paint the next masterpiece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">that buys you an express ticket</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to overwhelm town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">instead, go non-committal. have some fun with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i tear some lovely papers to bits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">burn the edges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">just do it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">cheers! you did it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> "there is something in october</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">over gilded rustling carpets,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">through forgotten alleys</span></div>
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<br />anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-31779286710852528322012-09-24T22:41:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:43:45.877-07:00embracing the new season. easing into new work.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i stepped out and it was fall,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">it is quite daunting getting back into</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">regular work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">after having your work cut out for you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for so very long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">so i embraced the new season instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">took a little road trip to grand rapids</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to see all the good, the bad, and the ugly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">at the art prize opening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i spiked my tea with whiskey,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">journaling/list making/dreaming/scheeming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">listened to an entire book series</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(book of the new sun by gene wolfe)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">on audiobook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(german pacakes, muffins, breads, biscuits oh my).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">caught up with friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the procrastinating can go on no longer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(i found this wonderful water damaged dictionary -</span></div>
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<br />anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3386793819742245104.post-88082386224812727802012-09-17T11:55:00.001-07:002012-09-17T11:55:45.485-07:00black & white favorites of art prize 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> many thanks to my dear friend albert of <span style="color: #666666;"><b><a href="http://www.secondprintproductions.com/" target="_blank">secondprint productions</a></b></span>, for capturing these lovely shots.</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">'unfinished poem' mixed media on canvas 4ftx8ft</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">this time, a better reason</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for having been m.i.a. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">'unfinished poem' is nearly finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">as finished as it's going to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">finally vertical</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and ready to go, save for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a few subtle finishing touches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">building a crate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to transport it to the gallery on friday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a strange feeling letting go of it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">after being so intimately connected</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">12-14 hours every day for two months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">thrilled to discover</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://www.artprize.org/calvin-college-106-gallery" target="_blank">the wonderful curating</a></b> at</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">where 'unfinished poem'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">will be showing september 7 - october 7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and ready for the epic ride</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">that will be <b style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://www.artprize.org/" target="_blank">art prize</a></b>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">september 19 - october 7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">if you're anywhere near grand rapids</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">during that time,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">don't miss it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of blank canvas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">that have been collecting around the studio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">but first, a foray out into the world</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">of people and sunshine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">via a 4-day trip to grand rapids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and poetry-infused week, friends! </span></div>
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“my father was very sure about certain matters </div>
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pertaining to the
universe. to him </div>
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all good things-trout as well as eternal salvation-</div>
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come
by grace </div>
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and grace comes by art </div>
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and art does not come easy.” </div>
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"on some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. </div>
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under the rocks are the words, </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and some of the words are theirs. </span><br style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;" />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i am haunted by waters.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">all quotes by norman maclean </span> </div>anca grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02276860638894976324noreply@blogger.com13