Comments on: Meeting Yourself Where You’re At With Art http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html Everyday Creative, Creative Every Day Tue, 22 May 2012 13:52:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eileen http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10380 Eileen Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:14:40 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10380 Wow, talk about a lesson in *being in the moment* and letting go of the focus on outcomes. (Ironically this often brings better outcomes! constantly shaking my head over that conundrum :P) Love it. Wow, talk about a lesson in *being in the moment* and letting go of the focus on outcomes. (Ironically this often brings better outcomes! constantly shaking my head over that conundrum :P ) Love it.

]]> By: elk http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10374 elk Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:23:33 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10374 the act of quietly cutting shapes is therapy for me most times they may not be pasted for some time but each step has it's own merit ~ elk the act of quietly cutting shapes is therapy for me most times
they may not be pasted for some time but each step has it’s own merit ~ elk

]]> By: Cheryl @ MandalaOasis http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10355 Cheryl @ MandalaOasis Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:52:44 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10355 I just love your creations..and the colors too! They're unique and inviting. And..the creative process you describe is the same way it works for my mandalas. Just putting the color on the paper and seeing what takes shape, and going from there. It's a treasure to see things unfold...listening as the art tells us what it wants to be. Love it! I just love your creations..and the colors too! They’re unique and inviting. And..the creative process you describe is the same way it works for my mandalas. Just putting the color on the paper and seeing what takes shape, and going from there. It’s a treasure to see things unfold…listening as the art tells us what it wants to be. Love it!

]]> By: Sandra L. http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10353 Sandra L. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:53 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10353 Your entry really spoke to me today. I lost my job at the end of May, and I just haven't been able to make any art. The thought of washing out my brushes exhausts me. I will try to just "make marks" and see what happens. Thank you for sharing this with us all. Your entry really spoke to me today. I lost my job at the end of May, and I just haven’t been able to make any art. The thought of washing out my brushes exhausts me. I will try to just “make marks” and see what happens. Thank you for sharing this with us all.

]]> By: Arlene / Spirit Essence Art http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10350 Arlene / Spirit Essence Art Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:02 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10350 Wow, Leah - your post so well describes what I am going through at the moment. Sometimes I approach it the way you have by just letting the materials spontaneously appear in shapes and colors on the paper. Sometimes I decide to just tackle something I have been putting off. Your painting is so beautiful and your spontaneity is so successful! I love it. I am glad to know I am not the only one sometimes experiencing this angst about what to paint and how it turns out. Very inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing this. Wow, Leah – your post so well describes what I am going through at the moment. Sometimes I approach it the way you have by just letting the materials spontaneously appear in shapes and colors on the paper. Sometimes I decide to just tackle something I have been putting off. Your painting is so beautiful and your spontaneity is so successful! I love it. I am glad to know I am not the only one sometimes experiencing this angst about what to paint and how it turns out. Very inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing this.

]]> By: Sharon http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10349 Sharon Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:12:41 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10349 Great post, Leah, and I love your painting. It's so dramatic! I love painting this way. I'm always amazed at what images emerge. :) Great post, Leah, and I love your painting. It’s so dramatic! I love painting this way. I’m always amazed at what images emerge. :)

]]> By: Beverley Baird http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10347 Beverley Baird Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:42:21 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10347 Thanks for this post Leah! I needed to hear your message! I tried to do do a simple sunflower last night and I just could not get it! But I persisted and just did it. I'm still not happy with it, but it is a start. I will try to post tomorrow - I'm hoping the computer at school is still working! It will be my last time in for a while - then I will have to try a different route to posting photos! Thanks for this post Leah! I needed to hear your message!
I tried to do do a simple sunflower last night and I just could not get it! But I persisted and just did it.
I’m still not happy with it, but it is a start.
I will try to post tomorrow – I’m hoping the computer at school is still working! It will be my last time in for a while – then I will have to try a different route to posting photos!

]]> By: Sloane http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10344 Sloane Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:54 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10344 You go girl! I am working towards a two day show...so I NEED to be in there working. I just tell myself to be present..be there..even if I just paint tissue..I tell myself to just step in the studio for a minute and fortunately I am usually in there for a lot longer...and if I'm not then at least I made an effort. You rock it girl...you get in there and fiddle around and create masterpieces! We are lucky to have you share this with us! You go girl!
I am working towards a two day show…so I NEED to be in there working. I just tell myself to be present..be there..even if I just paint tissue..I tell myself to just step in the studio for a minute and fortunately I am usually in there for a lot longer…and if I’m not then at least I made an effort.
You rock it girl…you get in there and fiddle around and create masterpieces! We are lucky to have you share this with us!

]]> By: brandi http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10343 brandi Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:36:58 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10343 I love how fantastical it is!! I'm so there with you-even knowing that it just takes the starting to get in the flow...the starting can still be hard. rock on for inspiring us to just see what comes up. I love how fantastical it is!! I’m so there with you-even knowing that it just takes the starting to get in the flow…the starting can still be hard. rock on for inspiring us to just see what comes up.

]]> By: Pace http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html/comment-page-1#comment-10341 Pace Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:14:22 +0000 http://rico.liquidweb.com/~creativ/creativeeveryday/2009/07/meeting-yourself-where-youre-at-with-art.html#comment-10341 Leah, This is really inspiring for me! Since I'm not an artist, I'm always pleasantly surprised when I get something out of one of your posts that directly helps me in my life. For me, the same thing holds with other creative things I do, like writing microfiction or working on another creative project like my random music generator or my ontology of video games. Except that art and writing are so much more unconstrained... the more constrained forms or creativity don't have that same sense of freedom. Your post has gotten me thinking in ways I'm sure you didn't expect. It's neat. (: Leah,

This is really inspiring for me! Since I’m not an artist, I’m always pleasantly surprised when I get something out of one of your posts that directly helps me in my life. For me, the same thing holds with other creative things I do, like writing microfiction or working on another creative project like my random music generator or my ontology of video games. Except that art and writing are so much more unconstrained… the more constrained forms or creativity don’t have that same sense of freedom.

Your post has gotten me thinking in ways I’m sure you didn’t expect. It’s neat. (:

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