“It is surprising to me to see how many good people separate the objective from the abstract. Objective painting is not good painting unless it is good in the abstract sense. A hill or a tree cannot make a good painting just because it is a hill or a tree. It is lines and colors […]
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Category: Creative Process
Creative process emphasizes the evolving nature of the artist.
Why do I write this blog?
Many people ask me why I write publicly about my personal life, my experiences, my feelings and the lessons I have learned on my ever evolving path. Some people are really interested and caring and want to share their thoughts; others believe it is in “bad taste” to reveal one’s inner reality. A good face […]
Breaking the Glass Ceiling… Beware of Fa
After some time, when I realized that I had gone as far as I could in my present position, I decided to look for a new opportunity. I became the official Assistant to the President of a diversified merchandising company. Over the following three years, I cultivated a greater confidence in myself, refined my skills, extended my abilities […]
Fright Makes Might…
Seven years later – during which time I tried very hard to be the best wife and mother, cook and bottle washer, floor polisher and window washer this side of the North Pole – I found myself at the edge of a cliff. With little education, no work experience and nothing but a need to provide, […]
Do Whatever You Set Your Mind To Do!
I remember spending Saturdays with my Dad …as father-and-son. We would go to the movies and eat popcorn together. It was in the darkened theater (the neighborhood Nortown was decorated like a wonderful villa by the sea, with stars twinkling high above in the dark night-sky ceiling) that I tapped into my alternate source of knowledge […]
I Closed the Door…
I closed the door, physically and psychically on the bill collector and on my history of living my life to please others. For years, I had depended on my family, my friends, my husband and my community to provide me with a framework within which to live my life – and it hadn’t worked. Instead, the […]
Transitioning to Tomorrow, Tomorrow and ...
I sit quietly in front of my computer feeling a calmness and a sense of purpose. It is January 1, 2014 and my intention is to write my first blog of the New Year. The title comes to me immediately: “Transitioning to Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow …or the day after.” I can almost feel the movement in […]
Creativity: The Process of Bringing Some...
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Several months ago, I prepared a brief talk, acting as Sunday morning service leader for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County. Today, as I read over my former notes in an effort […]
Today is the first day of the rest of my...
Today, is also the first day in the month of October… In our family, we have a tradition (I don’t know how or why it began) of greeting each other on the first day of the month by saying, “Tibbar, Tibbar.” For whatever it means, it is a reminder to be awake and in the moment. Today […]
Memoir Writing Intensive
If you were one of the many people who attended my recent “Introduction to Memoir Writing” workshop, I’d like to thank you. It was a pleasure to meet each of you and to share the basics of memoir writing with you. I hope you found the time we spent together to be as fulfilling and […]