Shared Creativity, Hope, Lemonade from Lemons
November 1st, 2024Shared Creativity, Hope, Lemonade from Lemons We shared the joys of nature’s beauty, diverse creativity and unexpected expressions. It had been two months since the last get together of our Mandala & Creativity Circle. September’s Circle was cancelled when I fell the day before, dislocating my shoulder and breaking my arm. Fortunately, we all gathered […]
Before the “Break” October Blog
October 6th, 2024Before the “Break” This blog is about creativity before the “break”. The “break” was an actual fall I had two weeks ago in Chicago on the L train platform. My husband and I were on our way to the airport to come home. I fell, dislocated my left shoulder and broke my arm bone near […]
A Forever Friend – Creative Flow
August 5th, 2024Special & Sacred Space The special and sacred space where our monthly Mandala & Creativity Circle meets is like a forever friend. No matter how much time has passed since last getting together, there is an instant connection as if no time has passed. We hadn’t gathered together since April. May was cancelled due to […]
A Creative Retreat – Time Alone with Creativity
June 4th, 2024No Distractions A gift of time to be immersed in creativity came my way a week or so ago. A forced stay at home for almost 2 weeks with a no driving mandate, became a time of playing with colors, shapes, paints, paper and more. Minor surgery on one of my toes was how this […]
Embroidery Gifts & Little Books
March 3rd, 2024Embroidery Gifts & Little Books We were all delighted and surprised at the last Mandala & Creativity Circle when Kathy F. gifted us beautiful embroidery on 4×4 inch fabric squares. Many of these lovely art pieces had simple mandala embroidered circle shapes. Both the front and the back are treasures. (More below) Kathy creates these […]
Be Love, Do Love – Hearts for February
February 1st, 2024Be Love, Do Love The four words “Be Love, Do Love” are an inspiration to live by the entire year, not just February. Hearts in February are a reminder to always practice these four words. Due to the deep cold our Mandala & Creativity Circle in December was cancelled. Due to a case of covid […]
Creativity Bridge into Winter’s Light
January 5th, 2024Creativity Bridge into Winter’s Light Although it’s the New Year of 2024, last year’s creativity is one side of the bridge from dark night into the awakening of light. My Solstice Winter Flower – Seeds of Light We gathered in mid-December, a few days before the solstice. The energy of the womb of darkness when […]
A Time of Inner Light – Mandalas & More
December 5th, 2023A Time of Inner Light – Mandalas & More A Different Time of A New Year The circle of time really has no ending or beginning, but the rhythm of light and dark brings a sense of beginnings and endings to each year. These beginnings and endings differ in various traditions. One tradition has the […]
Equinox Labyrinth & Creativity
October 1st, 2023Equinox Labyrinth & Creativity A new labyrinth within a woodland park was a magical setting for the Fall Equinox on Sept. 23rd. Field Trip The monthly Mandala & Creativity Circle, usually held in my home art space, went on a field trip to experience creativity and the centering energy of a labyrinth and nature. After […]
Joy of Color & Creativity – At Home & Away
July 5th, 2023Joy of Color & Creativity – At Home & Away “Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment” – Claude Monet. Color is a constant joy, sometime obsession and seldom torment in my life, but I know how Monet felt this way. Color is my joy and obsession both at home and when away. At […]