Thursday, August 28, 2008

Wishing



gouache and ink on heavyweight bristol paper, 14" x 11"
SOLD



I believe in the power of wishing. Active, creative wish-making (rather than passive longing, whiny "if only"s in moments of emptiness and desperation). I don't think it helps to cling to a wish, to squeeze it, worry it, focusing exclusively on the void in your life that your unfulfilled desire occupies.

I believe, instead, in creating a detailed visualization of whatever you want to bring into being. Blow your wish into a big pink balloon. As the old New Age Creative Visualization guru, Shakti Gawain advised, let it float away into the sky. You must trust that your wish will be heard by the powers that be, and that, if a path can be forged to its realization, the way will open up before you.

Release your wishes. Allow for the present moment, where you have acknowledged an unfulfilled desire. Allow for the perhaps difficult possibility that your wish will not come true. Allow for whatever emotion comes up in its wake. And most of all, allow for mystery, subconscious process, and invisible magic behind the scenes.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Dance

Sometimes there really is nothing better than putting on some music and turning off the brain.



Dance
Mixed Media on 100% cotton paper, 11" x 8.5"

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Compare and Contrast

I thought this was interesting:

Two very different yet very similar pieces made fourteen years apart.

Mandala



montage on cardboard, 14" x 11", 1990


Yoni


gouache on bristol paper, 9" x 12", 2004