Dear Artists, Creatives and Other Broken Saints
I wrote the following poem about four years ago to help me stop worrying about what my neighbors/friends/relatives/dentist or other writers thought about my writing style and ability.
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I wrote the following poem about four years ago to help me stop worrying about what my neighbors/friends/relatives/dentist or other writers thought about my writing style and ability.
What I wish I could have told myself when I was hopeless about my writing prospects is that I should have defined artistic success in ways that weren’t shaped by forces beyond my control.
The term ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) was organically started to describe artworks that are not drawn on a Zentangle tile but still use the Zentangle Method in the creation of them. For instance a pair of shoes that are tangled, a large canvas covered with Zentangle art, a ceramic dish with a tangled border, a butterfly filled with tangles, a fox, a turtle, etc.
When people first discover the Zentangle Method, they sometimes ask about the “rules.” There is often a desire to do things correctly and they are seeking clarification.
Have you crossed paths with people who get quick results without putting in too much effort? Yes, that does seem unfair. But, according to ancient Vedic texts, that extra shot of luck comes from having high sattva! The very nature of sattva is it bestows luck and brings clarity in an individual. So, the higher …
Every person has experienced a state of flow in a lifetime—the feeling of evenness between your body and psyche, where you are consumed by something past the distraction point and focused on it. It feels as if the time has slowed down, and the senses are enhanced. When action and perception align to build an …
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“I keep to this routine every day without variation,” author Haruki Murakami said in an interview with The Paris Review in 2004 about his writing process, “The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind.” Some call it therapy and others use …
Creating any kind of artwork is a tough task. Sure, in theory, it should be simple: all you have to do is to pick up your art supplies, put your paintbrush to canvas, and produce something artsy. But what happens when your mind is plagued with countless anxious thoughts, and your creativity is weighed down …
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Everyone has a story and every story matters. Ann traveled around the country inviting people to share their yayboos during her solo show, Inappropriate in All the Right Ways. Here, she shares some of those stories.
Dance has always been a part of my life. After years of rigorous training, I became a performer in New York City, Washington D.C., and later Boston. For the past 26 years, I’ve also been a choreographer making dances that ask questions about our fundamental relationship with ourselves, and with our beautiful blue planet. …