Just as the natural world moves in cycles of birth, death & rebirth so does creativity. For the past month it has been sort of a dark time for me- I had no creative fires that were lighting up my world and when I am in that dark place I forget that it will not last forever. In addition, the days are short, the wind is blowing, the snow is piling up and I have close friends and family members that are experiencing some tough times. The inner world seems to be following the cycles of the natural world. It is a time of stillness, reflection,lying fallow waiting for the light to return & the green shoots to sprout. What can I do? I can nurture with loving words, chicken soup, a warm hug and kindness to others and myself…nurture…ahhh yes…what REALLY needs nurturing? The soul…
A little flame just licked up from the embers- an idea- I will start a painting about nurturing the soul. Hmmm… time to look through my postcard collection. Some possibilities:
Yes, I think this is the right one:
It says:
“In the desert a fountain is springing.
In the wild waste there is still a tree
And a flower in the old garden blooming
That speaks to my spirit of thee.”
What visually evokes the nurturing of the soul? a mother tenderly holding her child? Hmm I better get to painting!!!
[...] a mother tenderly holding her child. The “bulb” is blossoming into the postcard- see my previous blog for the saying that is written on the card. The blue is tape that protects the background color of [...]
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