Steady spring rain fall
Bull frog croaks, birds swoop for worms
Nature’s thirst quencher!
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Haiku May 6, 2013 Trust Your Muse
To trust in your muse
Step aside for a new voice
Completely let go!!
Art Prescription: I had a great group today in my Art Prescription: Art Journaling Workshop. I asked them to do something really hard. Put together a collage of beautiful images, and then completely paint over it!! I have to say there was reluctance. I gently prodded, and even encouraged one participant to retrieve her “trashed” painting and stick with the transition. So many life metaphors. The theme was Wholeness, and I wanted them to work through creating something and then let go of the original piece, transition it to something brand new, healing. Their end products were amazing!! and suddenly they saw that their muse was there all along!!
Haiku April 29, 2013 Put it on Paper
Put it on paper.
Dreams, aspirations, fears, hopes.
Now color it in!!
Art Prescription: I had the most delightful group today in my Art Prescription Workshop!! Focus today was on “what do we want more of in our lives?”
Haiku April 22, 2013 Art Journaling
Visual stories
Paper, glue, images, paint,
Art journal collage.
Art Prescription: Great group of art journal artists today. Everyone has a story, and it’s creative and healing to express it with images. Here you will see the unconscious surface. Be free, respond to the colors and images…be in the moment.
Haiku April 19, 2013 Blue Phlox
A carpet of phlox
Wanders over the spring ground
Greeting tall tulips.
Art Prescription: Fall efforts delight the garden!
Haiku April 17, 2013 Inch Worms
Inch-worm ornaments
Hang by silk thread from spring trees
Geometer moths.
Art Prescription: These little worms are hitch-hikers. Next thing you know you have an inch worm on your shoulder. Carefully remove them and place them on a nearby leaf. They are on a journey to become Geometer Moths. A huge family of moths, around 35,000 species, and their colors vary from flat greys to vibrant pinks.
Haiku April 15, 2013 Go Easy
Gentle on my mind
Nature has a steady pace
Keeps time with my heart.
Art Prescription: In a world that’s wound up so tight that a high percentage of kids are on Attention Deficit Disorders medications, I plea…get thee to the woods.
Haiku March 20, 2013 Huntress Owl
A night-time huntress.
A riot of wildflowers.
The owl glides silent.
Art Prescription: The magical unexpected sighting of an owl on my morning walk stayed with me all day. Usually nocturnal, this time of year owls are doing a bit of extra hunting for their brood. Owls have long been thought of as a symbol for wisdom. The Native American practice of Animal Medicine says Owl may be asking you to go deep within and know your own truths.
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