Rushed Blooms April 8, 2014

In a rush to bloom

Flowers wait all winter long

For a few sweet days.

Art Prescription:  Sound familiar? We rush to be 16, and then we rush to be 21, and we rush to get through school and “start” our life. Don’t know about you…but these days I want to savor the moment.

Rushed Blooms

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!!

art rx May 6