THE ARTFUL GARDEN: Succulent Studio

THE ARTFUL GARDEN

"The Artful Garden" is a metaphor suggesting how we can sow seeds of creative ideas. Gardens start with small seeds, much like ideas and art. They both need to be fed, nurtured and loved in order to thrive. This "garden" is a safe place to be both inspired and inspiring to others. It is a way to share who you are and promote forward movement within your life. A way to realize that you are not alone. Please join our "conversation" any time by posting your thoughts, questions and ideas in the comment section of
"the garden."

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Succulent Studio

Hello my lovely autumn roses~

It has been some time since I have checked in, and I want you to know how much I miss you all of you! For those of you who didn't know, I have spent the past four months writing my Portfolio for school. This has been an amazing gift, in which I have been able to reflect on the past two and half years of creative work and research. I never could have imagined that my time at Goddard would lead me down such an amazing path of self-discovery, filled with new friendships, collaboration and shared knowledge. This experience has taught me how to live and be in the world in a way I never had time for before, and is why this time has been so cherished. My eyes have been opened to new ways of seeing, and for that I will forever be grateful.

As many of you know, I have been fortunate enough to have had a great little studio space in my house. It is warm, quaint, cozy, and inviting, but tiny. Sometimes it felt a little isolating, and being as social as I am I yearned to be a part of a creative community. Well, the universe has a way of giving you what you ask for I guess, because it was quite synchronistic that the day I put my final packet in the post last week, I had a studio to go see that had become available. The timing, or the space couldn't have been more perfect. There is lots of room, great light, and three other artists who share the surrounding space, so I even have the community I was craving. Maybe Joseph Campbell was right when he said, "when you follow your bliss, doors will open where there were none before." The picture posted is what the studio looks like right now, and I will post another one after I move in. I have a lot of packing to do, and although I feel somewhat saddened to leave my home studio, this space will allow me to spread out, and finally have room to teach the lessons that I have been dreaming of.

What have you been up to? I would love to know what is going on in your worlds, both creatively and non-creatively, so please share! It would mean a lot to me, and everyone else, so don't be shy.