Welcome to my reality, my attempt to make sense of life and the human condition through artistic expression. My blog is primarily about my fibre art, which reflects my feelings, experiences, and thoughts. Inevitably, mental turmoil comes into it, as it informs much of my work.
Reality is never absolute, and each person’s interpretation of reality is unique, and equally valid. When one’s reality is that of a ‘different drum’, not shared by many, one can feel isolated and alienated in the world, and withdraw, feeling not-understood. I am awed by art’s power to bridge this divide, and to communicate, connect and bring understanding where previously there was separation and alienation; where we were ships passing in the night.
If my work strikes a chord with another person, I feel heard, and it is my fervent wish that the reality of the viewer is likewise validated.
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Congrats!!!
Excellent! Congratulations! Just keep on creating. Art is a wonderful healer.You might want to add 'The Soul's Palette' by Cathy A. Malchiodi, to your Kalahari wishlist. (Drawing on Art's transformative powers for health and well being.)
Hi Robyn- thanks!
I have The Soul's Palette :) It's great. I came to art via the route of depression, so art as therapy has always been a huge focus for me. But I liked the idea of the spiritual focus of the book you mentioned, since they're all rolled into one, really, like Julia Cameron's 'The Artists Way'. And I have lost the spiritual aspect in a big way over the last few years, just having to earn and be a breadwinner and all that. I want to get that back.
Your picture of your bookshelf had me sitting with my head turned to the right trying to read every title to see what you had! And in the art shop the other day while buying paints, I gazed at all the woodworking tools and thought of you!
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