Take Time to LOOK….It’s What Artists Do
1. Rules for life that HELP: You might know that I am a HUGE fan of Mason Currey’s Book on creatives. His Substack is also lovely! He introduced me to these rules on life ….there are only 3!
I would add RULE No. 4….
Always choose to believe that the Universe is kind.
This has enabled me to live in a more trustful surrender. With any “horrible” thing that happens to me, it has been fruitful to ask, “If this is a kind Universe, why might this be happening?”…..
Watch me interview Mason here on his book about women creatives.
2. 👁️👁️Taking Time to Look: Last summer I spent a wonderful week exploring Georgia O’Keeffe country in New Mexico with a bunch of other creative women. My sketchbook tour is here. I was thunderstruck by her persistence and general badass nature. She edmonished humans to LOOK. To REALLY look at things. She wanted poeple to really notice flowers for example.
I created this multimedia collage to honor her message!
(a print of my art. “Take Time to Look” is held by coach Allison Crow- find prints + more HERE)
from Allison:
The last thing I want to do when life feels SLOW is slow down even more. Many months ago, when I came across this painting by Sarah Bamford Seidelmann (tagged below), it landed in my feed, and I instantly purchased a wood print from her. It has been over my left shoulder, helping me remember who I am, since I unpacked it.
“Take time to look,” said Georgia O’Keeffe. My own brain also added, “Take time to listen.”
The impossible standards conditioned into my brain expected insight and direction in a flash. My soul knows better, but that did not stop so many parts of me from being irritated, frustrated, self-blaming & shaming, and even afraid.
The vision, the next, the path… has been right here all along in dozens of tiny puzzle pieces. 30 years ago, soul seeds were planted when I discovered the work of Thomas Moore in a Boulder, Colorado bookstore……
….Take time to look. Take time to listen. Trust yourself. Let it take time.
I’m with Allison! We do know what we LONG to do…and what the next tiny step might be….. and IT TAKES TIME TO LOOK. To LISTEN.
This summer, my death haikus have helped me LOOK DEEPLY- really LOOK at my days for meaning! It has been amazing.
Death brings life…..there’s
nothing more powerful!
Here’s a short instagram reel with my favorite haikus so far, and a bit of commentary from me.
3. What if Subtraction Is Even More Powerful? It feels like I am always piling more on. Read More. Rest more! Create More! Play More! be MORE!
But what if I really needed was LESS?
My fabulous colleague author Inger Kenobi has a wonderful 10 minute podcast episode on this.
Last month, I stopped watching any TV or movies in the evenings during the week. Instead, I sketched or viewed art documentaries or art process videos instead- WOW so much more fulfilling! I go to bed with beautiful ideas for art!
I am also in the midst of a 30 day- no offering unsolicited advice to my beloveds challenge!! This is important to me.
What would you subtract? What might be possible without THAT?
4. There is NOTHING More Life Giving Than Self Expression. I am convinced! Last weekend I took a group of wonderful, curious humans on a Creative Soul Retrieval Journey using poetry and collage!
We used magazines, sticker books and collage books to create wee albums of our dreams for our lives! WATCH A short REEL to see us in action.
You can make a pocket vision board too! Down load my free HANDDRAWN guide here.
5. Fear Is EVER PRESENT. Don’t Let it stop you.
Listen to THIS instead from my friend HEATH.
Much love,
Sarah
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