HaPpY nEW YeaR
EveRyONe!!!
Farewell 2013
my favourite photos of 2013,
i love the way they make me feel...
connected, cherished, alive, vibrant, free, expanded...
THANK YOU 2013,
i am deeply grateful!
Joyeux Noel
to all of you beautiful people out there
i wish you a wonderful Christmas!
big love and big hugs
from
moi
;)
xxx
summer time
summer has finally showed up,
in between some rain...
and it is time to be outside,
off the internet,
in the studio...
i'll see you here now and then.
in the mean time
wherever you are, love, laugh and be grateful!
xxx
new mixed media flower i painted in an attempt to brighten up
last week
a word
this week i am planning to work through Susannah Conway's
Unravelling the Year Ahead
workbook.
(easy to download here)
for 2013 i had chosen the word "LEARNING"
and
i've loved how this word has influenced
every decision i made
and
made it's way into my year in so many ways.
so this week i need to choose a word for 2014...
and i've got so many steep learning curves lined up for next year
(more on that soon)
that i am so tempted to use LEARNING again.
though i'm not sure that's "legal" or good or whatever...
but i guess once i'm working through the workbook,
a nice cup of tea in hand,
in the flow,
the perfect word shall reveal itself.
i hope.
on showing up anyway
i found this video on Lisa Congdon's blog,
Brenee Brown's speech about the critics at the 99u conference.
i dedicate these words and this video to my inner critic:
artwork by Lisa Congdon
SO needed to hear all that, thank you!
ok and one more video from Brenee's blog,
just because i can ;)
ok and one more video from Brenee's blog,
just because i can ;)
catching up
catching up on all the fabulous
assignments of Diane Culhane
learning a lot
and also realizing that i need to draw a lot more,
all the time.
learning...
Last project
as i mentioned last week
our December project for the Year of the Giraffe
is "Timeline Journal the Giraffe"
i had never done a timeline before...
i loved, loved, loved
taking a gentle look at this "Giraffe Year"
and here are a few things i observed:
- i have done more than i thought i had
- my mind tends to be too critical and focuses mostly
on what wasn't done, hasn't worked, the assignments skipped...
- there is great value in acknowledging what HAS been achieved
- doing this timeline has been a great way to give myself some credit
- i can start seeing my own style emerging throughout the work
- making this journal has been a fantastic way to get my creative juice flowing again!
now a little peek inside:
goodbye and thank you
you wonderful Giraffes!
Our Madiba
We've been very fortunate to have lived in the presence of this man.
Rest in Peace Madiba, thank you for showing us the true meaning of humbleness, humility and forgiveness.
Timeline
the december assignment for the Year of the Giraffe
is "Timeline Journal the Giraffe".
it is still a work in progress
and
i am loving going through what i've done and haven't done "Giraffewise this" year.
i had never done a timeline before but i think i like it!
learning ;)
Learning
taking part in the Year of the Giraffe class
this whole year has been a great experience...
i learnt a lot about myself.
commitment, stamina, patience, letting go...
sometimes being fully into it and involved,
often falling off the wagon,
being ok with that.
turtle steps, being gentle, showing up.
and then last week in the bush the giraffes showed up too...
majestic, graceful, elegant.
what a gift!
learning
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