I\’m trying to be open, to be allowing, to be more about showing up experientially instead of intellectually or emotionally. Receiving and responding rather than judging and reacting. I want to have tessellating, radiating thoughts that fill the world around me with joy, not add to despair. I think this is who I\’m supposed to …
Look Ma! I\’m Famous!
Just published in a Chicago Magazine! Cool beans. Meet Janet Balboa in North West Chicago VOYAGECHICAGO STAFF Today we’d like to introduce you to Janet Balboa. Janet, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? When I was seven, I watched my mom wallpaper my room. She …
Look Ma! I\’m Famous!
Just published in a Chicago Magazine! Cool beans. Meet Janet Balboa in North West Chicago VOYAGECHICAGO STAFF Today we’d like to introduce you to Janet Balboa. Janet, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? When I was seven, I watched my mom wallpaper my room. She …
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Yin Yang, Beauty and Hedgehogs
Further along. Finished a fabulous book yesterday – The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. \’Wow\’ is all I can really say about that. And, I will be sending Muriel a copy of this print as soon as I finish it and can find an address for her. Why? I sense the same quest for beauty – the …
Honoring the Elders? Become one.
Becoming elderly will happen whether you choose to become an Elder or not. Becoming an Elder requires a choice. You can honor the person you have become, or get lost in regrets, guilt and broken dreams. Becoming an Elder requires making peace with the past and purposefully leaning into the future. It’s really a decision …
drawing the neolithic way
These things always start off poorly. At this point I\’m a bit panicky, because it looks more like a dessert rather than rock. I stay with it, knowing that if I throw enough color at it, it will be fine. If in doubt, add more. (color, coffee, nutella…) Getting the lines of ochre and sepia …
Newgrange and a little non-action
Working on a still life of sorts, rocks and some local plants. Local as in my garden- which is a lovely mess right now! All the full blooms of summer. The rock in the center will hold the design of the entrance stone to Newgrange, an ancient structure on the north side of the river …