I wanted to post this vision card that represents Truth (to me) in The Joy Diet, (See last post: HERE ) because I didn’t get it done until Friday afternoon, after I had already posted my main entry. I actually took myself on an “artist’s date” and treated myself to a latte at Starbucks, which I enjoyed while I was drawing the above page. I used my favorite permanent ink brush-tip pens (my Pitt Artist’s Pens) and my Rapidograph fine point pen. It was so much fun, that I want to do something like this more often!
I wondered if I would feel self-conscious drawing away in a public place, but surprisingly I didn’t. In fact, everything else just faded away into the background as I sipped and drew. I loved every minute of it, and was really surprised at how quickly time passed while I was there. It was such a wonderful way to connect with my inner artist spirit!
It is so nice to just lose myself in bright colors and shapes, not worrying about what it would look like or if anyone else would think it is any good. The words around the spiral are the words that I wrote about in the last post. After those were put in, other related words that I connected to from the week occurred to me, so they went in too. The creation process just happened spontaneously, with no real clear plan ahead of time.
Just wanted to share – thanks for reading!
Creatively Yours In Spirit -
Arlene
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6 comments:
I love your vision card and your experience creating it sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I like how you just engaged in your inner self, when drawing and colouring in this most truthful part of you creativity, without a worry. That's the art of pure relaxation and connection. Beautiful.
That's beautiful! I wish that I could do artist dates like that with myself more often... I don't draw (as you know) but I do like writing out at public places like that! Maybe one of these days when I'm better...
Great vision card. I LOVE sitting at a coffee shop and having a brain spill onto the page. Last time I did this I was sitting there for 3 and 1/2 hours! It is great therapy for only the price of tea or coffee (and lunch if you need it)lol. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you also for your wonderful encouraging words on my blog. I appreciate each and every visitor.
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I love what you've produced - but the whole event sounds wonderful - just losing yourself in the time and the fun of it all, drawing all this stuff out from yourself. And as for what anyone else would think - why on earth would it matter to anyone else that the person at the next table is drawing! And if it did matter - well, that's not a person whose opinion I would care about! Hope the rest of the book continues to be rewarding for you. Haven't read this one but Beck's Finding Your Own North Star is great.
Janice.
Mm, I smiled reading this. Love the way you were able to just let go and play!
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