Here’s another of my new line, Taliswomen, that I finished up yesterday. She’s probably the only one that will have words on her. After I made her It seemed to me that symbols are best for Taliswomen, so she is really one of a kind! And wow – here we are 2/3s of the way through AEDM (Art Every Day Month). What an amazing exercise this has been for me! it has really opened the doors for new things to flow through. As always kudos and much gratitude to Leah Piken-Kolidas who hosts this wonderful yearly event. And yay! me for making a commitment and following through however imperfectly! Please take some time to click over and browse this awesome community of creative souls!
In the spirit of Taliswomen bringing things into our life, and reminding us of who we are – calling to our true Wylde selves, let me pose her questions and a few more….no answers today. Just questions.
If you could change the rules, what would you do?
Who made the rules you are currently following?
Do you know the rules that are fashioning your life?
Do you believe in the rules that shape your day?
How would your life be different if you decided to make your own rules?
Do you have a rule on perfection? How would practicing imperfection change your view of the world?
Do you honor your own intuition, your own beliefs and your own longings?
Which makes your rules: head or heart or gut?
You can substitue “story” for “rules” and get some interesting thought pathways too!
Wylde Women’s Wisdom
We need to challenge what we take for granted about our abilities and the abilities of other people. This isn’t as easy as one might imagine. Part of the problem with identifying the things we take for granted is that we don’t know what they are because we take them for granted in the first place. They become basic assumptions that we don’t question , part of the fabric of our logic. We don’t question them because we see them as fundamental, as an integral part of our lives. like air. or gravity. or Oprah. Ken Robinson
The hero is not “above,” looking down on human endeavor; she is often confused, living in the flux. Therefore, she does not try to eliminate all suffering and pain, but to affirm life in all its manifestations, and through this affirmation to transform it. Carol Pearson and Katherine Pope
Every time a Story in the vast human collection gets an upgrade, it has a positive impact on the qauntum field – and that makes life a little better for everyone else. Each time one of us makes a tiny correction, changing a tired old story into an empowering, life-affirming message, we can turn this world away from scarcity and toward the direction of plenty. Victoria Castle
Intuition is not independent of any reasoning process. In fact, psychologists believe that intuition is a rapid-fire, unconscious associating process – like a mental puzzle. Brene Brown
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My head makes the rules. My gut sometimes breaks them. 😀
PS: my head told me to add the “sometimes” in the second sentence.;)
Those come from a chapbook I wrote called Possibilities. I’m still casting around trying to find a stamp company that will make what I want. This is almost too small in that I have trouble glazing and have to use stain. Glaze tends to fill the words in.
I like words in art a lot but don’t use them as much as I would like to figure out how to.
Well – certain lines of my clay always use words – I guess that’s using words in art tho I don’t think of it that way! some people just have a knack for it. I am still very self-conscious when I create that way – not flowy
Wow. Lots to think about with this post. Your questions would make a great journal exercise!
And I love the words on your woman. I always admire the use of text in other people’s art. Interesting that I don’t use it in my own. Think I might need to change that.