♥ - Started Madelyn Mulvaney's e-course, "yes!" over the weekend and I'm eager to begin following all the prompts. Bought myself 3 lovely journals (one more expensive, 2 very cheap). All will be used at different times. There is something hopeful about picking up a journal that makes you feel good before you even begin the process of painting inside with words. First photography prompt is a self-portrait...I have a few ideas for that!
*Golden fluid acrylics image from plaza art.com
♥ - I'm getting behind in my art journaling and my painting classes so hope to take some time this week to bring myself up to speed with what everyone else has been doing. I did manage to find myself some new colours of paint on Sunday...Golden fluid acrylics in Permanent Violet Dark, Cobalt Teal, Quinacridone Violet and Cerulean Blue Deep. Those I very much want to play with!
*Frida Kahlo 1931 - image from the web
♥ - Suddenly I seem to be fascinated with Frida Kahlo. I have no idea why but I will collect the pebbles that take me through this interest until I know where it is leading me.
♥ - Since Saturday I've been dealing with a flare up of my neuropathy. Sometimes it's just the one toe that is affected. Sometimes it is the toe and the small of my back. This weekend it has been both. I cope. I use over the counter pain relievers and the heating pad and I are never far apart. Getting into and out of a seated position is difficult. Using the car becomes extremely uncomfortable. I'm blessed that this doesn't happen to me daily as many people with neuropathy experience. It can be and often is extremely debilitating. My neuropathy is a result of the taxol chemo I had in 2006. I don't regret having that chemotherapy at all and as many others know, we sometimes have to make a trade-off in large, life altering decision making. We give up something smaller for the good of the whole.
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I'm so glad you got to spend some creative time this weekend. Creating always seems to recreate, rejuvinate, regenerate. I'm sure it took you to a quiet and lovely place within.
Sorry to hear this, Sherry Lee! Is there a particular span of time this takes or is it a come and go thing, that can't be predetermined? Hope you will be better soon!
I wish you all the healing powers you need, my friend!
Frida, maybe because of my posting? When was it, a week or two ago?
Whatever, she is wonderful!
I have a journal about me being a woman and I choose Frida as a Godmother for that journal.
I love this quote, I read somewhere:
„Writing in a journal is therapeutic, offering solace, emotional release, and a creative escape from today’s hyperactive world.“
Creativity can be so healing. I need to buy myself an art journal. I doodle and have sheets of paper piled up now. lol
*Sending Hugs Your Way!*
Love the quote from Lawendula !
Kisses, hugs and warm soothing touches so that your pain goes away, leaving you free to play. Frida is pretty awesome. Maybe today is a good day to rent the movie and stretch out and enjoy!
Sending you healing vibes and love, beautiful one !
Neuropaty SUCKS. I have it in spades because my MS damage is all on my spinal cord. I feel like my soul is a pebble bouncing around in a carboard box.
It's amazing how detached you can become from your own body. That's how I came to break my wrist a few weeks ago and not even notice till it became accutely painful.
I've come to realize that what holds us to our bodies is a very fine thread.
Hi Sherry :D So neat that you do the art journaling. I purchased a beautiful book with ideas for it but I have not started. I wish creating paintings was a gift I had...but alas, nope. I admire so much those that have that talent!
And yes, we do take the good with the bad. Some things are worth the risk and I'm glad you took that risk and are here to share with us today!
Sending you a Big Hug!
Kelly
Oh so sorry about your pain...I have some magic potions on my blog you may try....**kisskiss** Deb
I can't wait to see your creativity...can you share some of it, please? I'm inspired! Feel better!
oooh I LOVE those colors you picked out! I hope you enjoy creating with them!
I'm praying for your pain to go away. My MIL had neuropathy after her chemo, it isn;t fun. Feel better soon friend.
You know what I love about this post? It's the mixture of color, excitement, and pain. Life. Sherry Lee you are an inspiration :)
I love the new fluid acrylics you found. Have fun with them. I am going to play with water color pencils this week (at least that's the plan -- subject to change without notice). I'm behind in all my classes, but that's retirement, I guess (that's my story and I'm sticking to it). I can relate to your neuropathy. In my case, it is sciatica and backpain ... 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ... some days better than other (the new meds make me drowsy so I quit them ... can't sleep my life away). At any rate, here's to living and loving and laughing and to heck with everything else! {{{{hugs}}}}
Your world is full to the top... can't you see? I am glad your having experiences, no matter the kind... we need to accept what comes... And Frida is like a message from God sent to you...Wonder.
HUGS
You are a trooper, kiddo. May this latest flare-up subside soon.
In the meantime, you have all those wonderful artistic plans & dreams to (hopefully) take your mind off the pain. Distractions can help!
I know exactly what you mean about new journals... I just love them. There's so much possibility vested between those two covers! Have fun with writing and your art! Feel better! Your giveaway shall be arriving soon :)
Isn't it great to feel so inpsired, have new things to play with? Sorry your neuropathy has flared up. Perhaps it's the sudden temperature change? Or catching up with the dampness from the excessive rain and dark. Your attitude shines through.
I'm excited! I just bought new paints too. All my things were starting to look too much the same ... I want to mix it up a little. I have a new journal, too. I love all this artistic, creative playing I'm doing ... so fun.
Keep picking up the pebbles! What an adventure!
thank you for stopping by and bringing your beautiful presence around to my site... i'm so sorry to hear you have neuropathy... my mom has had a very severe form of it for many years, and so i know how awful it is... i'm adding my comforting and healing wishes to the friends in the comments above, and i'm also sharing in your creative joy... i LOVE Golden paint too ... i can't wait to see what will be flowing through you through them...
the background of your blog is lovely... it makes me feel like i'm lying down in a big pile of fall leaves and looking up at the sky...
xo
I love notebook journals - the anticipation of using it for the first time !! I even have them because i like the cover and they`re not used yet ;o)
I hope the flare up subsides , we all have to soldier on and find ways of coping with it . You don`t seem to let it stop what you want to do - which is great ! ;o)
I hope you feel better sooner rather than later Sherry Lee...Your journals sound fabulous and what beautiful colours...xv
by the way... for your inspiration (which you seem to have so much of...) Keri Smith has an AMAAAAAZING list worth trying...
http://www.kerismith.com/funstuff/100ideas.htm
thea.
xx
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I sure hope you are feeling better my dear. I am off to your next posting to see what I missed!
Love,
LuLu~*xoxo
i send you love and light. and lots of hugs, my dear friend.
I love Frieda too!
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