My blog has been dormant for a while. Life as a supply teacher at local high schools has been a focus of my time and energy lately. Exams are coming up and there is less need for my role in that community of learning. So yes, I have a reprieve. Time to gather my creative wits within the luxury of more time.
I confess my studio is in a state of neglect, the result of dashing in and out leaving boxes of things and not sorting them and putting them away. A mouse has taken up residence finding solace in the stillness of little human activity. I found a chewed bar of soap in the sink yesterday--yum!
With the help of my very generous mom we are sorting through things and reducing my collections of things to make room for new creative energy. One great prize of my neglect was finding a bucket of rotting plant fibre intended to be left so that the fibres would break down to and become more manageable in my blender. After a couple of years we opened the bucket and it seems blender ready! No smell either--bonus!
I know there is always time to create you just need to show up says creativity guru Julia Cameron. Book creative time just like you do a dentist's appointment, says Jodi Ohl in a recent Cloth, Paper, Scissors article. A creative appointment with yourself is a lot more fun. OK. In the back of my mind I am reminded of my physical and mental fatigue after a day in the classroom but what could be better than some creative play to sooth my creative spirits? Is this where I make a 365 day commitment to creative activity every day for at least one hour? WOW that might be fun.
OK--oh my Goddess here we go.
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