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Perched

9/17/2018

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"Perched" - mixed media on canvas paper. 20" x 16".  Ready to frame.  Available here and at Artfinder.

There is a new sign in my studio - "Leap Before You Look."  And it couldn't come at a better time - the muse was playing hard to get and the inner critic was feeling all sassy and full of herself.  It has happened before (as it does to all of us).  Since my magic wand is in the shop, a reminder to take outrageous risks will do.

I am perched on the precipice of change.  My physical life, transformed by an accident two years ago, is growing ever more limited.  "Lead a gentle life", the doctors say.  Tell that to my wild heart, which longs to run with the cheetah.

All that energy has to go somewhere.  And so it begins, the current of life pushing like a storm surge into unexpected places.
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Even as I am forced to let go of this activity or that, pulling ever inward, a space opens up.  A wide open space which wasn't there before...and the muse comes rushing in.  In a moment of illumination I can imagine things in that space - new things, risky things, oddities and quirks.  Things that were crowded out before.  

We are like someone in a very dark night over whom lightning flashes again and again. - MAMONIDES    Those flashes!  I catch each one in a jar like fireflies.  Each one a reminder to ​leap.
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Dotty Seiter link
9/17/2018 08:15:28 am

even pulling in-
ward, space opens wide for risk
quirk and oddity

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jen, this post, this perch, this painting: yes

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jen
9/17/2018 08:23:05 am

oh oh OH! Thank you, Dotty! Your words are a delightful gift this morning. You made me smile. :)

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Carl Stoveland
9/17/2018 08:33:23 am

I look forward to your posts each day! Great art, stories and life wisdom all rolled into a short well crafted post. Thanks for sharing! Wonderful advice.

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jen
9/17/2018 09:54:00 am

Carl! Huge complement coming from a fellow blogger and artist! Thank you!!! And welcome back from your vacation!

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Carol Edan link
9/17/2018 12:51:09 pm

With your art you can do anything, go anywhere, and fly off in the horizon. Spread your wings!

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jen
9/17/2018 12:52:56 pm

That's RIGHT Carol! I am going to ADVENTURE now...with a tiny backpack that holds everything I could possibly need inside. :)

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Sheila Delgado link
9/17/2018 07:41:45 pm

Oh, I understand. Lupus, lungs, (sun) light, limits.
Love that even though there may be doubt in her expression, there is hope and joy all around. She is still reaching out ;)

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jen
9/18/2018 07:38:49 am

Sheila! Thank you for sharing your story...even though we may be standing still, we have purpose in the world. There is a whole universe inside of us waiting to be explored....sending you love and healing thoughts this day!

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