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Wearing away the edges of illusion

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Wish Studio is at it again with this beautiful, personal post on motherhood and creativity — with dreamy photographs by the author, Christina Rosalie Sbarro. I post an excerpt here, but do go read the entire post.
Before my sons, my life was full of busyness, and creativity was often pushed to the margins as my [...]

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Amanda Craig on motherhood and creativity

Posted in Miranda, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I came across a worthwhile blog post from Amanda Craig, British writer and journalist, about writing and motherhood. Interesting (or depressing?) to note that she doesn’t think it really gets any easier as the kids get older. An excerpt:
To write properly demands unbroken concentration, and solitude. You can just about manage a couple of hours [...]

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The dissonance of music and motherhood

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on October 22, 2009 | 13 Comments »

Shortly after blogging about Rachel Power’s important book The Divided Heart: Art and Motherhood, I came across a personal essay by Diana Cassar-Uhl that poignantly illustrates the pain of a “divided heart” that so many artist mothers experience. When you’re devoting time to your children, you’re alienated from your creative work. When you’re devoting time [...]

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Kelly: Love Is Time

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2009 | 14 Comments »

Partially cross-posted from my personal blog…
In my SLS class last night, we talked about values and time management and how our value structure plays a huge part in managing our time.  I show an inspirational video in each class, and the one I showed last night struck a chord with just about everyone in the [...]

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Brittany: Creative Journey

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , , on October 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »

*cross-posted from my personal blog*
Today was a good day.
We all have runny noses around here, and since the weather is pouring-down-crappy and there’ve been confirmed cases of swine flu at the preschool, I decided that was reason enough to let Sam play hooky today.
After John took his morning nap, the three of us went to [...]

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Kelly: Let the Crap Go

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , on October 9, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Olivia created this canvas with me on Saturday. I was working on my Spill It! assignment for Carmen’s class, and Livvie decided she wanted to try along with me.  (Sarah chose to paint an “Open” and “Closed” sign for their room instead.)  She was following along with me for the most part when I looked [...]

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8/24 Weekly Creativity Challenge and New Prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , on August 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Only one entry for this week’s challenge, “grade school”.   Does the August rush have everyone extra busy?
From Kelly Warren:
Today is my girls’ first day of 1st grade.  Where has this summer gone!?  This morning I’ve been thinking about that and realized that the older I get, the older my girls get, and the more scattered-brained [...]

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Brittany: Fly Anyway

Posted in Brittany, tagged , , , , , on August 13, 2009 | 10 Comments »

There’s something about that line that speaks to me.
Lately, I’ve found myself having a near-obsession with birds. Not real birds, but folk art birds. The kind in profile, that are painted and embellished, and look as unlike real birds as it is possible to get. During my latest trip to Asheville, my grandmother insisted that [...]

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8/9 Weekly Creativity Challenge and New Prompt

Posted in weekly contest, tagged , on August 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »

We had three entries for this week’s “sprout” challenge, all from the same art table!  Kelly Warren and her daughters created the pieces below on an art-filled Sunday afternoon.  Kelly’s piece is on the top, then Sarah’s and then Olivia’s.  Guess who the diva of the household is?  Yes, those are rhinestones.

This week’s [...]

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Cathy: This too shall end…

Posted in Cathy, tagged , , , , , , on August 10, 2009 | 13 Comments »

This was posted on my blog before I retrieved my sons from their month-long visit with their father. I must have been missing them. A lot. I have them now and am not feeling nearly as wistful, typed with a grin.
I’m a Capricorn and I’m a parent. Capricorns are known for their [...]

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Kelly: Working Through Creative Mama Frustrations

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , , on July 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »

So, we’re all creative mama’s here, right? We create, in whatever form, and we try to instill that creative juice in our children.  So what happens when those two worlds collide and you throw shoes?
My girls love to create art. I’m happy about that. We create art together all the time—at my art bench, at [...]

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Kelly: The Things They Say About God

Posted in Kelly, tagged , , on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

[Cross-post from my personal blog] The girls and I were eating breakfast Friday morning when Livvie noticed that the roses they gave me for Mother’s Day were dying. I told them that, yes, unfortunately flowers die; things here on Earth don’t live forever. Then out of the blue Sarah said, “I miss Kitty.” Admitting I missed [...]

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