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Getting in (and Out of) My Own Way 3 / November 12, 2023

Getting in (and Out of) My Own Way 3

After getting and staying in my own way and being my own obstacle, at long last I stopped fighting what was in front of me.

A door to alchemy opened. A seemingly magical process of transformation and creation unfolded.

Without my dukes up, perceived difficulty metamorphosed into inspiration instead, became a gift for me to embrace and utilize. My heart and senses unblocked.

An Instagram reel here, a recorded Art Tribe interview there, lines from T.S. Eliot memorized more than 50 years ago … all converged and sparked generative energy that moved me to disrupt the tightness and limits of my work in progress.

I moved quickly, intuitively, and freely again, scribing favorite lines from novels, tearing and adhering bits of origami tissue paper, scumbling touches of veiling with a coarse sponge roller, and running across each grid window with a single white paint marker line.

Another series! Hot damn!

resolution of paint sketches!


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6 responses to “Getting in (and Out of) My Own Way 3”

  1. Hot damn is right! MAGIC ABOUNDS!

  2. YES YES YES!!! Doin’ a happy dance here : )

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  3. I knew you’d get there….and this is the result I knew it could be! The writing….the white line…the bits and touches are just what it needed. Bravo! Hot Damn indeed!

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    1. Thanks, MaryAnn! Oh the places I go when I get out of my own way—such fun!

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    1. YAY, YAY, YAY! This one continues to delight me each time it catches my eye.

 

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