At any moment throughout the day, if you find yourself driven by wanting, the question “What does my heart really long for?” will help you reconnect to the purity of spiritual yearning. By pausing and asking yourself at any moment, “What really matters?” “What do I most care about?” You awaken your naturally caring heart. [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Monday Reflection: What Really Matters?
Posted in Inspiration, intention, Philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged emotions, gratitude, heart, Inspiration, intent, life, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, spiritual yearning, Spirituality, Tara Brach, wanting on March 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
New Wall Art: Within 1
Posted in Amy's Art, art, Collage, Developing a line of work, Finding a voice, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Style, tagged abstract art, alcohol inks, art, Beeswax, change, Creativity, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Polymer clay, Sculpture on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
About a week ago I wrote a post about an evolving idea where I shared how I went from one conceptual idea that failed, to another idea which really sent the creative muse into overdrive. With a new vision in mind, I proceeded to take one of the new polymer clay focal disks I created [...]
The Ever Evolving Creative Idea
Posted in Amy's Art, art, Artists, Creativity, Developing a line of work, Favorite stuff, Finding a voice, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Nature, Opportunity, Sculpture, Self-confidence, Style, tagged alcohol inks, Ancient Modern, art, Books, creative ideas, Creativity, failure, gold leaf, Inspiration, intent, Mixed Media, Nature, pearl ex powders, Polymer clay, Rona Sarvas Weltman, success on March 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Now that I have emerged myself in this new body of work, ideas for new pieces in the series frequently bubble to the surface quicker than I can write them down. And each new idea is often an evolving process. I sketch out the idea, I try to create it, and it morphs into something [...]
Experiments in Beeswax
Posted in Amy's Art, art, Collage, Creativity, Developing a line of work, Finding a voice, Inspiration, intention, Mixed Media, Opportunity, Style, tagged alcohol inks, art, Beeswax, Creativity, encaustic, experiment, Humor, Inspiration, Mixed Media, paper, pearl ex powders, play, wood on March 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The beeswax/encaustic medium has really caught my interest. Last week I spent some time experimenting with beeswax, alcohol inks, gold leaf, and pearl ex powders. I don’t normally dive into a new medium without understanding it a little more. In other words, I’m not always one to experiment with a medium I know very little [...]


