‘You’re so lucky’, said my very-nearly-ten-year-old niece

‘I’m lucky? Why?’ I asked.

‘Because you can take new photos to put on your blog every week.’

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso

 

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture

Which of our friends here is to feature in Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture?
Yep. You guessed it.
The one with the funky headgear. And I don’t mean the chicken.   ‘Peronelle and Pals on the Verandah’
Styling and photo by Ruby Foster-Swain

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Are you up for a joyful arty challenge?

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture
Love those Gloves
Sally Swain © original creation in Manapouri, NZ

Would you like to stimulate your creative juices in an easy, friendly, connected way?

Sally’s first ever Art and Soul Challenge

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture

continues through the month of April.

Here’s the lowdown from (a still excited) Sally Swain:

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Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture

Do you wanna play?

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture

Random Acts of Travelling Sculpture
Faded Flowers
Sally Swain © original creation

Would you like to stimulate your creative juices in an easy, friendly, connected way?

Announcing…Sally’s first ever Art and Soul Challenge…Very Officially Launched on April 1st – Day of the Fool (the Fool being about creative play and beginner’s mind).

Here’s the lowdown from (an excited) Sally Swain:

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Shh – the Secret Art of Hope

What is the Colour of Hope for you?

Sally Swain daffodil art

Daffy
Sally Swain © original art

Cancer Council NSW’s fundraiser has art, heart and soul.

You create an image of HOPE on a 30cm x 30cm canvas.

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Art is Everywhere (if you quiet your mind to see it)

and here’s a Little Poetry Challenge for You

I feel a niggling guilt about my maintenance of Things.

Do you know what I mean?  

‘Things’ are not where my energy goes.
Creativity, care, creatively caring for people, inspiration, respect, art therapy, cultivating gentleness and kindfulness in the world. These are some of the places and spaces I prefer to focus on, given the chance.
The peeling paint wall outside my sweet rented workplayspace is one of those Things calling for attention.
Mostly I have a very un-grownup ostrich strategy of filtering it out. Mostly I don’t see…I don’t actively look….at such niggly naggy Things if I can help it.

Do you know what I mean? (reprise)

One day

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