I was tired. I yearned to be in a quiet, dark place, but had to go into the city, to the dentist. Ergh. Trudge trudge drudge. I yearned and yawned. I dragged my feet along the pavement. Pound pound sludge.
Chrysalis
Sally Swain © original art
Then I saw it.
Do not panic.
Do not fear.
Your artistry
is always here.
Creative Wellspring
Sally Swain
© original artNo need to struggle,
strain or strive.
It’s fresh,
spontaneous,
Did I tell you last week
that the longest painting title ever would be surpassed? Yes. I do believe I did. Last week’s little picture, no bigger than a handkerchief, has been quantitatively overtaken by this week’s painting.
When Going Down the Worry Gurgler, Remember to Trust in the Life Force in Each of Us
You have it.
Whether it’s a flare or a flicker;
a surge or a trickle;
an ebb or a flow,
you have Creative Life Force.
We all do.
Here’s a little picture, no bigger than a handkerchief, with an absurdly long title.
Title to be revealed…read on…
Sally Swain © original art
Want to know the title? Get ready. Grab yourself
Sound of a Storm
Sally Swain © original art
excerpt
Sunday morning.
Time to meditate.
Wild wild wind and squally rain.
Listen listen.
Am I scared?
Should I be?
Stories from the Creative Path
Musings on Creativity from the multi-faceted Becky Ridge
What follows are Words by Becky and Images by Sally:
Listening
(aka GListening)
Sally Swain © original art
Imagination is cultivated in an environment of stillness and timeless rest. A settling into one’s core.
It is this.
Hobbity Place
And this.
(Dear ones – I am republishing this textures piece, as there were techhy glitches earlier. Apologies if you’re receiving it twice.)
Elf Platters
Can you cope?
And what am I talking about anyway?
Remember the Resting-in-Abundance Tree from a couple of weeks back?
Resting-in-Abundance Tree
Sally Swain © original art
Well, it came to
Here’s the
Resting-in-Abundance Tree.
Resting-in-Abundance Tree
Sally Swain © original art
It’s made of paint and beads on calico,
with a glitzy golden sequinned border,
an ounce of optimism
and a dollop of desire.
A Resting-in-Abundance Tree
Art and Soul Space 