tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post3439941803268351587..comments2024-01-30T21:31:01.266+13:00Comments on Rotorua Artist Janet Keen's Photography, Mosaics, Paintings & Writing: What am I doing creatively today?Janet keen Artist, Writer, Photographer, Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235899095532860587noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post-20623276809553419172010-10-24T18:40:04.027+13:002010-10-24T18:40:04.027+13:00I haven't read that book. Thanks for the recom...I haven't read that book. Thanks for the recommendation, Janet. <br /><br />Cameron and I had lunch at a garden centre today. Lovely to sit in the sun with greenery all around us and eat good food coupled with good coversation.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post-3563740553430845322010-10-24T18:04:53.725+13:002010-10-24T18:04:53.725+13:00Hi Kirsten nice comment.
Have you read Steve Bra...Hi Kirsten nice comment. <br /><br />Have you read Steve Braunias book How to Watch a bird?<br /> I've just finished reading it for the second time. His personal stories are often woven in. He is a sensitive, poetic and poignant writer<br /><br />During a weekend workshop run by Joan Rosier Jones I said that I would really like to write as well as Emily Perkins and Steve Braunais. <br /><brJanet keen Artist, Writer, Photographer, Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235899095532860587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post-5145393213682865222010-10-23T09:57:26.084+13:002010-10-23T09:57:26.084+13:00Yes, I agree. I'm reading an excellent book at...Yes, I agree. I'm reading an excellent book at the moment, 'Art is a Way of Knowing: A guide to self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment through creativity' by Pat B. Allen. I love reading books where the author's personal story is told alongside practical instructions. I'm learning so much from this book and highly recommend it.Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post-39959225022535159482010-10-23T01:21:08.282+13:002010-10-23T01:21:08.282+13:00yes Kirsten it's great to delve into the subco...yes Kirsten it's great to delve into the subconscious with art.Taking whatever comes out and accepting it without endlessly editing can be very cathartic and is what I believe to be the essence of creativity.Switching off that little negative voice of perfectionism and discontent while artmaking is as good as meditating. Some people believe that if you move into the zone you become a a Janet keen Artist, Writer, Photographer, Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235899095532860587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4279119064508764982.post-17015893984442052362010-10-22T19:11:48.343+13:002010-10-22T19:11:48.343+13:00Love your quote of the day! And I also found this ...Love your quote of the day! And I also found this very interesting, "...that some religions believe that to feed the birds is the same as praying and having a direct line to God."<br /><br />Creatively today I have been completing another collage. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out. I am learning, through experience, to go with what my heart wants, not what my head Kirsten Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653824686221076403noreply@blogger.com