Spring is nearly here! Thank heavens to Betsy – whoever Betsy is!!!! I love the season called spring, and not only because I was born during this season. It’s a time of celebration, spiritual renewal, and inspiration for me. CELEBRATION During April and May, my immediate family celebrates seven birthdays. We decorate in early April, and keepContinue reading “Keep Moving Forward Challenge: Week Seven”
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Keep Moving Forward Challenge: Week Two
WEEK TWO I started week one of the challenge motivated and excited. I was going to stay focused, be productive, and have tons of accomplishments to report this week. Yeah, you guessed it – that didn’t exactly happen as I anticipated. I got distracted along the path, my attention swayed by genealogy research and televisionContinue reading “Keep Moving Forward Challenge: Week Two”
Keep Moving Forward Challenge: Week 1
WEEK ONE I’ve been informed that I focus too much on the past instead of living in the present or planning for the future. I suspect that I am not the only one who does so. While I journey along my path towards an artistic career, I challenge you to keep moving forward even whenContinue reading “Keep Moving Forward Challenge: Week 1”
Day 111 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: The Finale
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 111: Artistic Spirit Finale *I wrote the following piece many years ago, during a time when my spirituality was strengthening and my religious identification floundering. As I’ve stated before, I consider religion and spirituality to be separate entities, and it is not my intention toContinue reading “Day 111 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: The Finale”
Day 110 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 110: After the Pledge As of midnight tomorrow (January 31, 2015), I will have achieved a goal that seemed both daunting and exciting at its start – 111 days spent writing about the link between art and spirituality. Some posts were more literal whileContinue reading “Day 110 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 108 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 108: Writing Without An Audience Standing on stage with only a spotlight surrounding me I walk towards the microphone down-stage center The house remains dark “Is anyone here?” The internal dialogue does little to quiet All the nerves and worry I clear my throat,Continue reading “Day 108 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 107 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 107: Assistance Needed As I approach the conclusion of the Artistic Spirit Pledge, I’ve been thinking a great deal about what I do the day after. I will have spent three-and-a-half months writing every single day, so it will feel quite odd to reachContinue reading “Day 107 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 106 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 106: A Spirited “Dream” in Ireland Creativity Prompt #15 (on Day 103) was as follows…use the terms DREAM – SPIRITS – AWAKE as creative inspiration. The piece below is the result of Friday’s prompt. My grandmother was a practicing psychic, and I’m entirely convincedContinue reading “Day 106 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 104 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 104: Snowflake Shimmering in beauty and light, there’s No one else quite like you One among many, yet Wholly unique, you break Free of set patterns and designs Lovely is your essence, creating A setting so pure in beauty no Kiln could adequatelyContinue reading “Day 104 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Day 103 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 103: Creativity Prompt #15 Create a piece of art (story, painting, sketch, sculpture, quilt, comic, jewelry, interpretive dance, etc.) using the three words above as creative inspiration. I’ll post my creation on Monday. Happy creating!!!! **I am an Artistic Spirit! For mostContinue reading “Day 103 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”
Kelly Deeny 