Day 47 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 47: Creativity Prompt #7 FAMILY…TRAVEL…CONNECTIONS Create a piece of art (writing, sculpting, painting, music composition, etc.), using the three words above as inspiration. I’ll post mine on Monday. Please stop back and tell me about your experience. Happy creating!   **I am an ArtisticContinue reading “Day 47 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 44 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 44: A Native Branch A spiritual connection without an ancestral link A sense of knowing yet the facts elude A family tree with broken branches Let the rain pour down and heal   Part of a tribe without confirmation Part of a whole withContinue reading “Day 44 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 43 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 43: The Little Lamb On Day 40, I posted the image above with the following prompt: How does the image above inspire you on a creative level? Write a short story, scene, or essay…capture the moment through watercolor paint…mold the animals out of clay…orContinue reading “Day 43 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 40 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 40: CREATIVITY PROMPT #6 (A Little Sheep-ish) How does the image above inspire you on a creative level? Write a short story, scene, or essay…capture the moment through watercolor paint…mold the animals out of clay…or compose a children’s song. Be imaginative. Have fun. HappyContinue reading “Day 40 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 39 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression *Due to unforeseen circumstances, I’m posting Day 39 today in lieu of yesterday.  I had it written but couldn’t get to a computer.* Day 39: ART-IN-TEXTURE Lining the street with color and design History stands waiting for acknowledgement Men, women, and children pass by Focused on theirContinue reading “Day 39 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 38: Un-Bridled Emotion The sun shone bright despite the shadows around her heart Anger, resentment, bitterness inhabited her soul Eating away the joy and hope that once defined her   Not once did she expect to be a jilted bride Yet the realization sunkContinue reading “Day 38 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 36 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 36: Ancestral Conversations The Creativity Prompt posted on Friday (Day 33 of the pledge) was as follows: Continuing with the theme from yesterday’s post, imagine two of your ancestors (one from your paternal side and the other from the maternal branch of your tree) areContinue reading “Day 36 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 35 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 35: Word Association I struggled quite a bit with a topic for today’s blog post.  When I get stuck, I tend to free-write, playing word association until I get a result that makes some semblance of sense.  So, I used the photo above asContinue reading “Day 35 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 34 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 34: A Home Unresided A place I’ve never lived Yet a piece of my spirit resides within Gorgeous gardens, historic estates Villages absorbed in art and culture   How can it be that I know it well Despite a lack of presence and visionContinue reading “Day 34 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”

Day 33 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge

111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 33: CREATIVITY PROMPT #5 (Ancestral Conversations) Continuing with the theme from yesterday’s post, imagine two of your ancestors (one from your paternal side and the other from the maternal branch of your tree) are standing on the beach. Now, write a conversation between the two ofContinue reading “Day 33 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge”