tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54135218165771459202024-03-13T15:11:10.788-07:00One Year of Exploring a DREAMIn August of 2013 my very dear friend and I started a BLOG to record our journey in turning 50. I (Lucy)have taken over the space to record my dream of opening a creative space. Where will this next year lead?heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-53720124313919777282015-04-28T17:04:00.000-07:002015-04-28T17:04:47.895-07:00I am getting closerWow- what happened to April?! I did have a lovely vacation in Sante Fe with my husband. AND we did get to visit our son and daughter-in-law over Easter weekend to celebrate our grandbaby's first birthday...BUT the rest of the time I have been busy working on?!!! Birds, I did make a quilt for charity, I have almost finished a bird tree house for another charity event AND maybe, just maybe I have found a place to rent for heARTfelt! I don't want to go into too much detail-wouldn't want to jinks anything...To be Continued...<br />
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Sante Fe was a lovely breath of spring and sunshine<br />
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Still making and sending "Create Peace" Birds out into the world. I am on #53bird. I plan on launching 100 birds in 2015! I have also committed to creating a piece for a "Chair Affair" fundraiser for Bridge Communities. Here is the start of the Bird house...<br />
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This past weekend my friend Laura commissioned me to teach a class for a group of her city friends.<br />
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I am starting to look at consignment shops and estate sales for possible furniture for my Studio and Gallery. This is a nice sturdy table for art making!!!<br />
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Everything does seem to be a bit brighter now that spring is bringing flowers and sunshine and bits of warmer weather...Hope your world is wonderful today.<br />
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Before my school/workday there was a Cardinal at our bird feeder. Thank you Billy, my wonderful husband, for keeping the bird feeders stocked!<br />
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When I walked to school that same morning, this flower was captured in a bed of ice...<br />
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That same day on my walk home, the ice had melted and the flower and leaves were in a mucky puddle of old water!<br />
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On nice days over my lunch hour (which isn't really an hour) I like to take a walk to clear my head. Those are BUDS on the trees!<br />
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Kids riding bikes in spring jackets...definite sign of SPRING!<br />
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BUT the real signs of spring for me are the flowers that are peaking through...<br />
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Enjoy what spring you have....<br />
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Right before Christmas my friend Laura and I were poking around Anthroplogie and I saw their wonderful window display which featured really cool stuffed birds. I did not have my phone with me so I made Laura take pictures and send them to me. I did not know what I would do with this bit of inspiration, BUT I thought something would develop.<br />
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On our car ride down to spend Christmas with our eldest son and his family I was reading the book, <u>Show your Work</u> and for whatever reason the project "Create Peace Birds" popped into me head. I knew I wanted to have art objects out in the world that could be touched and moved. Sort of like Flat Stanley- remember that book? I wanted the pieces to have a message attached and for the pieces to be moved from place to place. Those Anthropolgie inspired birds had never left my mind. Theirs were about the size of a real bird. I knew I wanted mine to be much larger and more whimsical. Thus I worked on a template and created my first bird.<br />
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I make the birds out of the paper/fabric I created this past year. I hand dye and paint muslin, then treat it with a mixture of glue, water and iridescent medium to create a canvas like fabric. I created my own stamps and stencil the word Create on one side of the bird and Peace on the other. Each bird has sewn on buttons for eyes and its feathers are pages of my old journals. They are quite wacky.<br />
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I write a tag for each bird and attach it around its neck; "Please move to another public space..." with the #-bird, #createpeacebirds, #heartfeltcreate on the back of each tag. I sign the bottom of each bird with the same hashtags and the date. Then send them off into the world. I have been giving them to friends to launch into the public spaces. Funny though, not many birds have made their way out of my friend's homes yet?! <br />
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I would like to make 100 birds this year and see where they fly to...I have created an etsy Shop and am planning on selling the birds there as well. We shall see where this takes me next...<br />
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Buttons being sewn on the heads of each bird.<br />
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We have had a few "cold/snow days" which gave me extra time to make these girls!<br />
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I enclose handwritten directions for releasing each of the birds<br />
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These are the original inspiration birds.<br />
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I would really like to send a couple of birds to the ISIS groups around the world. Would art make them think a little bit about "Creating Peace?!" <br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-46111998906120059772015-02-15T09:40:00.000-08:002015-02-15T09:40:13.187-08:00heARTfelt updateThe purpose of me taking over the blog from Eileen was for me to document my journey in exploring my dream of opening a studio/gallery space. Last January I worked with a small business consultant and book keeper and explored the money side of my venture. I created product for a booth I set-up and classes I taught last fall. I held an artist open house in December...all bits of my grand vision. I worked pretty diligently to make those pieces the best that they could be. I learned A LOT...<br />
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What I discovered was that I became OBSESSED with heARTfelt...It was literally all I thought about! Obsessions are NEVER a good thing. So back in December I decided to let go of some of the obsession. To do this I took on the opportunity to become part of a local non-profit organization whose mission is to help under served children and their families navigate our schools. I also went back to creating just for me. (I am now obsessed with my "moving art instillation" #createpeacebirds- BUT that is for a future Blog post!) I am taking the steps I need to ensure that my obsessions work for me and my family.<br />
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The next step for heARTfelt is to find a space to rent. What I need to do is decide if I can open a smaller version of my vision. Do I have enough energy to have a small studio/gallery which would be open limited hours and still teach full time? Does a space exist which I could rent for a reasonable amount which would allow me to explore this option and not be a financial burden on my family? The space issue requires a bit more energy which I don't feel I can give the project right now. I am NOT giving up on the vision, but I am letting the vision just sit for a bit...I am finding mid winter in Chicago to be a time of just GETTING through! <br />
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SO- my heARTfelt adventure continues...just maybe not on the grand scale I had imagined. At LEAST not right NOW...<br />
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While visiting my mother-in-law in Grand Rapids, I happened upon a version of "heARTfelt." I was lucky enough to drop in when the owner was there and was able to pick her brain. She did give me one piece of advice that I had not thought of; that if you DON'T have an on-line presence your "Bricks and Mortar" space will not succeed in today's business environment. YES, I knew having a website and online registration....was important, BUT she has an ETSY site which she pulls from for her studio. She is not the first person to tell me to look into setting-up an ETSY shop.</div>
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Here is a sample of the #CreatePeaceBirds Project. I will devote an entire Blog Post to the process and my motivations soon...<br />
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Our Artist Way group held our annual gift exchange recently, which resulted in everyone creating AMAZING pieces of ART.<br />
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I received this amazing piece of jewelry from my friend and fellow Artist Laura. She fashioned it after pieces she found in the Sundance catalog-I think it is WAY BETTER than anything in the catalog!<br />
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That is it for me this week....Hope you all have a wonderfully creative and blessed week.<br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-26892510452714998532015-01-25T12:49:00.000-08:002015-01-25T12:49:17.583-08:00I LOVE teaching workshops, but HATE schleppingYesterday my friend Reeny and I presented a second class in our series, Yoga/Art and the Chakras. We offered it at 2 different local yoga studios. In the fall we focused on the lower Chakras, focusing on grounding and intention. Yesterday we worked with the heart and intuition Chakras. It was a fun afternoon of yoga and art. <br />
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The workshop was well received. Participants commented on their hesitation before the art portion, but after they started playing with materials it became fun and they achieved more than they believed they were capable of...YAHOO! Just what I want to hear...<br />
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The hard part for me right now is the work involved in moving all of my art supplies to different locations to be able to teach workshops. Part of my reason for having a Bricks and Mortar home for HeARTfelt is to be able to hold classes and workshops in one place where I WOULDN'T have to schlep! My friend Mary, who was with us for the series, pointed out to me when I was lamenting this fact-"Maybe it is just part of your process." UGH- I HATE it when friends are right...(not really!) Maybe all of this schlepping helps me become more organized and streamlined in my presenting?! OR maybe I just need to work harder at figuring out a space to rent for my gallery/studio idea?<br />
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Here are some of our supplies before we started. Thankfully, Reeny is super helpful and was willing to help me cover all of the tables and lay tarps!<br />
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We had to bring in buckets of clean water and empty buckets to be able to take the dirty water out with us. HeARTfelt MUST have a large industrial sink!<br />
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This yogi-artist went from sketch to wonderful representation of the upper Chakras.<br />
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We started with rice paper and Sumi-E inks and brushes. Then added color using watercolor paints.<br />
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This is Mary and her finished piece.<br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-61786230460238431292015-01-21T17:07:00.000-08:002015-01-21T17:07:16.996-08:00I get by with a LITTLE help form my friendsThis past weekend was my annual "MLK girl's weekend." I have been going with my friend Michelle for the past 4 years to different Wisconsin cities. This year we were in Madison. Every year we have a new iteration of friends join us. It is about getting away from our everyday life, eating good food, drinking wine, knitting, walking, talking and laughing A LOT!<br />
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Our families are of course our main focus. BUT getting away for a bit with my girl friends is just as important. We discuss our families, our jobs...we counsel and comfort each other in all of our life adventures. We are VERY lucky to have each others company and friendship.<br />
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Food both brought from home and out to eat is ALWAYS important to us.<br />
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LOTS and lots of wine....<br />
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Searching out art.<br />
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Finding the natural beauty in the places we visit<br />
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And then there is the laughter factor....we laugh A LOT!<br />
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There is a fantastic picture of one of my friends with a facial mask on BUT it shall NEVER be shared-because friends ALWAYS look out for one another!<br />
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Go visit with a friend....Have a great week.<br />
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<span id="goog_1421806259"></span><span id="goog_1421806260"><br /></span>heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-5083810023709977522015-01-11T07:19:00.001-08:002015-01-11T07:19:28.463-08:00finding beauty and calm in WINTERLast winter, which was a pretty brutal, LONG winter, I remember saying to myself that I should, "concentrate on hibernating and resting like the rest of nature does..." during January and February. I didn't. I got all caught up in how terrible the weather was and how I couldn't be outside and that the snow would never go away...This winter I am determined to NOT repeat that behavior and try my best to find the beauty and calm in these next 6-8 weeks.<br />
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I have found as my sister Michele has often said, "There is no BAD weather, just BAD clothing choices." (I think it maybe a bastardized REI commercial.) IF I can get outside for a walk and a bit of fresh air, no matter the weather, I feel more alive and definitely calmer. I know with subzero weather it is near impossible to do that- on those days I need to relish the time to be able to read a book with a cup of tea INSTEAD of trying to get a walk outside in...<br />
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Yesterday I was able to fit a walk in. I noticed the lovely shadows that a sunny winter day creates. I tried to capture them...<br />
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I love the feathery quality of the shadow from these leaves on weeds which I never got to pulling this fall!<br />
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The geometric shapes of some of our garden structures...<br />
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I LOVE the shadow of this tree! So stark, so majestic, so STRONG!<br />
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The little branches off of a big branch I tend to overlook when looking at the actual tree. BUT in the shadow they are clearer than the real thing!<br />
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This shadow is from a glider which I inherited from my parents when they moved from my childhood home. <br />
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Love the lone dark shadow of leaves on a stalk.<br />
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Then, of course, there is our Buddha. Watching over our home in ALL weather...<br />
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Have a wonderful week-<br />
Lucy heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-9194664132039201222015-01-02T09:05:00.000-08:002015-01-02T11:23:52.566-08:00New Year, New FocusHeARTfelt (prior to that name it was "The Creativity Shop") has been in my head for a good 4 years. I have been actively pursuing the idea for the last year and a half. I have researched on-line, read books, wrote business plans, created classes, held workshop events, hired a business consultant, created a web-site....are you sick of this list yet?! I AM! All of this thinking and planning has left me REALLY tired. When I analyze the process it hasn't been a bad journey, BUT is it getting me closer to my purpose in life? That purpose I believe is promoting and creating space where people can explore the creative process. What I have found is that by working on this purpose I have limited myself in my own creating....<br />
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I announced back in September that 2015 would be the year that my vision of a "Space to CREATE"/ my HeARTfelt vision would find a "Bricks and Mortar" place to exist. In my quest for sanity I am putting aside the working on trying to create my dream and I am going to start working on ART projects which speak to me. I am going to "SAY YES" to all art projects which come my way that will challenge and allow me to grow. Am I giving up on my dream to have a work place that supports my creative visions and promotes the creative process? NO. I am just NOT going to lament and stress about MY VISION. I am going to let go and remain open to what the Universe presents to me...<br />
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Let's see where 2015 takes me and my creative dreams...<br />
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A friend gave me this book - I read it on our way down to Kentucky to celebrate Christmas with our son, James and his family. We were very lucky to have all 3 children, our daughter-in-law, our grand baby and friends together and enjoyed a WONDERFUL holiday season!<br />
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This is one of the chapter headings in the book. This is defiantly my belief about art making/ creating!<br />
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I did see a wonderful space in town...took the picture BUT haven't called on how much the rent actually is....<br />
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These Anthropologie window display birds are my inspiration for my next public instillation.<br />
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This is the very beginnings of my prototype.<br />
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I am getting back to quilt making. I find such joy in working with fabric. I need to work on Joy EVERYDAY!<br />
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Most importantly in 2015 I want to say YES to family and friends. This picture was taken a year ago yesterday. Eileen represents my friends and my mother my family. Really life is about connections and starting with your family and friends is ALWAYS a good plan...<br />
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Happy NEW Year. Here is too much adventure and creative experiences for 2015! <br />
Lucy heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-59808333372970444582014-12-22T18:59:00.000-08:002014-12-22T18:59:38.295-08:00 Winter BreakFriday marked the last day of school for 2 weeks. It is a defiant perk as a teacher to get these 2 weeks off! I will be doing lots of family activities; traveling to Kentucky to be with our son James and his family, hosting a friend who use to live in Germany with us, hosting 2 different sisters and their families (one from Seattle and one from New Jersey) LOTS and LOTS of family time! One thing I do like to do over break is to catch-up with my reading. Here is a peak at what I am trying to complete over the next 2 weeks...<br />
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This is a journal which was given to me by my friend Amy, who happens to be the author of the book below-which I just finished! <br />
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This book was so wildly successful that she and the publisher created the journal so that others can document their lives. I am going to spend the time over break creating my "Encyclopedia of Me." <br />
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I was given a gift certificate to a local book store by one of my students- this book spoke to me. My new moto for 2015 is, "Say YES to everything!" So I thought this memoir might be helpful...<br />
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These are just a few of the magazines which have piled up this fall. I am determined to at least glance through them. Rip out articles I may read and then recycle the rest!<br />
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I bought this novel back in the summer. One of the gals at the bookstore said it was one of her favorite books of all time. Hoping I can make a dent this holiday break. I always have the goal each winter break to spend one whole day reading in my pajamas...<br />
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A friend just gave me this book. I am hoping it will help me to let go of outcomes; "When and where will my studio/gallery space happen/be? Will I continue to teach in the public school system? How can I make my mark in this world? What is the right thing to do?..." My anxious mind is constantly seeking answers that really aren't available right now! So one of my 2015 resolutions is to "Let go. Let the Universe provide."<br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-73472452305024354042014-12-14T17:35:00.002-08:002014-12-14T17:35:58.108-08:00tis the seasonAt one point in my life I knew the history of the Christmas tree (Germany-maybe 1800s?), the pagan celebration of mid-winter, Chanukah celebrations, and of course after 12 years of Catholic school all of the pageantry of Christmas. But working and trying to figure out all of the presents which need to be purchased and made...it is now ALL about how much I can get done BEFORE Christmas! I am not proud of that, BUT it does seem to be my MO these days.<br />
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My husband and I did get to the Illumination light display at The Morton Arboretum this past week. We also visited his family in Michigan. So I am not a total Scrooge. I am trying to take sometime to enjoy the season....hope you are too!<br />
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Spectacular lighting at the Arboretum.<br />
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My favorite shot....<br />
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The stark landscape of Lake Michigan this time of year.<br />
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The natural treasures we found on a walk in Michigan<br />
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The Greenbush Brewery all decked out for the holidays...<br />
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Loving Bianca....<br />
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I made my husband pull over so that I could get a pic of the street lights.<br />
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I think it was worth it!<br />
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I do like the yarn bomb banner all decked out in Holiday lights....<br />
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Here is to the season. Hope you are more relaxed than I am!<br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-21154787312262068942014-12-07T07:38:00.000-08:002014-12-07T07:38:50.929-08:00Another PieceYesterday I hosted an open house for Eileen's sister Peg to showcase and sell her beautiful glassware. She has wonderful jewelry and house ware pieces created with fused glass. It was/is another piece of He<b>ART</b>felt which I want to develop. This piece of my business model is the hosting of artists to promote and commercially sell their art. I envision hosting an artist for 3 months. That artist would be featured in our gallery and would also hold workshops to share with others their techniques in creating art....<br />
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It is a fascinating journey. Classes, gallery space, open-studio time and space, rentable studio space for artists, artist-in-residency programs...all of these components need a space. My vision has always been about "a space to CREATE." I have been working hard exploring the different aspects of He<b>ART</b>felt's bussiness model. Some have been successful, some not so much... ALL have been a learning experience. <br />
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"<b> A SPACE to CREATE"</b><br />
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We had a steady flow of holiday shoppers.</div>
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He<b>ART</b>felt sold a few holiday ornaments and banners as well.</div>
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Before the open house Eileen and I got to take a nice long walk to exercise and catch-up on our week. A red-tailed Hawk swooped down and rested in one of the trees in our neighborhood. So majestic.</div>
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This little doggie was barking like crazy as I passed him on my way home. He is all decked out for the holiday season!</div>
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<b> </b>heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-33180566662899786732014-11-30T17:08:00.000-08:002014-11-30T17:11:44.166-08:00Thanksgiving Day is really a warm-up for the WHOLE Holiday seasonThanksgiving week was a short work week, BUT a high intensity home and food prep week. I was lucky to have Wednesday off and even luckier that our amazing daughter Virginia was willing to do all of the Thanksgiving food prep with me Wednesday afternoon and evening. Our son James and his family made it to our home on Wednesday evening. It was 3 days of watching baby Audrey crawl around and babble at all that she encountered. She especially seemed entranced with our wired-hair dachshund - Purl.<br />
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Like many families, we had the traditional Thanksgiving feast and all sorts of extended family over to celebrate the day. But I think my favorite part of this weekend was Friday night when our family just laid around and played Trivial Pursuit in front of the fire!<br />
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Every year I have grand plans for making most of my gifts. At the very least I create small ornaments for my co-workers and friends. This year I am a bit behind on my holiday gift production. My energy has been going into <b>HeARTfelt </b>classes (3 December classes are still available... follow the getlostintheprocess link to sign-up!) BUT I have 25 days to crank out some knitwear, cards and ornaments....<br />
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These birds were decorating the Anthropologie window. Can't get them out of my mind...I think I am going to have to come up with a pattern to recreate...change a bit to make them my own!<br />
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Virginia's girlfriend Zoe is in crunch time- her portfolio is due! She spent a good part of her vacation creating watercolors of her collection. She is an amazing designer, I think we will all be hearing about her in the future...<br />
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Friday, during the day, while watching the "best baby in the whole wide world" I made these mitts for our granddaughter.<br />
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Our town has a tree lighting ceremony on Friday evening. We missed Santa on the firetruck lighting the tree, but it was still quite fun to walk around our town.<br />
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The highlight of my weekend-being with my family all together just enjoying each other's company.<br />
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I am doing SUPER simple decorations this year....<br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-35967604022543282802014-11-23T09:29:00.003-08:002014-11-23T09:35:29.433-08:00thankFULLMy list is LONG, hope yours is too...<br />
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<b> Loving, supportive PARENTS</b><br />
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<b> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">YOGA </span></span> </b>and my many wonderful teachers<br />
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<b>My wacky HUSBAND whom I have shared many adventures </b><br />
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<b> <span style="color: magenta;">NATURE </span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">all 4 seasons of changing beauty</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> Our grown CHILDREN and the PARTNERS they have choosen</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: magenta;">BIKE RIDES </span></span></span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">exercise with friends which is really just THERAPY</span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> My many FRIENDS, ALL of whom bring warmth and energy to my life</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"> <b>SWIMMING OUTDOORS </b><span style="color: black;">even though it is a short season here in Chicago</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b> My four SIBLINGS, their SPOUSES and all of my NIECES and NEPHEWS </b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b> </b> the ability to read<b> <span style="color: magenta;">BOOKS</span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> CO-WORKERS</span></span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> whom share in the day to day of my work life</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: magenta;">KNITTING </span></span></span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">which is sometimes art, sometimes relaxation, always an obsession</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b> All of my many BOSSES each of whom I have learned from</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"> ART </span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">the observing of and the creating of</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b>My GRANDPARENTS </b>who created wonderfully strong children and they in turn created me</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: magenta;"> FIBER </span></b><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">in all of its wonderful, supple, interesting glory </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><b> Our GRANDDAUGHTER, for the possibilities to come </b></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;">Have a wonderful Thanksgiving week. The start to the holiday season-</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: black;"> Lucy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-20328488308971495692014-11-16T16:10:00.001-08:002014-11-16T16:10:10.029-08:00Fall CLEANING!Mid November, the holidays right around the corner and my art/craft home studio looks like a "bomb has gone off!" The He<b>ART</b>felt classes are great, BUT I have to "lug" all of my supplies to the classes because I don't have an public studio space. I am a pretty organized person, so gathering supplies and holding classes at other places is fine-BUT I never put things away-right away...So my studio space is a MESS<b>!</b><br />
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This weekend I am determined to clean, organize and start my Christmas projects for my friends and family! He<b>ART</b>felt's classes did not go this weekend-SO I have plenty of time to get my STUFF cleaned-up. I have said it before...sometimes you just need to clean and get organized before you can produce/create...<br />
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My fabric table is always a mess. I am trying to get 2 quilts completed for Christmas gifts. I need to organize the fabric and get some of it on the design wall!<br />
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This is my cutting table....HUM not sure how I can cut ANYTHING when it is piled high with supplies?!<br />
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The corner where I create my paper and paint projects needs organizing....<br />
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I actually spent 2 solid hours in the studio cleaning things up....Then I went for a bike ride. Good thing because last night we were hit with snow. Not a lot, but enough that I don't think I will biking again until next spring!<br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-89277268400143680462014-11-09T05:44:00.000-08:002014-11-09T05:44:12.607-08:00Looking for ColorThe grey days of November are upon us here in Chicagoland. So this week I attempted to record as much color outside as I could. Take a look:<br />
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This was from my solo bike ride this week. The colors popped out at me because look what is on my knitting needles right now...<br />
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I am hoping to have this sweater finished by January. Then when I wear it I can be reminded of the wonderful fall colors.<br />
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Yesterday my Mother and I spent the morning in the city taking an architectural bus tour and then walking around the gardens of the Art Institute. Chicago picks a book once a year to feature and this years is a GREAT one!<br />
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This staircase is not outside BUT I had to include the detail of the amazing marble work.<br />
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My mother in her favorite garden at the Art Institute. The water in the fountains have been drained, but it is still a peaceful place.</div>
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So many rich beautiful colors in this place.</div>
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After our city adventure, my Mom took me to see a yarn bomb in her town. I took about a million pictures...INSPIRATION!</div>
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I ended my day with a bike ride with Eileen. We rode to a forest preserve near us which is preserving an old horse/dairy farm.</div>
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That evening I led participants through the "Stitched Paper Collage." Throughout the evening I heard people say, " I never do this kind of thing. I just am not very creative!" NOT TRUE (as evident by the pictures below.) I also heard how relaxing the evening was. People lost track of time. They were getting, "lost in the process..."<br />
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Everyone should be "creating/making." When we humans take time to make/create with our hands, our regular stress-filled life is forgotten for the moment. If you don't want to take a HeARTfelt class, go find something else to CREATE! I guarantee you will feel better... <br />
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The start of the collage - the black and white background.<br />
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Taking time to think about the next step.<br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-29168275749493626922014-11-01T16:33:00.000-07:002014-11-01T16:33:51.017-07:00TraditionsYesterday was Halloween, not my favorite holiday-BUT certainly the 3rd graders I work with were excited about the day! We teachers TRY to get a bit of academics in before the Halloween parade and party, but it is OK if we don't-the kids are just TOO excited...<br />
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Now that our own children are grown and (almost all flown) the Halloween traditions have continued with my parents and my nieces and nephew. Everyone gathers for trick or treating, pizza eating and counting all the candy.<br />
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Traditions are important for marking the years. I have become a bit melancholy lately. I can't seem to figure out the next focus of my work life. Trying to grow HeART-Felt and working as an elementary teacher full time is exhausting. My days are filled from 8-5 with very little breaks trying to figure out what is best for 48 - 8 year olds. That demands all of my attention and then some. I am enjoying teaching the craft/art classes I have put out into the world this fall, BUT I have gotten very little response. So the business aspect of HeART-Felt isn't really happening. If you judge a business by making money-or even breaking even?! And that is the definition of a business right-to make money/a living...<br />
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So I am trying my best to relax and be open to the possibilities of what the future brings. Focusing on the traditions of the holiday season which we are about to enter-Thanksgiving and then Christmas-may help me to see where I need to go with HeART-Felt.<br />
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My favorite Halloween book and our dog Purl dressed as a skunk.</div>
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My husband always has something new to add to the Halloween tradition. This year he found the wine and created "Fresh blood" (sprite and tart cherry juice) for the kids to drink.</div>
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<b> </b>Take old book pages and collage to create a background. Then pick a motif to replicate and collage over and over again. Final step, stitch to create depth and a unique piece of ART.<br />
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<b> Come Join the FUN!</b>heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-26332365334149763932014-10-26T16:16:00.000-07:002014-10-26T16:16:06.515-07:00Transitions http://www.getlostintheprocess.com/<br />
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I have always struggled with transitions. Of course they are a part of life. Nothing is ever stagnate. Life is always changing. That is really the purpose of life to grow and change and grow and change...BUT sometimes that is just exhausting.<br />
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I am finding it challenging to be in the life transition I find myself in now; our children are grown-that MAJOR responsibility has dramatically shifted to just being a support sometimes-not an everyday support, I have had to grieve the passing of friend's lives-that is a life shift that I was not expecting until later, my middle aged body is changing, and my work/career does not fulfill me like it once did-a mid-life crisis? Maybe. But also a world of transition which I need to accept. <br />
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in the practice. It feeds my soul and body and I always hope it will
calm my "racing mind." Many of my yoga teachers will finish a class and
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The one constant focus that I want to promote with HeART-Felt is that "the process is more important than the product." That spending time in creating is the real benefit of taking a class-not what you produce. It is my version of yoga-art. Not sure where it is going, I am trying to remain "calm and present" in the face of my ever changing world...<br />
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Fall shadows are starting to remind me that winter and hibernation are right around the corner.<br />
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Transition like art are messy. But our of the mess comes creative expression.<br />
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Last bit of fall color.<br />
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Our Son James back from deployment transitioning to hands-on-fatherhood! I am so happy for him and his family!</div>
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-35430985221666945412014-10-23T05:22:00.000-07:002014-10-23T05:22:00.457-07:00I'm making a shameless plug...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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HeART*Felt classes need some people ready to "get lost in the process..." All classes run from 7-9 (ish) in the evening and are a great way to spend an evening with friends OR to meet new people....SO, if you are near Glen Ellyn, Illinois check-out all of our class selections at:<br />
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<b>Friday, October 24 Art Dolls</b><br />
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These sweet little 6 inch dolls are my "fabric" offering this month. They LOVE to rest in houseplants, teacups or any little spot in your home.<br />
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This is my "paint" class. We will be playing with watercolors and many different techniques to create interesting backgrounds.<br />
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<b> </b> At this "paper" class you will be playing with old books and colorful papers which will be collaged and then stitched into place. <br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-51783469876618970782014-10-19T10:31:00.000-07:002014-10-19T10:31:27.693-07:00Finding Beauty vs Mediating ConflictFriday at our staff meeting one of my colleagues led our staff through a professional development exercise. She placed 2 statements at opposite ends of the room. The directions were to line-up and create a continuum as to how you felt about how each statement would answer: which statement do you believe makes our world a better place? She introduced statement number one:<br />
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And without even finding out what statement number 2 was- I immediately jumped up and said, "YES. I am making a stand-follow me people!" And stomped over to be first in line to lead for beauty/ART.<br />
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The idea behind the exercise is to get people respectfully talking about ideas which they may not necessarily agree with. We unfortunately, only had about 10 minutes to complete the process ... and the gal I was paired up with had to go do door duty...so no real discussion way able to occur.<br />
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My belief is that without seeing the beauty in the world we CAN'T begin to be peaceful. That when 2 opposing groups can come together to admire, experience, talk about the beauty in our world-meaningful dialog can occur concerning our differences. I believe the creative process can help us ALL become more peaceful. That creative process is different for everyone. Some people cook, garden, paint, dance, play music, act, draw, sew...whatever the "doing" is it is part of the creative process. It is ALL beautiful...<br />
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Our daughter Virginia and her girlfriend Zoe show-0ff the peace bracelets which were created by my friend Kristin's almost 90 year old mother. <br />
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At this time of year nature creates AMAZING beauty...<br />
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An open road speaks to me of the quiet solitude which in itself is beautiful.<br />
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Walking with a friend and coming across a "little free library" is beauty.<br />
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My husband in his Octoberfest Ladderhosen?! International beauty...<br />
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An amazing "quilted/painted" canvas from the art show, "Crossing the Line" at the Degenerate Art Gallery in Chicago. (just opened last night running through December- I think)<br />
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The artist painted individual canvases, cut them a part and sewed them back together....How amazing is that?!<br />
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Created with picture frame parts and old negatives.<br />
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Fall flowers and amazing leaves <br />
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AND a wonderfully creative Daughter-in-law who creates lasting memories<br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-51935313847092533292014-10-12T07:24:00.000-07:002014-10-12T07:24:12.490-07:00Always looking for inspirationLast evening I had a wonderful chat with my daughter's girlfriend Zoe. Zoe is an amazing artist who is currently finishing-up a fashion design degree in Madison and plans to go to NYC next year. She took a couple of years off to help a friend launch a clay studio. Lucky for HeART*Felt, I have an expert in opening and sustaining a creative business! Zoe is always a wealth of information AND now I have added her on my "wise sage" list.<br />
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I was bemoaning the fact that I have worked hard to make the website work, figured out how people can register and pay on line, I have a display of classes at the yarn store, have started to figure out social media....BUT only Eileen has actually signed-up for a class! Zoe talked me through her experiences with classes and we brain stormed some possible solutions for getting the word out-and then she said 2 things which struck me:<br />
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2) BUT Zoe's words of wisdom which made me stop and think were, "Really everything that you are doing is good. You are putting ART out into the world and that is always positive." That was an Hallelujah moment for me! (whenever a student says something interesting or unique in my 3rd grade classroom I sing "Hallelujah" in falsetto.)<br />
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I took a walk this week in the woods - nature is always a calming influence on my life.<br />
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I created a recipe for "Monster Cookies" almost 30 years ago with my college friend Trish. We ditched class senior year of college and spent the afternoon creating these. They have been a staple of comfort in my world ever since!</div>
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-65229073569365361022014-10-05T07:03:00.002-07:002014-10-05T07:03:43.275-07:00A Privileged ProblemAs my fifty-first year continues to bless me with all sorts of people, new adventures and interesting situations I am humbled at moments to be reminded that I am part of a small percent of humans who have VERY privileged problems. I don't work hard to "someday get a bed"-as one of our daughter Virginia's 5th graders in Humboldt Park told her this past week. I don't EVER worry about having enough food- another student hid her "free and reduced" breakfast in her back pack so she could have something to eat at home. I don't worry about being safe in my neighborhood. I walk freely at all hours of the day and night...the list of discrepancies between the "have and have nots" continues to grow wider each day. I am not sure that my current obsession and worry about creating HeART*Felt could or ever would address these problems. <br />
BUT I do believe that we all have a role in the world. And that we need to follow and act on our passions...Me trying to build a "SPACE" for individuals to "CREATE" is what I am exploring. I am hoping it will inspire and create good karma for my community. As I move along this journey of building a successful business I am also building an altruistic component of the business. I have always said that a percentage of HeART*Felt would be given to charity. Building it into the business plan is something which I am working on....Remembering that my HeART*Felt adventure is a privilege is an important reminder for me.<br />
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<span id="goog_1220382138"> Yesterday HeART*Felt had its first Trunk Show to kick-off the fall classes and introduce the space where the classes will be held: String Theory Yarn Company in Glen Ellyn, IL.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1220382138">All of HeART*Felt's classes will be held on either Friday or Sunday evenings from 7-9:30. We will be creating with paper, paint and or fabric - surrounded by amazing color and yarn!</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1220382138">My ever supportive friends and family helped me set-up the class sample wall and visited the trunk show!</span><br />
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<br />heART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-9469668023699973782014-09-28T07:27:00.000-07:002014-09-28T07:27:24.933-07:00ObsessionsBoth of my parents are psychologists. So I am sure throughout my "growing-up" life they had many conversations about my "wacky ideas." I have always had one thing or another which I had been working on which would lead me to something else...Some people call it creativity, some people think it is interesting, others may think it is just plan "weird." BUT I have lived my very privileged life exploring my many "wacky ideas!" (I have been blessed to be born into a family and economic circumstances where I never felt hunger, I got a college education and instilled in me a pretty strong moral compas-thanks Mom and Dad!)<br />
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So my obsession of the past 8 years has been "my shop." It started out as, "The Creativity Shop" and has morphed into "HeART*Felt." It has been in my head for a long time and for the past 3 years I have been dabbling in portions of my idea. In the past 9 months I have created 2 different business plans which are about 85% complete. This fall I am taking a step by renting space at my local yarn shop to hold my classes 3 times a month (one paper, one paint, one fabric.) I have created a web site - with the help of a very talented tech guy- and am ALMOST ready to accept payment and registration on line!<br />
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This is a wonderful book which I found. Gorgeous pictures and the recipes are very simple and delicious! My friend Michelle hosted friends and made a number of the recipes...<br />
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Here they are getting ready for a platform tennis tournament.<br />
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Reeny led the yoga class on the first 3 chakras, AND<br />
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LucyheART-Felthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09056798778604682000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413521816577145920.post-20160744449751129022014-09-20T21:34:00.000-07:002014-09-20T21:34:45.195-07:00Time to "LEAP"...Lucy and I have many discussions on our LONG bike riding adventures. It was only a mere 14 month's ago when I blurted, "Let's start a blog for our 50th year". I would have never imagined that we would have wrote 87 posts and had followers from far away as Germany,Turkey and France. Amazing to me.<br />
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This blog experience has been a positive one. As a person who does not even have a face book page it was outside my comfort zone to share as much as I did. I found I really did like the reflective nature and creative writing of blogging. It kept me on track with my creative process. I must now find something else to keep me going, perhaps a class or 2 at <span style="color: red;">Heart*Felt</span>???<br />
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Lucy will be taking over the blog full time as she continues to leap toward her dream of creating a space to create for all called Heart*Felt. I may jump on as a "guest blogger" every so often if she will have me. <br />
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Thank you for reading and all of your support. Keep creating, valuing friendship and seeing the Art in the everyday!<br />
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I will leave you with the latest chair project. I made this for Lucy for her birthday.<br />
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<u>Before:</u> Ornate French Notre Dame scene I found in the basement of a antique store in Brookfield. Loved the amount of canvas and the price point. <br />
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After I dropped it off I realized the last thing Lucy needed was a chair. I may be doing an alternative project and bringing this to my house. I will have to start thinking about that... It is always comforting to know that she treasures everything that has been given to her. She has true appreciation for all creative pursuits. Let's hope that many would like to take that leap with her at Heart*Felt. </div>
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