I too am most comfy and cozy and at home with allowing words to find their way to the page. And recently, I took a course and began taking my poems and cutting them into pieces and then adding images here and there. It’s been a surprisingly delightful process. And I was even asked to share them in a community art show! So it really is never too late to find new ways to play and pray. Brava to you for finding such an engaging way to share your process.
Good for you. It takes courage to be vulnerable with an audience. A few years ago, much to my surprise, i started to experiment with art. It stated with abstracts with black sharpie on white paper. But I’m still self-conscious in groups, hard for me to get in the flow. But I like doing something without words.
I love this piece Susie. I struggle with creating ‘art’ but I can see how you entered that realm in your piece. I have an eccentric friend. We stayed together once and I watched here dress. Off and on, on and off came the items of clothing. And at some point she said: that’s it! I was in awe of how she knew she was done. It still looked a very mismatched to me. But it expressed her. I am still looking for that self expression in my writing.
Robin…I have the sense that this is uncharted territory. People crave expression but feel overwhelmed by expectations. What if we just all allowed ourselves to “try things on” like your friend?
I too am most comfy and cozy and at home with allowing words to find their way to the page. And recently, I took a course and began taking my poems and cutting them into pieces and then adding images here and there. It’s been a surprisingly delightful process. And I was even asked to share them in a community art show! So it really is never too late to find new ways to play and pray. Brava to you for finding such an engaging way to share your process.
That sounds so intriguing. I’d love to see the original poem and the final form together. Can you send an example?
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Good for you. It takes courage to be vulnerable with an audience. A few years ago, much to my surprise, i started to experiment with art. It stated with abstracts with black sharpie on white paper. But I’m still self-conscious in groups, hard for me to get in the flow. But I like doing something without words.
It's such a huge leap to jump over the mountain of words on to a field of colors and shapes stretching to the horizon. It feels very freeing.
I love this piece Susie. I struggle with creating ‘art’ but I can see how you entered that realm in your piece. I have an eccentric friend. We stayed together once and I watched here dress. Off and on, on and off came the items of clothing. And at some point she said: that’s it! I was in awe of how she knew she was done. It still looked a very mismatched to me. But it expressed her. I am still looking for that self expression in my writing.
Robin…I have the sense that this is uncharted territory. People crave expression but feel overwhelmed by expectations. What if we just all allowed ourselves to “try things on” like your friend?