"I am an artist."
...and, I love the color red!
I don't have a favorite color...I love all colors! However, when I think of what color moves me---truly moves me...what color I gravitate towards...it is red.
Silence is holy. divine messages can be heard in the silence. sweet spiritual connections. creative ideas. ssshhhhhhhhhhh...
~Recently, during a Silent Saturday at Unity, I began journaling about what it means to keep a true lent...one thought led to another, which led to another...words came to me faster than i could write--but, when i was done...it was very clear to me: I had to tell people my secret. I am an artist.
Oh, I know what you're thinking..."Michele has always loved to paint...take art classes, write poetry, take photos, make presents, decorate boxes, arrange flowers..."
But, this isn't what I'm taking about--I'm talking about having the courage to actually affirm, with absolute truth, that in addition to being a wife, daughter, mother, mimi, friend, volunteer, real estate agent---that maybe even above all else...I am an artist!
~this is my way of saying thank you to God...and--This blog is being created to affirm that statement: "I AM an Artist"!.
Of course, I will write about art...
I will write about art shows. art walks. art galleries. art openings. art auctions.
art in Naples. art in New York. art in Paris. art in wherever-art-is.
I will write about other artists. other artists' work. other artists' blogs.
The red-thing just happened during that same silent meditation...spirit spoke to me...said, hey Michele, you love the color red...you are drawn to it. it makes you happy. it is a strong, passionate color. it motivates you. [I added that]
--Then I had this funny vision of myself cruising around town in Chip's bright red pick-up truck with these massive paint brushes hanging off the back...next thing you know I'm jotting down all the things in the world that i love that are red...I'm beginning to 'see red' everywhere I look...I mean, the world is mostly blue and green...and when you 'see red' it really gets your attention: tail lights, stop signs, no u-turns, exit signs, the flag on a mail-box...I sketched the Red Pick-Up Artist logo in minutes...zooooommm! I was off!
So, the whole thing makes perfect sense to me. I am a creative being.
I want to share and express my art...my love of art...and other artists love of art...amen.
I hope you will come along for the ride!
Bella and I will be motoring to the mountains in less that a week in my little red car. I love red too and I am a "quilting" artist altough I gravitate toward the reds, oranges, dark reds and oranges, maroons, more so than the pink side of red and Bella also prefers her red jewelry, we can't wait to spend a nice long weekend in the mountains with my best friend.... we'll be there in less than a week. I love you my friend!
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