by joy | Aug 2, 2011 | on the road, playful experiments
taking an August Break for photo play I’ve joined Susannah Conway’s August Break this month as an experiment. A little playfulness goes a long way, methinks. Ahem. I’m notoriously bad at these month-long challenges, but appreciate the low-key...
by joy | May 23, 2011 | dancing with visibility, deep rest
on retreating my first spring iris I’ve been on retreat. Writing workshops. Silent retreats. Creativity retreats. Experimenting with hot wax. And I’ve been retreating as a verb. (Humble nod to Patti Digh.) Retreating from the blogs. Connecting quietly...
by joy | Jan 30, 2011 | beginner's mind
wax on, wax off: a peek at playtime peek #1: you blew my mind Here are a few peeks at a few of the encaustic pieces I created last weekend at the Wax Works West encaustic bootcamp. Ah…this dance with visibility: I won’t call anything I do as...
by joy | Jan 2, 2011 | beginner's mind
2011: playful experimentation ready for growth The last few months has been a time on the road, practicing reverence for the everyday sacred, and indulging in the high season of navel gazing-retrospecting-and-introspecting. 2010 turned out to be a year for sorting my...