Category: promises
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Imagination LOCKDOWN
2–3 minutes·
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Dear Friends, I woke up this morning believing the world was fine, normal. I had no thought of a world on lockdown for a few fleeting seconds. . Then, as was wont to happen after my Mom’s death, the awful reality came down on my brain like a sledgehammer. It did actually stop me in…
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MAKING ART to QUIET MY NERVES!!!
2–3 minutes·
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art, Art Collectors, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, caregiving, Chronic Depression, Confidence!, Creativity, digital art, Excellence, Flashbacks, garden art, garden Photography, gratitude, grief, Handicapped, Hope, identity, Injustice, Job, Joy, love, Making Money, Mania, mental illness, Mixed Media, pain, painting, Photography, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, re-purposed, Real Life, Recovery, Healing, recycled, recycled art, repurposed, Saving Money, Serenity, shih-tzus, Success, TherapyI don’t know about you , but I’ll starting to feel it…It’s like a weak electric current close to the floor , strengthening as each day passes… More awful news, more isolation and “distancing”-the current gets a little stronger moving to the top of my legs now. I’m getting antsy, and even though I have…
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A New Reality
2–3 minutes·
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The awful Pandemic we are living thru today reminds me of when I contracted Chicken Pox as an adult. While not nearly as deadly as Covid-19, I was very ill. I had a fever of 102.5 for a few days and extreme discomfort from the lesions(pox) that burst forth all over my body, in my…
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Trapped in Time
1–2 minutes·
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art, Art Collectors, Artistic Excellence, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, career, Childhood sexual abuse, Chronic Depression, clean, Confidence!, Creativity, disability, Excellence, faith, Flashbacks, Found Objects, garden art, garden Photography, gift, God, gratitude, grief, Handicapped, Hope, identity, Injustice, insomnia, Joy, learning, love, Mania, mental illness, metamorphosis, artist, love, change, recovery, rebirth, Mixed Media, out of the gutter, pain, painting, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, re-purposed, Real Life, Recovery, Healing, Serenity, Sex abuse, sexual assault, Shame and Guilt, sobriety, Success, Teaching, Therapy, treasures“Emotional Stuckness, thats a common ailment…”
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An Awakening
3–5 minutes·
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art, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood sexual abuse, Chronic Depression, clean, concrete art, Confidence!, Creativity, death, disability, faith, Found Objects, garden art, gift, God, gratitude, grief, Hope, identity, Injustice, insomnia, Joy, learning, love, Mania, mental illness, metamorphosis, artist, love, change, recovery, rebirth, Mixed Media, moving day, moving on, out of the gutter, pain, painting, poems, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Real Life, Recovery, Healing, recycled art, Serenity, Sex abuse, sexual assault, Shame and Guilt, sobriety, Success, Therapy, VigilSleep has been a constant goal for me since I put down drugs and copious amounts of alcohol. Yet it has been the most evasive and endangered of species, teasing me with scattered glimpses of it’s eternal beauty. Oh, how I have longed for it’s soothing embrace, and so have everyone I have contact with;…
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Feeling at War with Myself
1–2 minutes·
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art, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood sexual abuse, Chronic Depression, Denial, disability, Flashbacks, gratitude, grief, Handicapped, identity, insomnia, mental illness, metamorphosis, artist, love, change, recovery, rebirth, mothers, out of the gutter, pain, painting, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, re-purposed, Real Life, Recovery, Healing, Sex abuse, sexual assault, Shame and Guilt, shih-tzus, sobriety, TherapyI have been languishing here, letting myself fall off the edge of sanity for a while. Is it physical?emotional?spiritual? No, not spiritual, for I feel close to my Creator. I just feel diminished, somehow, like my life’s blood has been watered down. Perhaps when the rainy season ends I will blossom again. Till then, my…
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What Does Artistic Success LOOK Like?
4–6 minutes·
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acrylic, art, Art Collectors, Artistic Excellence, Assemblage, Best, Bipolar Art, Bipolar Disorder, career, Childhood sexual abuse, Chronic Depression, concrete art, Confidence!, Creativity, digital art, disability, Employment, Excellence, faith, Finances, Flashbacks, Found Objects, garden art, gift, God, gratitude, Handicapped, Hope, identity, identity theft, Injustice, insomnia, Investing in Art, Job, Joy, learning, love, Making Money, Mania, Master, mental illness, Mixed Media, moving day, moving on, Oil, pain, painting, Photography, poems, promises, Psychiatrist, PTSD, Real Life, recycled, recycled art, repurposed, Retirement,, Saving Money, Serenity, Sex abuse, sexual assault, sobriety, Success, Teaching, Therapy, Top, treasuresWouldn’t we all like to know, right? Yes! We all want to be a great “success” in our chosen field, and many artists have a clear idea of what they need to be successful. Speaking for myself, I thought success would mean the end of financial struggle, to a point. As a person with mental…
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A Saint Petersburg Artist Resident
2–3 minutes·
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acrylic, art, Bipolar Disorder, Childhood sexual abuse, clean, Confidence!, Creativity, faith, Flashbacks, gift, God, gratitude, grief, Hope, Injustice, Joy, love, mental illness, metamorphosis, artist, love, change, recovery, rebirth, moving day, moving on, Oil, out of the gutter, pain, painting, poems, promises, PTSD, re-purposed, Real Life, recycled, Serenity, Sex abuse, sexual assault, Shame and Guilt, Therapy, treasures, VigilIt has been an enormously trying year and one half, year and 8 months , actually. I have grown SO much since I have lived here in St. Petersburg, I have learned to believe in myself, and in my ability to survive. As An ARTIST. In my own right, I have put in the footwork, stretched…
Out of the Gutter Art 
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