A double feature on this Friday! Due to silliness and that.... screensaver. :)
And TAKE 2:
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happy weekend everyone!!
July 31, 2009
I have a special guest ~ day 10
July 30, 2009
a little impromptu gardening
At my favorite time of day; just before dusk on a summer evening. No video today ;) ...instead a little visual inspiration. When asked the question "what inspires you?" I always forget to answer, FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS. Love them.
happy Creative Thursday!
July 29, 2009
I have exciting news ~ day 9
But I can’t tell you just yet...
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July 27, 2009
Where am I today? ~ day 8
On the other side of a VERY full and productive Monday. I had to pop in and say hello after all. Thanks for the encouragement Outi :)
July 24, 2009
In the Pages of "Where Women Create"
When they say that magazines prepare their stories months in advance, it’s true.
I don’t know if you remember, but last April I was photographed for this gorgeous magazine that made its debut November 2008. This is now the 4th issue of "Where Women Create", the Autumn 2009 edition which arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Apparently all of the prior issues have sold out, and I can see why. Stampington’s magazines are more like a book that you want to keep and return to when you are seeking inspiration. And you will most certainly find it in the pages of Where Women Create. Having had the chance to visit with the editor and creator, Jo Packham, I can’t even begin to tell you how much love has gone into the creation of this magazine. It’s an honor for me to included. Thank you Jo!!!
July 23, 2009
This is the Sea ~ day 7
No words today.
Went surfing this morning. Talked for hours with our surfing friends. Watched "Riding Giants".
Fell in love with this song.
"This is the Sea" by the Waterboys
"Once you were tethered, now you are free."
"You’re trying to make sense of something you just don’t see"
"But that was the River and this is the Sea"
{...not dancing yet...but maybe soon ;)}
July 22, 2009
talking to your best friend ~ day 6
A teeth cleaning, lunch with a good friend, and a renewed spirit, make for a pretty good Wednesday.
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Susannah’s video!
July 21, 2009
Take 25 ~ day 5
After many, many attempts on one of the hottest summer days which included a sundry of various lawnmowers and leaf blowers. {Tuesday is the unofficial designated "gardening" day of our neighborhood} we have videos all around, both here and in the fish bowl!
July 20, 2009
I'm not the only one doing videos in the family - day 4
You get a double feature today! Me + Sean!
So what’s Sean doing recording videos too? Well ~ he just launched his sketch writing class here in Los Angeles, and this is his way of introducing himself to his new students :)
Sean is also brand spanking new to the blogging world since this weekend. So head on over and say hello! In the meantime you can close out your Monday with a message from my man who is stuck on Mars.
July 20, 2009
Which came first the chicken or the chick?
dipytch {each painting is 3 x 3 in.}
I’ve always wanted to know.
A little fun art "eye candy" between video posts, but my "big plan" is to return with a video later on today....if I don’t melt first, as it is very, very, HOT here on this Monday.
July 17, 2009
a day away in the surf ~ day 3 v-blog
July 16, 2009
You'll like me more or You'll like me less?! day 2 v-blog
I did it! I made it back for a 2nd video! :)
July 15, 2009
Transforming my Life in 30 days? A video experiment
What’s this? Is Marisa doing videos now?
Quite possibly yes. We shall see. This is my public commitment to myself, a personal video experiment of sorts shared publicly on my blog. The Creative Thursday blog is turning 3 this month and it’s time to try something new. What it will all be exactly, how it will evolve, I’m not sure...but I’m starting....something.
I hope you’ll come along for the trip, maybe you can play along and make your own 30 day experiment? But if you need to check out of the blog for the next month or so, no worries. You should know that it will still be blogging as usual here. And to accompany the "usual", just a little 3-dimensional visiting time with the person behind this blog, me, Marisa.
Oh and I meant to say "if you feel mostly excited & a little scared" you should go for it. If you feel "no excitement & mostly scared", you should definitely re-think your plan.
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July 13, 2009
Just Be Yourself
5 x 5 in.
You could say this sentiment has been on my mind a lot these days.
Have you heard of the blog Creative Therapy yet? This is a blog that is home to a community of artists that pose thoughtful questions and then interpret their response through their art. They also invite guest artists to participate and this week that artist is me. And the catalyst is:
What’s the best advice you received that encouraged you to follow your dreams? (or advice you’d give to others so they can follow their dreams.)
I chose to answer the second part of the question with my advice being "Just Be Yourself" and my creation is the painting above, featuring Mabel the newest member of the Creative Thursday family.
The reason I say that this sentiment has been on my mind "a lot these days" is for two reasons. One being that as I continue to travel this path of sharing myself and my art with you, especially via this blog. I’m constantly reminded to "just be myself" both personally and professionally. It might seem easy enough right? But unless you really come to know who "yourself" is, staying authentic can feel challenging at times. I find this to be especially true now that we can glimpse into the lives of so many people around the world via the internet. While the possibilities and inspiration can feel endless, so can the comparison that accompanies that. Clearly the lines of being true to who you are can get blurred. And having a strong sense of yourself is what will bring those lines back into focus.
The second reason this has been on my mind so much is that now heading into my 5th week of my e-course I’ve been teaching, this continues to be the underlying message behind every class. The longer I’m alive, the more I learn, the more I do, the more I realize that a good teacher is the one that not only supports and encourages others to be themselves but empowers them to discover the answers for themselves.
Of course we all evolve and change, every day. But somewhere within each one of us is that calm sense of self that embodies the "be yourself" that I’m talking about. And I find that whenever I return to that place in myself, my life gets clear and I get peaceful. It is from this place that my best creating comes, that my interactions with others is the most genuine, that the answers I seek present themselves and that I feel more in the flow of my life than out. Since I believe that "just being yourself" invites this kind of living clearly that is my advice to everyone these days.
also available as a print over at the shop
July 08, 2009
in new hampshire
8 x 6 in.
Unlike the title of this painting inspired by my time at Squam, I am actually "in Los Angeles", and back from vacation. It was {mostly} lovely. I’m also going to be honest and say that taking a week away only made me realize that I need more weeks away.
But until that next holiday time, I’m here, I’m back and while I have new thoughts & things to share with you, I will be brief on the blog today because my spirit seems to have gone missing. In the meantime I’m going to have a coffee this afternoon and see if I can find my spirit there, so I can take it with me as I dive into the fish bowl. pun intended.
I hope you had a great week & holiday. I leave you with a new painting, and a wish for a happy Wednesday!
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