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A stitch in time
At five years old , she’s perched on phone books to reach the sewing machine. Grandma gently guides her hand as she pushes the floor pedal .”You are doing good sweetie” she whispers . We sew together creating a square, leaving two inches to turn the square and add beans. “You just made a bean bag!” Grandma squeaks with delight. The five year old chimes in laughing . The excitement builds as she fills the bag full of beans and sews it closed. She’s eager to make more, giving one to everyone in the family. This sparked something deeply within her. The desire to create something from nothing. By the time she was seven years old , she had moved on to larger and more complicated projects. Grandma had a favorite dress that was damaged at the cleaners. Instead of tossing it out , grandma asks “Are you ready to make yourself a dress?” Of course the answer was a hard yes! This would prove to be more difficult since a pattern had to be constructed before the sewing even started. Grandma explains as simply as she could to that eager seven year old. The task was daunting , an A-line dress with a lining, the young girl jumped right in eager to learn. The dress turns out amazing as the young girl proudly wears it to church that Sunday. No one could believe she made it herself. The smile never left her face that day, everyone was so impressed with her skills. “Surely God has given her a wonderful talent!” Grandma boosts to the parishioners .
By Dixie Legan5 years ago in Humans
Painting is LIFE!
Painting is LIFE! I have been a registered nurse for nearly eight years, but due to unforeseen health issues related to a rare inherited genetic disorder, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, my pelvis is unstable. To avoid using any foreign medical jargon, one of the load-bearing joints that connect my pelvis to my spine, has become hypermobile meaning my joint moves too much. This has caused my pelvis to become unstable; I experience multiple dislocations of the joint and chronic, debilitating pain. As a nurse, working on my feet for countless hours, was no longer an option for me. I was faced with an impossible decision to stop working, face the loss of income, and come to terms with the fact that my lifelong dreams of being a nurse would be over. So, after months of attempting to treat my joint issue with injections, a nerve burning procedure, and a spinal cord stimulator trial in hopes of reducing my pain, I stopped working in September 2020 and have not been able to work since then. Even sitting, bending over, and walking for long periods has become impossible. I am currently waiting for a joint fusion surgery as a last resort to be able to live a full life without endless, relenting pain. With the loss of income, depression and guilt set in, and dealing with continuous pain, I began painting.
By Katie Foster5 years ago in Humans
Creation is Passion
My passion is creation and creation is endless. I am fulfilled within myself. I take opportunities to put my passion into expression through creating art. I keep myself in motion. I used to spend so much time trying to perfect my art for other people instead of myself. I stopped creating for a long time because I feared the overwhelming feeling I created for myself trying to please others with my work. Now I don't aim for perfection at all. I aim to simply create. Allowing myself endless expression. Being in motion and putting my passion into something doesn’t get measured on any scale for me now. There is no perfection, just acceptance. Just as my art cannot be perfect I am not perfect, and this I accept. Still, I aim to be the best version of myself, and that is a goal I will be working towards my entire life. There is never an end to progress, learning, or growth and change. Just as I learn and change my art too transforms as I learn new techniques and styles. I have full control over my life because it comes with acceptance, and when I accept that I have no real control over anything outside of myself, that’s when I learn that I have complete control over myself. That’s the only thing that truly matters. My art is some form of representation of my inner self. Sometimes it may be messy and disorganized and other times it will be vibrant and precise. While how I think and feel directly correlates to my life it also correlates to the art I create. Fulfillment for me doesn’t come from anywhere else but myself. It’s as if my entire life up until now I wasn't me. I had been too afraid to be my authentic self, I had lost my authentic self somewhere far in the past and had just been living my life behind some shell. There was a whole other person behind that shell of who I could be, and I am still finding myself as I break free. It takes looking at all the tough things that created the shell to dismantle it. If I never look at the parts of me that are hard to see I would never find my true self that is awaiting behind them. Avoiding it will only allow the shell to consume me. I will not allow myself to become lost behind the very product of the things that created the shell. I have finally seen myself, and though it was hard, no one else could do that for me. I am seeing and hearing myself clearly now. Accepting myself and creating room for care and love for myself. Being the best I can be for others starts with being the best I can be for myself. I am supporting myself and allowing myself expression of passion through creativity. I am showing myself that it’s okay to be me. There is no need to hide behind that shell. No need to let fear confine me to stagnation, so I put myself in motion and I am filling myself up. I am never going to stop creating, learning, and changing. I am always aiming for that unreachable goal because accepting that it’s unreachable and giving it my best anyways is a hell of a win. Not letting fear talk me out of not even trying. I am taking steps forwards, like learning to walk again. What gives me passion? Why should anyone support my passion? I create art. Art is limitless, it cannot be confined or truly defined. Through all this personal growth I find the motivation to create. It is the one thing that is pure, magic in this world. It is the ability to take an idea and transmute it into this physical world to share. To express my growth in a wonderful way. I don’t ask that anyone support it because I will continue to create even without support. My true support comes from within myself, but if you can see the truly magical aspect of creation and art, then I would hope that someone could admire it. We, human beings, are creation itself. We are all creators, so I ask what is your passion? Are you going to wait around for outside support, or are you going to support yourself and take steps to simply create?
By Lilly Ashley5 years ago in Humans
Macramé of Hope – Hobby For A Cause
Macramé is a form of art that is well liked for its impeccable style that adds texture to any surface and gives an earthy vibe. It has been the rage among crafty people recently. Macramé is an art produced using knotting techniques. It became most popular during the Victorian era which majority of the houses were decorated with this Bohemian inspired masterpieces such as tablecloths, plant hangers, draperies, etc. Now macramé is making a huge comeback. As I got temporarily laid off from work due to COVID-19, I thought of a new hobby to keep me occupied. I could say that I’m not an arty person so I wanted to challenge myself by embarking in a hobby that would bring out my creativity. My friend and I were on a video call one morning when this art piece on her wall captured my attention. I was very pleased with how it looked and how it added dimension to her wall and the entire space itself. I suddenly got curious and asked her about it. She said the art piece was a macramé. Being a person who doesn’t do things on impulse, I researched on the financial implications of macramé making. I checked the cost of materials and the tools needed in making these knotted designs. After that, I looked for a store where I could get affordable, high quality materials and checked video tutorials on YouTube. Man, it was not easy. I did practice on small pieces of macramé such as earrings and keychains before I started my first major project. My first project cost me around $50 for a new pair of scissors, cord and dowel for mounting. I purchased the cord and dowel from Modern Macramé (www.modernmacrame.com).
By Jem Ricafort5 years ago in Humans
Renoir: Impressionism Master
Impressionism as a movement has imprinted itself in the pages of history not just in art-related fields but also imbibed in fashion and design. Impressionism was distinguished by petite, thin yet evident brushstrokes, trying to encapture the multiple ways in which light danced.
By Jessica Curry5 years ago in Humans
