Here’s my contribution to the New Moon. I wanted something simple I could follow to help get back into a circular conception of time, balancing the usual linear timeline with something more organic. I couldn’t find anything – so I created it. Feel free to copy and print it- that’s what I’m doing with it. Carrying it as a reminder that there is a gentler way of being.

Janet Balboa (#janetbalboa) is an artist, writer and teacher living in the Chicago suburbs. Read more
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Friday morning Intermediate/advanced pencil class. Wanting to brush up on your technique, begin a new project, start to think about entering your work in local shows???...we have a lot of experience- and ENCOURAGEMENT- when it comes to taking your art to a new level!! PLUS GOOD MUSIC, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE.... all the supplies are here for you. Sign up for 4 or 6 weeks- test the waters.
🌙Sliding in at the very last minute... my Moon girl 'Genevieve'. Named after my neighbor who seems a very bright light to me indeed. Painted for The Rauecenter.org fundraiser.
The Flower of Life informs this work- I wanted to work with the cycle of life, death, and rebirth that is so beautifully and relentlessly expressed in the composition and decomposition of nature.
On my radar. Many projects going at once, keeping my interest.
Moondance
Thursday Mandala Class. 4 weeks
⚘️Thursday Mandala Class 10:30-12
Finding the shapes and patterns hidden in a blank piece of paper...engaging artistically with shadow work helps to identify what it is that might need attention, awareness and care within us.
Work in Progress.