The Sun. The bright light of our skies, the radiance of our inner fire. Celebrated and worshiped for as long as humans have walked the Earth. The Sun, the fire of our solar plexus; our power center; our will. The place where we feel that gut reaction, the space within that can answer the question ‘Who am I?’ The answer intensely personal, exclusively our own, always begging another question: – ‘Who do you want to be?’ The choice is ours, always. We may push this question outwards, expecting someone or something else to provide the answer, to make our choice for us. There will come a day, when no other answer than the one that thunders up from deep within your being will do. And you will know, beyond all shadow of doubt, who you are. And the trick- the real magic- how to live this magnificence in the world- how to contain this fire without burning up, will slowly come, with many fits and starts, but gradually you will burn bright and steady. You will know. This is it. This is my life. I am.
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Janet Balboa (#janetbalboa) is an artist, writer and teacher living in the Chicago suburbs. Read more
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Queen of Hearts!!! Happy Valentines Day.
Today's work! I think I just invented Therapy Suns...they have been this to me for sure.
All these crazy kitchen hearts are connected to the ceiling by thread from my Grandma Janet's old wooden spools, which remind me of her - along with cookies and reading and 'secret' breakfasts together.
12° outside. Snow...and more on the way, yet, here comes a Sun. The Green Man completed on a New Moon (almost). Very auspicious sounding. And that is a nice thing, because this is how my hours are spent today.
This will be the second time I am teaching this 6 week class. I am teaching it from my own experience of composing a work of art.
A Sun for a snowy day! ❄ It's my first sun on stretched linen. I usually paint on wood. Haven't decided how I feel about painting on linen.
Sneak preview of my fine art prints (coming next week!)
🗨🗨🗯💥FINALLY💥🥶🥶🥶
ApPEARently pears are on the menu this morning. I don't know.why, but this is what I wanted to do.