Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Getting "Through" Instead of Getting "Past"

Sleep holds some answers when we slip into that subconscious fall. Instead of being sweet escape tonight, images, doors, even computer icons swirled in my head. I woke, chasing after their elusive tails and I believe I caught one or two of the little troublemakers. Writing my thoughts down, it dawned on me that rather getting "past" my pain so I could get "to" my art, I need to use my art to get "through." Through the grief. The pain. The confusion. The loss. All those emotions are clogging up my art pathway, and haven't artists used their art to express those very things for years? My hope is they would be ever lightening as I brush my journey, instead of ever darkening as they were for Van Gogh.
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  1. Fade to BlackOctober 26, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Good thoughts, Karen... true of many - whether art is with a brush stroke, a camera lens, a sewing machine, or ... . What a glorious thing that God has gifted you and is using this treasure to help you navigate through so much pain and loss. May you find great virtue in your new Central Oregon surroundings.

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  2. Anni Jones PhotographyOctober 26, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    So true Karen...... great insight. This is something I am trying to grasp as well. Proud of you.
    Love you my friend, Anni

    ps No cutting off any ears! ;)

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