Serenity Studio Art sent an email which landed in my inbox inviting readers to participate in Effy Wild's 30 days of blog posts. Effy Wild, by the way, is a rock star. Serenity's blog was beautiful and I took the bait. Thanks Effy for holding the lantern for others to see.
I am not a great and talented artist but I am completely mesmerized by art and the process of art making; art is another way of knowing that is appealing because I can't always find the right words at the right time. Of course, I know that practice makes better; so here goes.
This post is about women's work. I had the deep pleasure of attending a Red Thread Guide gathering this past weekend in Sonoma, CA which is an offering by the amazing Shiloh Sophia. I met Shiloh nine years ago in my master's program in Women's Spirituality. She taught a course called Art as Sacred Practice. I've been cosmically hooked into a daily practice of art and creativity in honor or the divine.
When I entered the building, I was greeted by Shiloh who said to me, "Welcome Home." My heart cracked open as I was instantly reminded of the power of belonging. To say that I am grateful to her as well as the beautiful women in the circle would be a total understatement. I was reminded also of the power of women's circles which, I believe is a form of peaceful activism. Stella Mac, another rock star, eloquently stated that women's circles such as ours will heal the world. Art, creativity, spirituality, peaceful activism, healing the world is women's work. We have an opportunity to reframe the world's understanding of what exactly is women's work. I imagine women of all types creating beauty, creating connection, and creating love everywhere we go.
Our creative endeavors for the weekend included the opportunity to paint a drum while being immersed in the beauty and other worldly feeling of learning how to play the frame drum by the amazingly talented Lavender Grace Cinnamon; she really is a rock star. We also learned the process to make a dream catcher; the metaphor of weaving one's tapestry of life was not lost on me.
My 'regular' work is to serve as a public school administrator and I have learned that I cannot effectively do that work unless I do 'this work; this work of women's circles, accessing the sacred and using creativity as a portal to invite the Divine.
Until tomorrow...
I am not a great and talented artist but I am completely mesmerized by art and the process of art making; art is another way of knowing that is appealing because I can't always find the right words at the right time. Of course, I know that practice makes better; so here goes.
This post is about women's work. I had the deep pleasure of attending a Red Thread Guide gathering this past weekend in Sonoma, CA which is an offering by the amazing Shiloh Sophia. I met Shiloh nine years ago in my master's program in Women's Spirituality. She taught a course called Art as Sacred Practice. I've been cosmically hooked into a daily practice of art and creativity in honor or the divine.
When I entered the building, I was greeted by Shiloh who said to me, "Welcome Home." My heart cracked open as I was instantly reminded of the power of belonging. To say that I am grateful to her as well as the beautiful women in the circle would be a total understatement. I was reminded also of the power of women's circles which, I believe is a form of peaceful activism. Stella Mac, another rock star, eloquently stated that women's circles such as ours will heal the world. Art, creativity, spirituality, peaceful activism, healing the world is women's work. We have an opportunity to reframe the world's understanding of what exactly is women's work. I imagine women of all types creating beauty, creating connection, and creating love everywhere we go.
Our creative endeavors for the weekend included the opportunity to paint a drum while being immersed in the beauty and other worldly feeling of learning how to play the frame drum by the amazingly talented Lavender Grace Cinnamon; she really is a rock star. We also learned the process to make a dream catcher; the metaphor of weaving one's tapestry of life was not lost on me.
My 'regular' work is to serve as a public school administrator and I have learned that I cannot effectively do that work unless I do 'this work; this work of women's circles, accessing the sacred and using creativity as a portal to invite the Divine.
Until tomorrow...
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