Sep

28

Legitimate Distractions

September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

“Mount Desert Dragons” acrylic on canvas 16″ x 20″ © 2007 Tyler Darvintyne; all rights reserved It’s wonderful to think that The PCQ has enough history and pure BULK to it that I can be distracted for so many weeks and still have new and renewable readers drop by everyday. Welcome to you all! Over [...]

Sep

7

Changing Seasons

September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[process, essay] by Nancy S.M. Waldman Hi everyone. Welcome to September. Summer here in North America is fast waning—even though where I am in Nova Scotia, September is one of the best weather months. I’ve been feeling quite ambivalent about the PCQ over the summer. There are lots of new visitors and subscribers and readers [...]

Aug

15

"The world looks after artists"

August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

[-painting, process, interview-] Interview with artist, Donna Marsh by Nancy Waldman let’s get lost; oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches; © 2007 donna marsh, all rights reserved Do you paint from photos? what’s in front of you? memory? imagination? I paint from photos and from what’s in front of me. I’m interested in painting [...]

Jun

30

other-handed

June 30, 2007 | 8 Comments

[-journaling, c-mindfulness-] Next time you are writing in your journal, switch the pen to your other hand and write. I know. I know. You can’t write with your other hand. Never mind. Go on and do it anyway. Writing with our non-dominant hand can have interesting results because it confuses our brain. Part of that [...]

Jun

29

Working From Abundance

June 29, 2007 | 3 Comments

[-process, essay-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman As we create, we use up media, materials, tools, ideas, time, and our own creative energy. Working from abundance means having a well of resources—more than we need—to create what we want. My son used this expression in a conversation about the new songs he had just recorded. I [...]

May

3

home

May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

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