happy anniversary, a year in review

 

hello blog-o-sphere, friends and family,

this month marks a full year of avenues of artistry. it’s so cliche to say that you can’t believe a year has gone by….. but i am saying it. i can’t believe it’s been a whole year since i started blogging. thank you to all of you who have supported me in this endeavor. i hope you have been enjoying the info and ideas i have been sharing with you all!

in honor of this event i thought i would make a list of some of my personal fave posts of the last year.

• for love or succulents some basic “how to’s” of making a mini succulent garden.

• it hard to choose a recipe to highlight but i finally settled on the recipe for this pink drink.  perfect for all of you who are fighting the nasty cold going around!

• do’s and don’t for celebrating feb. 29 – also good to use on any day other of the year

• make your own inspiration cards- my version of Angel Cards

 

• confessions of a bicycle baby- a look at the art of bicycles and the adventures of learning how to ride a bike.

• when art music and emotion combine  one of the best things i’ve done in this last year was teach a really cool class about music, emotion and art (hence the title). i included a lot of the artwork of the kids and the youtube videos of the songs we listened to.

• during my internship i was writing blog pieces for another blog…. and i really loved writing the health specific posts. below are links to two posts. they are both somewhat summer centered but they both can be applicable this time of year as well.

to find out about local produce, csa’s and farmers markets near you check out the post 5 W’s of Local Produce

this green fettuccine  recipe is full of summery flavors but can be modified for winter. skip the tomatoes and basil (summer foods) and add some wintery roasted root veggies and pepitas, which are roasted pumpkin and squash seeds. maybe i just need to post a new recipe for a wintery version of this one……

rainbow of photos and the magic of apps

any favorites of yours i’ve missed?

thanks again everyone!

xo,

alice

creativity (or anything else….). i swear you can do it.

i would apologize for my consistently punny and/or quirky titles- but that’s just who i am! so i can’t.  i hope you can laugh at them with me.

over the weekend i was thinking about how my life has been surrounded by art and creativity and how we are shaped by those around us. when we are young and our views are forming we SEE possibility through what others do and accomplish. the people around us encourage us to do things either with positive feed back or assure us with other actions. we learn what we are good at in the context of those around us.

so it is not wonder that i view the world with art colored glasses. artistic creativity has surrounded my life since my upbringing. just as those have been brought up in a family of musicians, or writers, or farmers or anything else. our childhood experiences shape our lives indefinitely…. no matter how much we fight it.

when working with people i shouldn’t be surprised, when they find themselves out of their comfort zone and stuck saying “i can’t do art”. it is in these moments i try to help them find their inner creative voice in whatever shape that takes on.  as i move more and more into the health and healing world, i hope to be able to find new ways of teaching others to access their inner abilities of stretching beyond what they think they can accomplish. helping them move into untouched spaces in their lives.

and as i think about my commitment to working with people whether in art or in health and wellness i  remember i am on my own journey of healing and self-care right along with them.