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I read something tonight from a friend who is an accomplished writer, artist, and teacher. The gist of of it was about not knowing what to say in her blog that would be of interest and helpful to her readers. Her mind was a complete blank. It was a good read as I sat on my black sofa, in my leopard jammies, and strained to hear the falling snow, while it made a sparkly coverlet for the floor of the dark sky. The contrast between the serenity of nature and the desperation that rattles in the minds of many artists, when it comes to performing, especially artists who have experienced success,...
I wish I could take credit for writing this but I can’t and I don’t know who did, do you?
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark:
One: Don’t miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four: Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five: Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
Six: Build your future on high ground.
Seven: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
Eight:...
Who will YOU be when you grow up?
Tricky question, since in my opinion we are grownup (or as far as we’re getting) when we take our last breath. I do know that wherever we are in life we can always add on and expand what we know, what we do, and what we think. I LOVE THIS! It’s exhilarating to be in the process of life and I am grateful to be an active participant.
He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist. – St. Francis of Assisi
When Your Muse Isn’t Awake
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Jan 21st, 2012 |
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I read something tonight from a friend who is an accomplished writer, artist, and teacher. The gist of of it was about not knowing what to say in her blog that would be of interest and helpful to her readers. Her mind was a complete blank. It was a good read as I sat on my black sofa, in my leopard jammies, and strained to hear the falling snow, while it made a sparkly coverlet for the floor of the dark sky. The contrast between the serenity of nature and the desperation that rattles in the minds of many artists, when it comes to performing, especially artists who have experienced success,...
The Importance of Plan B
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Jan 21st, 2012 |
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The focus of this blog is Plan B, Acceptance, a word I’m wrangling with. Though acceptance makes the flow of life more ripple than whirl pool, it’s still hard to, well, accept. It’s hard to say good bye to the vision of something never had but craved, it’s hard to say good bye to something had that’s now vanishing. It hard to accept that which is not understood and it is hard to accept feeling powerless. The feeling powerless may be the worst of it. It is here that getting stuck, wilting, and giving up become easy things to do. And for me that just...
How to Find Humility, Gratitude, and a Life
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Dec 29th, 2011 |
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It’s been less than 24 hours since I had the privilege of running an art program in Wisconsin with boys and girls in a winter camp program. Stacked between pieces of wax paper in boxes are the now varnished, 100+ paintings that bear the hopes and dreams made by these young people.
Holding each painting today was for me, the same as looking into the hearts of the young artists I greeted and worked with yesterday. It’s humbling to be in a room filled with youthful exuberance, expectations that supersede logic, and an inner wisdom most of us don’t acquire without decades of...
Mosaic Class
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Dec 27th, 2011 |
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January 7, 14, 21, 28 Saturday 12-3 pm
PerficalSense Studio 1127 Florence
Evanston, Illinois 60202
Call PerficalSense Studio to enroll:
847 316 1900
Students will learn a brief history of mosaics, classic mosiac patterns and terminology, how to properly use cutting tools, cutting methods, how to set tile, glass, and for intermediates other objects, properties of different adhesives, grouting, cleaning, polishing, and other juicy hints on composition, design and use of color.Beginning and Intermediate Mosaics
What I Learned From Noah’s Ark
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Dec 24th, 2011 |
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I wish I could take credit for writing this but I can’t and I don’t know who did, do you?
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark:
One: Don’t miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four: Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five: Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
Six: Build your future on high ground.
Seven: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
Eight:...
Who Will You Be?
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Dec 23rd, 2011 |
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Who will YOU be when you grow up?
Tricky question, since in my opinion we are grownup (or as far as we’re getting) when we take our last breath. I do know that wherever we are in life we can always add on and expand what we know, what we do, and what we think. I LOVE THIS! It’s exhilarating to be in the process of life and I am grateful to be an active participant.
Inspiration
Posted by Janie Baskin
on Dec 9th, 2011 |
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He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist. – St. Francis of Assisi
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