Artful, Conscious Living with Bipolar Disorder
27 May 2020 Leave a comment
in Art, Covid19, Mental Health, Penny Positives, Quality of Life, support
As we all consider a new standard of “normal,” I invite you to try life a little farther across the oddball spectrum where life is slower, less crowded, and focused on buggy rides and fancy hats.
• Post Title and Inspiration:
Mary Oliver — Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled–To cast aside the weight of facts–And maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
25 May 2020 2 Comments
in Art, Covid19, Floating a Little, Mental Health, Penny Positives, support
• Post Title and Inspiration:
Mary Oliver — Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled–To cast aside the weight of facts–And maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
14 Apr 2020 Leave a comment
in Art, Covid19, Floating a Little, hand-made cards, Penny Positives, support
• Post Title and Inspiration:
Mary Oliver — Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled–To cast aside the weight of facts–And maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
10 Apr 2020 4 Comments
in Art, Covid19, Floating a Little, Penny Positives, support
• Post Title and Inspiration:
Mary Oliver — Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled–To cast aside the weight of facts–And maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
02 Apr 2020 2 Comments
in Art, Covid19, Floating a Little, Penny Positives, Quality of Life, support
• Post Title and Inspiration:
Mary Oliver — Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled–To cast aside the weight of facts–And maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
20 Feb 2020 2 Comments
in mixed-media art, Penny Positives
I think I got this deck of cards from RubyDogArt on Etsy (though my memory on this is Fruit Loopy). The art on the face cards was so beautiful, I just added borders and quotes to match. They came together faster, though that meant I could spend more time exploring borders.
16 Jan 2020 7 Comments
in Art, bipolar disorder, Health, mixed-media art, Penny Positives, Quality of Life Tags: flu
Since I’ve been housebound the last couple of weeks with a weird cold/flu combo, I’ve had to follow this axiom—looking forward to my Art Journal Round Robin Group starting up again next month, letting the banter and good writing of all 12 seasons of “Bones” counteract the bathroom-bound moments, the simple joy of a Jello cup, Emmett’s cat-psychic move to sleeping on my bed instead of under his blanket, falling asleep on my bed while arting.
Yesterday I was able to keep down (in?) Minute Rice cooked in chicken broth, so today I’ll chance foraging for Fresca and Kleenex. The sun hides behind clouds this morning, but I’ll bring my Light with me.
30 Nov 2019 5 Comments
in Art, friends, Holidays, mixed-media art, Penny Positives Tags: Thanksgiving
I went to an Orphans’ Thanksgiving at my friends’ house (yes, I’m claiming friends!). Instead of bringing a dish to share, I made these playing card-sized, portable reminders.
14 Oct 2019 29 Comments
in anxiety, Art, bipolar disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, mixed-media art, Penny Positives
After some fussing and fuming, the first Teeny Penny Positive Boxed Set sits in my Etsy shop.
I don’t know why this makes me nervous. Maybe because I love these itty bitty things (1 ½ inches by 2 inches) and have spent lots of time on them. But that doesn’t make sense. I spend lots of time on all my work. Maybe it’s more like sending your kid off to kindergarten.
Maybe it’s because my sister commented that my art has gotten smaller and more complicated over the years, which, she is sure, indicates a kind of pinched pathology. An interesting theory. Still, I love doing tiny things well, so that’s what I’ll keep doing. Whatever makes the soul sing, right?
I have three more sets in various stages of completion. That ought to keep the music flowing for a while.
(PS. This sold almost as soon as I hit “Post.” So Holy Crap, folks!)
09 Oct 2019 7 Comments
in bipolar disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness, mixed-media art, Penny Positives, Quality of Life
As I work with less Making and more Space to allow whatever arises, I find the
art that calls me rich with meaning and joy. I’m holding a tentative idea about making little boxed sets of tiny (1 1/2 X 2 inches) Penny Positives—like this sweet thing that sprouted this morning.
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