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Morning Pages

The bedrock tool of a creative recovery is a daily practice called Morning Pages.

"Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. *There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages*– they are not high art. They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and
synchronize the day at hand. Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page…and then do three more pages tomorrow." Julia Cameron 

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Dancing David is dancing again!

5/1/2016

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     Last year, Dancing David, one of Cliff's sculptures disappeared from our show. 
    What a panic it caused. Beautiful David -- seemed to have just danced away.
     There is only one way to deal with a loss - ant that is to fill it with something new, something different, or a remodeled even grander image of the other.
    A reincarnated  Dancing David now stands right in the center stage of our annual art show being held at the Edge Gallery Urban Art Centre on Main St. What a splendid sight - bright gold with a flowing silver robe. He is triumphant! Defiant! And dancing wildly!
     As beautiful as he is, he isn't the only new attraction at our art show. The emergence of the Jelly Bean is probably even more astounding. Who would suspect that Cliff,  who has done such intricate, heart-breaking sculptures in the past, would now be rolling out jelly beans! And why would he spend hours crafting and molding jelly beans? At first he didn't even know why himself. Tonight at 7:00 he will explain why!
     Odia, whose art has also been about loss, grief and longing, has been busy with her lovely little daughter, a dream come true - a little miracle. Odia is into finger knitting now -- and in a state of wonder and awe! This is coming out in a series of tangled, felted and amazing knots called, "Knit in Secret."
     I have suspended my search for white at this moment and am exploring a combination of white and pewter to tell my newly found passion and message. 
     It's one thing to scramble to do the art. We are now scrambling to find the words for our artistic madness. I wonder how we will explain this all tonight! Seven o'clock at the Edge. Love to see you there.
​     A toast to beautiful David! Revived, regal and very vital.

“My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness.”  ― André Breton
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