Sometimes life can really throw a curve ball at us and when one really whops us in the side of the head, the simple pleasure of pointless creative fun with a group of like-minded individuals can be all that can be done to ease the goose-egg. There's a comfort in keeping a commitment to meet and connect month after month, even though we all lead quite diverse lives and may not even communicate with one another all the days in between.
Thursday evening at Pam's house with our brand new member, Tracy Horsmen was one of those meetings that could sooth boo-boos and simply feel good to just be together with no purpose intended other than creative play. Like musical chairs (with laughter and chit chat instead of music) we each rotated around seven old windows, spending 10 minutes at abstract mark and colour making before moving on to the next. Of course, some paintings worked out better than others, but so what, that wasn't the point.
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| Angela and Tracy checking out our altered books |
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| Marie pleased with The Big Dipper |
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| Kelly, Tracy and Pam hard at play |
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| Kelly, our visual art-challenged poet looking for her groove... |
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| ...got it! |
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| Pam being in the moment |
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| Freddie being in the moment |
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| I like how this one's coming along |
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| A little dab here... |
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| ...a little flick here... |
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| ... brush strokes... |
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| ...and dribbles |
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| So Tracy, tell us about yourself! |
In our next post, Tracy will answer a few questions for us so we can get to know her. Mine first - Tracy, your medium is clay and I want to know why clay? How did you discover it and what does it do for you?
Sending Sunday sunshine happiness to one and all,
Deborah
