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Comment on Update: Inter-Galactice Artist Kindness Day by rose

rose — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:34:14 +0000

tuesdays really have always been the worst. i just can’t shake the blues on tuesdays. ryan singing “another tuesday morning” is usually comforting, and now your blog. when i was self-employed i treated myself to a bagel and coffee/tea at my favorite cafe, or a breakfast burrito from only on tuesdays.

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5 Minute Stretching Routine for Sitting | An Art Full Life — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:11:05 +0000

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Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by Adena Atkins

Adena Atkins — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:29:21 +0000

Okay–yeah get back to me–your cakes are works of art too of course, but I just feel like there’s a lot I haven’t seen.

I haven’t painted seriously since high school so whatever I made now would be fairly similar (I’ve done a few things here and there). Once I committed to song, I’ve had a hard time committing to much else. Still, I miss it. I miss using my vision in that way. It brings a kind of presence and intelligence that I miss. I’m living with a painter and her work is all around the living room and it comforts me.

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by rose

rose — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:13:16 +0000

i don’t really have a website. my etsy account has been dormant since i moved to north carolina. i’ll have to get back to you on that.
i can say the same thing about you! i’ve often wondered what your paintings are like now.

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by Adena Atkins

Adena Atkins — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:46:09 +0000

Dear Rose,

I’d love to hear how that goes–the tone changing. And I’m dying to see your artwork–I haven’t really seen that much of it since high school and I know that things change ; ) Anyway, do you have a place online where I can see things?

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by Adena Atkins

Adena Atkins — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:43:50 +0000

Thank you Allan! I can’t wait–maybe you’ll tell me Friday how you’ve been here too lately.

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by rose

rose — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:06:24 +0000

i’ve often thought about this idea of judging ourselves. i believe it is a major theme in much of my artwork. i always thought that if i worked hard enough, those voices would go away…or maybe that once i got old enough, they would die down. now i realize they are the choir of self-awareness. without them i would be unable to achieve personal change. my goal in recent times has been not to silence them, but to try to change their tone. maybe they can be taught to be more civilized. i don’t know yet.

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by Adena Atkins

Adena Atkins — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:37:19 +0000

Dear Jessica,

Thanks for sharing–I think these judgements can linger a long time. Long after we deem that we “should” be done judging ourselves…

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 1: Taking Stock by Adena Atkins

Adena Atkins — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:32:35 +0000

Hi Jessica!

I’d like to enlist you in helping me clarify this. Rather than trying to clarify it here in the comments where someone else might not benefit from it, I’m going to add more to the actual post–written inquiry probably deserves its own post but I want this thing to stand alone. Will you let me know here if it gets clear for you?

Thanks so much! And I’m so glad that the name works for you too…

Comment on Meet the Enemy Part 2: Habitat by Allan Cady

Allan Cady — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:35:12 +0000

This is great, Adena… so where I’ve been at lately. Thanks for the constructive reminders. I look forward to seeing the rest of the series.