Showing posts with label Empowering Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Empowering Art. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2015

Breathe, when you don't know what else to do, Breathe

Breathe..
A Handmade Beaded Cloth and Clay Folk Art Doll with Poem by Jeanne Fry Art
when you have tried everything and you don't know what else to do...
Breathe

when you are exasperated and your Spirit is weary...
Breathe

when every ounce of your body is filled with fear....
Breathe

when anger is rushing through you
Breathe

when sadness overcomes you and the tears seem like they will never stop
Breathe

when you are anxious for movement within the stagnant
Breathe

when you are indecisive
when you are contemplative
when you question yourself
Breathe

For this moment shall pass
And the next moment will be different
Allow things to be simple
In that the only thing that matters
Is our Hearbeat and the Breath.
One day, one hour, one minute, one moment at a time
Until you are breathing in
Happiness.

"Breathe", a Handmade Cloth and Clay Folk Art Doll was created to accompany my poem. She serves as a reminder to honor each moment.
She is listed in my Indiemade Shop here

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Being an Artist with a Disability

Being an Artist with a Disability is not a subject that I share often, if ever. I have lived with disability since I was a young child, so it is as normal to me as the sky is blue. It is not a badge I wear as though I am wounded, but just a simple part that has lended it's hand in the creation of me. Being an amputee, I have looked for the positive things it has brought to my life. It has made me a compassionate person, a person who always looks for the light in others because I know that outward appearances sometimes mask the Divine that resides in each of us.
As I have grown older, other physical impairments resulting in much pain have become prevelant, forcing me to face my limitations and accept them. They have forced me to go deeper into myself to find ways to create beauty in life. I have learned to cherish the moments when  pain does not control me, and to seize those moments, creating pieces of me that will leave my mark in this world. And when those moments happen, life is supreme.
Crow Mother - Art Doll by Jeanne Fry
    
I sculpt, with these hands that challenge me, to bring to life the things that reside in my heart.
The sharing of my story is not meant to be sad, but to be a reminder to appreciate each moment, to grasp it to its fullest, and to not allow our challenges to change who we are deep in our hearts.

Namaste ~ The Spirit in Me honors the Spirit in You

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