tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post7312833316423705009..comments2024-03-15T13:14:05.655-07:00Comments on threads of the spiderwoman: CarrizozoLauren Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-53653199028324028062010-07-16T12:12:03.442-07:002010-07-16T12:12:03.442-07:00I want to thank you for your kind comments...........I want to thank you for your kind comments.........I feel a bit embarroused at letting my "psychic underwear" hang out in this way. The truth is held, I think more clearly, by what Valerianna says herein....art process in its highest function is a spiritual practice. A way to "pollinate", to focus, to center, to understand in ways that are not verbal. <br /><br />Having said that, I also think that we can have all kinds of ambiguity about our lives, and purpose........that has to be ok sometimes.....Lauren Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157367890138761677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-87489432939840227572010-07-11T16:25:23.038-07:002010-07-11T16:25:23.038-07:00I teach high school history at an art school. I s...I teach high school history at an art school. I sometimes tease the visual artist that they aren't 'tortured' enough to produce from the soul yet. I will be more discerning in my appraisal in the future. As a nonartist who has never experienced life deep enough to feel what you feel I think I envy you.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698353670974720225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-15112000051959598202010-07-10T13:58:53.157-07:002010-07-10T13:58:53.157-07:00dear lauren - oh, your post certainly touches my o...dear lauren - oh, your post certainly touches my own heart in more ways than one - first, whenever i hear of new mexico in particular [and/or any other part of the southwest], i am immediately homesick as if a part of my own spirit remains there from my childhood and/or another life somehow - i truly miss it - and i so relate to your spiritual/artistic quest about which you speak so openly - you may have seen me walking that same path beside you? :)<br /><br />perhaps knowing that others walk the trail with you, beside you, will add some degree of comfort - at least i hope so - <br /><br />namaste' - jeneanGYPSYWOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042621041213415958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-46857445076729536572010-07-09T14:26:15.767-07:002010-07-09T14:26:15.767-07:00Wow, this is gorgeous country. Has it enriched you...Wow, this is gorgeous country. Has it enriched your art? Is your muse available 24/7??Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413503017463795.post-35917551691019376572010-07-09T12:14:00.587-07:002010-07-09T12:14:00.587-07:00I hear you, Lauren... and your work is extraordina...I hear you, Lauren... and your work is extraordinary... I do hope you won't give it up.... but I certainly understand the need to feel supported by the universe for the effort and energy one puts out, may it be so. <br /><br />I think I make art to give voice to something non-verbal within me that needs to celebrate the land, to pollinate the world with beauty, to enchant, to inspire, and, maybe most importantly, to let my soul speak to me. Oh... and so much more....<br /><br /> And there are intense moments when the soul-path of being an artist and struggling economically makes me want to give it all up and get a full-time soul-sucking job... but then not really. <br /><br />May joy and inspiration find you... abundant blessings, <br />ValeriannaValeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.com