Vintage Gypsy Magazine Winter Edition January 2022

Page 25

Earth

From the Be Brave Studio

Monte Alban Archaeological Site

An Artists Journey into the Creative Process Earth! So vast and large, so many directions,

Pulls me in, telling me get your feet on the

north, east, south, west, beyond and into,

ground, plant yourself, stand tall like a tree,

overwhelm. So many thoughts and ideas I

take nourishment from the soil, grow where

wanted to do everything, excitement, and

you are. This was a crazy ride, I could often

enthusiasm I hit the ground running. The

feel the spin and tilt of earth as the days,

thought of doing something big and

weeks and months moved past faster and

impressive was stuck in my head, I got lost in

faster. I wanted to move in every direction in

it, I kept trying to do things that I was not

the beginning, I moved around the studio

prepared for.Earth is so big it challenges you

gathering, creating idea collections,

to be ok with who you are and what you do,

organizing, editing, clearing some space,

stop trying to be something you are not, to be

nothing took root. What is it about earth? It

me that one in 8 billion, just like you, no one is

wants us to move while standing still, maybe

the same, no one will make art and create the

that is because that is exactly what it does,

exact same. Finally, gravity!

always in motion but the movement is so -24-


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