{"id":2930,"date":"2012-04-15T22:28:44","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T02:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2012-04-15T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T02:41:58","slug":"sacred-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/04\/sacred-artists.html","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What does it mean to be an artist?\u00a0 For some, the image of paint splattered hands and canvas comes to mind, hours spent holding a brush whose job it is to take ideas from the mind of the one in whose\u00a0fingers it is grasped and translate it to visual input. For others, it echoes with the sound of resplendent and transcendent sound waves that waft over air currents. And yet, for others, it is about tappings and typings, scratchings and scrawls on paper.<\/p>\n

I have long surrounded myself with creative types, since I find that they experience richer, juicier lives; sometimes in their heads, sometimes out in the world. A rich inner life can translate magically to a gorgeous outer life. The energy is palpable and contagious. These folks are not ‘starving artists’, but are, as my friend Ruthanne Wood claims for herself and those she attracts; ‘thriving artists’.\u00a0 They (and I see myself as one of them) observe the world with a child’s imagination and through the eyes of awe and wonder. “How can I translate this into a message for the viewer\/listener\/reader?” is often the motivation. It certainly is for this wordsmith who paints word pictures. I had not ever seen myself as a graphic artist, although my talented son is. He is able to pull ideas out of his vivid imagination and draw Japanese anime characters, flowers, animals and last year sketched a fashion design for an outfit he thought I oughta be wearing. A creative cook with an eye toward culinary school, his pastries are a work of art as well.<\/p>\n

In March, I spent a few relaxing days with friends in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. One of our Goddess Sistahs is artist and art teacher Liz Wright, who led us in\u00a0creating mandala drawings. She provided us with small pieces of colored cardboard, a drawing compass, a ruler and colored pencils and markers. We were then left to allow our imaginations to run wild….and that they did. I am used to coloring outside the lines in most areas\u00a0of my life, but\u00a0in this case, the initial structure was linear and then circular and then free form;\u00a0an apt way to view our existence. All are important components. I was\u00a0pleased with the results which was coincidentally matched the colors I was wearing that day.<\/p>\n

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These folks have their own ideas of what art is:<\/p>\n

A painting that is well composed is half finished. Pierre Bonnard<\/a><\/div>\n
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A picture is a poem without words. Horace<\/a><\/div>\n
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Napoleon Bonaparte<\/a><\/div>\n
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A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. Henry Moore<\/a><\/div>\n
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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Oscar Wilde<\/a><\/div>\n
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All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Pablo Picasso<\/a><\/div>\n
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What makes art a sacred endeavor? I see it as a way of translating God-inspired ideas, as the Divine whispers in our waiting ears. It is our choice whether we choose to listen and respond.\u00a0 A few years ago, either in dream or meditation…I don’t recall which, I heard a voice say the words ‘by divine design’.\u00a0 “What does that mean?”, I queried.\u00a0 The answer I received was “You’ll know.” I came to understand that it was to be the name of my business, since I fully accept that we live our lives as co-creations of the Divine.<\/div>\n
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What sacred art will you bring forth today? Are you willing to be a paintbrush held in the ‘hand’ of the Divine?<\/div>\n
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www.phylliswrightart.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n
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http:\/\/youtu.be\/dipFMJckZOM<\/a>\u00a0 Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Don McLean<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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