Two of my kids just saw Bleachers at the Red Rock (CO). I didn’t go because I AM O.L.D. (Plus, Minnesota is a long drive to CO.) I enjoyed this post and am glad the panic zone has calmed down. Keep stretching!
It was quite a diverse crowd at the concert so we were not the only people in their 40’s and 50’s but some pulled off the cool vibes a little (a lot) better.
Thanks for the encouraging words about this post! Hope you get to kayak and bike a lot this summer.
I’m still thinking about your comfort- stretch- panic zones from the last newsletter! It’s such an important distinction to make- that getting out of our comfort zones doesn’t have to mean utter annihilation of everything that has come before, including ourselves… but when it’s chosen for us, it doesn’t always feel that way!
The comfort-stretch-panic zone is definitely going to stick with me, too! I think I'm going to use it as a framework when I start class with my theater students next year.
I do think it was helpful to recognize and remember that sometimes we choose the stretch zone and sometime it chooses us!
I have just finished a book that had a chapter titled "Delicious Ambiguity" 🙃 which could feel rather an oversell, depending on the situation 😆 but the person who originally said it was dying from cancer and the person who quoted it into the book was applying it to the case of dementia.
I really appreciate your illustrations and reflections as you explore this work of faithfully living into the unknown. thank you!
And now I am heading out to my ridiculous garden to pick some Delicious strawberries, which is a much easier application of that word !! 😏
Gosh, yes, I'd say context matters a great deal on how easy or hard it is to embrace "delicious ambiguity", similar to how "the stretch zone" can feel exhilarating or it can feel like being dragged behind a horse.
Delicious strawberries are welcome in any context. I'm very jealous.
Loved your cyanoprint images! It struck me after reading your newsletter that your takes on art are so refreshing for me. In this region (Southeast Asia) much of the art is an expression of anger and the desire to distort what is conventionally true and lovely. It usually is exhausting and enervating for me to look at contemporary local art. So your musings and drawings remind me of the balm art can (and should?) be. Thank you.
Sim, if I could wish for anything to be said about art that I make-"a reminder that art can be a balm"-would be at the top of my list. Your words are such a gift, thank you for taking the time to say them!
Thanks, Sarah. Overall I'm much more familiar with the stretch zone not-by-choice than the other option so I see you. (hope to see some of the art you make this next year with the kids in your class.)
It’s so lovely to see you really exploring and playing with your art. Thanks for sharing your process, Aimee. I have to say that I love the portrait of artist, Mystele Kirkeeng, and thank for introducing me to her artwork. Knowing when to take a break and being okay about it is do important as a creative. I’m glad you listened to your body and intuition. Your cyanoprints images are so fun and makes me want to explore it myself.
Okay, the last photo of you driving is my favourite though 🤩💛
Thanks Susan, I doubt I'll adopt cyanotypes for the long run but for now it's a nice stopping off place to get lost and experiment in the midst of life's stresses. I loved drawing that artist portrait, she has such a glowy vibe. I would love to see you play with cyanotypes. (I'm painting the chemicals on versus the already prepared paper and it isn't hard.)
The convertible is a new experience for me and oh.my.goodness. does it bring me joy! Top down, music up. Yes please.
Two of my kids just saw Bleachers at the Red Rock (CO). I didn’t go because I AM O.L.D. (Plus, Minnesota is a long drive to CO.) I enjoyed this post and am glad the panic zone has calmed down. Keep stretching!
It was quite a diverse crowd at the concert so we were not the only people in their 40’s and 50’s but some pulled off the cool vibes a little (a lot) better.
Thanks for the encouraging words about this post! Hope you get to kayak and bike a lot this summer.
We brought the kayaks down to the lake this week and my husband and I paddled twice. So good to be back on the water and communing with the loons!
I’m still thinking about your comfort- stretch- panic zones from the last newsletter! It’s such an important distinction to make- that getting out of our comfort zones doesn’t have to mean utter annihilation of everything that has come before, including ourselves… but when it’s chosen for us, it doesn’t always feel that way!
The comfort-stretch-panic zone is definitely going to stick with me, too! I think I'm going to use it as a framework when I start class with my theater students next year.
I do think it was helpful to recognize and remember that sometimes we choose the stretch zone and sometime it chooses us!
I have just finished a book that had a chapter titled "Delicious Ambiguity" 🙃 which could feel rather an oversell, depending on the situation 😆 but the person who originally said it was dying from cancer and the person who quoted it into the book was applying it to the case of dementia.
I really appreciate your illustrations and reflections as you explore this work of faithfully living into the unknown. thank you!
And now I am heading out to my ridiculous garden to pick some Delicious strawberries, which is a much easier application of that word !! 😏
Gosh, yes, I'd say context matters a great deal on how easy or hard it is to embrace "delicious ambiguity", similar to how "the stretch zone" can feel exhilarating or it can feel like being dragged behind a horse.
Delicious strawberries are welcome in any context. I'm very jealous.
Loved your cyanoprint images! It struck me after reading your newsletter that your takes on art are so refreshing for me. In this region (Southeast Asia) much of the art is an expression of anger and the desire to distort what is conventionally true and lovely. It usually is exhausting and enervating for me to look at contemporary local art. So your musings and drawings remind me of the balm art can (and should?) be. Thank you.
Sim, if I could wish for anything to be said about art that I make-"a reminder that art can be a balm"-would be at the top of my list. Your words are such a gift, thank you for taking the time to say them!
Love this, Aimee. Thank you. I'm in a years-long stretch zone not by choice, so I appreciate your reflections (and sun prints!! so inspiring!!)
Thanks, Sarah. Overall I'm much more familiar with the stretch zone not-by-choice than the other option so I see you. (hope to see some of the art you make this next year with the kids in your class.)
It’s so lovely to see you really exploring and playing with your art. Thanks for sharing your process, Aimee. I have to say that I love the portrait of artist, Mystele Kirkeeng, and thank for introducing me to her artwork. Knowing when to take a break and being okay about it is do important as a creative. I’m glad you listened to your body and intuition. Your cyanoprints images are so fun and makes me want to explore it myself.
Okay, the last photo of you driving is my favourite though 🤩💛
Thanks Susan, I doubt I'll adopt cyanotypes for the long run but for now it's a nice stopping off place to get lost and experiment in the midst of life's stresses. I loved drawing that artist portrait, she has such a glowy vibe. I would love to see you play with cyanotypes. (I'm painting the chemicals on versus the already prepared paper and it isn't hard.)
The convertible is a new experience for me and oh.my.goodness. does it bring me joy! Top down, music up. Yes please.