Gwen Fox's Blog » Giving http://www.gwenfox.com/blog Your Bridge Between Art & Spirituality Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:59:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 THE STUDIO http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/2010/04/29/the-studio/ http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/2010/04/29/the-studio/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:23:33 +0000 gwen http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/?p=428 Today I moved my furniture into my new  studio. The garage doors have not been installed but plastic works just fine.  Furniture in place, shelves awaiting organization…items holding their breath wondering where they will be placed.  My first job was setting up the music.  It now floats  through the air dispensing peace to my heart.

This is my studio. This is my last studio.  It may be for a day or twenty years…..but it is mine.  It is filled with soul.  It is filled with an infusion of creativity that screams “Welcome”.   It has come to me with open arms.

Last night I painted the cold gray concrete floors with a warm transparent Terracotta stain then  a layer of  vibrant Tuscon Gold.  They merged into joy.

I have waited a lifetime for this  passage…. childhood, marriage, birth, children, divorce, sorrow, death, disappointments ( in self as well as others), caretaker, widowhood, success, sickness, transformation…..only to arrive at the gate of “myself”.  How lucky can a person be?

 

I drink a glass of wine to the birth of who I am….I drink a glass of wine to life….I drink a glass of wine to YOU.

]]> http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/2010/04/29/the-studio/feed/ 3 The Art of Giving http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/2010/01/18/the-art-of-giving/ http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/2010/01/18/the-art-of-giving/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:40:52 +0000 gwen http://www.gwenfox.com/blog/?p=254 I can’t help but be constantly aware of the suffering in Haiti.  It is beyond my comprehension.  Now when I am irritated about anything I stop, breath and give thanks for what I have.  I have become more aware and less judgmental of myself and others.  The tragedy of the people of Haiti has made me a stronger person.  How does one look into the eyes of their young child who is hungry with no food to give?  How do you accept life when you have lost your entire family?

This situation causes one to look into their own soul and question their beliefs and their purpose in life.  We as artists are lucky.  We know what we are passionate about.    We are privileged.  No matter our circumstances….we are privileged.  With privilege come responsibility.  It is our responsibility as artists to continue our passion, to share, teach, create, encourage other artists and want-a-be artists.  In doing this we fulfill our mission as individuals.  This is our way of giving.

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“We change the world not by what we say or do, but as a consequence of what we have become”

Dr. David Hawkins

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