by joy | Jun 20, 2011 | creative pilgrimages, on the road
why retreat in silence silent retreating in Big Sur In the last couple of years, I’ve attended several silent retreats. I remember being in an a workshop where I’d confessed my retreat obsession. A well-meaning woman asked me, “What was the best...
by joy | May 23, 2011 | dancing with visibility, deep rest
on retreating my first spring iris I’ve been on retreat. Writing workshops. Silent retreats. Creativity retreats. Experimenting with hot wax. And I’ve been retreating as a verb. (Humble nod to Patti Digh.) Retreating from the blogs. Connecting quietly...
by joy | Jan 30, 2011 | beginner's mind
wax on, wax off: a peek at playtime peek #1: you blew my mind Here are a few peeks at a few of the encaustic pieces I created last weekend at the Wax Works West encaustic bootcamp. Ah…this dance with visibility: I won’t call anything I do as...
by joy | Jan 24, 2011 | beginner's mind
Wax Works West: waxing eloquent about encaustics pigments on the Wax Works West studio wall This creativity junkie has a new medium: encaustics. The word “encaustics” is derived from enkaustikos, meaning to burn in. Artists work with layers of hot wax...
by joy | Jan 2, 2011 | beginner's mind
2011: playful experimentation ready for growth The last few months has been a time on the road, practicing reverence for the everyday sacred, and indulging in the high season of navel gazing-retrospecting-and-introspecting. 2010 turned out to be a year for sorting my...
