Listen: Seasons of Love - RENT, 2008 Broadway Cast

 

Some music to accompany you as you read this email :)

Here is how our current prompt is being interpreted…

"SEASON was fun to work on!

 

Synchronistically, I've been listening to Sting's album Mercury Falling and I've had in my head the song ‘All Four Seasons’... And when I saw the prompt I immediately thought of the lyric She can be all four seasons in one day...

 

So that was my inspiration for this piece. It's kind of busy and a bit of a mess but it was fun to make! (Watercolor, acrylic, pen, charcoal, I threw in everything! )" - Claudia

 

 

"Top: An attempt at mono printing with a acrylic paint and a ziplock bag. While my plan was a total fail 😂, I rather like the end result anyway. So there. 😎

Bottom: I’m not convinced it’s Fall here yet as we are still experiencing 100F+ days; however, the daylight hours are noticeably shorter and we have had our 1st (of sadly many) “False Falls.” Thanks @letsgomakeart for showing me that trees somewhere are probably changing color.🤓 (So you see the little car? 🙃)"

 

"This #creativesparknl prompt from @atiliay met me where I was - Ease.

There’s been a lot the last few months, and I know for sure I haven’t processed it all yet. I know for sure I’ve just been going and going and haven’t sat with it at all yet.

But it feels like it’s starting to move back towards normal, and I know this normal won’t look like the normal of the past. It can’t..there’s too much space, too much of a difference in the energy.

In the midst of it all though, I haven’t been creating. It’s time to start again, but there’s a hesitation.

A desire to create, but to not create the mess..worried that I’ll ruin it.

A desire to speak, but not sure what to say or how to say it.

It’s like there’s this recalibration going on inside right now, as I adjust to life as it is now, to this new space (which feels amazing btw) and all that’s transpired.

I don’t know if that makes any sense, but it’s where I am. And I’m grateful for it.

So with the prompt of ease, I played with some watercolor because it just flows in its own..and I hung a big piece of paper on the wall in my studio to make marks on randomly to ease myself back into a more dedicated creative practice, with the first mark up in my stories." - Melissa M Really connecting with Melissa's words and the colors, shape, and flow of this piece she created!

I really enjoyed painting the overlapping lines for Ease and wanted to try it in color! I picked a palette that reminded me of the sunrise and sunset. I was a little impatient between strokes so there's a little bit of the colors blending together but that's OK--it's a reminder to take things more slowly. I also didn't have as much difference between the dark/lightness of the strokes but I still enjoyed the process and overall enjoy the final product. I would love to try this again though with multiple colors to see if I can achieve more of that dark/light layered look I love so much in the blue piece!

It has been a whirlwind this past month getting our family home ready for its new owners, purging, packing, and getting things ready for my road trip with Valentine! I can't believe it but we leave tomorrow! This past week has been especially busy so I haven't had a chance to work on season yet but I am very excited to sit down--most likely when I reach Bend, Oregon where I will be staying for 10 days--to explore this prompt. It's a new season in my life and also around me--I am excited to experience Autumn in places where the leaves change color!--and I am looking forward to how all of this will inspire and influence my art.

 

Wishing you inspiration filled days as we continue to transition into the fall season!

 

Have a restful weekend and I will talk to you soon,