The creative and spiritual journey of a (textile) recycler. . .

I have thought about starting a blog for a long time now. I just couldn’t seem to get started. I thought. . what would I say, what would I do and really . . . . . who would care.

Last year I had the great fortune to witness a ‘happening’. As a spouse at a reunion (I know, groan) I was both an observer and participant. This reunion was attended by some of the most creative and talented people on the face of the planet. Really, no exaggeration! But many were holding onto life long insecurities. They didn’t think they were talented enough and embarrassed to perform in front of each other for fear of . . who knows . . . finger pointing, whispers, laughter, ridicule of some sort for sure. Once it was revealed that many shared the same feelings, the healing began. And I was the lucky one. I got to witness it all and benefit as well.

So, the message is that we all think we are not good enough compared to someone else, but we are. Don’t let your fears and insecurities stop you. We can’t measure our own success by someone else’s talents.

This revelation and the kindness / support of strangers has propelled my creative journey to a place I had given up ever getting to. Tho I thought my creative juices were dried up forever, they have merely been reawakened. Many thanks to all involved in my process, including in-part . . Victoria B, Mrs. W., Charles Mc., Claudia H, Mary B, Cindy G, Sandy B, Traci B., Kat C, and my IAA family. So, thank you. I dedicate this blog to all of you!

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Heidelberg-esque Project

I went to the high school today to see how the Caroline Project was coming along. You may have seen the post about our field trip.... 


A few weeks back we took some of our kids to the Heidelberg Project in Detroit to expose them to 'found object art'. The kids had a great time and some super ideas for creating their own installations on the school property. They were broken up into teams. Each team had to 'find' their own bits and pieces to create their work.

Since it was such a nice warm and sunny day, I thought it was a perfect day to take some 'in progress' pix. You can see that they're making pretty good progress. Each team still has some interesting pieces to add along with paints and other treasures... but here's where they are at the moment:


I can't wait to see this project finished! Sadly for me, some of these great kids are graduating in a few weeks. They have been fun to spend time with and get to know. I look forward to seeing what wonderful creations they come up with in the future... they are all so very talented.

 Click this link to see Heidelberg post

Posted by at
Labels: , , , , , ,

5 comments:

  1. aimeeMay 19, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    how cool is this?! music to my eyes!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Textile RecyclerMay 21, 2013 at 8:24 PM

      Thanks Aimee! I can't wait to see each installation completed..

      Delete
  2. AndriaMay 21, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Wow! What an amazing project! I'm pretty sure we weren't encouraged to do awesome stuff like this when I was in school. What a great way to encourage students to look differently at the "stuff" in the world around them. Such creativity!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Textile RecyclerMay 21, 2013 at 8:25 PM

      Andria, this school is similar to the TV show Fame.. all arts plus academics so thinking and creating outside the box is encouraged... plus having a really awesome art teacher!

      Delete
  3. Textile RecyclerMay 21, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)