I felt like making something new today so I made “What if …” What if … a digital collage by Kirsten Malinee Ephemera and Paper Credits: Studio Vivi Artistry Holliewood Studios Studio Mix 14 Carnevale – Sussie M Liana – Rebecca McMeen Studio Tangie Baxter – Compendium of Dreams and Midnight Dreams
This is the first time I’ve ever printed and framed anything I’ve made so I want to share this moment with you. Not only is it framed, I am also giving it away. My beautiful bestie, Dee Dee who writes at Yeah but No but Yeah, is celebrating her fortieth birthday tonight. Part of the celebration … Read More →
After a week full of meetings and staff retreats, I thought I’d share this delicious pic of my daily schedule for Friday, May 3. FYI – I want to give credit for the planner page. This is my personally-hacked version of David Seah’s Emergent Task Planner. I actually accomplished quite a bit today in spite … Read More →
Hello! There are somethings brewing and stewing here and for The Performance Lab. Under Construction: The Creative Freedom Project This is the student-teaching component of the DIY MFA. The Creative Freedom Project will be an online course created to help folks design and take consistent action on their creative project(s) while excellenttake care of and … Read More →
I was browsing through my journal from last summer and I came across some quotes that I wanted to share with you. I was writing this journal when I was taking Brian Johnson’s Optimal Living 101 course and reading through his Philosopher’s Notes. My family and I were on vacation in Michigan with my best … Read More →
I ask myself a lot of questions on a regular basis. It’s as if I have my own internal 5-year-old living in my head, “Why? Why? Why?” It’s also an acting question: “What’s my motivation?” Groan. I’ve been questioning my desire to learn to paint and draw and make art since that desire showed up … Read More →
I learned the practice of Fundamentals from Brian Johnson who is the founder of the en*theos Academy and Philosopher’s Notes. His class Optimal Living 101 is that class we should have taken in first grade (after we learned everything we needed to know in kindergarten). I loved it and I highly recommend it. Brian’s enthusiasm for … Read More →
After my post on why I blog yesterday, I was thinking about my blogging journey. The idea that blogging has been a “journey” never occurred to me until Kim Klassen and Xanthe Berkely talked about it in their Behind the Scenes class. Understanding their very different journeys got me thinking about where Disbelief Suspended came … Read More →
Every once in awhile it helps to re-examine the why. Why does an introvert with zero boundaries write a blog? I’m certain this could only lead to trouble. At the very least confusion. Answer: I long to connect and communicate in spite of my nature – or, perhaps, to spite my nature. I’m sure part … Read More →
Howdy. What do you think about that title? This is something that’s been on my mind for a tad-bit over a year. I want to talk about human-trafficking and modern-day slavery. And my hope is that you will be inspired to engage with some of the organisations I will share with you and help put … Read More →
