Art in motherhood, motherhood as art
For the clay with love
For the clay with love Working with clay is a key process in art therapy. Clay grounds us, balances, soothes. It helps us to arrive in our body, to be truly present in the “here and now” reality. Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read Clay is a conductor of energy and “sucks” tension and aggression...
Transition Self-Portrait of Adultery – (Part Four) Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read 20.September.2015 Yesterday evening I understood you have not ended your relationship with That Woman. Today I think to pack and leave with the children. I’m much calmer. But I can’t stay with you anymore. I’m afraid. As you said, I’m very...
Transition Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read 16.August.2015 I don’t know where I am in this situation. At the moment where you and her placed me, somewhere back and far below. Confused. It would be satisfying to know that you regret, that it was only a slipping, it happened...
Transition Self-Portrait of Adultery – (Part Two) Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read Before 4.August.2015 It is a full moon. I’m raging inside; the tidal waves are so overwhelming that I can’t stop their devastating force. I attribute this to the phase of the moon cycles. For years I’ve been witnessing this dependence within...
Transition Self-Portrait of Adultery – (Part One) Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read Transition is a genetics term which defines a specific point mutation. In more general terms the transition defines the passage, passing from one state to another. For years I have been interested in the topic of birth and within its context,...
About the plastic language in art. Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read About language in sculpture. The language of the sculpture. The plastic language. Language as a way of communication and means of action. Language as a boundary, and at the same time way to go beyond the boundary of the particularly-known, and to enter...
Journey into Darkness or life in the womb. It’s dark and warm. Time seems to have stopped. In fact, it never existed. It will take several years until the vague picture of this notion has formed in the mind. But it, the consciousness, is already a fact. Primitive, undeveloped, immature … or at least that...
The creative process can have many forms and here I share the emotional process of creating art that is valid for me. Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read WHAT I DO I start with emotion. I merge with it and its unbearable pain and joy that are impossible to swallow. I fight with them, tear...
Call for entries It’s sunny and warm outside, and I decided to have a sit and write a post on art competitions that sound intriguing to me. Recently I’ve done research on what’s available out there for artists in 2019, and here are 10 of my favourite art contests for the year. Please, keep in...
What is creativity and can we be creative during pregnancy? We are often stuck within our own “frames” of understanding on being creative and what we consider creativity is. In our mind, creativity frequently relates to something artsy. We tend to believe that only artists are creative and you need to be special and privileged...
„Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso Self-Portrait of Adultery (Part Three) Read Why is art so important? We rarely think of art, of what is art and is it somehow important in our lives. For many of us, art is something that...
Do you think creative journaling in pregnancy and maternity could be beneficial? If your answer is “yes”, please keep reading to find a few simple ways to increase your creativity and artistic potential during your pregnancy. It is never too late to start I have always loved writing and drawing. Yet I hardly got really...
“Life, Death, Rebirth” – Bill Viola / Michelangelo exhibition at the RA Bill Viola and Michelangelo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts was a gigantic and unique experience. I visited the exhibition at the very last moment. I always loved Michelangelo’s work since I was a teenager. Bill Viola was to a certain extent...
A mother or an artist? In the time I was a student at the Academy of Arts I was often told that it’s quite challenging for a woman to become professional artists. I struggled with understanding that. In the age of 30, I became a mother for the first time. It was about that time...
