“Art and life really are the same, and both can only be about a spiritual journey, a path towards a re-union with a supreme creator, with god, with the divine; and this is true no matter how unlikely, how strange, how unorthodox, one’s particular life path might appear to one’s self or others at any … Continue reading Random Quote for February 22, 2023
“Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.” ~Chelsea Quinn Yarbro American writer Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was born on this day in 1942.
“…sometimes we enter art to hide within it. It is where we can go to save ourselves, where a third-person voice protects us.” ~Michael Ondaatje Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker Michael Ondaatje was born on this day in 1943.
I have spent the last week on a writing streak. I’ve written more than five thousand words, not including my blog posts. I know that doesn’t seem like a lot, but when I consider how little I actually wrote in the last year or more, I feel like I accomplished something. It’s much easier to … Continue reading Staying Busy
(C) 2020, JJ Shaun I have never been much for journaling on the regular. Many of my daily journal entries end up the same, “the weather was nice, nothing much happened, the end.” Oh, I’ve had periods in my life where I tried to build a habit, but it never lasted long enough to miss … Continue reading Art as Therapy
“Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change. It can not only move us, it makes us move.”~Ossie Davis American actor, director, writer, and activist Ossie Davis was born on this day in 1917. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor
“Art strives for form, and hopes for beauty.”~Rose Bird Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Rose Bird was born on this day in 1936.
(C) 2020, JJ ShaunMy most recent crayon coloring and my box of crayons Today is National Crayon Day. What is a crayon? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “crayon” as “a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing.” Artists have used one form of crayon or another for millennia. … Continue reading It’s National Crayon Day
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