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Sabra

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OCTOBER

“Direction”

Having a sense of direction – especially metaphorically speaking – is a quality we learned to admire. We associate it with ambition, determination, will power and ultimately succes in life. Your eye on the ball, so to speak.

Those of us who feel the overwhelming urge to skippy ball from one interest to the next, to the other one, oh look that also looks fun and wait that too!…tend to feel under appreciated…. read more

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Learning basic and advanced art skills doesn’t have to be tedious or uninspiring. I love teaching people how to work on their goals by combining technical exercises with creative, dynamic projects. Art is more than just a skill; it’s a healing mindset.

I have both shorter workshops and extensive courses available; whatever suits your creative need right now. I give feedback and support in my safe, private Facebook group!

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  • October – “Direction”

    October – “Direction”

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    After contemplating the sense of rhythm in my art practice, the thought about direction came up almost inevitably. Where to go? What to reach? A straight line ahead, or venturing out and coming back to home base? A long trip or short, spontaneous ones? I’m one of those people who walk into a store and…

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  • Nocturne

    Nocturne

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    If all your hopes were condensed into one single symbol, what would it be? An object, a sound, a touch or a smell? You bring that thing to mind, in times when you need it, and it gives you peace. You recognise it, saying “it’s going to be ok”. My mother’s hands are that to…

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  • Scherzo

    Scherzo

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    I dance in my head. I move and jump and pirouette, while the tempo increases. It’s a bridge between the countless hours of silent thought, and the uncomfortable act of actual physical movement. It breaks downward spirals and other thought-traps. A faster pace, that takes you by the hand, past all the things that seem…

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  • Vox

    Vox

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    Does hope have a voice? It might a weird question coming from someone who’s project is named ‘a whisper of hope’. If one can whisper, it has a voice no? If hope has a voice, would it be the voice of the present? The voice that says “all is well now, don’t worry.” Or, “all…

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