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This Magic Moment
In a past post I've written about difficulties with what I call, "The Onslaught of Thought," a terrifying real swirl of every recallable experience of mine, whether good, bad, or indifferent. They come as pieces of a puzzle: in colors, words...
Posted 19 February 2008 01:30 PM by copper cat | 10 comment(s)
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To Love, Love First Thyself
Recent discussions on depression and creativity sparked a memory of a book I'd recently read entitled, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. Not one to pay attention to popular media, and frustrated that playing couch spud was all I could manage,...
Posted 05 February 2008 05:11 PM by copper cat | 9 comment(s)
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The Onslaught of Thought
Sounds during slumber pull me slowly through a foggy dream, lifting me away from the safety net that keeps me from insanity. Eyelids flicker, feeling arises. Now what is this? Ahhh...the experience of painless existence; cushiony clouds absorbing daylight...
Posted 31 January 2008 03:31 PM by copper cat | 2 comment(s)
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Art Creates Depression Creates Art
It's a chicken vs. egg conundrum... Not having a supportive launchpad for creativity growing up is like a missing hinge on a gymnast's springboard: it will get you nowhere except down, very fast. Having experienced both, I can tell you that floor...
Posted 21 January 2008 07:34 PM by copper cat | 2 comment(s)
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Heroic Art
It may be natural to think of art as heroic, belonging in a place like Artella. It is understandably more natural to think of a human being as the hero. Many speak poignantly of their parents, grandparents, or even their best friend (furry or otherwise...
Posted 14 January 2008 07:19 PM by copper cat | 8 comment(s)
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Resolution Solution
Ahh, Marney. She and Artella have these ways, these sly cat ways, about getting you to actually do the necessary things that are the building blocks of being writers, photographers, and artists instead of slackers, procrastinators, and those looking to...
Posted 01 January 2008 08:20 PM by copper cat | 5 comment(s)
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