Here’s a beautiful and inspiring poem by Zen practitioner Wendell Berry:
It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our
real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have
begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
The bodhisattva has to be a warrior - another page from the dharma journal
As I explained in my previous post, I spent all of last week at a mediation/creativity retreat. We focused our creativity on a dharma art journal. This journal was to be a space for expressing ourselves freely and without judgment.
What the inside of my head looked like (more or less) on day one of sitting
I feel the need to explain the change of my blog’s tagline from “Winning the War of Art” to the current “Creating & Living in the Space Between Thoughts”.
Even though my “Facebook Which Firefly Character Are You?” turned out to be Zoe, the reality is that I’ve never been a very good warrior. I may have a fighting spirit, but when it comes down to it, I really don’t like to fight. Continue reading
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be participating in a figure drawing exhibit at the Rockridge Branch of the Oakland Public Library on College Avenue. The show opened May 1 and runs through the end of the month.
The Artists’ Reception will be Saturday, May 8, 3-5 PM. The Library’s address is 5366 College Ave in Oakland, phone: 510-597-5017. Hope to see you there!!
I submitted two drawings and am hoping that they’re both up. The drawings are below:
The War of Art
Truly an inspiring book that kicked my butt and made me start creating again. It inspired this website!
Drawing with Imagination
Has some great exercises to stretch your drawing skills!
The Creative Habit: Learn It & Use it for Life
More creative inspiration from a legendary dancer!
The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature
I love Cathy Johnson's nature sketches and since I love to hike, I want to draw like her.
I heart Dick Blick! I'm a kid in a candy store here!
I'm Trish Roque and this is my arty blog. My goal is to make more art and to post it here along with musings and the many lessons I no doubt will encounter.
I'm also a web designer with a fondness for WordPress, a pillow to two ornery cats, chauffeur to one hairy dog, and wife to a wonderful husband. We live and play in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you'd like to learn more about me go here or read my blog.
