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Art and reflection
Many years ago, as a fledgling artist, I attended a workshop with several other women on an island in Maine. I was so intimidated by the whole process of “doing” art and being critiqued in front of all those others, that I was overcome by a frustrating bout of “artist’s block.”
I called an experienced Christian Scientist, whom I’d known for some time, and explained the situation to him. To my surprise, he said that while I am involved in creative work of this kind, I’m actually loving. I wondered how I could be loving while sitting in the middle of the woods or at the water’s edge all by myself. Wasn’t loving an action involving others?
However, the thought that creating a painting was a form of loving stayed with me, and that afternoon I sat under a big fir tree depicting its beauty in a colorful pastel. The week proved productive, and I had no further trouble enjoying my work on the island.
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January 6, 2014 issue
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Letters
Jerry McIntire, Daystar, Sarah Grosz, BarbaranMaine, Reets
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The body's not the boss
Fenna Corry
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Lessons from competitive running
Mark Kimball
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On performance and payment
Emily Maixner
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Art and reflection
Suzanne Dickson Albert
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Don't misread the 'holding pattern'
Jane Keogh
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Pure shining
Carol Dismore
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Infinite blessings
Kathleen Collins
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Growing into the practice
Marsha Pecaut
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Good fills all space
Willy
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Internal strain healed
Robert B. Scott
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Dizziness gone
Elizabeth "Buff" Harris-Colarossi
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Renewal and healing
Rubens de Vasconcellos Costa
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No more migraines
Kathryn Hoyt
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Only one enemy?
The Editors