A bright moment

A bright moment from last Friday... with the amazing Mr. Paulo Manso de Sousa.

Thank you for the opportunity to work with your wonderful students at your beautiful studio, Southern Arc Dance.

Summer at Southern Arc Dance

Excited and honored to be teaching at Southern Arc Dance this week !

"Higher Ground" Questions

“Higher Ground” begins with the image of pulling at something heavy, a ball and chain or an anchor, and after the third attempt, finally lifting it off the ground. 

The burden is then “caught” and rolls from one shoulder to the next, before being crumpled into the heart. 

The image is meant to provoke a line of questioning that we are, perhaps, not always comfortable with : 
What are your burdens ? And how do you carry them ? Are they visible or unseen ??...

Photo of Cherish Dance, courtesy of Gwinnett Dance Project, from their latest production, “Home"

June Art Prompt

Playing with the words, "light," as in, not heavy or not difficult, and "light," as in, something illuminating... we present to you this month's question : 

"What feels light to you ?"

Feel free to answer in any art form that calls to you. Dance, photography, writing, a doodle. No limit or restrictions on this.

Hope you feel inspired to make something new and get creative with this art challenge !

Braver

Silly ol' bear. Here is part of the famous Chrisopher Robin quote, for my sweet friend Ingrid.

She is an artist herself and you should check out her beautiful jewelry at Rivers of Color Handmade.

(Fun fact : I have never tried to draw Pooh bear before, but I have definitely doodled cuter bees. Lol)

*Colorful*

Colorful. I'm reminded every day how magical the world is, simply by the unique observations my kiddo makes.

And taking the time to play with her reminds me how important play is. That we need to relax, explore, and giggle, as much as we work, puzzle, and plan.

So I thought this photograph would be perfect to answer our May art prompt, "How can you celebrate?"

I saw the beautiful pigments reflecting in the sunlight and thought the colors looked like they were dancing together. Here's to noticing more of that joy...

~RN