Lately, the color orange is everywhere in my life. It has been erupting in my artwork and I find myself attracted to this color in the outer life without being conscious of it, until yesterday. On Thursday, I bought some fiery orange roses for my birthday. They sit in my kitchen window sill. They are actually opening up and I've been so pleased, no drooping heads! A framed picture in my living room, given to me by a dear friend, has been crooked for well over a year now. Yesterday, I spontaneously decided to straighten it. As I opened up the frame to straighten the picture, I had an instinctive impulse to change the picture. I went downstairs to my office where I keep unframed art. Without premeditation, I chose a famous painting by one of the Romantic painters, Frederic Leighton, called Flaming June. Do you know it? It is a a reclining woman, with a luxurious, flowing orange dress, resting on her arm. I rehung the framed art, and returned to the kitchen. I caught a glimpse of my fiery, orange roses! I laughed out loud and said to myself - okay, I hear you! Orange is the color of the present!
Something in me is stirring, about to be born again, born anew. I am an artist. I have been neglecting this aspect of myself for too long. Orange is the color of the sacral chakra. The center for joy, creativity and removing inhibitions. I am 53 today. I think it is about time to give birth to a new level of creativity! As my 16 year old daughter would say, "Creativity, get at me!" :))
What are your stories about birth, and rebirth in your inner life? I would love to hear them!
Yes, yes, to spring. the azaleas and flowering trees are out in Florida now, the sun is warm...and nourishing now. Happy Birthday Dorica. May your creativity bloom in the coming months.I'm glad to hear that you will be at the Conscious Feminine in June at Omega Institute.
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Thank you Amanda! Will you be there too?
ReplyDeleteNot this time, but maybe some in the future as it is interesting work. Intensives in CA and Ireland appeal to me most right now, but I don't know if I will have that much money available or what our plans are. Ron and I will visit my family in MD for an engagement party in May, and perhaps New England in the fall.
ReplyDeleteI found the last issue of Psyche's Journey on the Crone and Winter very relevant. I am planning to resume using oil paint in my new studio here soon.
Happy St. Patrick's Day Amanda! So GLAD to hear you'll begin painting and you have a studio! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLove this feature and can't wait until next week. I have also sent my book to be featured here.
ReplyDeleteIt is incredibly generous of you to share your birthday with us! I hope you had the happiest day! What an interesting time of year to be born at, just as winter is leaving and spring is finally coming.
You know, I always thought that spring had the amazing transformative power to change. Change what is, change what is stilled and make things seem new again. Finally, the snow has melted here and I went into my garden for the first time and discovered the missed things: a pair of gardening boots, clippers, a forgotten doll, things that had been under the snow all this time. It reminded me that we do forget, we leave debris behind and sometimes it looks new but isn't.
Thank you for your lovely images of the forgotten things - brings a smile to my morning!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Spring has an important power - to remind us that there is potential growth happening, even if underground, in the dark, where we do not see it. Important to remember during our "dark" times!