It is true – we all have one. A Creative Life.
I truly believe we are all artists. Whether in the arrangement of the pillows on our beds, or our book shelves, or the swinging copper pans, or a meal on a plate, or a garden, or a photograph, or the ring on an old hand or the perfect balance of spices and herbs or a dance in shades of white, a canvas of paint, brooms leaning on a wall or whatever. It is ALL art.
Some of us are secret artists, some of us are those gentle auntie artists who drift through our generations leaving strong bright oil paintings on our walls and some of you have a soul that vibrates its art onto a canvas or page and and also have that ability to sell from your studio to my walls. Available for us all to see. Wonderful all.
Us humble bloggers are artists in our own way too.
And here is another gem. We can be artists in an environment that cares not for our art. The art itself is our creative food. Even if not one soul but us sees the beauty in a fine row of cabbages, or a sparkling kitchen, if we are the only ones who stare into a sunset for so long we forget our feet and frozen hands – we see it and that is enough. We create and cherish our own Creative Lives within ourselves. You don’t have to sell art to be an artist. No-one needs to see.
I am a secret artist. We are the ones who watch.
I hope you have a lovely day; fellow artists.
love celi
ps – (for my new readers) If you ever see an image that you like on my blog – STEAL IT! I have no copyright issues, I won’t live long enough or be famous enough to bother minding. Just STEAL IT. If you show it to someone else tell them where you found it. Did you see that if ten more people join the Fellowship there will be 5,00o of you. FIVE THOUSAND – I remember the excitement of having Forty readers – some of you remember that too. I opened a bottle of champagne (and drunk it too) I was that excited! Five thousand – isn’t that lovely. Thank you.. all .. c
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108 responses to “A Creative Life.”
You give art a wonderful perspective. Love how the simplest things are artistic through your eyes. That truly makes daily things a gift.
It’s easy to see why people are drawn to your blog and your life. I haven’t been following all that long, but I find myself checking for new posts. I adore how your animals are named and how they’re part of the family that you so generously share. Love your photos. Congratulations to you- it’s well deserved, I’m sure. 🙂
Good morning Jessica, I am glad you are following, and thank you – it is because of the farmy readers that this blog exists – without you all it would have died a natural death a long long time ago. c
Love that word, farmy. My family roots are in the Iowa farmland. Think that’s why I’m drawn to your writing. 🙂
I am, as stated before, a citygirl, so I’m not drawn for farmy reasons. However, I am drawn to the exquisite portrait you paint of yourself and the farmy, over many, many posts. Keep doing whatever you do to prolong your life. I want you around for a long, long time! Much love, Gayle
It truly is the simplicity of everyday life, that brings out the artist in many of us. I loved what you said about being a “secret” artist. That is a good description of those whose artistic gifts move our souls and draw deeply into who we are and why we are here.
Our souls are such an illusion animal. Like a shadow in the forest .
HAHAHA! You’re no secret artist! Take a look at your following! Much love, Gayle
I’ve always thought that we are all artists too. The art nature makes is unparalleled. I took another photo of a rainbow out of my sewing room window last evening. The photo won’t do it justice but it will remind me that the beauty is there if I look up. I’ve just learned to copyright my photos just because I wanted to learn how to do it but am happy to have them stolen too. I just want to put in where they came from so maybe someone new will visit. It’s a learning process and fun for me. The whole blogging thing has been a learning process. Have to keep those old synapses firing. 🙂 Was that a sunset you captured so beautifully? Have a lovely day.
Yes that was the sunset! Out to the west.
Like Veronica, I hope we do
Find joy, find meaning, as we see
And think to add to present beauty
And make of our own lives a farmy
For others, and so live beyond art too.
What a lovely way to put it! Much love c
to recognize art is to create art. Your photos and blog are art to me! Cheers and wishing you a happy creative day!
I think you are a word artist, and a great blogger. I’ve been with you from waaaaay back there. 5,000 what a wonderful thing. I got excited when I got to 700.
Linda
yes! We have been following each other for the longest time!
And what a wonderful thing it has been.
oh what a fabulous post . . . . got to the end and just felt so inspired and smiley. Thank you
5 more to go! Congrats on that, what an accomplishment. And cheers to you for making it worth the while for your readers to tune in every day. 🙂
That is always my worry . That it will not be worth someone’s time to come to visit . Just truth and continuity . It works in the end I think c
Soon to be 5,000 subscribers! is marvelous! As a marketing prof, I’m surprised no company has approached you with an offer of money. There are several books out there about how to monetize your blog without selling your soul.
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Oef! 5,000!!! That is truly amazing, but well deserved. I look forward to and enjoy every single morning that I log on and click to follow through to read your daily musings; you are a word artist, as ‘dayphoto’ above has said, and your photos are spectacular. Thank you!
a very Loving post, and not being shy to love is your Art too….
Oh congratulations, Cecilia! No one deserves a grand following as much as you do. With all you have to do on the farm, still you have written daily for years! 99.9% of the time and when you knew you wouldn’t be able to (were in transit, for instance) you let us know ahead of time, thus sparing us considerable disappointment!
That is an amazing number of very lucky people to have found you 🙂 And what wise words you gave us today, I especially loved the image of a ring on an old hand. Beautiful.
Ten more! Lovely. There is good food here, and not just for pigs, etc. 😉