| By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 2003 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts.
About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Happy Labor Day Weekend! This holiday reminds me of my goal of restful productivity. I still fail at it—often and miserably—but I keep practicing. In early spring, I was trying really, really hard to take one day off each week. One chilly, Sabbath afternoon, I cozied up with tea and a stack of art books, and I had an idea. That idea became The Word-Painting Project: a subscription series of ten little poem-paintings of encouragement. I created one each day during a June writing retreat, made prints of the ten designs, and then mailed each batch to subscribers every week for ten weeks over the summer. Despite some postal glitches, it was fun to do, and I was heartened to receive photos of people’s prints lining their window sills and hanging on their walls. It was like one, big encouragement loop! That project culminated in a salon & exhibit Continue reading Restful Productivity with Anna Elkins By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 2003 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts.
About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  Goodness: Past, Present & Future Autumn is about to officially begin. I look forward to it—not just because it’s my favorite season, but because this has been a summer full of opportunities to remind myself that joy transcends circumstance. My season started with getting a gum graft along all of my lower teeth in June, and it ended with most of my home state of Oregon covered in hazardous smoke from raging forest fires that are finally being doused with rain. But my joy was not in my gums or the air quality, thank goodness! I was grateful when I could chew again, and I looked for a way to support Oregon’s valiant firefighters. Gratitude and action are my solutions to such seasons. So I thought I’d share a bit of both—celebrating a few points of goodness: past, present, and future. Past: La Via Poetica Two years ago, Continue reading Anna Elkins – Goodness: Past, Present and Future By Southern Oregon Artists Resource, 2003 contributed posts
View all Southern Oregon Artists Resource's posts.
About the author: SOAR: The Southern Oregon Artist's Resource is a directory of Southern Oregon artists, artisans and those who serve them and calendar of their art events, and Art Matters!, our blog posting Southern Oregon art events and matters of interest to artists, enthusiasts and patrons of the arts near and far. SOAR was created and is maintained by art advocate and web designer Hannah West in Jacksonville, Oregon to promote our diverse and talented arts community to our visitors and the rest of the world.  My favorite season is almost here, & I decided to celebrate by offering a writing workshop at Red Lily Vineyards. In this accessible class, you’ll craft a vignette—a short, impressionistic passage of poetry or prose. Time: Friday, 13 October 2017, 2-4 pm Place: Red Lily Vineyards: 11777 Highway 238, Jacksonville, OR 97530 (We’ll be meeting in their event barn) Price: $35: includes a little set of Take Heart greeting cards No…. ~No experience required ~No pressure to read ~No worries! Yes… ~Yes to bringing a journal/notebook & a favorite writing pen ~Yes to discovering your inner wordsmith in a casual & caring space ~Yes to getting yourself a glass of Red Lily’s award-winning wine to enjoy the writing time! Register: Space is limited & registering in advance is a must. Email me at: [email protected] & I’ll let you know how to proceed with payment (check or PayPal). Continue reading Vignettes in the Vineyard with Anna Elkins | |
