piatto principale
the main course of creating,
according to my poet/artist
friend’s way of thinking,
is not a particular meal or dish but,
instead,
an actual course—
a flow,
a pathway,
a series of illuminating
moments,
an alchemy,
a transcendence,
a transformation,
a lived experience highly
sensory and immediate,
a space outside of time and place,
a threshold consciousness
with which she becomes one,
inhabiting it as it inhabits her,
animated by
generative energy
and invigorating tension
that resolve at the intersection
of process and product
no matter the process,
no matter the product.
in other words,
not beef wellington,
not quiche lorraine,
not shrimp diavolo,
but a life force
that sustains her from the outside in
and the inside out.
buon appetito!
—dotty seiter
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⬇️ GUEST ART! ⬇️
Lola Jovan
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Notes about poem and art:
My poem and Lola’s art above comprise a partial view of Question Exchange Part 3 of a five-part collaborative creative adventure. Take yourself to Lola’s blog for the details and the question prompts behind today’s post AND to experience her mind-bending art and thought-provoking writing! Her painting, “The Game Breaks Down,” and her accompanying commentary spoke powerfully to me.
dottyseiter: now playing 
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