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Serendipity! 2.0
To review, I find in my new Joy Journal from MaryAnn an envelope of JUST the right size and color in which my No Need art can make itself at home, and I tuck the envelope in JUST the right pocket in my journal. VERY satisfying. But, there’s more to the story! When I first… Continue reading
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Spring Cleaning
i let my softest pussywillow self take off its winter jacket tossing timid into wind,into chill, chafe, chance, and change —dotty seiter ===== =====Notes about poem and art:• In my untitled poem, I used the tight format of a classical tanka to spring clean the clutter of excessive wordiness crowding my mind. A classical tanka is based… Continue reading
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Poking Around Writing and Painting
Swords Drawn i pin my spinythorny bristly thistle ofan afternoon to the ground, but it flips me and declares itself the victor. —dotty seiter ===== ===== Notes about poem and art:• “Swords” is another tanka, a five-line poetry form with syllables in lines of 5 , 7, 5, 7, 7. Such short forms delight me… Continue reading
My Story
In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.
To make art.
I get hooked.
In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.
I post my paintings and their stories. The good, the bad, the ugly.
My compass points: bust through fear, be playful, get messy, trust my gut.
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