by Julia Rymer | Mar 22, 2020 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration
We are in a new world right now. Nothing feels quite real – in fact, it just feels weird. What was important two weeks ago now seems rather inconsequential. Suddenly, we hone in on the essentials of survival: home, safety, health, family, nourishment.The world is in...
by Julia Rymer | Feb 27, 2020 | Art Exhibition, Artists I Know, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
In early 2019, I decided it was past time to delve into a media I had been wanting to explore for years, but had not allowed myself to do. My reticence was that it would take me away from my painting practice. But my residency in Wales provided me with the permission...
by Julia Rymer | Jan 14, 2020 | Artists I Know, Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration
Plankton broochPlankton brooch by Rose Sanderson Porcelain necklacePorcelain necklace sculpture by Rose Sanderson Butte Raccoon small“Butte Raccoon,” Mixed media painting by Rose Sanderson Barnacle“Barnacle,” Mixed media painting by Rose...
by Julia Rymer | Oct 30, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Projects
I have been back in Colorado for about two weeks. I keep looking back on my time at Createspace Wales, reflecting on the lessons there. I learned so much about myself, and my need to be in the natural world.Essentially, I discovered that my life does not need to be...
by Julia Rymer | Oct 12, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration, Painting, Projects
Tomorrow afternoon, I conclude my residency at Createspace Wales, and head back to Cardigan for a night before going to London the next day. I get a few days in London with my husband, before the whole adventure is over.It feels like I just got here, and that I could...
by Julia Rymer | Oct 10, 2019 | Creative Process, Creativity, Inspiration
Taking part in this residency, in such a rural part of the world, where nature is the undercurrent of nearly everything in the way of life here, has allowed me to reconnect with a part of myself I had long forgotten. It is a part that needs to be part of the Earth,...
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