“I feel that art has something to do with achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm…”
Saul Bellow
Art and stillness. I often turn to stillness in my making and my enjoyment of art. I'm not one of those people that needs my senses stimulated or over-stimulated by art; I often turn to art for quietness and stillness. For contemplation.
My making is also often meditative, taking time. There aren't many big, flamboyant body gestures with me - I am just sitting quietly, small movements, going slowly.
It would be special I think, if I could create art that felt like a prayer for folk; or the eye of the storm as we wait within it.
The end of the search for rainbows and colours has finished for the year. Jennifer and Julie kindly allowed us to choose our own colour for this month, so I chose white, and peace for stillness. Hop on over to their blogs to see what other colours folk chose...
Saul Bellow
Art and stillness. I often turn to stillness in my making and my enjoyment of art. I'm not one of those people that needs my senses stimulated or over-stimulated by art; I often turn to art for quietness and stillness. For contemplation.
My making is also often meditative, taking time. There aren't many big, flamboyant body gestures with me - I am just sitting quietly, small movements, going slowly.
It would be special I think, if I could create art that felt like a prayer for folk; or the eye of the storm as we wait within it.
The end of the search for rainbows and colours has finished for the year. Jennifer and Julie kindly allowed us to choose our own colour for this month, so I chose white, and peace for stillness. Hop on over to their blogs to see what other colours folk chose...
Thank you for these lovely words Fiona - they struck a note with me - in my own work I have been trying to create the internal stillness within me and a sense of movement as I walk
ReplyDeleteStillness internally amongst walking movement... a lovely challenge Rosie. Go well.
DeleteIt seems like a very apt quote to characterize your process & work, Fiona. And white is a wonderful note to end the year on - a way to counterbalance the frenzy that's happening outside the studio... Such beautiful, tactile embossed words!
ReplyDeleteYes, white seemed perfect - quiet and gentle and still when all around is madness and chaos..
DeleteArt as prayer and meditation... A great way to heal. Thanks for the reminder Fiona. Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteThanks R - art as meditation, prayer and healing...now that's an art I could commit to. Go well.
Deletepeace & stillness glow from all your words and books but you'll have to excuse my impertinence what is the first word?
ReplyDeleteA trick word Mo - Believe. Peace and stillness - needed more now than ever.
DeleteOh to achieve stillness. Now that would be something. Beautiful embossed image Fiona.It is perfect.
ReplyDeleteStillness, quietness, silence,solitude. All feel like they are worthy of the endeavour Lesley...
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