Thank you for opening up this enquiry, Tess. Experiencing beauty feels like a lifeline to me. It calls me to see beyond the deep pain of the world and insists that there is hope. It is both expansive and intricate, personal and big picture. It is undefinable but also very obvious when you stand face to face with its kindness. I would say that in essence, it is grace.
I feel like I was born to make it beautiful . A purpose woven deep in to my blood , bones and cells . ( I know you feel this too ) . It feels ancestral and ethereal . I was created to create beauty .
To experience all parts of life and to paint the story in what ever way feels alive for others to FEEL something . Connection at the core of it .
As artists it is our innate job to transmute the unfathomable into beauty . For others to digest it in a way that has their heart wide open . Heartbreakingly beautiful . Softening , to see their own humanity written in the scripts . Some will be ready some will not .
I could write for days about this
But now it’s time for me to pick up the pen and write by candlelight as my daughter sleeps .
I can feel the words literally toppling out of you on this topic!!!!
I resonate deeply with your perspective on the artist's role—to transmute life's complexities into something that resonates with others, opening their hearts and minds. Your dedication to your craft, expressed so beautifully, is truly inspiring to me.
Writing by candlelight while your daughter sleeps sounds like such a precious and meaningful moment. It's these quiet, intimate times that often inspire our most profound creations.
I felt this on a deeper level. After years of searching, I finally found my purpose not long ago and wrote the same words down; I was born to create beauty.
Beauty has been the only thing to make me feel whole, happy, and like myself. Finally admitting that fact felt like I had finally given myself permission to live freely.
Your post stands as a confirmation of the purpose of beauty , and your words light up the path for artists willing to live in their truth.
Your journey to finding your purpose through creating beauty deeply touches me. It's truly moving to hear how embracing this truth has brought you fulfilment and a sense of purpose. I can imagine that acknowledging this must have been such a powerful and liberating moment for you.
I'm deeply honored that my post resonated with you and served as a confirmation of the significance of beauty in our lives.
I have come to realise that grief is a beautiful emotion. The whole world has become technicolour, I have become Dorothy in a world that is no longer my making. It is an emotion that has me realising that all is possible, and that fear is a wisp of smoke and nothing more. Of course I feel the deep cuts, the rawness of it all but it is in that rawness and vulnerability, I sense how alive every second is. Every second is colours dashed across a blank canvas, the first bird song or the smell of freshly baked bread. Making it beautiful is the lesson.
Beautiful Anna , Thank you for sharing such a honest and poetic reflection—it's a reminder of the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of embracing life in all its facets and the incredible medicine beauty is.
Surrounding myself with things of beauty, whether made by me or others, soothes and calms my nervous system.
I can feel the exhale in your words.
I'm so inspired by your creative process—the inquiry, curiosity, research, and tenderness in your work. It would definitely impact mine.
Noticing beauty creates beauty in my body, a state of openness and receptivity. It grounds me in the presence by noticing.
Receptivity. I love that you used this word to describe what beauty does in your body. I feel this one with you. Thank you for sharing x
Thank you for opening up this enquiry, Tess. Experiencing beauty feels like a lifeline to me. It calls me to see beyond the deep pain of the world and insists that there is hope. It is both expansive and intricate, personal and big picture. It is undefinable but also very obvious when you stand face to face with its kindness. I would say that in essence, it is grace.
"It calls me to see beyond the deep pain of the world and insists that there is hope". Wow!
Darling heart
I adore your inquiries .
I feel like I was born to make it beautiful . A purpose woven deep in to my blood , bones and cells . ( I know you feel this too ) . It feels ancestral and ethereal . I was created to create beauty .
To experience all parts of life and to paint the story in what ever way feels alive for others to FEEL something . Connection at the core of it .
As artists it is our innate job to transmute the unfathomable into beauty . For others to digest it in a way that has their heart wide open . Heartbreakingly beautiful . Softening , to see their own humanity written in the scripts . Some will be ready some will not .
I could write for days about this
But now it’s time for me to pick up the pen and write by candlelight as my daughter sleeps .
Xxx
I can feel the words literally toppling out of you on this topic!!!!
I resonate deeply with your perspective on the artist's role—to transmute life's complexities into something that resonates with others, opening their hearts and minds. Your dedication to your craft, expressed so beautifully, is truly inspiring to me.
Writing by candlelight while your daughter sleeps sounds like such a precious and meaningful moment. It's these quiet, intimate times that often inspire our most profound creations.
I felt this on a deeper level. After years of searching, I finally found my purpose not long ago and wrote the same words down; I was born to create beauty.
Beauty has been the only thing to make me feel whole, happy, and like myself. Finally admitting that fact felt like I had finally given myself permission to live freely.
Your post stands as a confirmation of the purpose of beauty , and your words light up the path for artists willing to live in their truth.
Your journey to finding your purpose through creating beauty deeply touches me. It's truly moving to hear how embracing this truth has brought you fulfilment and a sense of purpose. I can imagine that acknowledging this must have been such a powerful and liberating moment for you.
I'm deeply honored that my post resonated with you and served as a confirmation of the significance of beauty in our lives.
Bless you beautiful x
I have come to realise that grief is a beautiful emotion. The whole world has become technicolour, I have become Dorothy in a world that is no longer my making. It is an emotion that has me realising that all is possible, and that fear is a wisp of smoke and nothing more. Of course I feel the deep cuts, the rawness of it all but it is in that rawness and vulnerability, I sense how alive every second is. Every second is colours dashed across a blank canvas, the first bird song or the smell of freshly baked bread. Making it beautiful is the lesson.
Beautiful Anna , Thank you for sharing such a honest and poetic reflection—it's a reminder of the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of embracing life in all its facets and the incredible medicine beauty is.
Ohhh oooo I love this so ! X
I am so glad you do, its a learning curve and a half!xx