tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70077858789750309262024-03-15T21:13:06.944-04:00The Alchemy of ArtVitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.comBlogger919125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-7089554100871248462024-03-07T10:10:00.005-05:002024-03-07T10:11:42.440-05:00Art Inspiration: Emerson's Nature Essays<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-9026641646664726294bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-9026641646664726294mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><em>"Nothing is quite beautiful alone."</em><br />- Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nbs2l4hdTfHHgxEsPiesrdClAXHJq30nP6LyxhMhtnsm12rJv8Wqa8R7ipcC51YCsDmMjrUzLYfVQiQlXJc_GCxMjPcM5HmZPmVStdKNOzsMk1MvHpxcEaKvmkuhRu_Ob3kxamXX06gxqsbAGYGz5UAwIkE2-0MhvmlvemDBWo=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/_compresseds/aefdefa5-4623-986b-4413-459d63dac9e8.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 500px;" tabindex="0" width="500" /><span style="font-size: 10px;"> Emerson's View of Nature, Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 36," Hirschten, $400</span><br /><br />I was assigned to redesign a book cover for a class I am taking with the School of the Art Institute Chicago.<br /><br />I chose Emerson's Essays on Nature....<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Na9G9IAw03vlddPw4TusAcdxbjnkj1kFFq6UEHQ0UhJ38k9kGofBshXAY4nKE_NnpOVVltek3alw0vyyG2ZQhi5PxYbAbVLWZAO1ZkS3e9PwCLtuJIxN5vE0TrxWx8EGbL_W2v5islvBp_YFEicwgziLA_ZbCRc3P3Wn29jxDQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/_compresseds/85a8351a-0f61-c98e-7c1e-dedddbef289a.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 234px;" tabindex="0" width="234" /><br /><br />This classic collection of essays shares the thoughts of Ralph Waldo Emerson on the sacred spirituality of nature. In the beauty of nature he found wisdom that he could apply to his life. He believed this wisdom to be a greater authority than traditional church doctrine. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NY3sSIm7g6VupJdiuBpSNeniWRdRTQVFTndE2sLRWiXghubFGV-BoXoC1b_jhCJzI-lkBQR-u6dpcbgGPzHiQzdVkqavZWCWvYAiVJvmlVuxxJzJKsxwP5N3EdmOqniGmFw8fbn8X3G4KL4mINkvkObAc3B08lSKMg=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/f352508a-f5cd-c0fa-dd49-1638b8489727.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 227px;" tabindex="0" width="227" /> What a rebel!!! <br /><br />When these essays were written they revolutionized the role of individual people in religious organizations. He viewed nature as the ultimate healer and unifier. He viewed God, nature, and humanity not as separate entities but as a unified whole. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NZ7mi_27mq2PJF4lBtoPQoC2VRzyTVSK_eZBC8682asvDJKw29-YNM7Wrc9F716d9joBKmBPznZSN-LaRvjsJPAe-sValVh8LaRJqgK7F68ZvOQZI18FPjSiCpV-rUOxdgj0rz8getZAdlUo87o4WC_SUnwfzBkdNU=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/3bfd6390-48fe-302f-1aa4-6f700771a051.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 242px;" tabindex="0" width="242" /> Check out this first edition. So steampunk!<br /><br />He stated, "<em>The reason why the world lacks unity and lies broken and in heaps is because man is disunited with himself</em>."<br /><br />To unite with creation you must, "<em>find something of yourself in every great and small thing. The mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."</em><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nb088r5M4LL7Rkx5anKesgdk9Wra-AaijwIOdKfFHL0UMxQEal5TeEBKL2CAXU_6OfpiYZNn6MmN4_XoDWWJBPo86_oGgjUwTH3ljDQHdOLRmWFu5a7Xqn7LJhY9PAXpT7Mvab2Kc_gpRiZieIjiYCEVHFiCLH-J4s=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/943d419c-8afd-b5fd-b372-b520fbc02dc0.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 368px;" tabindex="0" width="368" /><br /><br />So many beautiful covers have been created over the years....<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NZT8aJgbWF2suiJzTT74EREu26r79anxYTHdL-FHxBPYPkZcAgkKisPhCHZliIfttIkKahiRtqfwHLurUJDc3CVRJ9kwqadYMSn2v-j6A09UCshL2zYEpDzdny-0STYT8kd2EgPD6m_CaL2HGEGQsxYeYyF-gcad5w=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/a61eb850-0aa1-a664-0cd0-01ed2a9ed069.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 378px;" tabindex="0" width="378" /><br /><br />And have you heard of the transcendentalist eye? <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NbBD6CrDovQBpn9I4wCA7kqcEwdEhRgsbyp2-kYvWrVQJknSc243N31aEsDCmUgNH7TBcdYIh_OrU5ekr4zTgPKGUe_mpIOgeyxuHxOpkGCqP7D6_0bynkq99fFDbSdhxfZV1Y2C3T1OzBMVp8q-QmsOTtZUKeaZhg=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/4380a62c-6830-93b4-d873-09d893150692.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" tabindex="0" width="298" /><br />This creepy cartoon was made in 1838 to illustrate this section of the Nature essay ...<br /><br /><em>"I feel that nothing can befall me in life, no disgrace, no calamity, which nature cannot repair. Standing on bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space- all egotism vanishes. <strong>I become a transparent eyeball.</strong>"</em><br /><br />Inspired by all of this I made a new painting for my cover design...<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYgCebthWf6mzZeXlGf4EdEdoK2uai-JsBhxSZhDj7b4rt_-8T0F_7P8W26L6z1fVMj3r2xOdZkQL7iAszb1EvzrNyi7Wd8teuTrftu4KAnbj42JrNu71U6-842DIa7quYt0EpooauiOB27oMFvSnjnByQjSmM0Qm8=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/6397618d-ffc0-fe7d-02d9-376143a14a28.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 333px;" tabindex="0" width="333" /><br /><br />"<em>The eye is the best composer, so light is the first of painters. There is no object so foul that intense light will not make it beautiful.</em>"<br /><br />If you need a graphic design I am now taking <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D9d4197c2c7%26e%3D5b332bf090&source=gmail&ust=1709907282614000&usg=AOvVaw2Yue9SAmudo5LIVRcQ-oic" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=9d4197c2c7&e=5b332bf090" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">illustration and website design commissions</a>. <br /><br />Please keep me in mind for your future projects!<br /> <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Na7Bcwk2v3qVa_drp3DJIrWdNe-d6HQy4wjrIFLxfi9lsRROYpyNswTZGXVRbqMo41LqzLVEkjHUtbBRjlijVw1LP5UsJD4A7pZ0_SFOl73K5rYNY3bK6y_rIXN9I_gZTf9daoyDjGOiIn4v81Wwnhvx_TmdGbZ_GV8Mbp34Bc=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/_compresseds/41f7461d-f57f-6b91-3eb8-759fc9cc44b1.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br /><br />Join us for upcoming art classes at Studio Alchemy.... <br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D824649db2b%26e%3D5b332bf090&source=gmail&ust=1709907282614000&usg=AOvVaw2Dfprfe2Rh4NzWX8Ms922V" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=824649db2b&e=5b332bf090" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYUDDiA32CQjKdJRSAihqW-6z5c2sy7oV0PT2Ah1EhV0YtsAMtwQnVPyHqmzYiMP5E__Qj6N1gbFKDYvpBndxftOxNiTP4idSeEaxj69lzNGrdJfch5f1BEdQpRIuWhhSp7Lt8BQUi1o34ElCxxNKER2sSXLGTgfXM=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/ed2b9c08-0241-bafb-b21c-fa317ff1785d.png" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D6abb1ee3d7%26e%3D5b332bf090&source=gmail&ust=1709907282614000&usg=AOvVaw1BKu_W7hf1KOAL0jRLmjYh" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=6abb1ee3d7&e=5b332bf090" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nb540oIwQeT2EqC8hzcBlePqxeSZM_VmOdY0Mt-Gexh3pABFdcoANES6rXmZ2fsACudRWGzBF21SMA7Vem1TUVFUGouQ8pwoyU7iQb6XUpwcmLnSFRYBzj-Foe5OxVzCFV_663sXwbK0_I0omuk7sNZrsjzYPxYvzw=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/a4a1d242-ed0c-b696-664d-61e677d9cd46.png" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 297px;" width="297" /></a> <br /> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NazcIF1PAYS-KWvX8I3EMSc707y8eAZ7VF4uOWfJlxq2qk0yx4d3lNWmiNIo0ioZ22LsZKBqh4BVppmlnTuVhngYDsD7YgciSXiCGiyNxJZOlRftT8QX8sLJSuJjD3Gj_92QDV5bhDO2nB7q2EN-NtqyPoFRLkeKio=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/1d6d352a-634b-baba-b660-ef0001845151.png" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" tabindex="0" width="298" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Nbl9zhdadhYZSGlngfyTNAP5awL__3AC6YtfZ0_eNPCEB9xbVjt-mmjF8uZXzu8gWLMz-6Hdf6HEeDSK3WXqppLM6IE0hoD2RYSW2OnXwuJfAamgqQdfphnwtKEEnCkZQMXYwdAUry0vntRudVw7aETNI7Okz_R-rM=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mcusercontent.com/d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a/images/13d424f6-6b47-c28d-170d-7014423d84d7.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br />and more! 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Feel free to share <img alt="❤" aria-label="❤" class="an1" data-emoji="❤" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-34661129322510711472024-03-04T17:17:00.002-05:002024-03-04T17:17:38.008-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 113 Interview with Holistic Spiritual Counselor Laura Rain <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_SNb2att9C6pzG8Lqqb-9DqqcEzZjQQ3HgJoAcI_3sc8DSUFbsKnaktWzhFK_8ffDgCrc2DpBIz5azFF-21XxjvRlcStjjd8lyJ5Zdkt0-_x_Z7jOvcjdxIbn3XFhMwiONDOusWJ4P9uu0uagD2mYyTYHFTRsz9com3Tm7K2NXTLhQ_EffKXhxYhNuEm/s601/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20Square%20with%20background%20copy%20%20small.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_SNb2att9C6pzG8Lqqb-9DqqcEzZjQQ3HgJoAcI_3sc8DSUFbsKnaktWzhFK_8ffDgCrc2DpBIz5azFF-21XxjvRlcStjjd8lyJ5Zdkt0-_x_Z7jOvcjdxIbn3XFhMwiONDOusWJ4P9uu0uagD2mYyTYHFTRsz9com3Tm7K2NXTLhQ_EffKXhxYhNuEm/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20Square%20with%20background%20copy%20%20small.png" width="319" /></a></div><p><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=8qxfr-159dfcf-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="113 Interview with Holistic Spiritual Counselor Laura Rain" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with holistic spiritual counselor Laura Rain. Laura offers private sessions with individuals and couples as well as her new holistic healing circle support group. She is a public speaker, an ordained minister and the author of the book, Not from Here: A spiritual misfit’s guide to finding purpose and belonging. Find out more about Laura’s work at: <a href="https://www.holisticspiritualcounseling.com/">https://www.holisticspiritualcounseling.com/</a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM5R48CCU1N6Qnddv1UDi9BSDKbqWJ09PBlV9Lbs3haNlam73ymPq-akc0xHNS4G2L6Te_v-SGjV7NpI7Q4ajQ3yNOiyGuSiPe2IuEt6utTHoupnPsEKOncsZAiGCKtY8ugdqc2D0QBGy0c6iFktSRwUz0H6JCqGW5rA45hHUOw74Ql7YxYwBZwspFhuo/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYM5R48CCU1N6Qnddv1UDi9BSDKbqWJ09PBlV9Lbs3haNlam73ymPq-akc0xHNS4G2L6Te_v-SGjV7NpI7Q4ajQ3yNOiyGuSiPe2IuEt6utTHoupnPsEKOncsZAiGCKtY8ugdqc2D0QBGy0c6iFktSRwUz0H6JCqGW5rA45hHUOw74Ql7YxYwBZwspFhuo/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>
</p><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5tiX0YEotsUAWyfdGlvsP4eEAbj0pmfAUFa6JaN7N6Fkza61ZmCJzLYDORhEe59qdhxk4yTGm-3_e-59dTUHw1o_hU7UKVpW3uFtlzQXX-_nsW_BbgKYodJh68DA0LgwMA7XumH5Vorjq-3Y2LAsjNqszEo8joahEGfoMncsNgqZfFYECwoyft7h2Wc8/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5tiX0YEotsUAWyfdGlvsP4eEAbj0pmfAUFa6JaN7N6Fkza61ZmCJzLYDORhEe59qdhxk4yTGm-3_e-59dTUHw1o_hU7UKVpW3uFtlzQXX-_nsW_BbgKYodJh68DA0LgwMA7XumH5Vorjq-3Y2LAsjNqszEo8joahEGfoMncsNgqZfFYECwoyft7h2Wc8/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ErXniG9EBQvBfhQSnC7jxDsB62hpkm-t-AjHR-0FR9P2MbGdxYeYbWcux0667CdVEo1Vkog29Yd9SBHaBLE35lSspoTd7xoKZk3YcvAuRKNILTSslcojyytFvoEZId_IIBSo6n2Q7Jls27iDmK4El9QvPl33b-XTHDNeMX4QsP9zkE_R_nKKlIotRNwl/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ErXniG9EBQvBfhQSnC7jxDsB62hpkm-t-AjHR-0FR9P2MbGdxYeYbWcux0667CdVEo1Vkog29Yd9SBHaBLE35lSspoTd7xoKZk3YcvAuRKNILTSslcojyytFvoEZId_IIBSo6n2Q7Jls27iDmK4El9QvPl33b-XTHDNeMX4QsP9zkE_R_nKKlIotRNwl/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20113%20Laura%20Rain%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-59935055284608799842024-02-13T17:58:00.004-05:002024-02-13T17:58:39.667-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 112 Creating Sound Immersion Music with Michelle Qureshi<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0VUSXVRd9mx7ThHrBLdF0RpWZdVv6vmidGIJarn8reAsziGEsr3boauMO2hNALBbvezrK28yUEFrhKRdgxwzQII-NQwFvJOD7o1FS-j4EQNAE-hRAQt1DWd9RrtWlT_RnKZiMWV1omxCEfTn8BCaHJY0-cfyKIxF9rYdLrZjwCd1bk-BjlVXrvevNuRg/s601/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20Square%20with%20background%20copy%20%20small.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0VUSXVRd9mx7ThHrBLdF0RpWZdVv6vmidGIJarn8reAsziGEsr3boauMO2hNALBbvezrK28yUEFrhKRdgxwzQII-NQwFvJOD7o1FS-j4EQNAE-hRAQt1DWd9RrtWlT_RnKZiMWV1omxCEfTn8BCaHJY0-cfyKIxF9rYdLrZjwCd1bk-BjlVXrvevNuRg/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20Square%20with%20background%20copy%20%20small.png" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=279st-157e592-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="112 Creating Sound Immersion Music with Michelle Qureshi" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with musician, Michelle Qureshi. We chat about her creative process and improvisation. Find out more at: <a href="https://michellequreshi.com/">https://michellequreshi.com/</a></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNnQ3nOXTPzaqaWh32T9ShVZ3buWqJNNAGZL7IEOpwyABCnk4QsR5u2J7V1W0uS-Ijpg7R7MJUXQh1pqmNm3tnuw3Tx1L-DPUO511exc7BYmHqdXLsjSmMzM1HW72BR8UBqSTFDNBk7zxso3jx8tIK6Roh8X5chaRAgOi56VIRUPjb_vH5JJUTB3CEo0Y/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20112%20Michelle%20Qureshi.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNnQ3nOXTPzaqaWh32T9ShVZ3buWqJNNAGZL7IEOpwyABCnk4QsR5u2J7V1W0uS-Ijpg7R7MJUXQh1pqmNm3tnuw3Tx1L-DPUO511exc7BYmHqdXLsjSmMzM1HW72BR8UBqSTFDNBk7zxso3jx8tIK6Roh8X5chaRAgOi56VIRUPjb_vH5JJUTB3CEo0Y/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20112%20Michelle%20Qureshi.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzNYJsrM86V6Hqt0Pc5WdGKyjsmCizXBzoiYuMpyiGlhjKzznsSI8LdyAVJ-3RoxxRi1mfMvx52pNY3vMnJh0xd-aHs-8zsIzASCdf6PeVYdJ89gEo122OVqjR2rJDo1Wdy-S4TF3ORbMKrq-kPLIIE0yV4ARAmaDEFHePP6FGS5UacaCYlgbcTK5Nrqo/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20112%20Michelle%20Qureshi%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzNYJsrM86V6Hqt0Pc5WdGKyjsmCizXBzoiYuMpyiGlhjKzznsSI8LdyAVJ-3RoxxRi1mfMvx52pNY3vMnJh0xd-aHs-8zsIzASCdf6PeVYdJ89gEo122OVqjR2rJDo1Wdy-S4TF3ORbMKrq-kPLIIE0yV4ARAmaDEFHePP6FGS5UacaCYlgbcTK5Nrqo/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20112%20Michelle%20Qureshi%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-32964590176032181722024-02-05T13:51:00.007-05:002024-02-05T13:57:26.381-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 111: Exploring Place with Mixed Media Artist Luke Buchanan<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe52QjWB7x2bgg8Wf919s5UgkSEJtNZGuShsDOMmg8XW98fqe_znB0NigPap0K_u9jQk7DI1ePdqw8nt7gIE6GPAgpSg8lw1sz0vJGz16odX4pdB8isaOG1Iea-Kl6EBl0Ikm80Ll_LBz-wXpXFrfERq83PZXVzaiHpaC2nNr8TzF3NnxkJA9OMVFFXf_f/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe52QjWB7x2bgg8Wf919s5UgkSEJtNZGuShsDOMmg8XW98fqe_znB0NigPap0K_u9jQk7DI1ePdqw8nt7gIE6GPAgpSg8lw1sz0vJGz16odX4pdB8isaOG1Iea-Kl6EBl0Ikm80Ll_LBz-wXpXFrfERq83PZXVzaiHpaC2nNr8TzF3NnxkJA9OMVFFXf_f/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=wembm-157044f-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="111 Exploring Place with Mixed Media Artist Luke Buchanan" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: large;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with mixed media artist Luke Buchanan. We chat about our friend, Jackson Griffin, place and memory, what is beautiful and ugly, and finding a job you actually enjoy. Find out more about Luke's work at: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lukebuch/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; font-family: Lato; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.instagram.com/lukebuch/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_x5ofmaSGMVIztdlM4OGP7qCdAMePzlypDuGZA1O46XE6QWzLJQ-9EZS-bvzeLkNKKFSoVJVI2Jn9vkDj9HaTFuTgxfgmjEHF4scr8GY4haGkhBE5zNxweJX-OZdgiudiQ3vxTZ2rFwucr1mvTTbV0iwPfBxSmvyrzyNSfKbFLQGv3pKrVN7D9uVp-I9/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20111%20Luke%20Buchanan%20quote%201%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_x5ofmaSGMVIztdlM4OGP7qCdAMePzlypDuGZA1O46XE6QWzLJQ-9EZS-bvzeLkNKKFSoVJVI2Jn9vkDj9HaTFuTgxfgmjEHF4scr8GY4haGkhBE5zNxweJX-OZdgiudiQ3vxTZ2rFwucr1mvTTbV0iwPfBxSmvyrzyNSfKbFLQGv3pKrVN7D9uVp-I9/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20111%20Luke%20Buchanan%20quote%201%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato;">On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato;"> </span><a href="https://studioalchemy.art/" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; font-family: Lato; text-decoration-line: none;">https://studioalchemy.art/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato;">.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4vLfyUz8G2VPLkhc1EN0mALJVCK7Mmk01EmKGNb-H5wQWzWrif5a954viMHpaxo1Y2LzFho-K8LzGnNp0Hhr-HNdP4cyFCmwK2Rn1MGmFIgGLYqOxVr_s2GwTtzMhg70JHNMyUGCbbUP-wRt9O_pxZnQvSjY5juGDD7MxSIgrFWZONiRm-9P1DSuTKA/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20111%20Luke%20Buchanan%20quote%202%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP4vLfyUz8G2VPLkhc1EN0mALJVCK7Mmk01EmKGNb-H5wQWzWrif5a954viMHpaxo1Y2LzFho-K8LzGnNp0Hhr-HNdP4cyFCmwK2Rn1MGmFIgGLYqOxVr_s2GwTtzMhg70JHNMyUGCbbUP-wRt9O_pxZnQvSjY5juGDD7MxSIgrFWZONiRm-9P1DSuTKA/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20111%20Luke%20Buchanan%20quote%202%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong style="font-size: 13px;">"As wave is driven by wave</strong><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead,</strong><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">So time flies on an follows, flies and follows,</strong><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">Always, forever and new.</strong><br /><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">What was before is left behind; what never was is now;</strong><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">And every passing moment is </strong>renewed<strong style="font-size: 13px;">.</strong><br /><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">Be assured, there is no death- no death,</strong><br /><strong style="font-size: 13px;">But only change and innovation. </strong><strong style="font-size: 13px;">The sum of all things remains the same."</strong></span><br />- Ovid, The Metamorphoses<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgZHmCdSj-1hXE4jh01cqyPXP08s5F5VcCc-RQySrII0XO0KwZNquaaoIXAFIjtysJxtOmciuQ30brwugMI0gtCsCQ4li_Z2N2cj_yWasHiSDnIOFDOIbdjEovPb-T-rISsfJeQSSWRCCrWs5HwZxjD1pTv_YZ__4MFJz3RenbUSVMuixBX-7hwv-TCGTj_ADsY8Bj3p1Ho6WQnCdi5EDxv9bM7lBORV82k=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 446px;" tabindex="0" width="446" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Persephone and the Pomegranates by Addie Hirschten</span><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh4ZhiaPDTtlVjqNqXplyECn3tb3jYPxRZRhph2GkvsW-8IEHC4WZed5pmCaz46r7F3WBd6tpxPOBy3-XfD9wDJnW6NuIypu-cstW-l403sy5ohwUB1JtMnr6VOPI1sc14P6j0L_KlwMn-vtwNuM79eBzLnhrCZojpO6RA5EKgL5GPb6sza8la_70Apw7TQ2G3mRnJGOm8yw5uNGPHFwO5OdkvY=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 432px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 306px;" tabindex="0" width="306" /><br />Ovid wrote a collection of myths called the Metamorphoses in the year 8CE.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiBJQuemNmLaRqcNrJdPs5RA9k0BbtuPOXIg1HrdQYsPbmrFUMQOx1_10LGqTzdUqlEzoVLwqM6CDJ3nxAIPyEVE1O2IYbPYMEG7W3JdSF0EpslmOSCC5g6t1zfhsbJngNAVVt74EHeOXqKfxDQNePBWHNO2sdQnQobERzmMATqIQi3gqjcCF8xsVzxEPQIHxFZa7bo2ztYJ_46gwRb2r_hIL5D=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 299px;" tabindex="0" width="299" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Daphne Transformed by Addie Hirschten</span><br /><br />The tales are all about change.... how the characters of the ancient Roman gods and goddesses changed.<br /><br />Ultimately Ovid was writing about how <strong>change is inevitable</strong>. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEipPnRgcu6I5FRja6ml1u4QQ-vOstnHjMZevM5JuFwJoJQA1Mgcqc6S9cWFHnuKzMO0cAHcBptJUR37Ci42na3PhzVt3S1W_SJG1zl3ffPVpEeetkz75WBzrx9ekqSXifACYjMIvpefSz7RXV51KnJigzCTKBsVwC_jZplOkWizyY0yZit1dVLEUDsanusPJip5fcJKEancsEWBBBCCfW-e15BI=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 390px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 192px;" width="192" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Surrender to Growth by Victoria Williams Steen</span><br /><br />My artist friend, Victoria Williams Steen, have both made paintings inspired by the Metamorphoses myths.<br /><br />AND we will be teaching a very special class together on the subject in March!<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D15e211965d%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1706635159942000&usg=AOvVaw12JzKRQ6MGYd5AkCnA7QDf" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=15e211965d&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgkAFKt8vo11fm4uLHxHu3n-wfjNRG9-w2MdHABi3zzHv5N_tizoX3RUAnnzSzz-MQJXUDX33f4gQw0q3XnwBgyMi6oDAhZJjuXR5C8ry73Gtk5uaGFsVGS2_8RCifAyQaDNyXnU11C-E0gK9cVqCSfoaSGaQqVWQx8Slpu3I3UqzMcuyd1aLSrFbpP9BQVU6BAb4C-b_evCj2VqsGb9bYF6gvr=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 325px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 324px;" width="324" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;">In this unique experimental class, we will create mixed media collage pieces inspired by stories found in the ancient Roman book of myths, Ovid’s Metamorphoses. <em>Each session will start with a story, a meditation and a surprising project!</em> <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiVWgnFwLpnZhE_F1EfBvzUXWZ923y3zZgaNOfzmXDNBR812O4MNwugv0YuKTSChREgKnJoudkzAvcSAX-oSO8Aq2jK-G5S2VkyTlCxGcCbIaHPT_XB-4xajgwsbXux6w4LhkVP9hE7EHVwJG9o4m4z9ibi-ZIr1_mralDy6UH2zV3vm8aYih7b10WUXFA-4pKRqntUFDsOgV6Frnugr-OLtDsC=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; 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See the whole <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D0911d7268c%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1706635159942000&usg=AOvVaw0oiGJi33GOMG-smkgdDhWn" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=0911d7268c&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">list of classes here</a><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhWn7PkCx1uLxIdGmh-83cPU7K-AQog0sHJMjDCNUvM8zmRO0jL-uuIGrVYJC8lEVYYW6Uaa8JdbQC_F9Lraj7kx1-vsrqjbB6bTe87iWx8CQNYYXbrnoa99iVjjLDnnOYXmepoi2aj7-g_c_amSy1dsCALdlmxq9dYrfpozj_b8ieY0_tB_z_TxjRcSnE1MRz9wk-Dp1u45HKrkCX-_8bbRHo9=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /><br />Also! If you are north of town I will be teaching <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D3aa4e93808%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1706635159942000&usg=AOvVaw2vgCEZrqQD0NYC25q4C4KK" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=3aa4e93808&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Perfume Making at Schoolhouse 7</a> in Fishers February 24th.<br /><br />More new episodes just release of the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D4860bcad3f%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1706635159942000&usg=AOvVaw33GFACIsz4hpbi-KMHuSh7" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=4860bcad3f&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Studio Alchemy Podcast</a>! An interview with Sabrina Ward Harrison, an innovative and successful mixed media book writer. <br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D481ef785c9%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1706635159942000&usg=AOvVaw0ofKM40bvnVhatPW6oq89m" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=481ef785c9&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgX97mexPXCFohxagzerXqbnLOBIzQeVTDWlcwQLF3UhE6afe2hI2OAMORk2iO5zq1DQ0rJX5sRS2sKwY5YodZZS4f_ViU2SvWbr8Q1yY_t6nyRS41QmSg-lYCCNMnEncopa-jYxzn4Tx4T9xrRh60gwNXMa7SyMgVzwpHpLmrI44j0PWnzVnBQA1x_f-awWzmBIobciiZqoHMYnpbZHh-led4n=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 299px;" width="299" /></a> <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiWfvGQnMmyJoL52bTWzL3VTFevHXYlNKAcvBw_qDGVOW004ES7WfX075ee2jZENNe8NTXZm1-ZsiOpVv0md4owTbcpAX2-uOAaLvhTV58NkA4V26k41lyyi_6UORKnMO8o5aLL6HqPDsWwwEe723MhlAonaytdCAqH9_j7xSOn14XbY8pqxmMxhEjORBksozf7l2o7zAd2Pvv63yYiOluUKmM2=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-10557331419035933022024-01-16T09:00:00.000-05:002024-01-16T09:00:00.040-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 110: Mixed Media Journaling with Sabrina Ward Harrison<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxjsVhYO74Hsxb4SbGQgZPfCu6Z8U3CXVcWs24GM9-RMfo8DlOfI7V5OJLD72ll4H-RxNLFJam13UX6k7GQENamqBzy92-g3XMIRcvhdADVEu3CvT2XD8CwIf2whecROi4_FM6c3-2E399b6P9GLLOIDMFi7LR9Ofn06yqLfiM2iAK8U7VHmn_3_GMHv4/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxjsVhYO74Hsxb4SbGQgZPfCu6Z8U3CXVcWs24GM9-RMfo8DlOfI7V5OJLD72ll4H-RxNLFJam13UX6k7GQENamqBzy92-g3XMIRcvhdADVEu3CvT2XD8CwIf2whecROi4_FM6c3-2E399b6P9GLLOIDMFi7LR9Ofn06yqLfiM2iAK8U7VHmn_3_GMHv4/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ww3fa-154c3df-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="110 Mixed Media Journaling: An Interview with Sabrina Ward Harrison" width="100%"></iframe><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with mixed media writer, Sabrina Ward Harrison. Find out more about her work at: <a href="https://www.sabrinawardharrison.info/">https://www.sabrinawardharrison.info/</a></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_12csw8tOIghX486yU4wS22LiPMfW7V5793PczWuVwRbsb0h_ErDMIYXJIrqmNDWjm4s8vGbgw1QOqabhXx30SBEwX7SFQq80Gc5Kf0LFbRlXWgyD43_ezM2OLzwsyVGgh03qqFHg7YqsfszemjJdku1DRRheMT8fLaoLzX2m7ljxlX7f7S8nfRNS0YQ/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20110%20Sabrina%20Ward%20Harrison%20quote%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_12csw8tOIghX486yU4wS22LiPMfW7V5793PczWuVwRbsb0h_ErDMIYXJIrqmNDWjm4s8vGbgw1QOqabhXx30SBEwX7SFQq80Gc5Kf0LFbRlXWgyD43_ezM2OLzwsyVGgh03qqFHg7YqsfszemjJdku1DRRheMT8fLaoLzX2m7ljxlX7f7S8nfRNS0YQ/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20110%20Sabrina%20Ward%20Harrison%20quote%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-46379484806090851562024-01-11T11:21:00.002-05:002024-01-11T11:21:15.827-05:00Art Inspiration: How to make decisions with the help of the stoics!<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_11231785873858752bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_11231785873858752mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhGjwLev9R0HwCzTQG9WQrf9AeqSnfrzSFSVb6tkG_weQmUJ5afA9x1PcTR2km5B3ho2hYZsdiBKuo-xTQdSVRAg6mehWVOo8l-1mAi4D0dVllxMxBhrpxggeCKBpstgFKRMszC_FF39X7C1oXvd9h8cERgjDaGHoQ-9TtorbofpJPy6pyjbCD2Djz56jFCnQR2E1hz4Zy3NOGTiPbSz7fHy0wj=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"</strong><em>Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life</em><strong>."</strong><br />- Marcus Aurelius<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj1c_ckH-JPxxUkU3tef8pMgLaCs8gJLG32rZxpcYq_Q9h4JJboC60oxLAha0w9SCfiHiQfAFCTYi8RE4jan3ShB27LKQbht0nPNiIrSmCBXi930vzfKt8-m-1uqIelTMaKcCkVK4P4TMLDqnMk0WDG0eEs0o-UKs7LSoEmUxdZZ4SW5NeA_x705wj8qTJQ0BiXI4vL22guDZO-NNQmSxOW6FxL1PCAtRGu=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 322px;" tabindex="0" width="322" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Oranges in the Sun, Available</span><br /><br />Do you have trouble making decisions? I STRUGGLE with this! <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhATcSTEb3IWX5rP_VizBmS0W4DR5Fclb3pq7kokFDWQ1YliKNi1Gi9QTIsyzYJ3eVLxRIxz5f6pIJaZ5qPy1HFnEIroGv7xbUiMhxkoNjKQny-qMdvJ6jvoO06PczxEBeE0QZdCJ1xU_SE7Jd916S8qBuC7Ac3bysIWqcGoLsYQgTH_K_Whwiz2GW9y-tl7xzvTQk-Ud7FD9vDVkBzetgpjDAi=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 488px;" tabindex="0" width="488" /><br /><br />When I have a big decision to make I tend to sit on the fence weighing pros and cons for far too long. <br /><br />Sometimes these decisions are small.... like should I make this painting more realistic or should I keep it soft?<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgOiIwaPkG7LtObs4It2We2dxSlHBsnRz4ZwLmvcZGbmeLcqr5frorAZx_ZNj_5WPbduQOJenq0w5B6rq9bsqHDiJhfVF1oiA5SnbTPrQZq_23caNadvfKP40v3igwTKXUg74U5hbjrX5irM_HXI6Qud__xjLGO9XuVkoftPzfQNnoCjEu8m2ZGn6zO_Bhr1IwhsT5tj8OHefbYOvBzbRjcWdJjcmgJtZfE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 317px;" tabindex="0" width="317" /><br /><br />Or should I add another color to this painting? (This is using a new process for me! I created a wallpaper of the musical score then painted on top of it.)<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhPOGhhoVK6l2yBgg1iwn0CsfrHwVBNFeeIMHsMIvUF0J7YgTiWFDcebt5JYMaO_w6eVz0YkWYQT7-m1trdtpZdZeH6lv8zUt93gJt-cJpKOe_FpQ1XhPvf8b0GBxrCxPozEXHDrQqzEUjpi4_dUBzI7L9iBWLSd1Qnxrh4-gJL9gNtF4tPI-2OaMfbMLm5f2mkBA5cYEXVOiu0PcYzpIJtk7tjqlSvPwC9=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 666px;" tabindex="0" width="666" /><br /> <br />Decisions about paintings are so SMALL, so easy and satisfying.<br /><br />When making bigger decisions I look to the wisdom of the ancient Greek stoic philosophers. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhDI-K4bQl1J4WDhzje4sH89TbmDm64erQErdZBRD2Oju62frwiMDzh_0N9px80zRCatr697Y-pQZ8qdmE-qWYy6mss1frVlxOZpwzZFFUcd2N8seTThvG8DVqpy_b2DcYK1IJSidPVCNSaJ4C1S5aYkcnhSUCU4kMFBBVGXiTulWfO4pzznnx4mLBf0oqh-FRF4nkFygFsvjEPnt-aco-z7rxj=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br /><br />Make clear decisions THEN take action! <br /><br />Stoics suggest that you should look, not to emotions, but to logical reasoning for guidance. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgzJ6pDZo2_F2Pawdc5wp8sbrNFWqG32OW0OZ5ChjEXjs4byIS8nvVyXVo_HgVf1iTpHyGNW-wCnlDu0VS3FgN7MhKSOIiXaXurqtM6YK48_0TPKCqnjitB-iX-eqWJco253CXermhqstPO5d_NQvAdyaGaBaL46xr5V_s9L59u8BmINuPfM82SaF4D5qZYIEvWbyDnAs6V1-IjKbiI-LLdi3bm=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 325px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 541px;" tabindex="0" width="541" /><br /><br />Never blame others for your fate but take fate into your own hands.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjtKCQXuUAHzZDSzUFDTB0HObma0iUW1oFiUKlWVatsFTJY5DCiE29Khe_3F9MLDtv0fAsOOItJvzJwoR_ckdirZ7c8KtSZw6zGeiTPYgo7LR3s3lpx6slFfT0IL6cr0aFKfmC1hjGBMtM8VjtzJkrvEjjTE8G5YXhnWSom0BMr1FTgA5VJIj19jebIscigKfzpx7sXPU0FBz-yznnvnjJU7smk=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 325px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 577px;" tabindex="0" width="577" /><br /><br />They guide us to be optimistic, use logic, and be decisive. <br /><br />As we enter this new year may all of your decisions be easy!<br /><br />______________________________<wbr></wbr>___________________<br /><br />Join us for upcoming classes at the studio...<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D39bd8d9db5%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw0v_YAgNmW4k2u2CTzkPDJ6" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=39bd8d9db5&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgjL1wmmI7Sf-5R_wraDaMxs9gT7jx78T_pENI4ZZdKwcemJZTiz0AyhJnCMDYBN2Eky5KUm4suIT3ThmQUWsZ3pyhGRUFxaLwlkI9ZT0YYAiJLfVYSwFzg1lorSusgrK1Ieblvl3376Tx9CfCxYdix1dyxzsGghidx1nFjaOzPxgKqAu9EKZIPqUCCc9LlgscbicBlrrmn26NoWj5ba1GbCnnw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; 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See the whole <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D3954e72f6a%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw36tx42S7HziIlXsN3PO67Y" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=3954e72f6a&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">list of classes here</a><br /><br />Oh! And listen to the latest <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Decb5e2d1e2%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw0ZrqkBqWgOxTjkQhtGm-Qn" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=ecb5e2d1e2&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Studio Alchemy Podcast</a> episode, an interview with my old friend, sexuality writer Jera Brown.<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D8a8b25bf17%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw1CRmfcHQ7GtBU6cmwgmYzi" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=8a8b25bf17&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgX97mexPXCFohxagzerXqbnLOBIzQeVTDWlcwQLF3UhE6afe2hI2OAMORk2iO5zq1DQ0rJX5sRS2sKwY5YodZZS4f_ViU2SvWbr8Q1yY_t6nyRS41QmSg-lYCCNMnEncopa-jYxzn4Tx4T9xrRh60gwNXMa7SyMgVzwpHpLmrI44j0PWnzVnBQA1x_f-awWzmBIobciiZqoHMYnpbZHh-led4n=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 299px;" width="299" /></a> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiDIWXUpzYc-C9vZf4ihc4Sy0vdV7CPVRJw1DQrwetQ-HLPwYelLTvoS-2d7gygQvNPZrhk9o3x-j3B9SjEv6c7sChnIXpkFRgoV6lhifYRwAasszQ0Q05rWqWrrU-l7ke5dikA6iylFFJLi_doPE9sGYe3L27D6FfAmynxr2agRKT6C4qMmtxJXvbrdddjEWu1l89sQ4UW5EK2yePfVB8RLfBHjGUNIt3X=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Dff868ba5a1%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw1qWL7FwNYYFJPIXqFnpGhK" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=ff868ba5a1&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiWFevubOeYjyBoijGCEG5NZNV_m4tmtp86VRE5kPJoPRy8m_0rlhHvi4V-HnXsf4W7CKlh8RLQ8M1EJN5jc3J2O-v1e2XBS1kmnn3MlPLBDD4hMKUwfW0si4tU1JhxPXMuOgXepXGfFYxnqsGndzwNuEkU0-i66V9sniaval-ADepqlsFXgUhJmOYFppZsBXlfNo7beJikuTwYb_NAP3nSrWQo=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D2d10cb57c5%26e%3Da7d2f64439&source=gmail&ust=1705076382456000&usg=AOvVaw0wV_MuSbMrNFf7jYVA5s-P" href="https://alchemyofpainting.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=2d10cb57c5&e=a7d2f64439" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjs70ktpjWi5ZucJd7CAxRjcHHOU4_6XcFYbRjh4qzgXvo7QSK-Gt_y_BciZkmDX25PXEAZaxuTCNjOSnByQ9KA5SAgE4z4L1aCNFoxBh3faBN-BBOq3q6ix0WrWd6rzd9ujwj3jVlt-Qai2dYbYhA5bjK2rDszojGJ9s3QK9a4OLgaOfjp1Q5D6wrSui4AUzMRLHbPtVVo4tRpJZoP_ZWokwXG=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiPTHDAW7HUjzZMejcC1F01f9mYIAPLtddFKqtk4Ad36XMO1SgeXOqbhHBSDQ2iONxjFWRv1yPaE6Lx2EqguEwKePbA2fmZ73CIwwVq34wDq9dtWFxoNg6qqEXXK0E3JcWZzTP0_vspXwUaAZaBOt17goZHPtEEnt6bmHpZtZcpGfRwCGMIaqskFg3ABWt38ny4DuJUs8HTQPXWKQ5k3zgK04J-=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" tabindex="0" width="350" /> Need even more philosophy? Read this!<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiiCpmdsbCaLbneq3eHlho6pm0q6DWz9klzDAhiGAWiprSF8LB1z2moxr-EsJPJzNYnxvksGoXDNnpNbifU7jranQEyNn_F41zG4Hlt5PVGutCGqSuvWQil1YdIFAtIyem3hvrKZ3Abf9R0O41OaQ5x_RDxa2r9CBeRs14cZWT1l3eot2S8ndgco16Fy799wWp0AQkKctnjMHOeWC2uQoqj3m59d2lH_WOV=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 533px;" tabindex="0" width="533" /></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-69192991978373543652024-01-08T12:56:00.001-05:002024-01-08T12:56:10.683-05:00Alchemy Podcast Episode 109: Interview with the Sexuality Writer, Jera Brown<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiA15sEVBH2jBX1wCqMe6stQm_cyup42kkJ-JzS85JKfU1-ne1Y_U4fc_bs_UEScwH1wtMU88JbcxbJN5a-co9EX6PQbnuixcM8mV1ATr_U43tF9h2Vnmci7c_Y4QAmXkS1pD5u-LiSfcLqgdOXMHfUrcOggqFa74ks2jUdq9FY6gr9QGIUVTA7jzkoqm/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiA15sEVBH2jBX1wCqMe6stQm_cyup42kkJ-JzS85JKfU1-ne1Y_U4fc_bs_UEScwH1wtMU88JbcxbJN5a-co9EX6PQbnuixcM8mV1ATr_U43tF9h2Vnmci7c_Y4QAmXkS1pD5u-LiSfcLqgdOXMHfUrcOggqFa74ks2jUdq9FY6gr9QGIUVTA7jzkoqm/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=i6mkr-15445e0-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="109 Interview with Sexuality Writer Jera Brown" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with sexuality writer, Jera Brown. Jera Brown is a queer, nonbinary freelance writer focusing on sexuality, spirituality, and social justice topics. Find out more about them at: <a href="https://www.jerabrown.com/">https://www.jerabrown.com/</a></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrxQRMRtXYE2JT4ZdAPl6bR-TFSEHrl6pIVP-P3LPweruSK77B3owzOLZNVI0-Xylxt8JyJN94k9vdDZcf4GQqYPd8WmGtFKmUytGybGqw6aJrsbB1pOHwu0Fq23MIhqBlmagVasklOl30umgdJc_I5MDAdox30tWyQpoc4Chv5TSPcdH4bUFOc1MvXV_/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrxQRMRtXYE2JT4ZdAPl6bR-TFSEHrl6pIVP-P3LPweruSK77B3owzOLZNVI0-Xylxt8JyJN94k9vdDZcf4GQqYPd8WmGtFKmUytGybGqw6aJrsbB1pOHwu0Fq23MIhqBlmagVasklOl30umgdJc_I5MDAdox30tWyQpoc4Chv5TSPcdH4bUFOc1MvXV_/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%203.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwaXkZk2N746BDuqJI4yR9hhtc8k9g5EC9PucU2fLeWK3Coo3SyTmBd9swnb9BjmDc5oslw23mbCJ70CRD8yN6i8MweqSyzSA5KMFblneuaQ59s_e9B1aUqd6my2pdfUGYzHvGRs0IHwyFbQIQa6phuPDOWE7dAM3WI8Bv7HZRY086U1VsC7aNpQuxhGN/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwaXkZk2N746BDuqJI4yR9hhtc8k9g5EC9PucU2fLeWK3Coo3SyTmBd9swnb9BjmDc5oslw23mbCJ70CRD8yN6i8MweqSyzSA5KMFblneuaQ59s_e9B1aUqd6my2pdfUGYzHvGRs0IHwyFbQIQa6phuPDOWE7dAM3WI8Bv7HZRY086U1VsC7aNpQuxhGN/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiL3Du8VCbu-ByV8qjTjXW2oNc0SNiQH5CljMIj7v9rsY46eCTQrmyWJI31WqrEUk3tOQce1AdJeQlfYLNnWru0gjBiJBbC_3N2aTaaPPXVpqtU3g_K0RjevLMUMh_EEf_Jky5TNo6Ll391DlA2MhiCLXZRnSXKKxhqRE85LZUudwELTqo99-3ei4z2TK/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%201.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiL3Du8VCbu-ByV8qjTjXW2oNc0SNiQH5CljMIj7v9rsY46eCTQrmyWJI31WqrEUk3tOQce1AdJeQlfYLNnWru0gjBiJBbC_3N2aTaaPPXVpqtU3g_K0RjevLMUMh_EEf_Jky5TNo6Ll391DlA2MhiCLXZRnSXKKxhqRE85LZUudwELTqo99-3ei4z2TK/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20109%20Jera%20Brown%20quote%201.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-32163639277662757892023-12-26T11:53:00.000-05:002023-12-26T11:53:04.409-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 108: Finding Peace<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEgm30OzZItq8i0sGdZvGEHKJfgHl5ZDjh3Qya45nHYUAgWL_LcdMV5f1SY89-52om0q3ixcOx6xCpaika0qzxI4tLfArphsMimbDDzDoUK-Rv6TPd15JRoBePYyMzQA3Uw1hGz6sco_RkZ7yjhO9s39WbYlTwXA-eekGhxKt6PRpGXpvx00BjJnqNtnC/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEgm30OzZItq8i0sGdZvGEHKJfgHl5ZDjh3Qya45nHYUAgWL_LcdMV5f1SY89-52om0q3ixcOx6xCpaika0qzxI4tLfArphsMimbDDzDoUK-Rv6TPd15JRoBePYyMzQA3Uw1hGz6sco_RkZ7yjhO9s39WbYlTwXA-eekGhxKt6PRpGXpvx00BjJnqNtnC/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ffk85-1534e46-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="108 Finding Peace" width="100%"></iframe><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast
features an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy
of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life."
People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what
they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of
symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their
life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes
and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting,
or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with.
Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on
the meaning behind symbols.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></p>
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at: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">On the
Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives.
Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your
life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary
impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out
more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/"><span style="color: blue;">https://studioalchemy.art/</span></a>.<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "Lato",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-17847238254278551392023-12-14T11:28:00.001-05:002023-12-14T11:28:15.615-05:00Art Inspiration: Memories<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-3071224742759977872bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-3071224742759977872mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhGjwLev9R0HwCzTQG9WQrf9AeqSnfrzSFSVb6tkG_weQmUJ5afA9x1PcTR2km5B3ho2hYZsdiBKuo-xTQdSVRAg6mehWVOo8l-1mAi4D0dVllxMxBhrpxggeCKBpstgFKRMszC_FF39X7C1oXvd9h8cERgjDaGHoQ-9TtorbofpJPy6pyjbCD2Djz56jFCnQR2E1hz4Zy3NOGTiPbSz7fHy0wj=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it."</strong><br />- L.M. Montgomery<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjzU73eDC6DyYC7ZroStkqLFd89KDdXE8_oYD9oFebbrFVURh7Z55Bhbufq-_aKRH2LBSYrcTyt6l_UepjUgcRkq8RXSnTpnG1jiHH91X44O2sv76iD6NhD5lL7SzwDzsqPpD0xNCvWNwPNtwm3EsAz2i0Q7L-W3Zgy7dWAPe8RO4L-vWFG9CiwSm-JVOhsdt0xFCBJCm2gF50HOxaU1q1VJxE_=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 281px;" tabindex="0" width="281" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">The Wreath Maker: A Memory from San Miguel de Allende</span><br /><br />Themes weave in and out of my life. One recent theme has been <strong>memory</strong>. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjhZf7rNivZUXNZtCoxezlPnCHiQvLojnqck7w27fBgho8DYQdF-fSqIgTZH4xeabE51hlHIuKdw1yJAYXR4QDcL5gynfl-yZXC6UHh6571FmLOK0jIiBxZr9LTJ1dzRYHZuFshWIG76Xy8-Yr8OAmM4e85t5uiwazjF19zYiqT6e4WYTK4fciYdYZ_ywsIme9t2tpvS1imQAAERy8Qio60ZwFDyeeHkT_j=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 499px;" tabindex="0" width="499" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">The Smell of Roses in Cottage Home</span><br /><br />I have been touching base with a number of old friends lately... friends like Melissa and Luke who I hadn't seen in over 20 years. <strong>It has been funny what we each remembered and forgot.</strong> Places where our memories of each other overlapped or gapped.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjmUVh1cLPfKGba3ZKfokQD-KHoLNGQdkB9YwEYUCa52jiAoZuYRl7dimrqEl9nplRtNGzRnd7F0f16BpMRUIG7-196f3Lh6ipmffhAY98TSyg-7fXHjlWJN5QFCGRgwFs3k10A6fC-Wd7vBLRxWZv3lmMdh4DGU_FsWA86-yI7aqeiDkStDRe9Za7GcVAYT3zuhO7P-8_jECsHA9HPnKRvp7_BAI-LHd95=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 375px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 469px;" tabindex="0" width="469" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Kitty in the Garden</span><br /><br />Why is it that some memories fade and others become precious stones that we hold on to?<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiaa7aE90YI1cULUECPUfaSUU24MBmDhn3KmxnI3Bh2q8JrA-ylzTxSQBfyXIo0j0ct2Vdz62WTp9O4QcJLxOBp-xydu0ej5VnBi0qmm_qyN4YsWeJ_eHSgVaGzQ6aLIsY_q_yHSKRZjEY9JLOiYaKX6DVJaRwWZoAGRjOtBIos59h5eblxZqpQ5nWnymescfDZLcxszlgk5lCKe7HXNkOfQkj8=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">The Dawn of a New Brain by Lori Lee Andrews</span><br /><br />My friend, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Dd73a404272%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1702651285724000&usg=AOvVaw3E5Pbh9XuDwNi9RkKDOBAg" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=d73a404272&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">the artist Lori Lee Andrews</a>, just created a series of artwork about the human brain. Her mother has dementia. She has been thinking about memory and how our miraculous brains are structured.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgl9Kln5ywpzuMufqMNgJAzdKkSDPOQqBeVNu4ehVR6TW_3W9WDBM7N1xEizRJE2Jq2CNL_n7i428or5fr9hKbWNCwdwOCq7oMbHYGXQ3AYiq8iqDKR7_VFNJ1IrrXjZKjRcL8BhZHTmRQFeG2wNhFOZcCUafj7__C26PsbiZ1mD_FFhz3nxB091w6CI-LwgFtJZVEnF6xc8_QrpUt2oY8QugmsEd-Jvq96=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 310px;" tabindex="0" width="310" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">The Reflection</span><br />I created this painting during the Covid quarantine time. Do you see the reflection of me in the vase? Seeing this painting brings me right back to that feeling of being in alone, in the safe little cocoon of my house. <br /><br />I've realized that many of the objects I own are little slices of memories. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiOUx0x5EX6J-FI9DvgqcoA_1oHtlAfHXpM4CgC79Y7j42-oXpLiNlpPjdKjRxk2vxobBP98-zosi3wa2W8_nulNSAYhbe_BTKs8PAJdZU8fElHQqyvcgAxmV0RensF2dOU4_dgcrfiFGQwHz-uTYRbV3yb42FJPSe_yhzUhQmKr4z52XzyZMpfnlg6fE5_SclBV76CZ1C9JdL0F8L6W_sQEfW654luO4V2=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 533px;" tabindex="0" width="533" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Ladies by the Fountain in San Miguel</span><br /><br />When I look at items like this painting or my grandparent's nativity scene, memories are refreshed within me. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjrGSXWAFlXfSh8qOv-Vmjev5t6ODG8o_-Lf8FzFy7FZpz0zEzoDrKgOqpFUvqbdvG8knKN2aZk9_s16-QZPrK7PHfOGW3CQsrw1UYbBK9CIHeJ4tKHHgKaFe8VFMgXddgc3bmnZuGZLMCAsgjo8qt4F9Oj-oA1PNknIKk1cnPOfWqwGAoERZMqjT1RRMOMGnTEQM4MfLZNtRXFP91LYjQUxl9jEGr0Nbb3=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 508px;" tabindex="0" width="508" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">My grandparent's nativity scene</span><br /><br />Objects often become talismans that preserve our memories.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjUlNClsKDNHTcxZZEqqyBCp3Emz0_7ImvysXccB8N_-DgeAvAwklwXby9sOgAP8dP5MqVr2i798DVPuwusZi6CyXM6prw9pQ2gTwnjeFCjHvnMHLbBigF4nHQXYS35LTb7fSQ5Qj5fhMCF_rnAwZe-kR7DLzGkDPUMtSUk_mOR7QmwdeNVAkuImXhodktOg6UYmWZDj_oUs1JMgo0DANZPCgTINTNW_EiZ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 269px;" tabindex="0" width="269" /> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgdZ5bnhdBmHk5IjjO3gFkd2rWU7uXZA8vPqsS_BViwPDRcuFNK5DBJMuDRvxBUgLynbjWXnhiPd458CWUTUK6YqYU5q8e07Wrb5p-EIwlxlQUrIVGpPDGKKTZ04j2R7Xuc7onw6Y_xooC2WsDI-4V55WbrRhOQ6R4ARQ8SnTu_0fJWAUh4STFNWGqo52bIsJxWkQTgzWcPfWrIa-Ex2PO2Q2h6gIxa2pGA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 256px;" tabindex="0" width="256" /><br />These photographs reminded me that my sister and I went with my grandfather to cut down our Christmas tree in 1986. My father had died a few weeks before. I had forgotten that detail.<br /><br />When we create artwork, take photographs, or bring out the holiday decorations we enshrine the images with our memories. We distill the big picture of our lives down into tiny drops. A lot can be held within one image.<br /><br /><strong>What do you want to remember and how can you preserve it? <br /><br />As we enter the new year, how do your memories affect your future decisions?</strong><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiMfZkaOCgDmT6T-zkO9P9P0_3xXRaB71_J9rjNElD8Sq0t6T8mfn7GsfNyzOQABFQfK5TDeshfikhymIGP4dNtnNnoLMHibVBQ6u7AIncKiYEqPn3Uoob3XXD2X-iON0aFv3bFYiG94g5CQ7aJo2iv0hs4F2UVlTliLMsYCf3iB2m1Hl3W8sY7LSkEWAiA_jBsAM3E_cj6mTAT5k0iSUuesOUx=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 571px;" tabindex="0" width="571" /><br /><br />May your next season be merry and bright and may you create many new happy memories.<br /><br /><img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> <img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> <img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> Happy Holidays! <img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> <img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> <img alt="❤️" aria-label="❤️" class="an1" data-emoji="❤️" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/2764_fe0f/72.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; outline: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-63531386384355270492023-11-29T14:42:00.001-05:002023-11-29T14:42:06.621-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 107 Weaving Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehS_6I8Y-5AM0PV2RuBtMCM1Nle5h4Pwn1lHpD_Ssiain4GdhVH_wmuvSsTeOvUJdImU52iUUYmGjnpov_PRuf56_cDMjfZmcC4DGXm5r-JQS35lyAIRhyb7YKPRhlsAdBIXOLou5XdjA2rJngfvctCeetVUBSkV-s3_819wYGRPoGpCMfkubBG0YBkWc/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehS_6I8Y-5AM0PV2RuBtMCM1Nle5h4Pwn1lHpD_Ssiain4GdhVH_wmuvSsTeOvUJdImU52iUUYmGjnpov_PRuf56_cDMjfZmcC4DGXm5r-JQS35lyAIRhyb7YKPRhlsAdBIXOLou5XdjA2rJngfvctCeetVUBSkV-s3_819wYGRPoGpCMfkubBG0YBkWc/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=6uqy6-1510732-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="107 Weaving Patterns" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p>
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<p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-44942884550762679472023-11-18T13:18:00.003-05:002023-11-18T13:18:17.860-05:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 106 How to Create Beautiful Symbols<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0ouhvdh1Q7of-XIPBsUkzE4qs3Z-Vvl0Sq2GizTsn4fbqWZVExNW_NHl5SMfjufVdigGqJrHHcZwovHt6SU0-X9AcUFdJNP5PwkUxwoI-gAzH_ZDZgqKeZvGNG5NRzseGP1ihibRb-OdzsNKIsvAuZxM-PcehmhwnMiwi9-ppE3W0zzbN0G5nQLzTnZs/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0ouhvdh1Q7of-XIPBsUkzE4qs3Z-Vvl0Sq2GizTsn4fbqWZVExNW_NHl5SMfjufVdigGqJrHHcZwovHt6SU0-X9AcUFdJNP5PwkUxwoI-gAzH_ZDZgqKeZvGNG5NRzseGP1ihibRb-OdzsNKIsvAuZxM-PcehmhwnMiwi9-ppE3W0zzbN0G5nQLzTnZs/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=b6nyf-1500d13-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="106 How to Create Beautiful Symbols" width="100%"></iframe></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSHHJ4y4fOaV_bRgy39ZNcG1VDMpN6eEyXGR889rBlEQFgxu-4f5ff67fVmbS8EaHWwnzrTNwiplRZYgoBeAK6hFWTi9-3NvG-iRAUpt-zHMiqlvB_Gvtu382ii4_Y0xRC2_SIcgxoozZpYZrhCyXkPfKJqIjXbbyIQnpl0K12fsoDTYwijMkug7JyajM/s6006/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6006" data-original-width="4916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSHHJ4y4fOaV_bRgy39ZNcG1VDMpN6eEyXGR889rBlEQFgxu-4f5ff67fVmbS8EaHWwnzrTNwiplRZYgoBeAK6hFWTi9-3NvG-iRAUpt-zHMiqlvB_Gvtu382ii4_Y0xRC2_SIcgxoozZpYZrhCyXkPfKJqIjXbbyIQnpl0K12fsoDTYwijMkug7JyajM/s320/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-61402963121356248342023-11-13T10:26:00.004-05:002023-11-13T10:26:29.951-05:00New Studio Classes Posted and Holiday Art Sale!<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-3792822823491570436bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-3792822823491570436mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"Anyone who keeps learning stays young."</strong><br />- Henry Ford<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjfwtPGV_lEJjubeQ-b6GRp61AUI2Ryrf95nQZ-5PutD9_EpGWgsAdI9QGAzzUhj7VPYL7CVrQvyp0oLxtz_UTkBSCtI9CFV-ZLEQzv18jtIub6G5aR1nE4vV-hsuXUai7RwM93_AYvtuzClQBgEIe9SylM7fbvbAQ6rXlRkdbLUZS4BnQ0QkD1sY5sjmCEj2-39O8tMTxVcffkqKkubmW9DEO4=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 272px;" tabindex="0" width="272" /><br /><br />Yes! 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Just sayin'<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjTvVN8pfAViB16gvJUcbFctKYCkSdDRiOFuyFw6D81-c7DhyyMAsEvPsD6XReUYORc0smoXr7z3_hSd_nl5pCQDvS6lhrSsrooLPadNXuZlP3WcE15vL26PbNJHFys4qmGwftQOQ8JCM4kEL5C0F6D9EgtXE8T9-aHfQKlq7dGJr1focOnGYupn8_TSiSRicnlncKO2fbaxWlHIFwpZLqwpLJz=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 573px;" tabindex="0" width="573" /><br />Looking for unique gift items? Stop by the studio for our Holiday Painting Sale!<br /><br /><strong>Original paintings will be 50% off!!!</strong><br /><br /><strong>When</strong>:<br />December 1st 6-9pm<br />December 2nd 10am-4pm<br /><br /><strong>Where</strong>:<br />Studio Alchemy Art Gallery<br />1116 E. North St. Indianapolis, In 46202<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj7XSPbczXNzHHQR8NG_R8y4mCxcNPtj3cixrjh6ABOutsKH6KwK2cGl1azOYFyjktUE07LFfdHKqD9Q6lDyCXR6Hmg0uO1SvA-TU0vnnR3Q9cM-wPA3-QySEHHAhcxkkGtlkOinho929McsVVh8YbcktOKT-sZm2cZDMv_FhOKLpFBT3dKrto9S6SRxdS8zhmzrlIPgNSii8sOPKFSRc8fFH1X=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 478px;" tabindex="0" width="478" /></p><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjlpwkUazxlTWGAaVrHqoab2CRijSZOa2wGGlnUyAEBkKnVP2eL1F9XRbSe8trQsfujb3LbEGYOlu5cleKF22jsc5Cur6VkCbRrzR7H1hTWNLOxWsLj8uXhhrx3GbkN1HcT_f7C8kafMLH7V7g3K5_dB-xyQ2dKcHKBQDDZCr-oF7PHTLkTHc0NS0_8A0qLL84K79GM53pPsK5pwLgcldM41jaWzgBBlINW=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 262px;" tabindex="0" width="262" /><br /><br />We wish you a happy harvest season! Try to not listen to too much Taylor Swift.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhWQU1m61LczG_auviGfqgmQI1DNhkBu35gT4f8WUo4XCN52y9_vZewmQ9P_rd1N_zzRUQ7EwZXy41R9vRpBPb_1JM8wpKj4NuTjL7quhtvv_CRAnH3UK_Y713SH3gi5CRIIp-M1SrBnMaSiPk5q544-8iJRmVKv_pj0Ff_H3HtpbefHJsewvSv7ycU4KwX4DxkKWyAb0Lfbj7Md9wEzlc55jIz=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 533px;" tabindex="0" width="533" /></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-8220505999706941412023-10-30T16:47:00.005-04:002023-10-30T16:47:46.864-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 105 There is No Place Like Home<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR740IPeO-faQy4k3oASw0VvpuP57nPitO06jllfSOOqLHBiFoi_dDVDEHemzsyovaeKeLD2w4yMR79sgdX7FI0VJ9T5rtn6OOkulQxFID5-ytDIsBELkA52NVTkyBwT3qlPXa2hzxbaA7w31D5Ssrj6dgf7yL5moprktsvL3A98wcB0fmU0dMnPLDnEP/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIR740IPeO-faQy4k3oASw0VvpuP57nPitO06jllfSOOqLHBiFoi_dDVDEHemzsyovaeKeLD2w4yMR79sgdX7FI0VJ9T5rtn6OOkulQxFID5-ytDIsBELkA52NVTkyBwT3qlPXa2hzxbaA7w31D5Ssrj6dgf7yL5moprktsvL3A98wcB0fmU0dMnPLDnEP/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=y5vag-14e5fd4-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="105 There is No Place Like Home" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 5 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNhFi3Mv84QUSZ1dCo8QkNktC-7jLeUY8QdIv5BD4iOkSa0oti9Ocm75AMqQEyfk3lFoapFEyajL3jdNet6c9Yn5A-FFnmxsiTQW8Z2d3Tt__-k5AuzlOYJLicvnPFKlee0LnybcJdzgBlEBCCa8l3DjU1Q7mDbO9FfFu5e3fhK-YrItxQvjXFMIAaOG/s2931/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvNhFi3Mv84QUSZ1dCo8QkNktC-7jLeUY8QdIv5BD4iOkSa0oti9Ocm75AMqQEyfk3lFoapFEyajL3jdNet6c9Yn5A-FFnmxsiTQW8Z2d3Tt__-k5AuzlOYJLicvnPFKlee0LnybcJdzgBlEBCCa8l3DjU1Q7mDbO9FfFu5e3fhK-YrItxQvjXFMIAaOG/s320/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p>Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p><br /></p><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-59851837622864540802023-10-30T15:52:00.003-04:002023-10-30T15:52:46.068-04:00Art Inspiration: Keeping the Home Fires Burning<p> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjWVlZMz2yKpWzUc4UR4ymyBtslzYaxPpS3iN08rDjb1A_CAb4_EOyn6VXKYLhqZET4dx1vuLM3sEVGUInmxCKxqXoFiyBzbj4l6UO4IPsf3lThLiqXSUw5hZLeGlDcfD4yoNX3hlqfvyK_KZVI6WVHyhktg0BfKV5EKY_PEG67UP1VEIgB1Kwr6k0uY17MUcHMOkZTa4kr2xAlQdo-zyUA1gw0Zw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 398px;" tabindex="0" width="398" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">"I will light a candle, pour a hot cup of tea, gather around the warmth of my own blazing fire. <br />I will howl if I want to, knowing this flame can burn through any perceived problem."</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">- Julia Fehrenbacher, from the poem "The Most Important Thing"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjS0Jcqlfa1XOD7e7oqaI3NO9m4d3fYso-Xxku84rrQnL_oXz3JXipZhvu3V1C3QWEsXvj4PK_4Lijj9lqx3P7b5DYN96U-m7Plfg8u1VFhnet5gmVVTuDrIFRdW3uEwgPkkz-N9j700KcV9HHnutahF0njbGAimFfjVW8xwOY5Q-AdE8p5zpv40emM4IIKxgrn2fuvMWvZzUEkUs2ONvoCKLZx=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 228px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 283px;" width="283" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">I recently learned about the ancient Greek goddess, </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Hestia</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">. She was the keeper of the hearth fire and was honored at the beginning of every meal. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgnpZWU17VSLTo2t6NdSxtdYtkPS5vqp5G-YxFTuNtP8FxhSS8jPYxELNGPHnNKkWvuoitAw-T69DMfsOxH0FZgRndAoen6Fis4wdnHHbUCctC090bMk7Wb9OTfvLvVsnVJepUXon1NKfISvr7-ErA6XPqrC5dy7B_M8FgYHVClhPz5dFnP-9s4oXMaomaomzG3s3V9-sY4wGWe3OIBwDmrCcwZ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 373px;" tabindex="0" width="373" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px;"> Vestal Virgins painting by Marchesini</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Some cities in ancient Greece and Rome had an eternal flame lit at the center of town. It was the job of the "Vestal Virgins" to tend the sacred flame and make sure that it never went out.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhLcBzg9gofylYtB0XkpcP3DgkfbKzzzSqaCI8M_M0DWl6c_xjYbrmEVMLzGp7Hb0spcVcwS1akC9U0eiDjfgaZtw7AuvF3gTcc-tRcnkrcNt9cD8isfQQ2zNa3cx168NHCS5JfMOI-T02KX9gj851SrZgxzdksH8g3HR7KLKnJHMfKXbApdSkMsCOsqqIPUBfrPuXq9SMs-x8-YwGMZ2DjS-DwnweBZ4Kf=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">At my last house I had a fireplace. I LOVED those cozy winter days when I lit the fire.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhajAzB3c9wcNbW7gkcC_WHBtkcflVb4ThJ3nRISLCmgx1m2PS5hYpqIf_HiLU1Qeajd7dMDxgzZfp8qFEE70IMs42reB6BTm0TabZ0tBRj3naI17RZgzMHxYfc4OT7kBu06dPmF1JSRg52v2VqEu97vLqHSaVZaYnJJrxt_zLOFd3dbrcy_EBvUdb6JkxmQtgeQedMHxGEqrg0ygrzKC4vM7Tb=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 247px;" tabindex="0" width="247" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Why do I find the image of the hearth fire so appealing? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhva97ZfgfuGGTFpSnquh4KMvL2rH8ejXNEFfCz2hkV30tZIHdWsbscKAEq6qGNDQGzGn3WNvqdTc5RqP4az9LvhvennoBN5UXM-zWBeCmEJ3fpguku1KtEdfeItP9gUW8M-x62qEzb9V32HTV_h8-LbP0pDUeAq9yMCfqiGP7rtgsU79xl0P9huxMMbk_K8w8HetTxmxA1TUb5DQR2grdn_oBCQmAXrVr6=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 316px;" tabindex="0" width="316" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px;">A Single Soul, Sold</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Is it because the warmth appeals to me on an instinctual level this time of year? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgjJEzD3sy-qd0QVGNX5abH93bMWOYdNz26TexuDQ5Bv3qmkdr5toRCJf_otilIrw4-qZt0cVaM3Q4ZFWUz7_kQsHPzNka2zkvXkQdHy3Ef6qWXqX_35FyxriYOZEztFXDmnJ2wZvWE-OHca3T1UUO5jjgqps42TE4BO9QXf4iHYSttGxLedqlIVGso8Y_EwOWO57yyFSqOLNoBcFk6Ccql-A3vtMjGwXUn=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px;">The Spirit, Sold</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Or perhaps because fire and light symbolize hope and the banishing of the mysterious dark shadows of the night. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjnmn56DzBciNM0F1unquK5zW70G12ouh-B4Nf-F2zCBZEhycfgf1V5b6jBBYGz5fJxhUH9N66gfPKpmQHPZ-6KgnuPylQV8zTaZLKw15ofnGzEhjqx0ckF1zcuszA9z5aMVMIgYW9MNOVOrJQHg3rxWY0hQrUnS6z5WeCsbc-J6o1jfx8pwsbwyRhxcU7ZQXBnq1kD71oR4pFRTV-AomgUlvVYC5altJro=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 404px;" tabindex="0" width="404" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10px;">Alice's House, Sold</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Light leads us back home. Light brings clarity and vision. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEit0xGlp8lkg2ZOdZf9_WkBYlugiATUbW3SJrLr71u2zyMIuCcaso240hjwbZrD32ghinQUBWRGlZY21pCSrLRCCzdCSu_t-kWtnLQfeDy1sNe0DDXr850gkANYmZVvd0B4gduB-4j5EcSd9gHabKzYSaQnMGd0pxDZVXyw-7pg8TN6LMW_DUARSLQpsgJaOsCY_Eg2GsG_vh9CZQlu7IjHoGvPlxpMG9lQMg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">I just spent the past few weeks creating a new </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Visionary Life Plan</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> along with our class at the studio.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEin_aULd7RH3F8v9vQNZ4smzbpZwVm3K2no-EOvpPXP_wt5ja0b6YxuSUgMA-P_35vOVmtmzn8VpwqyWqCtB4FjoLpqwHER8d6irJN2DkHNSyRatTIWiQdzmXocHYcZcxmKukICBMzVmDD69O9ki-1QV-CYtN5QyoeiuPQvZCOrc_TxRRFNYy-sNe-lWMJmq_fydwsimn4su9yOoOmHpjvyJijirEeyCsFh=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" tabindex="0" width="375" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">In it I ended up with many images of fire. It is practically an ode to Hestia! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhwQncfvH9ebBNgNJlK5ZC2E_9jLw9zHd4T9SKqMSjWC6Ck07s0Sz4irKSMdtpJhArMqspkEwqvWxaIfVWTljXYj5GzcNL7utbo0V7f4O_wUnKWuKdQKAjWrenh0du9r0nD6wOX7G74GChiXeqN7zDMed_YF_cU2I94F3qFD0e449r9fp8f-IWvrVGiWveiP16FN-9boimvpa0QDCjGJlKxB8wVZ6QrMvsA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" tabindex="0" width="375" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">To me the fire represents embracing love and warmth. It shows my desire to savor each moment just as you do while curling up by the fire on a cold winter's night.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiDuHg5U6svoQGO3FzyCJSKP-VWNXiHUwyRsuJBJj5uxBKJ8488bqmaeKWuwp9KqTITKvTTy0t4YqpXgtEDUnKx7Qc-HtY7FjGI7Eq9IK3yFCcSmpYFg3mJHUAwxGGSUHLOcm_p3PuHXVJv8x-ZSAFnM2K0z6WIRPu2VBjLqTSJVRur7bE22mdwwRQ1qNiSS0KsPRZtIxGbdae-6gcZ27e3E6B3_8bxTeuW=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 375px;" tabindex="0" width="375" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">As we enter the winter season </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">may you be filled with light, love, and warmth</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjHvnmpL8_fVBoFmLsQQKO9m6PqFsnzVBwK0iITtB0HjM497tN0We4k2mRD3zw-Jv4mMs1G6JnKPpn99Lv9Z_GY48ppZyh0UBjJyZY-TffJtgyRT0DkjAl0-XImXKmakGS23pRMd3pmemIASESBbDCHNx1CeN6M1XnCJUJuT6kTSFVf-a8oCGV61TR7mXslLNLnud-BdWjGB-rCYDAGKH6gIN7m=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 533px;" tabindex="0" width="533" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Our Winter/Spring </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D9a45cbaf31%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1698781826691000&usg=AOvVaw0Qo2x9W2sgfC58M305FjK9" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=9a45cbaf31&e=add9783195" style="background-color: white; color: #277e94; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Classes at the Studio</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> will be posted soon!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi0C31SqTEy5oPh58ZCN1wO66pLml3axsN3nlfvZmT8fb-vtLI5KvzMwNlgckoUTGcA8pn60sA2GnYsXv_qOpIVY6efoP_rkgsWLuECCMWUETMzwJIaMLQKCfewGuDiBnSIO7GzDE-eQR0cwDKv1RY0cRknv4_CUAjcp3NHrvu_qpRdlAa2A7Lh_aslqNfyQh03RfeQei7bFU_xTlaCt1nezDIL=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">As always we will be doing our annual </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Df6363f88d2%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1698781826691000&usg=AOvVaw2GsgAkCsU0NEIXbupafyrD" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=f6363f88d2&e=add9783195" style="background-color: white; color: #277e94; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">New Year's Vision Board Workshops</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">. Grab your place while there are still spots available.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiBZEokxSEEImLz70NVX9MmSsXwiLsYeEB30nYS_hqSr4Nqt6lV9GKiKtHxwZ5L9f_gkVAvmW0bfnm_gySwEC46NSjR-3aoiO0lGhU29VWBxUXT1a_kLW3qa3i6zG_pinD5AnM4nTw20lQcCw2gs1cj7msx7hEVDeM2A_1HnSDCwo4hytF9PC2zCbtdqqQ-F-_VvK5vtqbl_nmtnzH9VBo6wKYh=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 444px;" tabindex="0" width="444" />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-47784132751646163182023-10-19T15:20:00.000-04:002023-10-19T15:20:01.623-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 104: Chapter 4 from the book The Alchemy of Symbols<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLM5ir3ZkHRoP4gFtya9RkRhZjCC5SeJ4HnU_pmMaU0cfjPjdG9F82ehkSqSIohBE17AmubICUAkIYTaYUq7A1JjoerY_bxi4_YZd_kpHguTkavLjI98WhR3ag8uGQlBThWluWtg-ghajXFa5cTjspdIsZXGD5nq31my6Sr8YgkDF4YiEUqaaEVE2OnpK/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLM5ir3ZkHRoP4gFtya9RkRhZjCC5SeJ4HnU_pmMaU0cfjPjdG9F82ehkSqSIohBE17AmubICUAkIYTaYUq7A1JjoerY_bxi4_YZd_kpHguTkavLjI98WhR3ag8uGQlBThWluWtg-ghajXFa5cTjspdIsZXGD5nq31my6Sr8YgkDF4YiEUqaaEVE2OnpK/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=7yu7r-14d6955-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="104 Symbols as Signs" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVDaqwkUL7OPehMcBI4Mj46OD62tPAKPRiaV1yXSKjKh5rLBgfejZ_IiINvbYLUyIc568DoFIqKjr0QBxTL2hNKMeWrUYZJmqkJsQP_Ss1FefCRpduxCq9mU001VEceaWPp8e0ISbUsdIMz_4fD62tLyDtaSf8fq2EC4o4dQaEsvu6FUVukvWUJSi-8s_/s2931/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVDaqwkUL7OPehMcBI4Mj46OD62tPAKPRiaV1yXSKjKh5rLBgfejZ_IiINvbYLUyIc568DoFIqKjr0QBxTL2hNKMeWrUYZJmqkJsQP_Ss1FefCRpduxCq9mU001VEceaWPp8e0ISbUsdIMz_4fD62tLyDtaSf8fq2EC4o4dQaEsvu6FUVukvWUJSi-8s_/s320/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oqk6SFv-5xOoHRRtH80sywzHIhryZAR8c49v-yCNVZW9gSGgn64VxgJofULg8-15K6spW_w3yQ2Z-yC74_PTWhlHzXinu6Yq7Ji7W5xv04CWJny0hULuk8BM3GCQuM4COXVbW1z1RIqFjhBZ6LmpTgRDVp4P_rTL9HGUI-OL15mBOOVtK1P_p9wuRE1N/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20104%20%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oqk6SFv-5xOoHRRtH80sywzHIhryZAR8c49v-yCNVZW9gSGgn64VxgJofULg8-15K6spW_w3yQ2Z-yC74_PTWhlHzXinu6Yq7Ji7W5xv04CWJny0hULuk8BM3GCQuM4COXVbW1z1RIqFjhBZ6LmpTgRDVp4P_rTL9HGUI-OL15mBOOVtK1P_p9wuRE1N/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20104%20%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>
</p><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-10763882077584667222023-10-11T09:37:00.001-04:002023-10-11T09:37:26.991-04:00Art Inspiration: How to Create a Life Plan<p> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">"<em>Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.<br />Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning</em>."</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">- Gloria Steinem</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Thanks to everyone who came out to my </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D94bb5a4b44%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1697115605475000&usg=AOvVaw1Cc7DEs9XumCtdKS8AXx36" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=94bb5a4b44&e=add9783195" style="background-color: white; color: #277e94; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Alchemy of Symbols Book</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> launch party! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiWXJyO8QfBLTSxWk9yCPqsNKZ2-iHvP-al5mQ8GKvuT2c99T7wrt1JCimPk32L82Pr2y3CBDjQuPkA-Bz3Eag5Fa_74JJvXxh8WDOPE53X4CutFJSW0C-KBX0Cvy3gU0BmJ7OVXYRc-_fRbas5gQy9B1t_xwFh-H8C2Z-Ekvsvb4FkzAUlCorkgh2zP9Ea3V4BpsSOgJc_YDOm4bNfDboCXAkGrWLPspeq=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 448px;" tabindex="0" width="448" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Now that that HUGE project is over I have to ask myself, "What next?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Sometimes I get stuck not knowing what to do. I have so many ideas! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi6m3yMiwaSBpFhrB_mAQ0NU53hCm4zkwiN1uxJOU3YrijpkU69aEwxlQqlMJwqXM95GAFU9YWZigBrl69YyU8O3kZ28t-AlU4cd2VgUC3-imN_lqAO18ekP6dUq_KTaKvYmRpkuKM4xXlpAr4mjPQeoaOwx5xRVjFrLr9nqrLF_6U2fbvgTbMNgpJCVZPa6ZNPCbaoibatTaASzdC-Wuogq_uuj6B1NNmk=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 432px;" tabindex="0" width="432" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;">Pages from my Life Plan</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">The trick I have found to making my dreams reality is </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">to create a concrete plan</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgDsFZ1LUEGW_MCf5YRCBQ1UwhF7rawpDIy1hITsub0prbQ6QsaeTfddVYRPMnhOlsVf_pmqsKIe4M6PLjhSV80VgR-f2UfpcbT_R1GkX50JVjLZ34WfSUstfVjkO8l9toBR9xOFOxtwCXLZRKKoLMrPeYsB8V2zoKBdgxj_x6vvVNMiG7qCRgw29hmNY2aXlS8OpzUHMtFcUp46cfhn-pC_5co_atHKmrC=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 421px;" tabindex="0" width="421" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;">Pages from my Life Plan</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">I answer questions like "what is my mission?" I brainstorm options. I make diagrams.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgxfgWAaCT9Wf4y3aHPp_CQbhBwXxHCop2lAaanOEF0DI9hjvJrk_9f4VVfhZiJbdcjkE0XOXDbnXXRLbjGQhA_1mfMgoj1La1ujpFQDWk_eoD-9Ltx2xmZxhEMVJ6h53atCp5pRtIuNf5p7r9l-a48BLhPU9pErj6Qj_9Hk6IrL1eSKjxD6twuHVtt0ZDcf-f15obtZOm7H8yZmPUIpfphYvdTa3bVO2OY=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 397px;" tabindex="0" width="397" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;">Vision Board 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">And I put my ideas into picture form with collage images. These "vision boards" help me clarify what I want.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgPuAry0tsDw0qCY8V4YKPbGuCn9HBmOYU0-puhGSbJDelwMwls9XyQWG2wWFFyqsBRigF1PQdTCoiq2T4EkiarGZrKxCVRxyj1C_iRNGQpOGacZgPcP7EFHHA37bkfUsCiQi_kwIVlhwe_BjSZ2VWMpuRG_Upk4qJD2YHCEb4ZojGR-ADAUnJALil5VGaIbtaVIWywY3m0vXDRhtJ4IvCyN4TI=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">(Doogie likes to sit on my huge collection of magazine images but that is of course part of the fun!)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgIq_wAOKwr5UzX7eVTsf5zh6hXXgaM1npRu1v-f7LYdmTziA5alIqB5oxaSH6Pd0XcmL0iorj-p71YU7mV4aetrScyqIqqY4j6wNdRsXl02FGh63fXM8lLeg2lINMGjSJ1hzW3WTmBnx_J9G54NXqhSiM22qvEKelbfa9TerHkHnIjWL7p5tPN3QTTzvfFoLyMdA0TEC1nnSsxPZTs_Z_ZEt_LPAmpIlSL=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 397px;" tabindex="0" width="397" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;">Vision Board 2023</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Being a visual person, this helps me solidify my ideas. And it is addictive! I remake my life plan each year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhDV5Q28gZIjpIQ1KLvAK8ctNh7sWojRa64FI1iPz8584_hRnBU3QU_FPcKof_KWAPHvmjtYBrgI1xrhv9lJZueT_oajGLnp6LVQ8Nz4frpmB2CHCJ_LzuVLM55VbcbVLGj3gjfR2CtpfSYkNUiaDOpgHByg6QFFNi5bis1PreQcFEU9gxFGBUCwvIqDEqTfbVRxtNMNk3BnxKv-R-B73C6W_8G=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 372px;" tabindex="0" width="372" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">If you would like to create your own artistically beautiful life plan I invite you to join us for...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiI0yb8iCKkQ8sqFNJ6RfmucXtUPAmiuTKppV6lcwJ7fy7x_41YkET6EDDqdXHpyatEZTWSWSfcyBEJus5THLsoE1gBZO4hLnbBM17JaUDViNdthajAukTDjONbTrubhZJUdYtj6r1tm0jTmbVhRP_kOFdN6i4YZggERKbyCDYyoDY_cGuSXY-E1z1Fh3YSxKg8_FvkTCd704YPdDCT69u99nuE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 350px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" tabindex="0" width="350" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D03a56364ef%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1697115605476000&usg=AOvVaw2FTVr-pY7Jrjf-WItU1ZEp" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=03a56364ef&e=add9783195" style="background-color: white; color: #277e94; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Create Your Visionary Life Plan</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">, starting October 21st. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">(We will have thousands of collage images to choose from to create our plans! All materials provided.)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi0C31SqTEy5oPh58ZCN1wO66pLml3axsN3nlfvZmT8fb-vtLI5KvzMwNlgckoUTGcA8pn60sA2GnYsXv_qOpIVY6efoP_rkgsWLuECCMWUETMzwJIaMLQKCfewGuDiBnSIO7GzDE-eQR0cwDKv1RY0cRknv4_CUAjcp3NHrvu_qpRdlAa2A7Lh_aslqNfyQh03RfeQei7bFU_xTlaCt1nezDIL=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Also as always we will be doing our annual </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Dc8cea63479%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1697115605476000&usg=AOvVaw3YcmIsWlLDmE50sb_rIDLF" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=c8cea63479&e=add9783195" style="background-color: white; color: #277e94; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">New Year's Vision Board Workshops</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> as well. Grab your place while there are still spots available.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Take it from the author of Goosebumps...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh-39vFRdZXfleNRvxeFn6EV88j4P1q4hXyQPxhXyWFkVz065TI-NVv9X41Jp7RQo8zjjwd_r37tVDlYBOTg9dKIlb3VLtMTSBT9kBb6fq7qablBvvpJDnMSEbw5Pc0lmSof1wfmQ-DZ3udmoPCrBlpw9tRzZYZaqrlcs8RXTGvNPTTt4OrCZc5Qiwdk8S6FRYAgkW1xtSWBOvGVUF1qOkThLCF=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" tabindex="0" width="450" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">"</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete chapter by chapter outline</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">- R.L.Stine</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Planning is how you can create 62 tween thrillers OR ANYTHING ELSE YOUR HEART DESIRES.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Get clear, create a road map for yourself and be ready to take action. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"> </span><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiBZEokxSEEImLz70NVX9MmSsXwiLsYeEB30nYS_hqSr4Nqt6lV9GKiKtHxwZ5L9f_gkVAvmW0bfnm_gySwEC46NSjR-3aoiO0lGhU29VWBxUXT1a_kLW3qa3i6zG_pinD5AnM4nTw20lQcCw2gs1cj7msx7hEVDeM2A_1HnSDCwo4hytF9PC2zCbtdqqQ-F-_VvK5vtqbl_nmtnzH9VBo6wKYh=s0-d-e1-ft" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 444px;" tabindex="0" width="444" />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-86254233401364249062023-10-09T13:18:00.004-04:002023-10-09T13:22:37.188-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 103: How to Use Symbols in Everyday Life<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2OmEocyHmwMXNSj96Ujtf4FfmpK87b9MOXbpKrNclXAO3qMSC267V3VtqTfkFQKyOdubCfBmeY9kK0jsP1CPgn5JCmZcHWa9PZ_da4ZH2gkahxJyPPT1BnLB47qxFZMRi2U-IZZj9D2XQFiQylLSZokMhNrNO8HO31gUoCx37GMz6D1GbqY4wKfqUiDf/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2OmEocyHmwMXNSj96Ujtf4FfmpK87b9MOXbpKrNclXAO3qMSC267V3VtqTfkFQKyOdubCfBmeY9kK0jsP1CPgn5JCmZcHWa9PZ_da4ZH2gkahxJyPPT1BnLB47qxFZMRi2U-IZZj9D2XQFiQylLSZokMhNrNO8HO31gUoCx37GMz6D1GbqY4wKfqUiDf/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=y98pd-14c789f-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="103 How to Use Symbols in Everyday Life" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p>Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 3 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hfKHkYshvDIjOt2IoLOy6tSqp6-zZPbs1iMUScIyBrzQPDOETFHzjYOs4cl8n_YE3F-kM0v_CwIe_kPP2XLiu8lBwmTUqOdZ7GmFOKu2DvbaXqkfKWOVt_bPBjF3DuOpXeK2PCz8ZDBq2MYz_n05zCHWQJMqT49g_47AAb0MgtlkAgPGiY-ji3YgC818/s2931/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2160" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hfKHkYshvDIjOt2IoLOy6tSqp6-zZPbs1iMUScIyBrzQPDOETFHzjYOs4cl8n_YE3F-kM0v_CwIe_kPP2XLiu8lBwmTUqOdZ7GmFOKu2DvbaXqkfKWOVt_bPBjF3DuOpXeK2PCz8ZDBq2MYz_n05zCHWQJMqT49g_47AAb0MgtlkAgPGiY-ji3YgC818/w299-h405/Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20Book%20Addie.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx7cra0Yeh4n2XWSNPLk9YZ_QkSPLhEmMDw0oJ8BRCSC60oRG2TPu2FD03daDW1W5zCXttLLLAlK_-vkUlQiywlXjk8_PPdL9cPiWONm_aiV_FoxKYCVA0rb9faGCp9-k6Ow16sslxXGvKcBIkvRJ-PAUKbhMZJy3hh7pU_Wlb6FVINU8eBclrgui_hyH/s1823/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20103%20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx7cra0Yeh4n2XWSNPLk9YZ_QkSPLhEmMDw0oJ8BRCSC60oRG2TPu2FD03daDW1W5zCXttLLLAlK_-vkUlQiywlXjk8_PPdL9cPiWONm_aiV_FoxKYCVA0rb9faGCp9-k6Ow16sslxXGvKcBIkvRJ-PAUKbhMZJy3hh7pU_Wlb6FVINU8eBclrgui_hyH/s320/_Alchemy%20podcast%20episode%20103%20.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>
</p><p>On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-31934016069018531982023-09-12T17:24:00.000-04:002023-09-12T17:24:14.144-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 102: The Alchemy of Symbols Chapter 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips1ibuO7vC5rtY5uVrWMbEiqIEKHBqu6QlCgWr0hCS1VP_4mQ7PoofnqzD2o3ZXusN20u_xXpB3QH7JyJo-ekssI1nK2TZCeA9wyXVlasJaHuiiUqC1cBfKtU2GcnnBAcZC4YeyWu8Zlt18a0MYTl60RptG6Vrcs2on_7LOEhfOcL2JBz-601wpn5Fkzs/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEips1ibuO7vC5rtY5uVrWMbEiqIEKHBqu6QlCgWr0hCS1VP_4mQ7PoofnqzD2o3ZXusN20u_xXpB3QH7JyJo-ekssI1nK2TZCeA9wyXVlasJaHuiiUqC1cBfKtU2GcnnBAcZC4YeyWu8Zlt18a0MYTl60RptG6Vrcs2on_7LOEhfOcL2JBz-601wpn5Fkzs/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=tvjzy-14a453b-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="102 The Alchemy of Symbols Chapter 2: The Psychology of Symbols" width="100%"></iframe></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5Yv8bch51BA2jzCPBlDXZOUiAxf4KN84Z7-lLMgo1S9pk1wYzdpoiTCH8f0sVEsNGZK06K7r_Bb6cAilG2RGueuNc_IrPQCciQYoXfjWV4BfvLweA8EmGJCy691h0xSXIbtwzcHNXjqCmHSwaHS_5dN9yAmeHGIl1EEktVUJMJLr_G7n23Cet8v7ATwu/s2931/IMG-1929%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5Yv8bch51BA2jzCPBlDXZOUiAxf4KN84Z7-lLMgo1S9pk1wYzdpoiTCH8f0sVEsNGZK06K7r_Bb6cAilG2RGueuNc_IrPQCciQYoXfjWV4BfvLweA8EmGJCy691h0xSXIbtwzcHNXjqCmHSwaHS_5dN9yAmeHGIl1EEktVUJMJLr_G7n23Cet8v7ATwu/w295-h400/IMG-1929%20(1).jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"> On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p><p>
</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"> </p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-32678184560221134152023-09-05T15:42:00.000-04:002023-09-05T15:42:00.259-04:00Join us for September Paint Club!<p> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; color: #606060; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"Once you make a decision the world conspires to make it happen</strong><strong><em>.</em></strong>"<br />-Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgO1rFag97fHgssoZ4lONmOYImXbFlMU8-mxuaJaiygZI0Y8myON2rTrsnrdbE0sDsQYlWJAkW33ykK-WBsiVA6gdMFISeWlEZVSUWoDWka13JkYIMQ52Y7ZrgOSGKjeIvDW7K7pH-J-VW8MOBUY0CKUIjPipMj2hWRvijVGdwiePVPGSz2hkRbHpj2byCUTpfiT8gzy2mcFBD9KZd_uUcQzqDgeLzM253D=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Work in Progress: Composer Florence Price</span><br /><br />What creative projects have you been working on? <br /><br />I have just started a series of piano paintings depicting songs that my friend, Josh Thompson, plays. Next year we will have a show of them at the Harrison Art Center and Josh will perform! <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhmwUxi0OS873u8ZBJud2hcWNj4fSBcdcVCeIhk82AOI_mJe2VkVbLnMQY0gVwnb5qmAYQVXVLsNnq39lNXi1yf9CvGu6f_pW-2LtCH9QIuVReg4f_MK-65XJOXVs-Ag1eUCQFTIVaEPA1SEe0cRSgK9ySxf7ji5xwKC5g_3FT6OEoHjTN1TkTSBZacCV84c63ofw2WQRH8Nhl5X1PKVN1txqhTe3XmnFLV=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 337px;" tabindex="0" width="337" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata</span><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgf4GboMVnPrPT0xIGvtYJ7SS4sQc1lW2yPR7rfoAVd64RN7fI1LtPwfep1jzHw7-02sRYD70eOKH6NJFTzcZk6UAwM7MbP3dYZ3Vi__b9y3oqJ31qkaXLImngg8gHmoWZAze94QJJloT_LkSchEtLKX_6N64O8ItJCFSmxUJQ_E5e_EWjH-WfXcbBec1Wrsyx84_cKlh8clhAgqhuGaA2cSFGBHadC_ZAE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 614px;" tabindex="0" width="614" /><br />If you'd like to get in the groove with your own projects join us for <strong>Paint Club!</strong><br />We meet every Thursday from 1-4pm and 6-9pm. <br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstudioalchemy.art%252Fclasses-at-the-studio%26xid%3D9ecccd776a%26uid%3D6035534%26iid%3D75011b9a6e%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1693942728%26h%3D2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d&source=gmail&ust=1694029137406000&usg=AOvVaw0F6MM-4-oqB4Q4ql2li9Ju" href="https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudioalchemy.art%2Fclasses-at-the-studio&xid=9ecccd776a&uid=6035534&iid=75011b9a6e&pool=cts&v=2&c=1693942728&h=2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d" jslog="32272; 1:WyIjdGhyZWFkLWY6MTc3NjIyNzY5Mzc5MzI2NTM1MSIsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsW11d; 4:WyIjbXNnLWY6MTc3NjIyNzY5Mzc5MzI2NTM1MSIsbnVsbCxbXV0." style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Register here</a><br /><br /> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg2IPVx5LJzQZTcb-0QUAUXIyvYmfhDrpETTPBumZy0xc61FuUyBsu0WNVLnwDLBvRBHjtMlj0lHZtWsYO51v2pxkXeIi3GDQTs6Zj8-7yQsRbtRuNzbrWY-pqI2QL57FBuvQ9Ceabg3EGHo5UDS89KKyucOHnjyaLHbAoKXeD3k7JTa-izeR4by1165cZ-DUeu2SVhOQCFLUN6AQhkt2FvRA3LNwR4cMCp=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 383px;" tabindex="0" width="383" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Deer at the Edge of the Woods, Hirschten, 2023, Available at the Studio</span> <br /><br />Also coming up at the studio....<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhMs1FGb-bKPwHvZ4_P1hbEbwWjPMC-E69NrtwvbyPfjFbMFLDiSvZdlyv2yTE9AZLTf7s1Fd21_OTSgrKnGW1TGs88ZEpHFIhfAeaN3OkQlZv4jEdx09TEw-_IXPUudOxPrrSq_udkxt1qIL9KVzf77k8idNTnu3mf0S78YSYIRvDf6UwaKkogP5mn8AdUj5VWasgdYUBAonc6p9dTPgY0PRGw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstudioalchemy.art%252Fclasses-at-the-studio%26xid%3D9ecccd776a%26uid%3D6035534%26iid%3D75011b9a6e%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1693942728%26h%3D2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d&source=gmail&ust=1694029137407000&usg=AOvVaw11_KiZLyR0aLOVCOwQ9QJ9" href="https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudioalchemy.art%2Fclasses-at-the-studio&xid=9ecccd776a&uid=6035534&iid=75011b9a6e&pool=cts&v=2&c=1693942728&h=2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Learn to Draw</a> - </strong>7 Weeks, Wednesdays October 4- Nov. 15, 6-9pm $320<br />Are you interested in learning how to draw? In this class we will learn many techniques for drawing so that you can gain control over your artistic projects. Drawing can be a meditative process that can help you to focus your mind and appreciate the beauty in subtle details. Together we will do exercises to learn to notice the patterns of our world and create dynamic designs. All materials provided.<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiI0yb8iCKkQ8sqFNJ6RfmucXtUPAmiuTKppV6lcwJ7fy7x_41YkET6EDDqdXHpyatEZTWSWSfcyBEJus5THLsoE1gBZO4hLnbBM17JaUDViNdthajAukTDjONbTrubhZJUdYtj6r1tm0jTmbVhRP_kOFdN6i4YZggERKbyCDYyoDY_cGuSXY-E1z1Fh3YSxKg8_FvkTCd704YPdDCT69u99nuE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstudioalchemy.art%252Fclasses-at-the-studio%26xid%3D9ecccd776a%26uid%3D6035534%26iid%3D75011b9a6e%26pool%3Dcts%26v%3D2%26c%3D1693942728%26h%3D2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d&source=gmail&ust=1694029137407000&usg=AOvVaw11_KiZLyR0aLOVCOwQ9QJ9" href="https://us2.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudioalchemy.art%2Fclasses-at-the-studio&xid=9ecccd776a&uid=6035534&iid=75011b9a6e&pool=cts&v=2&c=1693942728&h=2f74b42a53b41f348249a5796c0269e957d490a4ac707e8d8f2256cdb1d6ec5d" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Create Your Visionary Life Plan</a> - </strong> 2 Weeks, Saturdays Oct 21 – Oct 28 1-4pm $110<br />In this unique class we will create vision board collages and journal in a notebook that will become our life plan. Part art class and part self-help we will answer questions that will help guide us into our next stage of life. Together we will support each other as we cover a wide variety of topics such as our dreams, ideal day, vacation plans, career, relationships, and health. Pulling it all together we will create concrete action plans. All materials provided.</p><hr style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;" /><p style="background-color: white; color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEihL9U4IJyquLCSg8zfLo5Zmti254Lsoq5ojs05GHuI_KLmZZXDOLrZrwJ6QQljUXRfw9DVvsh4EqQ_qPuHE4mH9t2qSVXg2P2TKpp9ZWGa-XeVizhBJtOadTOHEdYhuZIzXOmosaZYm5RuqhdjHBbuFbSfJ7PC0y6oNwZTdBqSBnoGZnXwInsn5bMw42GFCnrhwT0yYqMTFH1_b-vkwWWIUSGe23CeH9LA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 244px;" tabindex="0" width="244" /><br /><br />I am working on my upcoming book on SYMBOLISM! <br />Stay tuned for the more juicy symbols and art philosophy as I swim through this material. </p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-11210402293364210292023-08-31T14:02:00.005-04:002023-08-31T14:02:58.175-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 101: The Power of Symbols<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69Y_frwSljXQ6l_GT4owzt7sfauJODSHBLTPaJxCORLvIFtvK4uorRJVLuzVWYtKfy0mzwDo64Wwrmro49578BbGrMU8nieiT_WnwI4Iiy1DqePaxppk3ANia1t_6MJ9bPh9XDo44i17YR1M_8uEfPD0GYcax61PYS04PaK6UXzOBKC086rC3xcBsRrKW/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69Y_frwSljXQ6l_GT4owzt7sfauJODSHBLTPaJxCORLvIFtvK4uorRJVLuzVWYtKfy0mzwDo64Wwrmro49578BbGrMU8nieiT_WnwI4Iiy1DqePaxppk3ANia1t_6MJ9bPh9XDo44i17YR1M_8uEfPD0GYcax61PYS04PaK6UXzOBKC086rC3xcBsRrKW/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=ycm5w-14948b8-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="101 The Power of Symbols" width="100%"></iframe></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxK4MoLc6l68PmwOp559db7L1-GHMKHtPbFcOJvKR6ah1j9f_qSA0dMb8fmwL83QfKC1ogPuK0Tk3d9bz4iF9eyKyo4K1s4TD0fgFpOh7cfVA4xsHeVNyt9ARxVgTjXUKHYtj5KYHCnNIokuQOaf_VrAew-Z5Ut-nNGSdkFoICF27gn4r1QldT6-FvP7/s6006/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6006" data-original-width="4916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxK4MoLc6l68PmwOp559db7L1-GHMKHtPbFcOJvKR6ah1j9f_qSA0dMb8fmwL83QfKC1ogPuK0Tk3d9bz4iF9eyKyo4K1s4TD0fgFpOh7cfVA4xsHeVNyt9ARxVgTjXUKHYtj5KYHCnNIokuQOaf_VrAew-Z5Ut-nNGSdkFoICF27gn4r1QldT6-FvP7/s320/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-36027182806923503072023-08-26T10:19:00.000-04:002023-08-26T10:19:27.576-04:00Studio Alchemy Podcast Episode 100: An Introduction to the New Book, The Alchemy of Symbols<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69Y_frwSljXQ6l_GT4owzt7sfauJODSHBLTPaJxCORLvIFtvK4uorRJVLuzVWYtKfy0mzwDo64Wwrmro49578BbGrMU8nieiT_WnwI4Iiy1DqePaxppk3ANia1t_6MJ9bPh9XDo44i17YR1M_8uEfPD0GYcax61PYS04PaK6UXzOBKC086rC3xcBsRrKW/s4479/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4479" data-original-width="4475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69Y_frwSljXQ6l_GT4owzt7sfauJODSHBLTPaJxCORLvIFtvK4uorRJVLuzVWYtKfy0mzwDo64Wwrmro49578BbGrMU8nieiT_WnwI4Iiy1DqePaxppk3ANia1t_6MJ9bPh9XDo44i17YR1M_8uEfPD0GYcax61PYS04PaK6UXzOBKC086rC3xcBsRrKW/s320/Studio%20Alchemy%20Podcast%20Logo%20300%20dpi%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" data-name="pb-iframe-player" height="150" loading="lazy" scrolling="no" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=g3qdw-148d3a4-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=episode_page&btn-skin=7" style="border: none; height: 150px; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" title="100 An Introduction to the Alchemy of Symbols Book" width="100%"></iframe><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an excerpt from Hirschten’s new book, "The Alchemy of Symbols: How to Use the Power of Images to Transform Your Life." People use symbols to highlight what is important to them and manifest what they want to see. In this uplifting book, Hirschten explores the psychology of symbols to inspire anyone who wants to thoughtfully incorporate them into their life. In this book you will learn how to use images to help clarify your hopes and dreams. Whether you want to select a symbol for your next tattoo, painting, or sacred altar the Alchemy of Symbols will give you many ideas to work with. Part self-help and part encyclopedia, this book offers a fresh perspective on the meaning behind symbols.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxK4MoLc6l68PmwOp559db7L1-GHMKHtPbFcOJvKR6ah1j9f_qSA0dMb8fmwL83QfKC1ogPuK0Tk3d9bz4iF9eyKyo4K1s4TD0fgFpOh7cfVA4xsHeVNyt9ARxVgTjXUKHYtj5KYHCnNIokuQOaf_VrAew-Z5Ut-nNGSdkFoICF27gn4r1QldT6-FvP7/s6006/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6006" data-original-width="4916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODxK4MoLc6l68PmwOp559db7L1-GHMKHtPbFcOJvKR6ah1j9f_qSA0dMb8fmwL83QfKC1ogPuK0Tk3d9bz4iF9eyKyo4K1s4TD0fgFpOh7cfVA4xsHeVNyt9ARxVgTjXUKHYtj5KYHCnNIokuQOaf_VrAew-Z5Ut-nNGSdkFoICF27gn4r1QldT6-FvP7/s320/Cover%20Alchemy%20of%20Symbols%20front%20only%20final%20copy%20rgb.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Purchase a fully illustrated copy of the Alchemy of Symbols at: </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.amazon.com/Alchemy-Symbols-Power-Images-Transform/dp/B0CFZGXQGC</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives using visualization, art making, and self-help techniques. Each episode includes stories and reflections to inspire you to transform your life. Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a.k.a. Vita, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker. Find out more at <a href="https://studioalchemy.art/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0d6efd; text-decoration-line: none;">https://studioalchemy.art/</a>.</p>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-79139179001757626732023-08-22T10:55:00.004-04:002023-08-22T10:55:46.065-04:00Art Inspiration: Branching Out<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4256462676357068663bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4256462676357068663mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit</strong><strong><em>.</em></strong>"<br />-Sarah Parrish<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgBFdLw0qcrZSt7fbHqY925RryzJnYetn5FevArZz8ko1Pq9a_lmjuugKgQZE5tmdlQ3Byg7ezlEajDAojn2VYOaJZpD4faGOxkQ5GGF0w7u3Obweq8eKKRQPM6yD2XDSbvMpjyGmgxV1NGx5AMdMf7JmKIc6hZ3f4tkaQqax_4i19WDqBDGgE_2jiKed05rIvG-CVUQPZbGy0py5UPf_43Rdw6cXrttzA4=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 450px;" tabindex="0" width="450" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">The Orange Tree, Hirschten, 2023, Available at the Studio</span><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgBGYRVgCJ4JszeHeDI30_X-N0ZJkRb-MHN2dowJPLZsc5395iYjmqAbjHHHQUIAbjJKpQlI42kEpelg-U1Of2JsWNx6Qex8Mw-awPgla360GnmPJm-QBMajc6SYL8JUsddBbC3sC5dL1X1NUdolAPd33FNWGnfWVUleKCgryWH0ofn_-5fcHSNKB3T2rFLZWRDeQzmuD4w-iMhsOvznlrJEU9d=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 354px;" tabindex="0" width="354" /><br /><br />Between naps with kitties here at the studio we are painting up a storm! I've been painting fruit and foxes, experimenting with painting light in a new way.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjTiFmfwFjNwpai1ZDsUiX74TxQPn6M9mpXCr8La-k3NGLYY1p0dwhKns9NjdO-bT817IYWR5_IQtG5s3naX8zmKG-_KVfENXpx4ifjbspqd73hUuM808xHsPHKZ_SGDX6Btw7sjRuxK_SrFkVzFfuPZ0aeruWgGtFdDbpIPdfup_8m8yonfH_4aTSepVa9-xWxUN82ilc2TECB8m2G_mltK3p3Vz6FY-QF=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 238px;" tabindex="0" width="238" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Fox in the Sun, Hirschten, 2023, Available at the Studio</span> <br /><br />Robert, one of our Painting Club regulars, finished up a gorgeous painting the other day....<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEitjAmAt-SEPDjLJpI55Q1mAkir2CjZqAaVk3B8JlE7tl6egnXT3PF2iR2mVOFurUWkKPMIOaKSaxWCH-kpfxeS7VS4bg8QEP1gFNHvY7JM8HWu3Ex51dh8cctfZPH_aK2Jq3zZFNY3BPQNOrCmX2AeBRRxY0LxhVnbStkLI7tRiHr4nx2602z35KunpU48gnx1Vr5ViwCYCuBz1Zh8xpn_L0rKAvuvhYCK=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 294px;" tabindex="0" width="294" /><br /><br />If you'd like to learn how to paint landscapes with depth and atmosphere join us for <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D444bc1b2e3%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1692802460978000&usg=AOvVaw3WaDtm0H0eZbq8TtYWlABH" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=444bc1b2e3&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Landscape Painting</a> starting next week...<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjk0VqKFlakNi69ide0n0lHIJ9d4gpBWym6tn3rZsuOg1PdMMPw1Gty_ePYRoyu9Lf_X9wygBDBSrtXl8313mPqUlZtCr0NWWuN1NTczQo6Iyuo3k_5QesoZDwNIsM1DGgA1-zU4Qn2TfezxdU04UuMcDK_d-13WxCF763cjcrLMKjliOHp14Si1benKaPnaSFqJA86hkp-B0ZNyfoLyK8CybP4=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /> <br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D6af9825550%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1692802460978000&usg=AOvVaw2XOZPAdQ5zHmwA_mY67nba" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=6af9825550&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Landscape Painting</a> - </strong>4 Weeks, Wednesdays August 30-Sept 20 6-9pm $220<br />In this 4-week class we will create a variety of landscape paintings while learning basic contemporary impressionist techniques. We will enrich our painting skills by focusing on how to create atmosphere, realistic perspective, and a well-balanced composition. Advanced and beginning students welcome. All materials provided.<br /> <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhMs1FGb-bKPwHvZ4_P1hbEbwWjPMC-E69NrtwvbyPfjFbMFLDiSvZdlyv2yTE9AZLTf7s1Fd21_OTSgrKnGW1TGs88ZEpHFIhfAeaN3OkQlZv4jEdx09TEw-_IXPUudOxPrrSq_udkxt1qIL9KVzf77k8idNTnu3mf0S78YSYIRvDf6UwaKkogP5mn8AdUj5VWasgdYUBAonc6p9dTPgY0PRGw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D561f2c290d%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1692802460978000&usg=AOvVaw3rLeA88Q6BRBqRgxtw7AER" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=561f2c290d&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Learn to Draw</a> - </strong>7 Weeks, Wednesdays October 4- Nov. 15, 6-9pm $320<br />Are you interested in learning how to draw? In this class we will learn many techniques for drawing so that you can gain control over your artistic projects. Drawing can be a meditative process that can help you to focus your mind and appreciate the beauty in subtle details. Together we will do exercises to learn to notice the patterns of our world and create dynamic designs. All materials provided.<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiI0yb8iCKkQ8sqFNJ6RfmucXtUPAmiuTKppV6lcwJ7fy7x_41YkET6EDDqdXHpyatEZTWSWSfcyBEJus5THLsoE1gBZO4hLnbBM17JaUDViNdthajAukTDjONbTrubhZJUdYtj6r1tm0jTmbVhRP_kOFdN6i4YZggERKbyCDYyoDY_cGuSXY-E1z1Fh3YSxKg8_FvkTCd704YPdDCT69u99nuE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Dd122e67cc3%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1692802460978000&usg=AOvVaw2Z9iIntS6i0FYqcGe5U6PG" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=d122e67cc3&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Create Your Visionary Life Plan</a> - </strong> 2 Weeks, Saturdays Oct 21 – Oct 28 1-4pm $110<br />In this unique class we will create vision board collages and journal in a notebook that will become our life plan. Part art class and part self-help we will answer questions that will help guide us into our next stage of life. Together we will support each other as we cover a wide variety of topics such as our dreams, ideal day, vacation plans, career, relationships, and health. Pulling it all together we will create concrete action plans. All materials provided.</p><hr /><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEihL9U4IJyquLCSg8zfLo5Zmti254Lsoq5ojs05GHuI_KLmZZXDOLrZrwJ6QQljUXRfw9DVvsh4EqQ_qPuHE4mH9t2qSVXg2P2TKpp9ZWGa-XeVizhBJtOadTOHEdYhuZIzXOmosaZYm5RuqhdjHBbuFbSfJ7PC0y6oNwZTdBqSBnoGZnXwInsn5bMw42GFCnrhwT0yYqMTFH1_b-vkwWWIUSGe23CeH9LA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 244px;" tabindex="0" width="244" /><br /><br />I am working on my upcoming book on SYMBOLISM! (It is almost finished!!!)<br />Stay tuned for the more juicy symbols and art philosophy as I swim through this material. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-51800793239880231672023-08-09T12:22:00.003-04:002023-08-09T12:22:59.781-04:00Art Inspiration: Opposites Attract?<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2972824885301173996bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2972824885301173996mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"<em>Always think of the universe as one living organism, with a single substance and a single soul.</em>"</strong><br />-Marcus Aurelius<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhf_Qt3HUlhjpQ8NpoGZ9oC4zXGMpoCHCImuAnKRQzIc9dvKjn22a-uwr4m81GwWpoy2j6bZwV-e_QKM_oimjKwOZOfhpKfCN-8rCKUgApsTP-1OMXRKM8XUC0FJ22iM_Qy33z-97faZS_vWp4dg-AA-oJiDwUWsI76hy9p9d8ze6EYq5jrupv2SsFY0U0s-6J7Jph9ceFWetmXqZTqmPyVuCb0bkqGsLXs=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 293px;" tabindex="0" width="293" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">(Translation: Seize the Day and Seize the Night!)</span><br /><br />I've been thinking about how <strong>we tend to divide everything into opposites</strong> like day and night, man and woman, good and bad.<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh4CWaqHxujP2g8LWKONVgSOQSdfsjSq7BXqscHwxV8pwW-P1uHSZ-oQ1eNAX4JkAEgLYdaqkaxUi7JXirGI3lZ0Mxc-Ws8G9fpGWzagbN5unz9v7I3-MoBdr8Wl8grzkqX4BI11yDbCx4_GccLwSQGstmbgC_swp-fejrjjG1nAR_aaAA-9tfDnV19BloPzmR_RVB61_OaPPpY7pVxluhzwdwB=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 417px;" tabindex="0" width="417" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Peachy Keen, Available at the Studio</span><br /><br />When I create a painting like the peaches above, it is easiest if I divide the object into light and shadow. This helps me to create the colors and draw it accurately. <br /><br />But in reality the peach is one object. <strong>It can be easier to label things</strong>... to simplify everything into opposites. While this mode of thinking can be useful to a point, helping us to sort out our world, it can be limiting. (This is most dangerous when we label people as "good or bad" rather than clearly seeing the whole person.)<br /><br />In order to see the whole picture <strong>we have to let go of divisions</strong> and "think of the universe as one living organism."<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 10px;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhB_ZMG2em8NTrie6OqoONLcKiF6DpX_tjfjsqd8Qg_zmF1jNBVJTL7t3pfy86ILfI2rhOZxJpa-KfCzfd01GhSBsx4nj4WXhzF8jgcPy18w1E-R18MkvezlfBEdjN3pFYp_cgat51cqdpuMHOjWt14N1On0mZO2Ihl5v4kZI4DsnqMEs9ipbdKJADsvbQYXdR1kDf8MKbUqTGbrA8rQ7qxwfVyHnnmSoYK=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 600px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 290px;" tabindex="0" width="290" /> Mary Lou William's Song: Night Life, Available at the studio</span><br /><br />Harmony can only come when a chord is struck. In music this is when different tones sound together. In symbolism it is when both opposite elements, like yin and yang, are honored. To have peace, to heal we must have union. <br /><br /><img align="left" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiL7KybNDqN6MBiSdt6CL6tHb2yK7YHTOx_j7J6aIlTAsp6IRb7vkr58xhuxdOyixrbQg94TpO4J3_dNXkP9R-gas2J38GmCd1SiNT_v0wnko_f_eWdMMxDKA2NvDTD1zEV90GX_-k7VF9T1AJ-PLgLh3FfThJ435UOUa_VSc1_5dY05aB0aF6tRt2XqI-1scohpWBjoyR4GPXHuQ51AaSYCcyF=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 194px;" tabindex="0" width="194" />Years ago on the dry, desert island of Paros Greece I came across this sign...<br /><img align="none" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjWkIQveE6gJPBf9x_WrrvCU7hWuoudgpWuNuKnYbBGzhR8n6_beSOpF87So4Tht6KdWUqEqZuUTukLW3EdDNJyXvnVdaStypVoKYak6xkFg8_NH74kBJWzghyqq4xwcG5lLeXAcnU0UOOeSx9b1RG6qBq5a6yJr33UORC5q2RtmgfzD-7_VStDluNiPrx0x6168z7FgqCSK6Nd7KDINSn9XIC8=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 242px;" tabindex="0" width="242" /><br /><br />Following it I found a lush tropical oasis. A valley held moisture creating a wet, steamy environment perfect for butterflies to flourish. THOUSANDS of butterflies flittered around me. Everyone walked slowly and in silence as if it was a cathedral.<br /><br />Within every desert there is an oasis, a spot where life can grow. The oasis is part of the desert. <strong>To have peace</strong> we must open our eyes wider to view the whole picture and accept it as it is. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEihL9U4IJyquLCSg8zfLo5Zmti254Lsoq5ojs05GHuI_KLmZZXDOLrZrwJ6QQljUXRfw9DVvsh4EqQ_qPuHE4mH9t2qSVXg2P2TKpp9ZWGa-XeVizhBJtOadTOHEdYhuZIzXOmosaZYm5RuqhdjHBbuFbSfJ7PC0y6oNwZTdBqSBnoGZnXwInsn5bMw42GFCnrhwT0yYqMTFH1_b-vkwWWIUSGe23CeH9LA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 293px;" tabindex="0" width="293" /><br /><br />I am working on my upcoming book on SYMBOLISM! (It is almost finished!!!)<br />Stay tuned for the more juicy symbols and art philosophy as I swim through this material. <br /><br /> </p><hr /><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong>Join us for upcoming art classes at the studio:</strong><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjk0VqKFlakNi69ide0n0lHIJ9d4gpBWym6tn3rZsuOg1PdMMPw1Gty_ePYRoyu9Lf_X9wygBDBSrtXl8313mPqUlZtCr0NWWuN1NTczQo6Iyuo3k_5QesoZDwNIsM1DGgA1-zU4Qn2TfezxdU04UuMcDK_d-13WxCF763cjcrLMKjliOHp14Si1benKaPnaSFqJA86hkp-B0ZNyfoLyK8CybP4=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /> <br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D416e7ba384%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1691684487838000&usg=AOvVaw3quo1yqqtUMm2jitkeKPLH" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=416e7ba384&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Landscape Painting</a> - </strong>4 Weeks, Wednesdays August 30-Sept 20 6-9pm $220<br />In this 4-week class we will create a variety of landscape paintings while learning basic contemporary impressionist techniques. We will enrich our painting skills by focusing on how to create atmosphere, realistic perspective, and a well-balanced composition. Advanced and beginning students welcome. All materials provided.<br /> <br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhMs1FGb-bKPwHvZ4_P1hbEbwWjPMC-E69NrtwvbyPfjFbMFLDiSvZdlyv2yTE9AZLTf7s1Fd21_OTSgrKnGW1TGs88ZEpHFIhfAeaN3OkQlZv4jEdx09TEw-_IXPUudOxPrrSq_udkxt1qIL9KVzf77k8idNTnu3mf0S78YSYIRvDf6UwaKkogP5mn8AdUj5VWasgdYUBAonc6p9dTPgY0PRGw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3De5cc71ddf0%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1691684487838000&usg=AOvVaw2bloe3nOig9GFNaZLuJsZ9" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=e5cc71ddf0&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Learn to Draw</a> - </strong>7 Weeks, Wednesdays October 4- Nov. 15, 6-9pm $320<br />Are you interested in learning how to draw? In this class we will learn many techniques for drawing so that you can gain control over your artistic projects. Drawing can be a meditative process that can help you to focus your mind and appreciate the beauty in subtle details. Together we will do exercises to learn to notice the patterns of our world and create dynamic designs. All materials provided.<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiI0yb8iCKkQ8sqFNJ6RfmucXtUPAmiuTKppV6lcwJ7fy7x_41YkET6EDDqdXHpyatEZTWSWSfcyBEJus5THLsoE1gBZO4hLnbBM17JaUDViNdthajAukTDjONbTrubhZJUdYtj6r1tm0jTmbVhRP_kOFdN6i4YZggERKbyCDYyoDY_cGuSXY-E1z1Fh3YSxKg8_FvkTCd704YPdDCT69u99nuE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" tabindex="0" width="250" /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3Dfbe7e48a51%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1691684487838000&usg=AOvVaw0EcctE8juMzAp1hgJA1gNg" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=fbe7e48a51&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Create Your Visionary Life Plan</a> - </strong> 2 Weeks, Saturdays Oct 21 – Oct 28 1-4pm $110<br />In this unique class we will create vision board collages and journal in a notebook that will become our life plan. Part art class and part self-help we will answer questions that will help guide us into our next stage of life. Together we will support each other as we cover a wide variety of topics such as our dreams, ideal day, vacation plans, career, relationships, and health. Pulling it all together we will create concrete action plans. All materials provided.</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007785878975030926.post-68317378671643996682023-07-30T11:50:00.000-04:002023-07-30T11:50:19.917-04:00Art Inspiration: Love is a Lens<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #500050; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 600px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4704239179003055211bodyContainer" style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4704239179003055211mcnTextContent" style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgV9JUxmAWnFAq8BW4ukfy2XS9V5jSgYjnX8rzaloOc_UQ2X5RuoQiouFvkE1TdhBpnsc89ffkReC2tIX6yJXAm6ai7WTYXu44qfSEoGiMLf2Uk2EJYQr2_i7r8nLfTC_EyxQxD4XsJ-PzeoJnlWcrq-7Bu5lBvsYj_IFY3d8Z8TGE4c7eaUNVQAvWbNDuRJtx2xlyiL2wspK4L1bTiiShe0_fS=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 250px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 675px;" tabindex="0" width="675" /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello My Fellow Art Lovers- </span><br /><br /><strong>"<em>What and whom we love is a lens to focus our love of life itself</em>."</strong><br /><a href="https://www.themarginalian.org/" target="_blank">-Maria Popova</a><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhjDh50SiPfi6frOyB78mIwOHpPjlBmpB639TcNIKfCiT35shMZBk9cOJIyb4lO92RmQCQmQfb146P6wNWOyVfBY2PklqSAVSD7mNQ8Sls9RWcP4HleMI1XCbtN5ISHY1t0YTi71nXgdyL4YlelgyDGvzNXpHEcZvmwRLZi4Yv1tyM0F9_ekD9GkF1ltRs8JcvP0bNYW3n4MWiVlTUf1LtP8mUL=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 302px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Apples in the Tree, Sold</span><br /><br />What do you love? What will you focus on? <br /><br />Did you know that before Hitler rose to power in Germany he wanted to become an artist? Twice he applied to study at the Academy of Fine Art in Vienna but was rejected. I wonder how different the outcome of WWII would have been if he had been encouraged <strong>to focus on something more positive</strong>. <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhqxRD1m1FtD_tW33Z4BBtOJzBi67dj57ZIpwRWwnNbc1CwK9IEsVwzrJeAtKsnvoR-ENKOmkeZu1f7gIDWsy23Ht6huIYMYGHzDbiWwSmP_ergskX-Iw9FGkTTx0Odw55Zytn8MabgcTGy-4Xka0Jzln2O_Qq1zK2hbs4J1wmE0TNrjQSsEFoDqZJridDYhi4drfYleVDysnDBYarUbkBYh7pA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 379px;" tabindex="0" width="379" /><br /><br />What you focus on will shape your life. What you focus on grows.<br /><br />In 1902 the author, James Allen, wrote...<br /><br /><strong><em>"A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts."</em></strong><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiO-ai3Y8uipaxzXNpG9-5bwog9V3YZan663avI0YLo_AvK9R_JS8YeP8gCdkJfh9BMh6y8_cEKZRWez1lXHfnjjonYsh67P8yJxiJ00OKwJzpKFzl07butTlZqp7T6Dd03VIr7egaK0oK_nNMylCfndfsdpOp35YooeAJUTbbGrm7CDNowreysqAhqHRWGBkqJS9-uihWWzIu4VsMxklfu9kny=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 557px;" tabindex="0" width="557" /><span style="font-size: 10px;"> Tree on a Summer Evening, Sold</span><br /><br />Right now my focus is on <strong>painting more of what I want to see</strong>. I want to see more growth and vegetation- less pavement! <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgZqF3HsxDCpTf5wLMpAHeAOeaxkgir9hukzPvRpDd7AWN8yU4MTiUUSEMgKJehTPIf9u_B2kT9G_saspmi2HCE0tyPfYhXzX3KaBcpsZIgeksECNVWaJ7oUJCq-xNmX1vRATqSt8P4Gc58aynjbGM4FEmrsaxvKYL_SoRiNrx7jCmJ63aRxadrnHyB9It513GCmxrheYrQabLnPh_XuTzNuaPh-0QXIuos=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 620px;" tabindex="0" width="620" /><br /><br />20 years ago my garden was paved over. The former owner had the pavement torn out. Now it is teeming with birds, bugs, herbs, flowers and my blue tailed lizards.<br /><br />How funny is it that outside the other day I found this sign....<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh8Mvm91OuMAiqqpCc-RNWupV9c0mFaODKr_IRlifGsaXerkuMN4bzO7i7A9PRda6BalinGxpP23-TsmW8vj-gQ42QQuQcxwEkEgqHdcACattRimwwYoSRvV_JVdAGJrxVHMwNyqypgwVufIYJMRieOzqFdNO7WeRj51AzSDPopOLcoJRpYlOB0FsaLV4loRYS4OikvlWKYHvtrJMY2IPAFFbUm=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br /><br />When my focus this week is on gathering materials for our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D002caccb54%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1690818430450000&usg=AOvVaw0XmX_kyuI3Jy229QrjF_69" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=002caccb54&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">upcoming Tree Painting Class</a>!<br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiTP_P0gp3SZeyP-t8cri9dPPHf05wdaQPyZFQ0_b1hyphenhyphenajT9KfORR_hHlYsUAP6azWubW1Ff4HvNNzUDnKiI3J6tq_K5wfHNtb2gg_HvYU91kvRQ3_vi8w95d2bVcEFWMZLWrH_DneNvc8c7ufCdeTUV0liIonWOf99G025t-qGZmSXA2xA4SBeX4Y2t-uxy4j1KMZt5BLDY_MUZXoL1vTN1UTV=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 300px;" tabindex="0" width="300" /><br />(August Painting Club and this class start Thursday! Join us by <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Dd05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a%26id%3D3397cf2fb5%26e%3Dadd9783195&source=gmail&ust=1690818430450000&usg=AOvVaw1rXfQ9V3on4J6lVsgB0r7l" href="https://art.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d05a4f5d90a32e80ac127089a&id=3397cf2fb5&e=add9783195" style="color: #277e94; overflow-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">registering here.</a>)<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjg3TsRuHh_fyBpVnxHzUMtW5YNQJRuQytUFPW0wAZbCIw10VtyevRb_yj3vnR1LbGXkClG-quMPBjaFrYEMFle10rKyC5faQ5l3GwB2XFYIQXKzVQCVcOBj4_Zm9NZerVzzKWbFnyunPcmKE8E1cn0WDRWgNnmdaCdqoDOaYmLheRavdS2lnLCuzA-sylY-ZEyGs8tFRmz7UG0muD_Mss1gF9E=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 500px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 383px;" tabindex="0" width="383" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">For the Beauty of the Earth, Sold</span><br /><br />So let's work on trees! <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgeRFVG1BZuwB1vzPlURGQ8KYjaYefebEFEJrd7Enem_hHcbowsqk2tmVIXvx0zRPHG4K3Rdyb1gm4EBXUVlE49jdFixNbxkDui4DpNcSJz6ASDJ6C2Vcfxtt9EClOp6fcfyQzm7TaU126jzT85RmkA4_mO8ir-kIOkcKTUAxWlNq7wyh2Br1foEkOaAkUgNwllUVjN5WAHpBeI5JJKDgm4IsOo=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 595px;" tabindex="0" width="595" /><span style="font-size: 10px;"> Morning in Ed's Garden, Sold</span></p><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><em>"Learn to cultivate your own garden."</em><br />-Voltaire<br /><br />By the way I did end up changing my Great Balls of Fire painting....<br /><br />Before After</p><p style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhHBBbL7vA_ebArqS2IEY70qzptAv5lWiYHGUOG1nQpb-kcYuXOWwAbX3a8kaS-gaihz0_R4kAdCD6YmVvI3RDFjH79laAlZ73_FbKXgQwajVUg3qR6C4tPsn4gCoMQdr_b4dF-9d1lDNRPcooO4N_x-Nd3ePbONIJpd7qnGLTTJnPbfd0qID93KoOyFQsjufYJHgsgzzysySneBvv5H3kbVGywoYwbwVPQ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" tabindex="0" width="298" /> <img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgiczTMfMpRRv24s84zFg8Vcec7Ct879bd173BxALCO7VIqDnGrCI9PJrDITsxlkONd2UI202Fv7X9SC9X7wbuaSQkKwPF8fkzoDpdp5lfxhXsYzSmEEXd4_70xF-Q2kBewDUabCLlhmA9GvTZls3UmC79Rl_uMNJ0d1n0RIeBH9LuQvIT_vrjH-6Iko4HaeMt7QKp9-BPhKnXb7eovC-9IhPGzMx_o_XiI=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 298px;" tabindex="0" width="298" /> <span style="font-size: 10px;">Great Balls of Fire, Hirschten</span><br /><br />The blue cooled it down too much and I wanted it hot! Sometimes you just have to keep working until you get it right. </p><div><br /></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939387179473684978noreply@blogger.com0