tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post116719665239070938..comments2023-12-23T07:29:02.620-06:00Comments on Diary of a Self-Portrait: Muscle Memory.Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1168561291676593762007-01-11T18:28:00.000-06:002007-01-11T18:28:00.000-06:00Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.I ...Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.<BR/><BR/>I stopped by for a moment- scanned down to see which post caught me-and it was this-her eyes-and ahah-you write about morning pages.<BR/><BR/>Another friend was just mentioning them-and I felt a tug. Then I thought - well I am busy enough with the etsy store and all-but now I fall into heraing it again and so I think I may have to start.<BR/><BR/>Would you ever chat with me on the phone about them? I am finding it easier to chat on the phone than blog right now.<BR/><BR/>I ramble but email me and I will send you my number<BR/><BR/>misskiat@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1168556949369886402007-01-11T17:15:00.000-06:002007-01-11T17:15:00.000-06:00Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.I ...Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.<BR/><BR/>I stopped by for a moment- scanned down to see which post caught me-and it was this-her eyes-and ahah-you write about morning pages.<BR/><BR/>Another friend was just mentioning them-and I felt a tug. Then I thought - well I am busy enough with the etsy store and all-but now I fall into heraing it again and so I think I may have to start.<BR/><BR/>Would you ever chat with me on the phone about them? I am finding it easier to chat on the phone than blog right now.<BR/><BR/>I ramble but email me and I will send you my number<BR/><BR/>misskiat@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1168556890328653222007-01-11T17:14:00.000-06:002007-01-11T17:14:00.000-06:00Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.I ...Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.<BR/><BR/>I stopped by for a moment- scanned down to see which post caught me-and it was this-her eyes-and ahah-you write about morning pages.<BR/><BR/>Another friend was just mentioning them-and I felt a tug. Then I thought - well I am busy enough with the etsy store and all-but now I fall into heraing it again and so I think I may have to start.<BR/><BR/>Would you ever chat with me on the phone about them? I am finding it easier to chat on the phone than blog right now.<BR/><BR/>I ramble but email me and I will send you my number<BR/><BR/>misskiat@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1168556695649792222007-01-11T17:11:00.000-06:002007-01-11T17:11:00.000-06:00Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.I ...Oh my dear how I have missed you and your words.<BR/><BR/>I stopped by for a moment- scanned down to see which post caught me-and it was this-her eyes-and ahah-you write about morning pages.<BR/><BR/>Another friend was just mentioning them-and I felt a tug. Then I thought - well I am busy enough with the etsy store and all-but now I fall into heraing it again and so I think I may have to start.<BR/><BR/>Would you ever chat with me on the phone about them? I am finding it easier to chat on the phone than blog right now.<BR/><BR/>I ramble but email me and I will send you my number<BR/><BR/>misskiat@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167754084740335872007-01-02T10:08:00.000-06:002007-01-02T10:08:00.000-06:00oh, i just love you! this post was awesome. i'm ju...oh, i just love you! this post was awesome. i'm just catching up with all your most recent posts. i love that you've dedicated this year to magic. <BR/><BR/>when i first read the tite of this post, muscle memory, i thought of the negative side of it. i believe whole-heartedly in the idea that muscles hold memories and my muscles hold a lot of negative ones that i've worked so hard to release over the years. but then you talked about it in terms of coming back to art making, how the body can remember positive memories too. well, duh, I think to myself. Of course! Just a little revelation, small and simple, but wonderful. thank you for that. <BR/><BR/>i think going back to the mp's is a great idea. i've been fiddling with journaling on paper lately and it feels good. i think i'll be digging back into that again as well. <BR/><BR/>the self portrait is beautiful. last night i saw a special on the beautiful afgan woman who was photographed for the cover of national geographic, ages ago. the photographer went to find her again to photograph her piercing eyes once more. your portrait reminds me of her. xoxoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167581041516796532006-12-31T10:04:00.000-06:002006-12-31T10:04:00.000-06:00hi, sweetie...i'm here right now. i'll try and fin...hi, sweetie...i'm here right now. i'll try and find you a.s.a.p.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167528309279343362006-12-30T19:25:00.000-06:002006-12-30T19:25:00.000-06:00Funny, I've been in the same lifeless place. And I...Funny, I've been in the same lifeless place. And I don't really know exactly why. Other than we've been really, really busy for reasons beyond our control. Maybe sometimes it's ok to wander around in those kinds of deserts so we appreciate inspiration when we find it.<BR/><BR/>I love your self-portrait - graceful and haunting all at once. Thank you for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167510664606013822006-12-30T14:31:00.000-06:002006-12-30T14:31:00.000-06:00It's so yummy and inspiring to see you make room f...It's so yummy and inspiring to see you make room for your creativity in your life. You are so talented! I'm sure you simply must create in order to feel like yourself. It's a joy to see you doing it. I bet if 2007 sees you creating and doing your morning pages, you will have an astonishing year!<BR/><BR/>And I'm curious; what's the opposite of beating yourself into submission? If you made that happen, what would you do?<BR/><BR/>You're an inspiration, Jessie. Happy New Year :)Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497908067812978628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167458783020950362006-12-30T00:06:00.000-06:002006-12-30T00:06:00.000-06:00This is beautiful! And I like what you say about p...This is beautiful! And I like what you say about portraits. I can totally see how that is true. You are so talented!<BR/><BR/>:)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04680903854519503303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167398431675406142006-12-29T07:20:00.000-06:002006-12-29T07:20:00.000-06:00What a refreshing and inspirational post. I love t...What a refreshing and inspirational post. I love that you always mention drinking coffee and I wonder which of your favorite mugs you use. I think the muscle memory sounds very credible. On painting self-portraits, I am always a failure. I could never capture my own likeness. I think some people are really great at realistic self portraits because they are very good illustrators. <A HREF="http://wagonized.typepad.com/wagonized/" REL="nofollow">Wagonized</A> is one of them. That woman can draw. I am always amazed at how she does it so easily.<BR/><BR/>Jessie, I wish you a lot of luck, love, peace and prosperity in 2007. it's been a pleasure to get to know you this past few months. You always project a youthful perspective.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167378412711185622006-12-29T01:46:00.000-06:002006-12-29T01:46:00.000-06:00i love that drawing SO much!i love that drawing SO much!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031370976246712353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167375327330866432006-12-29T00:55:00.000-06:002006-12-29T00:55:00.000-06:00You are doing good things for yourself. Yay for yo...You are doing good things for yourself. Yay for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167348976355169142006-12-28T17:36:00.000-06:002006-12-28T17:36:00.000-06:00Very inspirational, Jessie. Am glad you're creatin...Very inspirational, Jessie. Am glad you're creating art regularly again. You've had a lot on your plate moving house/jobs, etc. so it's inevitable that a bit of an adjustment period was required. Happy New Year! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167333368937422982006-12-28T13:16:00.000-06:002006-12-28T13:16:00.000-06:00You have inspired me. I finally did crack open my ...You have inspired me. I finally did crack open my new sketch book but after two sketches I put it aside. I am inspired to pick it up again... Yet at the same time I am reminded through your reflection not to try so hard to beat myself into submission. I look forward to seeing more of your work and I will eventually share whatever becomes of the sketchbook.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266495150913013825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167319431681493442006-12-28T09:23:00.000-06:002006-12-28T09:23:00.000-06:00What a great and inspiring post! Your words are s...What a great and inspiring post! Your words are so true...our bodies do remember! But what courage it takes to let go, release, allow our muscles to remember and just do it...so often we censor, we hold back, we hold in. I am so proud of you and this drawing is amazing (though no shocker there:) I miss you dear and love you bunches! May the new year bring you many, many moments of letting go and letting your spirit guide your body!<BR/>xoxo,<BR/>tdtara dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493936146686473190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167318766762237632006-12-28T09:12:00.000-06:002006-12-28T09:12:00.000-06:00oooh....jessie, I MISSED YOU.oooh....jessie, I MISSED YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167260110970441442006-12-27T16:55:00.000-06:002006-12-27T16:55:00.000-06:00go jessie! this post and your decisions sound very...go jessie! this post and your decisions sound very clear and right. 2007 is waiting to welcome you and your artwork with open arms....kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167241649317914732006-12-27T11:47:00.000-06:002006-12-27T11:47:00.000-06:00the color of this...it is gorgeous. i appreciate y...the color of this...it is gorgeous. i appreciate your explanation of why self-portraits...it is an interesting contrast to when we look in the mirror. i think when we do that we see all the stuff that isn't so good. but it makes sense that when we would draw/paint/sketch ourselves we would skip those parts. i hadn't ever thought about this until today.<BR/><BR/>i am starting the artist's way with a friend this week. even though i have done it before, she hasn't, and i think the morning pages alone are reason to go back to it (not to mention i still need to complete all 12 weeks)<BR/><BR/>blessings to you my dearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167240386362437982006-12-27T11:26:00.000-06:002006-12-27T11:26:00.000-06:00muscle memory is very important. It is huge in sin...muscle memory is very important. It is huge in singing so I know just how you feel.<BR/><BR/>This post made me miss you. It would have been great to hang in your studio with music, coffee, your amazingly chubby cat and YOU.<BR/><BR/>The drawing is looking gorgeous.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167240311247985072006-12-27T11:25:00.000-06:002006-12-27T11:25:00.000-06:00There must be inspiration floating through the int...There must be inspiration floating through the internet today. Yours is the second post I've read that has me feeling drawn to the creative side. This is just lovely, both the words and the drawing. There's magic in giving up the control with creativity and letting the art flow through your hands. Oh, it's something I need to remember more often, to let my body and soul speak more freely.Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111665177473414894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167234210405515252006-12-27T09:43:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:43:00.000-06:00"I somehow, quite successfully (and unintentionall..."I somehow, quite successfully (and unintentionally), boxed myself into a very dry and lifeless place."<BR/><BR/>I feel like I've been in that place for the last two years. I've just recently found myself emerging from the fog.<BR/><BR/>Your portrait is a beauty and your optimism is contagious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167233525548999272006-12-27T09:32:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:32:00.000-06:00and I forgot to mention, the colour of the orange ...and I forgot to mention, the colour of the orange is totally striking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167233416978413562006-12-27T09:30:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:30:00.000-06:00THAT, was inspirational.I hadn't thought much abou...THAT, was inspirational.<BR/><BR/>I hadn't thought much about new years resolutions of that kind of thing, but your post makes me want to think a little about morning pages again, and drawing more again... and maybe I will come up with some sort of resolution because I know if I don't make some sort of promise time will go by and I just won't bother, writing or drawing.<BR/><BR/>Also as someone who plays piano, it is so true that the muscles remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167231664802419502006-12-27T09:01:00.000-06:002006-12-27T09:01:00.000-06:00I have decided to do the morning pages again as we...I have decided to do the morning pages again as well... ;)<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year.All Things Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356153780672927550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1167220300015019242006-12-27T05:51:00.000-06:002006-12-27T05:51:00.000-06:00love what you have done so far...the color is awe...love what you have done so far...<BR/>the color is awesome!<BR/><BR/>and that is an interesting thought<BR/>about what the body remembers...<BR/>and to step aside a bit<BR/>and allow it to remember...<BR/>makes sense really.gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.com