Tag: art
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #15: Roshnii Rose
“I have an insatiable need to express myself, to put down what is going on for me or flowing through me. To suppress it would be unhealthy and ultimately damaging.” 1. Describe your current family situation I am blessed to be in a happy, healthy marriage of 13+ years. I have two sons, aged 10…
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #12: Karolina Dumala
“To me, beauty, love and life are the purpose of our time here. ‘Make beauty together’, is my motto really.” 1. Describe your current family situation I am a mother of a 10 year old home educated boy, Antek. 2. In your eyes, what does ‘creativity’ mean and why is it important to you? Creativity…
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #10: Alexis Blenkarn
“..it often feels like my creativity and mothering are in competition with one another. There are the practicalities of motherhood, and my familial responsibilities…and then there is the impracticality of wanting to ditch it all so that I can talk to no one, immerse myself in a writing, music, or art project, and dig into…
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Shaking off Stuckness
After reading Lotte Kauffman’s Voices from the MotherVerse Q&A, I started thinking about the ways in which our thoughts can sabotage the creative process. For me, the desire to create comes from a heart and soul level but the mind is incredibly powerful in its ability to distract and undermine. Lotte says that the reason…
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #5: Charlotte Alling
“Creativity is as essential as breathing for mothers. Mothering is a creative process that requires all senses, all kindness, all maturity, all perspective. It is ever changing and ever evolving.” 1. Describe your current family situation I am a grandmother, with one daughter and a three year old grandson. We do not live near each…
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #4: Moyra Scott
“To be creative is to be utterly in the present and open. It is a form of meditation for me that I find incredibly nourishing on a soul level.” 1. Describe your current family situation I am married with one son who is now 11. 2. In your eyes, what does ‘creativity’ mean and why…
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Voices from the MotherVerse Q & A Series #3: Ellie Greenfield
“The uncertainty of creativity and of mothering are what force me into a state of trust, openness, and humility. Uncomfortable, but worth it in the end.” 1. Describe your current family situation We are a family of four, living in a riverside village in the least populated region of northern England. My husband earns a…
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Creative Mothers Speak Out
As we approach the Summer Solstice, it is time to celebrate the fertility and fullness of mothers everywhere. Later this month, I will be launching the Voices of the MotherVerse Q&A series in which a host of women from different parts of the world will be sharing their experiences and wisdom on what it is…
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