Poetry is an echo, asking the shadow to dance ~~~ Carl Sandburg
Art Quilt Gallery
Ode To Creativity: Let Imagination Be Your Child
or
Looking For That Woman-Girl
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The Tango Between Art and Poetry
The Tango
In silence I sit. With openness I receive.
Singular images. Simple words. A strong feeling.
A memory arises. A thought stirs my soul.
Connecting the dots. This is my journey toward wholeness.
Another beginning. Creativity, the cure.
Pieces of fabric. Scattered words. Colors and sounds.
Art and poetry make a lovely tango.
Dancing together, one leads, the other follows.
Alignment. Harmony. Unity.
Stitching together the parts of myself ~~~ anew.
Finding my voice ~~~ changed.
Owning what fits.
The fruit ripens.
My feet are stained.
Sweet wine I sip.
~~~ c2019 Susanna Hotchkiss
Ode To Creativity: Let Imagination Be Your Child
THE INSPIRATION
Listening to music one morning, I found my own voice in the form of evocative poetry. Resonating with the lyrics from the 1982 Crosby, Stills, Nash song, The Southern Cross , and the 1969 Joni Mitchell classic, Woodstock. I spontaneously wrote a 25 verse poem, in their spirit, and created an Art quilt to relay my own muse story in visual form.
ODE TO CREATIVITY is immensely autobiographical relaying my past to present story. Behind each image is a personal tale. It also celebrates the outing of my first creative muse.
MY LIBERATION
Making this Art quilt was a process in uncovering my voice, in honoring my creativity. It mirrors my personal trek of courage and action toward:
- letting go of doubts and fears
- releasing the ties that bind me
- finding my creative muse
- opening up intuitively
- developing as a Visual Artist
- desiring to create on my own terms
- understanding my tango with the universe
A NEW ATTITUDE
Blending with my mermaid muse, I express the joy I feel when I finally let the child that is my imagination be free and run wild. My muse fulfills a deep need to finally declare myself 'an artist' and to own my brand of visual expression (however it may evolve and in what myriad of ways) and not to be afraid to express myself. Each of us has a unique perspective to show. Our Art matters.
The tango with poetry adds depth, feeling and authenticity. Here, I own my love of words (as poetry) and symbols (as Art in textile form) to reveal my heart's longing.
Ode with detailed images below.
Ode To Creativity:
Let Imagination Be Your Child
or
Looking For That Woman-Girl
My Creative Muse
(aquas, violets, lavenders, chartreuse, fuschia, red, black on blue-teal, emerald and deep purple batik background
(Swarovski crystals and teal/blue/purple ruffle scarf)