the segment on "extinct smells" was fascinating! i never connected that there are smells that are extinct or heading that way - but our brains could still have a latent memory of them? so interesting! thanks for all the love and thought u put into these.
The hidden gem of this month's newsletter is that it makes for great Christmas gift ideas!! Love love love. Always thought provoking and now the only way I can properly read the local newspaper -- with a sharpie and flow to create erasure poetry!
Happy to hear that it inadvertently worked as a holiday gift guide 🎁! Those receiving them are lucky ducks 🦆! And I love that your news intake will now be transformed into poetry 🗞️💌… Hidden gems upon hidden gems. 💎
The LP is very dreamy and cosmic! Come have a listen next time you’re in town. And thanks for turning me onto Kate’s erasure poetry - talk about turning trash into treasure!
"Would I return to the safety of the shadow? Never again." This was so deeply inspiring, Sabrina. I embarked on my own 100-day creativity project this year, which gave me the courage to share my art publicly (and eventually go on to pursue Astrology). Love this, and love you! Muacks xxx
Thank you so much Gwen! I remember you mentioning the 100 day creative challenge and it sounds like a fruitful endeavor! I got to read more about it on your Substack too :) I find that sharing is the most challenging aspect of the creative process. And I’ve loved following your evolution recently. What you shared last night about your 6 month cycle is incredible! ☄️
We did The Artist's Way at the same time! I'm still doing Morning Pages too -- I can't imagine not doing them. I've been wondering when I'll be ready to do the book again. I know I'll get so many different things out of it the second time. It absolutely changed my life doing it the first time.
Also, where I live (Maine) there is a tradition of making "bean hole beans" -- you dig a hole in the ground, start a fire, and lower a pot of beans into the hole, and cover them with hot embers. It cooks for days.
I love hearing this! The Artist Way also changed my life. And like you, I'm not sure when I'll be ready to revisit it again (I feel like I'm still reaping the benefits from the first round!). And thanks for sharing about "bean hole beans". First time hearing about it, I bet that slow cooking fire method makes them nice and smokey flavored! The more I dig (pun intended), the more underground cooking methods surface!
I am definitely also still reaping the benefits from my first round of The Artist's Way. I had the book for YEARS before I finally cracked it open in January of 2021, so I'm trusting that when I need to do it again, I'll know.
I loved reading about erasure poetry! I actually wrote my undergraduate thesis on Phillips's Humument, so this edition was especially exciting for me. Thanks!
Wow Jillian, I can't believe you wrote your thesis on Phillips' Humument! I'd love to read it! I've been fascinated by his work since recently discovering it and even more so now that I purchased the book. And now I can't stop making erasure poems... !
the segment on "extinct smells" was fascinating! i never connected that there are smells that are extinct or heading that way - but our brains could still have a latent memory of them? so interesting! thanks for all the love and thought u put into these.
The hidden gem of this month's newsletter is that it makes for great Christmas gift ideas!! Love love love. Always thought provoking and now the only way I can properly read the local newspaper -- with a sharpie and flow to create erasure poetry!
Happy to hear that it inadvertently worked as a holiday gift guide 🎁! Those receiving them are lucky ducks 🦆! And I love that your news intake will now be transformed into poetry 🗞️💌… Hidden gems upon hidden gems. 💎
That LP!! What a dreamy project. Kate Baer’s erasure poems from her trolly DMs are amazing...
The LP is very dreamy and cosmic! Come have a listen next time you’re in town. And thanks for turning me onto Kate’s erasure poetry - talk about turning trash into treasure!
"Would I return to the safety of the shadow? Never again." This was so deeply inspiring, Sabrina. I embarked on my own 100-day creativity project this year, which gave me the courage to share my art publicly (and eventually go on to pursue Astrology). Love this, and love you! Muacks xxx
Thank you so much Gwen! I remember you mentioning the 100 day creative challenge and it sounds like a fruitful endeavor! I got to read more about it on your Substack too :) I find that sharing is the most challenging aspect of the creative process. And I’ve loved following your evolution recently. What you shared last night about your 6 month cycle is incredible! ☄️
We did The Artist's Way at the same time! I'm still doing Morning Pages too -- I can't imagine not doing them. I've been wondering when I'll be ready to do the book again. I know I'll get so many different things out of it the second time. It absolutely changed my life doing it the first time.
Also, where I live (Maine) there is a tradition of making "bean hole beans" -- you dig a hole in the ground, start a fire, and lower a pot of beans into the hole, and cover them with hot embers. It cooks for days.
I love hearing this! The Artist Way also changed my life. And like you, I'm not sure when I'll be ready to revisit it again (I feel like I'm still reaping the benefits from the first round!). And thanks for sharing about "bean hole beans". First time hearing about it, I bet that slow cooking fire method makes them nice and smokey flavored! The more I dig (pun intended), the more underground cooking methods surface!
I am definitely also still reaping the benefits from my first round of The Artist's Way. I had the book for YEARS before I finally cracked it open in January of 2021, so I'm trusting that when I need to do it again, I'll know.
Same!!! For YEARS sitting in the shelf. Keep me updated when you end up doing round #2!
I WILL! We could do it at the same time!
I loved reading about erasure poetry! I actually wrote my undergraduate thesis on Phillips's Humument, so this edition was especially exciting for me. Thanks!
Wow Jillian, I can't believe you wrote your thesis on Phillips' Humument! I'd love to read it! I've been fascinated by his work since recently discovering it and even more so now that I purchased the book. And now I can't stop making erasure poems... !