Issue One - Inspiration
In a small room in the Latin Quarter of Paris, on the top floor of Musée de Cluny, a series of 500-year-old tapestries hang on the walls: La Dame à la Licorne. The meaning of the largest is a mystery, except to those who’ve come to know we possess another sense.
Issue One - Inspiration
write /’raIt/ (verb) to mark down coherent letters or words on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil or similar implement.
Issue One - Inspiration
I used to think inspiration had to come out of nowhere, singing at full volume in a burst of fireworks like Katy Perry did at the Super Bowl. Maybe for some people. For me this rarely happens. My friend Amanda uttered a marvelous phrase on New Year’s Eve. We
Issue One - Inspiration
What would it mean to find inspiration to live well in the scar at my wrist? Just to pose the question is a dazzling relief, like a sip of alpine air after panting in the smog. Like surfacing. My practice has become the modest act of taking up this question every day.
Issue One - Inspiration
A woman in her thirties gives up her house, sells her furniture, and downsizes her wardrobe to fit in a backpack. She buys a one-way ticket to travel the world. Alone in Sri Lanka with a handwritten map. Where does it lead? Hint: It has to do with the heart.
Issue One - Inspiration
Nothing sounds more self-obsessed than the word selfie. But is it really narcissism? What if taking photographs of ourselves were vulnerable, courageous and inspiring acts of artistry? Maybe turning the camera around has more to do with the heart than we think...
Issue One - Inspiration
inspiration /in-spuh-rey-shuh n/ (verb) the drawing of air into the lungs; the act of inhaling.
Issue One - Inspiration
Kelly Rae’s West Seattle studio is bright, filled with possibility, and dotted with color. Her approach to art will dust you with permission to create anything you want, for no reason other than to make something beautiful.
Issue One - Inspiration
muse /myooz/ (noun) a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. (verb) to meditate or comment thoughtfully on a subject.