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We don’t need a studio to create... I used to ha

We don’t need a studio to create... I used to have a whole room and as we say in Portuguese,se Deus quiser (if God allows it) will have a bigger one in my new home. In the meantime, my studio is... a table most of my material is in the storage and yet I find a way to create. I heard several persons lately who have this desire and need to create and fail to do it due to lack of space. Or who want to exercice and never find the time or meditate and again it s never the perfect moment ... Why is it so difficult for us humans to give ourselves what our soul truly wishes? Is it low esteem? What will you suggest?
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Have a blessed week
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Writing down my thoughts not only stabilized them

Writing down my thoughts not only stabilized them but allows me to step back to see things from another perspective. I don t know for you but I do have to work thoroughly with this pandemic going on mostly of fear of what might/ will happen... The mind’s work is to worry separate create confusion my job is staying in the heart where I am at peace and safe. We all have our way to come back to our heart ... my tool box is with the work of @byron.katie being still meditate having my hands busy creating my journals and being useful being in service not always easy in the middle of apparent confusion.
I am loving the palette colors of this new journal very organic and raw will soon make a video.

How do you stay in your heart? What works for you?
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The giveaway winner is @charderouin
Thank YOU for participating and being so supportive of my work
Have a blessed week end
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4000followers.. Thank you. One year ago I started

4000followers..
Thank you. One year ago I started Instagram and could never ever have imagined all the blessings it would bring me. The community is generous kind giving friendly welcoming encouraging supporting not only when I share my work and also in challenging times. It meant the world to me what I receive is beyond words.
I discovered new artists new worlds and more important new friends. I used to sale my work in vintage fairs here in Lisbon which I loved and with aging it become tricky... insta was were I made my first online sale I remember the exact date and the excitment that followed... Most of my work fly to USA country that brought me artfest organized by @teeshamoore that remains one of the best moments in my life along with @byron.katie which is for more than 8 years now my spiritual teacher. I m an introvert so diving into videos is still out of my comfort zone and again the feedbacks I received were so warming I kept going feeling less and less scared.
GRATEFUL... is what resumes it all so to celebrate this lucky number of 4000 I m giving this beautiful Vintage decoration spoon that I just made as a tribute to my father( will tell why soon)

How to win

1) Follow me
2) Like this post and the 3 previous ones
3) Comment AND tag 3 friends

Open worlwide
Ends Friday 16th

Thank you

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I need some colors... I m starting a new journal n

I need some colors...
I m starting a new journal not totally inspired so I m gathering several pieces of papers fabrics tintypes...I usually start from the cover and then the story unfolds now at slow rhythm which feels strange and unsettling for me. We all have those times in our lives when it seems there s no ground all is upside down right? It take a while to readjust to gain the energy to feel it s flowing again. For example it s been more than a year and a half that we are waiting for our home licence... the process seems forever there s always a paper missing and one feels completely powerless at the mercy of someone for whom we are just a number not a face not a story. How to reverse the situation? What is here to learn? What is required for us to change? So many questions so little answers... accept the inacceptable is hard accept little chiefs power over you is tough too... how do you react? How do you find a solution? In the meantime I m continuing my journey and creativity is always my little corner of paradise safe and blessed.
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Back to my studio table... Nothing like having our

Back to my studio table...
Nothing like having our hands busy to keep us anchored...
I’ve been yesterday to an association that I know for years called @emmausfrance where one can find all that it s been thrown away. It took some hours to search find being excited with all the « treasures »I found when it came to pay directly with the old man whom I know well... forever the bargaining started for hours too! Meaning he didn’t want me to sell old photos old passports as he was honoring the person’s memory. How crazy is that...
I show him our mixed media world that gives life to what has been forgotten, discarded and neglected.
I show him our world of passion intention joy creativity resilience... he was touched interested curious ... and still didn t sell me some items as he was honoring them.
I ask him how so? How are you honoring them when you didn t even know they exist... when they are in the middle of tons of papers, old books...
He reflected for a while and... told me to come back next week he would put them aside and we could discuss again...
I m very grateful to him as my arguments were more for me than for him... they always are right?
That s what I love so much about our mixed media world
we give life
we pay attention
We honour
We recycle
We transform
We remember...
Do you agree with me?
Back on track feeling very grateful today
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