July 17, 2018 + Archive Galleries, Archives, Art Dolls, Articles, Books, featured, Guest Artists, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Not every workshop turns out to be a delight. When things don’t go according to plan, or boredom creeps in, to spice things up suggest we make an art doll. The word is like a koan as heads turn, minds still, eyes stare in disbelief. “Art doll?” a participant exclaims. “Why yes,” someone else chimes in. As I listen to a why not followed… Read More
August 1, 2017 + Archive Galleries, Archives, Art, Book Art, Books, featured, Photography
by Ivette Ebaen
In a nearby township by the name of Mulranny, there exists The Greenway Antiques and Book Store located in an old thatch-roof historical building, owned by Roger Grimes and Vanessa Parker, the rare books collector. http://mulranny.ie/things-to-do/the-old-thatch-antiques-rare-books/ Browsing through bookshelf after bookshelf of old children’s books, I discover a forgotten, tainted, weather beaten, with a slight tinge of… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
“The heart can understand something deeper than the mind, but Zen is far deeper than the heart. The heart can be just an overnight stay. While you are going towards your being, your heart, your art, your music, your dance, your poetry, your painting, your sculpture, can be just one night’s halt. But you have to go deeper. You have to reach to the… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
The Bonfire, by Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908) Many years ago, I read Kunikida Doppo’s short story, The Bonfire, and fell in love with his writing. Written like haiku, in length it is a slice of poetic verse; a story dense with unforgettable imagery. I found this translation online, listed as a work in Public Domain. After reading this version, once again I was inspired by… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
A Book Review Amirrorself.com Applauds: Seena B. Frost, SoulCollage® Evolving, An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery & Community, 2010. Hanford Mead Publishers. Seena B. Frost and Her SoulCollage® Cards (Hanford Mead Publisher’s Permission) I never met the lady though I imagine Seena B. Frost a woman of great presence due to her magnanimous spirit. It takes an imaginative, highly intuitive, insightful, and visually oriented… Read More
