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Of the Seed — Monthly Circle

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A day with the CoTu ethnic group —

My hands have been making for as long as I can remember ~ costume designs, paintings, scrapbooks, and choreography. Sometimes I feel as if the first time is not really my first. I seem to quickly understand

My eyes have been attracted to beauty for as long as I can remember.

Beauty in the handles, and the tiles, and the stones.

The noticing is what guides me creatively, a whole world of inspiration, like a seed, waiting to be touched by the sun.

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Yesterday, I led my online residency cohort through a movement workshop called Your Body as a Map.

We identified three decisions, challenges or themes, engaged with some free movement, & listened to the quiet cues for direction.

The decision

Seasons in front of the camera and behind —— it’s always shifting.

Being in front of the camera helps me capture better photos. There’s an art to both roles, model and photographer. There’s a resonance between the two

Almost one year on the road, and I have learned much about myself. The thing that keeps circling back to me is teaching.

I am in the middle of facilitating our In Summer residency and each week I am in awe of the power of emergent learning.

What

Four years ago, I became a certified breathwork facilitator. This process challenged me in ways I could not have imagined.

The root of the work came down to control. Where was my body asking me to let go and allow the pain to present itself.

Conv

Last September, I ventured on a solo journey to Armenia. This was only my second time here.

I hired a private tutor to teach me the language and wandered into the villages. An art residency sparked my interest in genetic memory. There were traditio

That which you seek, you already carry-

Free Resources for Creative Activation

Of the Seed — Monthly Circle

Living Archive — Substack

Your Free Activation Guide

SERMI . of the seed