From TEA for the Heart & Soul Deck Created by Beth Richardson ©2021
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Friday, 4 March 2022
March 4, 2022 Chautauqua
As my (free) email account is reaching its capacity limit (again!), I spent the past three days - in between working on this issue - deleting old emails. Some I remember keeping “just in case,” and some I don’t remember keeping at all (and would swear I deleted at the time they arrived). There are also emails that I saved to read “later” that haven’t been read in over 6 years! Note to self: just because you can keep something doesn’t mean you need to!
I focussed most of my digital declutting efforts on emails
from 2016 and 2017, which was a time in my life when I experienced a massive
health setback, so that may also be why I have a large email backlog.
It was interesting to see what interested me (lots of health
related topics as I tried to figure out what was causing my health issues) which
no longer do, and what was just becoming an interest (lots of subscriptions to
artists’ email lists) as I started to transition to a new phase of life.
The most interesting find during the email purge was a
handful of emails, from an artist I admire, who had pictures of her artworks at
the bottom of each email. Of the ones featured in the saved emails, I have
copies of her paintings in her art & poetry chapbook that I did the
interior layout for, and two of her original paintings now hang on my wall!
Beth
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Whether you've enjoyed reading The Chautauqua from the first issue 20 years ago, are a brand new reader, or somewhere in between, I sincerely hope that The Chautauqua has enriched your life, as much as it has enriched mine publishing it. If you would like to help ensure it continues to enrich others like yourself, I ask you to please consider making a donation to The Chautauqua. There are three methods available:
Mail a cheque or money order (made out to Beth Richardson – Chautauqua) to Box 261 Mirror, AB T0B 3C0
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Your support and kindness is always greatly appreciated, and I look forward to continuing to bring joy and inspiration to you with each issue. Thank you so much and have a marvellous day!
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Wednesday, 2 March 2022
The less time you have to do something,
the more you will focus on doing what is important and seeing it through,
on account of the pressure.
The result will be the same as or better
than if you have an indeterminate amount of time
to do it and take things too easy.
- Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles
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Monday, 28 February 2022
Friday, 25 February 2022
Challenging our comfort zone is something
that comes naturally and instinctively from the moment of birth.
It allows us to grow, learn and mature.
Children are always venturing into the unknown, until they become adults.
- Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles
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Wednesday, 23 February 2022
It may be that when we no longer know what to do,
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go,
we have come to our real journey.
~ Wendell Berry
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Monday, 21 February 2022
Friday, 18 February 2022
February 18, 2022 Chautauqua
If you haven’t had
a chance to see it yet, there is still a few more days to view my art
exhibition: “Persistent Creativity Everyday: a whimsical journey” at the
Corridor Gallery (in the lower level of the Recreation Centre at 4501 47a,
At the time of this
writing, I’m almost 4 weeks into the 7-week vocal/singing/songwriting program. While I really enjoy it, and there is a very
lovely supportive group of ladies participating, I have not done any singing
outside of our weekly Zoom gatherings. I
want to sing, I love to sing, and the point of joining the program was to
enhance my singing (and help with some song writing), but for some reason I
find it very difficult to actually let myself sing.
I say “let myself,” because
truthfully, the only reason why I’m not singing is because I’m not letting
myself for some reason. Fear? Lack of support in the past (I’ve had people
tell me not to sing in public before)?
Over-thinking and making it seem harder than it really is? All the above?
As part of the program, we are to create a project over the seven weeks, and while I have lots of ideas of what I could do, I decided that the best area for me to focus on is creating a small daily singing habit as that will ultimately (potentially?) lead into the other ideas I have. One has to learn to crawl before they can even consider running a marathon, so this is a good first step for me. Fingers crossed.
Beth
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Whether you've enjoyed reading The Chautauqua from the first issue 20 years ago, are a brand new reader, or somewhere in between, I sincerely hope that The Chautauqua has enriched your life, as much as it has enriched mine publishing it. If you would like to help ensure it continues to enrich others like yourself, I ask you to please consider making a donation to The Chautauqua. There are three methods available:
Mail a cheque or money order (made out to Beth Richardson – Chautauqua) to Box 261 Mirror, AB T0B 3C0
E-transfer to thechautauqua@gmail.com
PayPal at https://paypal.me/thechautauqua (note: you will need to sign into PayPal first, and then specify the amount)
Your support and kindness is always greatly appreciated, and I look forward to continuing to bring joy and inspiration to you with each issue. Thank you so much and have a marvellous day!
And, if you are looking for a unique gift idea, please visit: https://thechautauquanewspaper.blogspot.com/p/products-for-sale.html
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Monday, 14 February 2022
Friday, 11 February 2022
What should I STOP doing?
What should I KEEP doing?
What should I START doing?
- attributed to Prof. Phil Daniels
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Wednesday, 9 February 2022
What is the one thing I really need to do
that I am avoiding?
- Donna Smallin
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Monday, 7 February 2022
Friday, 4 February 2022
February 4, 2022 Chautauqua
My art exhibition: Persistent
Creativity Everyday: a whimsical journey runs till
My selection
highlights not only my whimsical playfulness, but also the simplicity of my
practices: a sample of crochet food (patterns used from “Tasty Crochet” by Rose
Langlitz and“Yummi’ Gurumi” by Christen Haden & Mariarosa Sala), canvases
based on whimsical drawings I originally completed on mixed media paper with
Crayola wax crayons and Sharpie/Posca paint pens and how I created the original
Deep Truths deck, a simple daily 2-panel cartoon strip in ball point pen in handmade
folded books, card decks I produced digitally - including the font, grids
showcasing a selection of my many sky drawings - produced on the iPad - and how
my skill has grown and developed. As well, in 2020, I was inspired by an art
journal exercise to create archetype dolls in crochet: the nurturing mother (Mother
Nature), the Muse (Artist Princess), feminine energy (Southern Belle) and the
Spirit of Hope (Christmas Belle).This past fall, I started playing with drawing
flowers and leaves with watercolour pencil on mixed media paper. (third picture below courtesy of Josephine de Beaudrap)
This is truly an amazing and exciting opportunity for me, and I sincerely hope you get to view it.
Beth
Read the complete issue of The Chautauqua here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q9y-8rEbCKcqb7dzFUSNAwM4morWgQgU/view?usp=sharing
Whether you've enjoyed reading The Chautauqua from the first issue 20 years ago, are a brand new reader, or somewhere in between, I sincerely hope that The Chautauqua has enriched your life, as much as it has enriched mine publishing it. If you would like to help ensure it continues to enrich others like yourself, I ask you to please consider making a donation to The Chautauqua. There are three methods available:
Mail a cheque or money order (made out to Beth Richardson – Chautauqua) to Box 261 Mirror, AB T0B 3C0
E-transfer to thechautauqua@gmail.com
PayPal at https://paypal.me/thechautauqua (note: you will need to sign into PayPal first, and then specify the amount)
Your support and kindness is always greatly appreciated, and I look forward to continuing to bring joy and inspiration to you with each issue. Thank you so much and have a marvellous day!
And, if you are looking for a unique gift idea, please visit: https://thechautauquanewspaper.blogspot.com/p/products-for-sale.html
Contact The Chautauqua via email: thechautauqua@gmail.com or via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheChautauqua
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