The Rabbi and the Shofar

In response to this art, I created a dialogue between the artist and the rabbi.  The subject of the artist's  expression is created using thread, bits of fabric and lace.  The artist puts glue upon her fingers and picks up lace, thread and scraps to create the cries of her heart. She does [...]

By |2019-04-15T15:58:36-07:00April 14th, 2019|Blog by Diane Mathias, Creative Works, Response to Art|0 Comments

Seasons of Creativity – Our Creative Cycles

Our seasons of creativity can reflect seasons of the Earth. We move from winter into spring in our creative journey.  It is here we may notice that there are new ideas beginning to form. This metaphor is one that brings great hope.  Can you detect that "glint of green" in your life and in [...]

What Are Handmade Book Artists?

Handmade book artists are people who create a work of art in the form of a book.  This book is an object of art; this form has become increasingly popular in the 20th century.  They are sometimes produced as one-of-kind objects and sometimes they are published in small editions. As a writer and an [...]

Art Cards: Reframe and Reclaim Your Life

Art is often a response to life and my Art Cards were birthed out of the reclaiming a part of my life where sadly, as a child, I was made to feel that my writing was full of imperfection instead of appreciated. This is effectively the back story of the creation of my Art [...]

By |2020-10-08T04:21:52-07:00December 12th, 2017|Creative Works, Healing, storytelling, video|0 Comments

The Back Story About Writing The Voice Of Real

To My Friends: Well, I did it! Yep, my new book is now available on Amazon.  The Voice of Real: Stories of Who I Was Created to Be And I thought you might enjoy the “back story”… A dear friend recently asked me, Annie, if you felt totally accepted, what would you share?” I [...]

The Sink: Gifts of Reflection

Reflection is a power pathway to insight. The Sink is a multi-media piece I created years ago; it describes a dream I had that basically changed my life. It challenged me to allow that which was within me to come forth...

Entering Ooooland

This place is not on the map.  As a matter of fact, the only way to get here is to slip into the very thins space between Now-Then-and Next... May I read you this story?  Storytelling is powerful medicine. And this is one of my "inner stories"  that metaphorically describes life in a totally [...]

By |2020-12-22T08:51:07-08:00December 14th, 2015|Audio Track, Blog by Diane Mathias, Creative Works|0 Comments

Standing Up to The Bogeyman

I have had many fears in my life to overcome. We all have. Recently I began a 30 day blogging challenge where I am putting my own work on the screen. I've told you how  I am often terrified “to be seen”. It is not because I shouldn’t be doing this; it is because [...]

By |2020-02-14T08:07:25-08:00December 7th, 2015|Blog by Diane Mathias, Courage, Creative Works, Growth and Transformation|Comments Off on Standing Up to The Bogeyman
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