Leaving Home to Find Home Genevieve Leavold, Forces of Nature -60x60cm Oil on Canvas
2017 “Knowing yourself is the
beginning of all wisdom.” -Aristotle
Journey to self cannot take place within the bounds of a static existence. Often the best way to begin truly knowing oneself is to remove all familiar surroundings. Only then can one begin to understand their honest reactions to and encounters with the world at large. Stepping outside a comfortable place, relocating to a faraway
city, engaging in activities that are far away from day to day routine, these things all reach to the self and ignite in us our own true nature. After all, who doesn’t know that the true test of any relationship whether platonic or romantic is to travel together to unfamiliar places?
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Recently a neighbor knocked on the door asking to borrow an electric drill. Frustration read across his face. I asked him what he was working on and he sheepishly replied that he had been trying to hang blinds with hand tools... (click the image to read more) | Recently I booked plane tickets to go visit family out west. I sorted through all of the available times, which airports I’d prefer, how many stops I was willing to tolerate, and arrived at a list of flights with varying prices. (click the image to read more) |
Recently a neighbor knocked on the door asking to borrow an electric drill. Frustration read across his face. I asked him what he was working on and he sheepishly replied that he had been trying to hang blinds with hand tools... (click the image to read more) | Carole’s art was forever changed when her travels brought her face to face with the Islamic art and architecture of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Then she... (click the image to read more) |
Hardening Off
Too dry, too
wet, too hot, too cold, these are all things that can cause damage to a plant, artists also need nourishment.... (click the image to read more) | How Noah went from Unheard of to Hot
You know that feeling when you can tell things are starting to shift? When you sense the seismic change....
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