I found the post-it I’d stuck up by the photos of Matthew and the milagros…it’s from p. 59 of my copy John Berger’s The Shape of a Pocket.  Fitting for the show, of course, and that’s why I’d posted it there, but fitting for this particular week as well.

The sudden anguish of missing what is no longer there is like suddenly coming upon a jar which has fallen and broken into fragments. Alone you collect the pieces, discover how to fit them together and then carefully stick them to one another, one by one. Eventually the jar is reassembled but it is not the same as it was before. It has become both flawed and more precious. Something comparable happens to the image of a loved place or loved person when kept in memory after separation.

I miss you, buddy!  Thanks for leaving so many wonderful creations.

love,

j

Love,
J

I have a few days left in the office, so you can still click on “BOOK AN APPOINTMENT” on the right hand side of the screen to get in to see me one last time before I go.

Also know that you are invited to our “Bon Voyage” party on Saturday the 28th!  4pm til about midnight at Chakra Khan.  We’ll have food and drinks (pot luck style, feel free bring something, but don’t feel pressured to) and drawings for prizes will happen at 6, 8, and 10.  Fun!  My current show will be up still, but I’m also going to have lots of other art available for purchase, if you’d like to take something colorful home with you.

This week our main mission will be a trip to Chicago to get all our visa stuff squared away, continuing to see friends and family, and…..starting my packing process.  (Which so far I’ve done a good job of keeping mainly a mental activity).  ;)

Wish me luck!!!

–julie

I’m referring to what will be our final retreat (for awhile). It’s Saturday the 14th, from 4-8pm, which turns out to be the perfect time for such a thing–we finally get it right (haha).  Come along and tap into your inner awesomeness!

If you are hesitant to do this just for yourself, do it for me, too, because I find these retreats to be such a TREAT.  We end with a little show-and-tell, my favorite part, and each time I am moved by what people have created and discovered. I’m sure you’ve heard me say this before. So why don’t you come and be amazed, too?

We have a few spaces left–join us, and bring a friend or partner–it’s a great way to spend time together.  Sarina’s going to make her famous veggie chili, too.

Below are some pics from yesterday’s retreat, which was wonderful, and below that, the details about next Saturday’s retreat.

Happy 2012!

love,
julie

The pics were taken by Sarina. Let’s see what she captured from yesterday’s retreat about making a plan for a year’s worth of self care:

oh, the comforting space that is chakra khan!  here’s the book about Shanghai hiding behind a philodendron.  the cover is one of the people who apparently hang out in their PJs in the evening on the streets in Shanghai.  i can’t wait to discover them!

this retreat participant cleverly made a “take one-give one” pocket at the back of her self-care calendar, for notes of encouragement and congratulations.

we have all kinds of materials to create with at our retreats.  this “love” print i made years ago in a monoprint workshop became the cover of someone’s self-care calendar–she’d just chosen LOVE as her “word of the year” so that worked out perfectly.

a page from a self-care calendar.  our projects typically have a loose structure, so you can create them according to your needs and inclinations.  sarina talked about four areas of self care:  mental/intellectual, spiritual, physical, and emotional.

cutting and pasting is FUN!

DETAILS:

trio of matthew pics from the current show

learning to fly / MK / maps