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A barrage of information, and not all of it inspiring
Earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear crises, wars around the world.

Friends I’ve never met struggling to support loved ones with life-threatening illnesses.

Here at home, we’re facing one of the most toxic election campaigns in our nation’s history, and possibly the most dismal voter turnout on record.

It’s a heavy dose of uninspiring information. If you’re not one to shrug off anything that doesn’t affect you directly, it’s overload.

Introverts and peace-seekers take heart
I came across a fantastic article in Psychology Today called “Revenge of the Introvert” (with thanks to Theresa Bazelli). I was skimming the piece when this caught my attention. “…introverts are not driven to seek big hits of positive emotional arousal—they’d rather find meaning than bliss…”

It was a remarkably freeing few words.

Let’s make a little art.

By a little, I mean 4539 square millimeters. Our rather, 51 by 89 millimeters.

The exercise is to create a portrait of your creative practice. If you like, you can make it a self-portrait.

Pick your material—wood, metal, paper, glass, cloth—and your method.

I’ve been having vivid dreams for weeks now.  As in, take-me-to-the-movies dreams, with wildly elaborate plot lines, detailed to the Nth degree.

You might think this is normal for a creative type, but it’s way over the top for me, and it does not make for restful sleep.

My subconscious is trying to tell me something.