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Dear Friends:
If you have ever had the opportunity to watch the show called "Project Runway," then you may have seen one of the recent episodes that asked the designers to visit a museum and find inspiration from a favorite painting. The results of their efforts were quite exciting - their translation of theme and/or style expanded the visual into the tangible. I was quite taken with the beauty of their finished garments and began to think more about our ability to be inspired.
As a young girl, not quite 14, I can remember travelling into New York City to spend a Saturday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. With pad and pencil in hand, I would sit in front of the Roman and Greek scupltures trying to record the folds of draping fabric. Other visits I was mesmerized by the white millstone ruff - a round collar made of pleated white linen. It was fashionable in Holland from the late 16th century to about 1625 and often seen in portraits by Rembrandt.
I started sewing at thirteen and by sixteen I was copying designs of mini dresses I saw on Madison Avenue. I was proud of my ten dollar dress especially when they were selling for $150! Becoming inspired is not as difficult as getting out of the hole we sometimes find ourselves in.
I suppose it has to do with seeing. Looking at things with different eyes. Thowing away previous opinions and going beyond our own imagination. Life then becomes a candy store. Every day a new adventure and an opportunity to grow in awareness, in appreciation, in awe, in love. That we may be more at the end of our days than when we were born....now that is inspiring.
And so now a new beginning...a new spring...filled with budding branches and possiblities. I'm off to Fairchild Tropical Gardens to research Palms of the Dominican Republic. Am I inspired....well Botera will be there....challenging me to be more than when I began.
And then to New York City in June to teach and be taught by the paintings of the Met. Inspiration is around every corner, in every face, in every heart. Where are you finding yours?
Happy Spring....God Bless....OM
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Today's Botanical Artists
by Cora Marcus and Libby Kyer
The Artist's Way:
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
[10th Anniversary Edition]
by Julia Cameron
Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance
by Joseph M. Marshall
Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance
by Julia Cameron
Transitions: Prayers and Declarations for a Changing Life
by Julia Cameron
Inspiration Sandwich:
Stories to Inspire Our Creative Freedom
by Sark
How to Avoid Making Art
by Julia Cameron
Academy of Botanical Art
Distance Learning
Now Available
Two short courses that
award five (5) elective credits each
to Academy Students
Bromeliads for Botanical Artists
The structure of bromeliad plants and their flowers
with suggestions for ways to illustrate and
better understand these exciting plants.
by John Beckner, Botanist
$49.95
Palms for the Botanical Artist
This publication is just the tip of an iceberg.
Palms are plants inclined to large dimensions.
They are very numerous and more varied than you first imagine. This text is for the person interested in illustrating them in various ways;
artistic or scientific and as a motif for crafts. But nearly all of it will be useful to plant lovers, tropical nature fans, gardeners and other people.
by John Beckner, Botanist
$49.95
Click here to learn more about the
Academy and its instructors
Now Available
Course Companion Paks
Course Paks are filled with
supportive information to accompany
"Ten Steps" Books Volumes 1-9
Only $16.00 for each Course Pak
Or $115 for the 9 piece set of Course Paks
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Soul Biz
An optimist is the human personification of spring.
-Susan J. Bissonette
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
-Helen Keller
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.
-Mark Twain
The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible.
-Arthur C. Clarke
People often say that motivation doesn't last.
Well, neither does bathing—that's why
we recommend it daily.
-Zig Ziglar
One finds great comfort in good dinners.
-Zora Neale Hurston
More Soul Biz
We, both your inner being and your greater being,
are right here, right now, guiding you.
We are here when you whisper, when you question,
when you muse, when you ask…
even when you demand.
We are always here.
To hear us there must be moments of quiet,
to feel us there must be moments of stillness,
Our guidance and synchronicities are missed
when entangled in busyness, worries or
jumbles of “to do’s”,
They are found in the peaceful times
when mind is momentarily diverted
from the tasks it has set for itself.
Yes, “be the bowl”, open and expecting to receive.
Also “be the reflecting pool” so centered in peace
that you receive the guidance we offer -
the sign, symbols, invitations and synchronicities…
the comforting embracing that reminds you
you are love and loved always.
Cathy Drew
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A simple way to shift thoughts, feelings and vibrations to attract a new reality into your life is to change a word. A few examples, try changing for a week discipline to disciple of, responsible to respond-able or yesterday’s invitation to change “I want” to “I’m ready to receive”. it’s amazing how something so small can create such a large shift, especially over time.
A few weeks ago I realize I was hearing thoughts as if each word was a musical note. The words strung together were making songs and symphonies. If a word was discordant with my inner being I felt it in the same way I would a note being off in a song.
This isn’t saying that the same word would affect each person the same way. We all have different historical references for our words. Take the word “love” for instance. That one word has a full spectrum of feelings, stories, definitions and assumptions attached to it. But if we slow down and center into our feelings, we can sense how a word affects us.
Being conscious, intentional communicators could be thought of as making music that is resonant with your inner being or your heart and trusting that this inner resonance is just right in the world.
Cathy Drew
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Art Classes & Workshops
Dates & Instructors Subject to Change
You can now combine
Distance Learning with Class Time
at any of our locations!!!
Private Classes with O.M.Braida
Studio 20
Time:
All Private Studio Classes
are from 9:30am to 2:30pm
Location:
2068 Sunnyside Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34239.
Just off 41 in the Southgate area two blocks north of Webber and the Mall.
Dates:
April 3, 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Pick and choose your dates so we can set up your personal schedule.
Tuition:
4 classes/20 hours: $450
Individual class: $125
Refreshments provided, but you may want to bring your own lunch.
Credit Cards Accepted!
Register Here
Or contact olivia@omartdesigns.com
Or Call 941-953-9999 for more information
New York City Workshops
with O.M. Braida
Location:
New Studio for the Art of Painted Finishes
15 East 77th Street (Between 5th & Madison)
Ground Floor - Garden Level Studio
Time:
10:00am to 4:00pm
Dates:
June 23, 24, 25
June 27, 28, 29
July 21, 22, 23
July 25, 26, 27
Oct 31, Nov 1, 2
Oct 27, 28, 29
Tuition: One Three-Day Workshop........................ $425.00
Six-Day Intensive (June, July or August workshop) $800.00
Credit Cards Accepted!
Register Here
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Or Call 941-953-9999 for more information
Academy of Botanical Art @
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
To Register, visit www.selby.org
Or Call Marilynn Shelley 941-366-5731 x 239
2008 Schedule
Botanical Drawing & Watercolor – Noon to 5pm
Apr. 21 to 25 w/ Olivia Braida - Five Day Workshop
May 19, 20, 21 w/ Olivia Braida
July 21, 22, 23 w/ TBA
Aug. 18, 19, 20 w/ TBA
Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Five Fridays Calligraphy with Victoria Kibildis - Copperplate Script
Sept. 22, 23, 24 w/ TBA
Oct. 20, 21,22 w/ Olivia Braida
Nov. 10, 11, 12 w/ Olivia Braida
Dec. 8, 9, 10 w/ Olivia Braida
Academy @ Selby
New Program Offering
Certificate in Calligraphy
with renowned Instructor
Victoria Kibildis
Five 4-Hour Classes for Each Course --
12 Noon to 4pm
To Register, visit www.selby.org
Or Call Marilynn Shelley 941-366-5731 x 239
2008
Course 1: Copperplate Script: Fri, Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Course 2: Roman Capitals: Fri, Oct 17, 24, 31 Nov 7 & 14
2009
Course 3: Humanist Bookhand: Fri, Jan 16,23,30 Feb 6,13
Course 4: Formal & Semi-Formal Italic: Fri, Mar 20, 27 Apr 3, 17, 24
Course 1: Copperplate Script: Sat, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Course 5: Illuminated Manuscript: Fri, Oct 16, 23, 30 Nov 6 & 13 (includes art instruction in composition for manuscripts w/ Olivia Braida
If you miss one of the courses, the program repeats itself. You can start your certificate program from any course except Course 5. So if you miss one of the courses you can catch it when it comes around again. Students who want to achieve the certificate need to take all five courses. Students are welcome to take these courses even if you do not intend to work toward a certificate.
Botanical Art & Illustration
Certificate Program Classes
Ringling College of Art and Design
Summer 2008 Term
To Register, visit www.ringling.edu
Or call, 941-955-8866
Beautiful Botanicals w/ Olivia Braida
June 9, 10, 11 - 5:30pm to 9:30pm
June 11, 12, 13 - 9:00am to 12:00Noon
Exhibits Museums
South Florida Museum
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
(941) 746-4131
http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/
John and Mable Ringling Museum
5401 Bay Shore Road,
Sarasota Florida 34243
(941) 359-5700
http://www.ringling.org/
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Drive NE, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-2667
http://www.fine-arts.org/
Salvador Dali Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4901
(727) 823-3767
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
(412) 268-2434
http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3970
(202) 783-5000
1-800-222-7270
http://www.nmwa.org/
Smithsonian Institute
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560
(202) 633-1000
http://www.si.edu/
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028
(212) 535-7710
http://www.metmuseum.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
Modern Museum of Art
11 West 53 Street,
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400
http://www.moma.org/
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 733-HIGH
Receptionist: 404-733-4400
http://www.high.org/
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404
(312) 443-3600
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-869-0376
http://www.brucemuseum.org/
Harvard University Museum of Natural History
Home of the famous Glass Flower Sculptures
by Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
and his son Rudolf (1857-1939)
22 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2365
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/
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