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When we formed Mandala Design Works (MDW) we were a circle of friends – four artists living and working in the town of Delaware Water Gap. Our lives and our art were intertwined.
This collective was an extension of all that.
Now four years later much has changed and MDW is dissolving.
Since a circle truly has no beginning and no end, that is true for our circle as well. We want to thank you for all the support and love you have given us and invite you to follow our next individual adventures.
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Have you seen this yet? And if you have, have you watched it more than once? I swear it is that good. So watch it once or ten times and if you are anywhere near Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA on May 19th at 5:30pm , then please show up and Dance Walk with me! (you are invited to wear black and bring sunglasses!)
We will be gathering at 5:30pm at the SVPA (School of the Visual and Performing Arts) 554 Main St.and then Dance Walking up to the Pocono Arts building, 18 North 7th St. in time for the Juried Art Show Awards Ceremony!
I have been musing the importance of gatherings like this and my love of site specific performance art. Here is one of my recent questions and some of my answers:
Why do any of this?
To be a part of something artistic, unusual and unique
To feel connected to a community of individuals who believe in the power of art to change the world.
Because art is good for the body, mind, and soul
To stretch out of our comfort zone
Because laughter and fun are really good medicine
Because Art Matters and makes a difference.
It is Art and Fun that is FREE!
If you don’t live close, schedule one for your area and let’s share photos and videos.
“I’ve got your back” feels like the kind of thing you want to hear a friend say before you try something that scares the pants off of you, or have a partner whisper to you before you drift off to sleep. I have always wanted to be that kind of a person for my family and friends; the kind that makes them feel supported, protected, and safe. I have succeed often and I have failed many times as well. I have made some people feel supported and others smothered. I have protected long held friendships and I have hurt people who have trusted me completely. I have scared just as many people as I have comforted. This is just simply the truth without sugar coating or making myself look better than I really am.
These days I am watching my rescue dog, Scout for wisdom and insight. He seems to have a handle on what it takes to actually “have someone’s back”. He gets it. It seems very basic, real, and easy: get close, wrap up, breathe deep, and stay put.
“I don’t like change,” Louise said. “That is really what is going on here.”
I had just read in my daily devotional the same thing: people don’t like to change. Change is hard. Change feels scary. And, change is good. If we notice what is not working, name what we need and want, and shift even though it doesn’t feel good, life opens up new doors. We may even discover things about ourselves that surprise us, delight us, and intrigue us. We may also feel sad, grieve what once was, and long for days gone by.
It is all normal and part of the process of growth and becoming. (at least that is what I told my sister, Louise)
For me, change is good. One way I soothe myself along the way is by breathing. Simple solution, but it works every time.
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