[stylist] Intuition

Thu Mar 29 01:04:34 UTC 2012

R Lynda,
Interesting about your piece of sculpture, and turning it upside down.
My poetry teacher once assigned a random word poem, and the next week when
we read them, the next assignment was to write it backward.
It was amazing what came out of our backward poems.
The result is that often I read a "poem a day" selection backward.
Jackie

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition

i  understand the joy of laughter and good humor. I can find something to 
laugh about in just about anything.  It is a healing activity as well, to be

able to laugh. And, to laugh with like minded friends is the best medicine 
of all.
And, since you brought that out, I think that humor is a part of what I do 
in my own intuitive processes when working.  It is what made me turn a piece

of sculpture upside down at the end of creating it, and feature it in my 
last show. There was a line of people wanting to buy it! And, what compels 
me to put things into my work, as I am working, that I had never planned or 
thought about. Those surprises that come into the work as we write - things 
that throw us off balance and take us in unexpected directions.

Jackie, your mother was a creative and intuitive individual - sadness or 
not - sounds like she lived the life of a lifelong learner. Lucky you!

Lynda
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From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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> Jackie,
> Humor is one of those things like artistic talents that some people have 
> and
> others don't. Fortunately, it seems like more people have humor, but we've
> met a couple people over the years that just don't get any kind of humor.
> They're not offended by humor; they just don't get it. It's like it's a
> different language. I guess it's upsetting to them that they don't get it,
> but they come across as bewildered. It's not a lack of intelligence. It
> seems like something fundamentally different about how their brains work.
> Sad, really.
>
> Your mother sounds wonderful.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jacqueline Williams
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:56 PM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition
>
> Lynda,
> I must have a rather different understanding of intuition than most of 
> you.
> To me, innate talent, perhaps a combination of genes, environment, 
> exposure
> to certain things, and desire, make up the creative drive and achievement.
> Intuition for me might be used when picking a stock, pursuing a
> relationship, or voting between several relatively unknown politicians.
> These last three examples would lead me to believe that my intuition is 
> not
> so hot.
> The choice writing projects, a choice of activities that challenge my
> creativity and get results, and a selection of classes to get me toward a
> goal would seem to me to be based on reason.
> The mystifying quality for me is humor. It is so pervasive in my family 
> and
> so appreciated in others, that I would like to know where it comes from.
> It is the one quality, or talent, that I would not choose to live without.
> I do not think about an inner child, perhaps, because my childhood was not
> happy, and I walled it off by day-dreaming. But somehow this weird and
> wonderful sense of humor crept in
> My mother was the most creative person I have known, and it was in all 
> areas
> of art and writing, and also nature. She said it was because she was
> desperately unhappy in her marriage, so started writing, painting, doing
> photography, building a nature trail, and continually took classes in 
> every
> field. She also embarked on falling in love, leaving a trail of unrequited
> love.
> How is that for inspiration!
> Jackie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 7:18 AM
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> Subject: Re: [stylist] Intuition
>
> Today: I am thinking about "intuition."
>
> I engaged in a discussion with a physician on this topic recently. We were
> doing a video discussion at a museum, concerning the marriage of art and
> medicine. Intuition is at the heart of both practices, we agreed.
>
> This brings me to ask those of you who are tuned in to your inner life, 
> your
> inner child, your soul,
> when writing:
>
> What is the role of intuition in your own experiences while working on 
> your
> craft?
>
>
> How does your intuition influence your work?
>
> I consider intuition to be the essence that separates good from great
> writing and art making.  It is what makes a work a Number 10 rather than a
> Number 3.
>
> The ability to look inward for answers, images, and guidance as we work
> makes our work speak authentically.
> Intuition is the most relevant of tools in our "bag" and I think  that
> intuition cannot be taught. I find that it is discovered individually as 
> we
> learn to listen to the inner voice well all have,  When Intuition is the
> center part  in our process of creativity it  is a defining  quality of 
> what
> and how we write. Intuition comes from within the entire body.  One study
> recently conducted by a university in Pittsburgh recorded the brain 
> changes
> that occurred when an artist was working. It was an amazing project that
> recorded the creative process as intuition took over in the creation of 
> the
> art works.  I think this is a very interesting topic to explore and to 
> think
> about in finding our own path in what we do as creative people.
>
> "For poems are not, as people think, simple emotions...they are
> experiences."     Ranier Maria Rilke
>
> Lynda River Woman
>
>
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