Sacred Space
12-5-19
Entering into the studio is a sacred time. As artists, we can forget that especially as deadlines loom over us or the business aspect of our craft needs attention. But really, the time in the studio is sacred. It creates for us a place to be, to contemplate, to struggle, to work through obstacles, to achieve (or not) our desired expression. It is a time of connecting to ourselves, to our being, to create and capture the moment of when the connection is made between ourselves and the work and eventually to others.
It is also a time for us to relinquish the worries and cares of our lives and enter into a place of active being. This seems to be a oxymoron for to be, many times, we are resting but in the studio, we are working. But it goes beyond work. It is the time where we enter the 'zone', that place where our creative actions, materials, concepts, and execution all come into one. The synergy of that time creates the sacred space in which we work.
It is a time to gather ourselves and let the Spirit move through us. It is a time of connection to the Divine and a time to create that which expresses the Divine. It holds a sacred space within it. And the work created holds the sacred as well. It is the record and journey of our mark making and our expression. And it is within that journey of expression that the Divine resides. There are times of success and failure. The successes help to drive us along to create more but our failures help us to see what can be. They are too, a part of the sacredness of our working. Nothing is wasted. It all connects us to our process. And that process is what is sacred.
As artists, we are called to create, to make the Sacred, to express what is given to us within our being and beyond. Our work expresses the sacredness of what it means to be human, to express the universal. It graces us with the uniqueness of who we are and in Whose image we are made. It reveals our greater self in connection with God and allows us to connect with each other in a deeply personal way. It relates us as humans and give validity to us humans. It creates the Sacred Space where we meet ourselves, each other, and the Divine.
Entering into the studio is a sacred time. As artists, we can forget that especially as deadlines loom over us or the business aspect of our craft needs attention. But really, the time in the studio is sacred. It creates for us a place to be, to contemplate, to struggle, to work through obstacles, to achieve (or not) our desired expression. It is a time of connecting to ourselves, to our being, to create and capture the moment of when the connection is made between ourselves and the work and eventually to others.
It is also a time for us to relinquish the worries and cares of our lives and enter into a place of active being. This seems to be a oxymoron for to be, many times, we are resting but in the studio, we are working. But it goes beyond work. It is the time where we enter the 'zone', that place where our creative actions, materials, concepts, and execution all come into one. The synergy of that time creates the sacred space in which we work.
It is a time to gather ourselves and let the Spirit move through us. It is a time of connection to the Divine and a time to create that which expresses the Divine. It holds a sacred space within it. And the work created holds the sacred as well. It is the record and journey of our mark making and our expression. And it is within that journey of expression that the Divine resides. There are times of success and failure. The successes help to drive us along to create more but our failures help us to see what can be. They are too, a part of the sacredness of our working. Nothing is wasted. It all connects us to our process. And that process is what is sacred.
As artists, we are called to create, to make the Sacred, to express what is given to us within our being and beyond. Our work expresses the sacredness of what it means to be human, to express the universal. It graces us with the uniqueness of who we are and in Whose image we are made. It reveals our greater self in connection with God and allows us to connect with each other in a deeply personal way. It relates us as humans and give validity to us humans. It creates the Sacred Space where we meet ourselves, each other, and the Divine.
Susan M Gibbons
'Movement in Blue'
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Cradled Board
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