blue yarn squiggles + aspen in snow

 

 

 yarn+aspen tops+ sky, storm moving in

 

when I go out to make art in the landscape, I refer to it as 'play in the landscape'.  I am showing up with an open attitude to walk in land, breathe, relax and play with whatever materials and elements of an area catches my attention. 

 

as crazy as it might sound, this activity absolutely thrills me.  i am completely in the moment, just paying attention to what is happening.  it is a happy feeling.

 

it occurred to me on my way to today's play session that it seems to go against everything defined as logic, or common sense, that this activity is what is most important to me.  how can playing with a little bit of yarn in the forest have any relevance in this complicated world? and yet it does.  i am making connections with land and sharing them with others.  capturing imaginations and sometimes connecting hearts; most often connecting my heart to the land and to others who 'get' my work. 

 

so- this activity of creative play in the landscape, may or may not thrill you.  but i beg you, whatever it is that is rapping at your own heart's door, have courage and partake in this important activity; even if it seems unimportant or as simple as taking some yarn into the forest for a brief afternoon.  sometimes we cannot fully understand why we are compelled to do something creative, but we must return to it again and again; to investigate our vision and create connections along the way.

yarn calligraphy tangle in aspen forest, winter