Hunter Moon Homestead Journal
For those of you who missed our Instagram Live conversation with Deanna about how art helps her create balance and find rest and why beginners don't need to be intimidated by portraiture, here's a snapshot of our interview.
"For me, teaching is about seeing the student have the 'aha' moment, something clicks for them. I’m very relaxed in my teaching. I often tell myself 'it’s okay' when I’m not happy with something along the way. I share that with my students. It’s okay. It’s about showing up and trying. Getting out of our comfort zone, being vulnerable, and getting to a place where we say, 'hey, I made this, it felt great, I want to do it again!'."
There is at least 5 inches of snow on the ground here at the homestead. It has melted and frozen many times over the past several weeks, and walking through it is almost impossible. What lies under it is the potential for spring, the bursting of life, but not quite yet.It might do all of us well to remember that we are nature, as much as we forget to include our humanness as part of the whole.
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We hope you will venture our way in 2023 and let us gift you with some of our nurturing love. And we want to tell you all how much we love and appreciate you. From our family here to your families wherever you are, have a blessed and peace filled Holiday.
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No! It really can’t have been over a year since I have last posted our progress. Time is a tricky concept. There is never enough of it, as it rushes by relentlessly. It never really seems to matter how hard...
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Those that follow the moon say it is a good practice to write down your intentions on the new moon phases. These little seed ideas, dreams, and desires, get planted into the deep unconscious where they soak in the darkness of the deep within our consciousness and germinate to sprout when the moon becomes full.
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