For ages and ages society, religion, and civilization have repressed the feminine, leaving us with hardly any clue about what true feminine power entails.
Feminine power comes from being able to choose for ourselves rather than letting society choose for us. Choosing our own path with confidence and not feeling guilt or shame for wanting to be true to ourselves.
Comparing ourselves to men and wanting to imitate the image of what a powerful man is leads us to ignore our feelings.
At a very early age us women are stripped of our right to choose in order to become acceptable, presentable, and fit nicely into society.
A women who knows what she wants is usually called demanding. If she's interested in having financial security she is called a gold-digger. If a woman doesn't follow the rules of society she is called a bitch.
It's time for women to stop being victimized by society and be our own self.
The highest value of a human being is freedom and if we're looking for world peace all the women in the world have to become free to choose.
To be powerful women we do not have to condemn men. It does not have to be one or the other.
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Watercolor Inspiration Drawings
As an artist who likes adventure and spontenouity in life, I usually paint freelance without a premedidated design; gutta becomes my pen and dupont is my color. The experience is completely suprising because I never know what the result will be. Sometimes the result is not to my liking but it can still appeal to others. The entire experience of painting on silk becomes a complete suprise.
I began to experience a different way of painting by making watercolor sketches like the ones I'm sharing below. Any painting on silk is suprising but doing the sketches beforehand actually allows for me to explore more. The final painting does not only satisfying my expectations but it has greater composition and richness.
Painting silk without a skecth is spontenous creation without a set goal. Painting with a sketch is less spontenous but it still gives great opportunities to add more richness.
I began to experience a different way of painting by making watercolor sketches like the ones I'm sharing below. Any painting on silk is suprising but doing the sketches beforehand actually allows for me to explore more. The final painting does not only satisfying my expectations but it has greater composition and richness.
Painting silk without a skecth is spontenous creation without a set goal. Painting with a sketch is less spontenous but it still gives great opportunities to add more richness.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Leyla Navab ArtSilk Meditation Cushions
Today, I had the idea of writing a blog about meditation, but as I was getting ready to begin typing something told me that a blog on meditation had already been posted. I searched through the archive and found the post Meditation Cushion, which is almost a year old. However, I do want to revisit the subject and share my opinion about it a bit more.
It seems to be that meditation is seen by many people as something "spooky" and "cult-like". Some people feel that practicing meditation will change their lifestyle, which is scary because change itself can be terrifying for some. One person shared with me that they practiced meditation for a long period of time but then quit. I think this is the result of not knowing the true meaning of meditation which results in unfulfilled expectations.
I try to define meditation in the most simple terms as a "stage of complete presence". This means that through meditation you enter a place of mental silence and stillness that results in total vitality; you don't feel fatigue, depression, anxiety, nor boredom. Even though you do nothing, the mind is free, and it does not navigate through one's past nor future.
One of my personal experiences with meditation was when I decided to meditate next to the ocean for a month straight. I would sit next to the ocean and feel its energy and at the same time follow the flow of my breath. After the month passed I was able to release an emotion I didn't know how to face. Every time this emotion arose I felt powerless but meditation created strength within me to deal with it.
Meditation is being recommended by many physicians as a way to improve one's physical, emotional, and mental health. The Hammer Museum holds meditation sessions, which are free and open to the public, and even Dr. Oz says that meditation is one of the most powerful ways to release stress.
The most simple way to enter meditation is to follow the in-and-out of your breath. The breath is the only sign of life that is always with you and is ALWAYS readily accessible.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Shawl Collection May 2012
Nature during spring is amazingly inspiring
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Like us on Facebook!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Finding opportunities at shows that are not meant for fiber art...
Hi Silk Painting Network!
I would like to share the experience I had when I participated at a show that was not specifically catered for fiber art.
Last year I was looking for different opportunities to present my art, which is mostly inspired by flowers. I found the Santa Barbara Orchid Show and wondered if I could participate in it even though I am not a flower vendor. I contacted the organizers of the show and I was happy to receive a reply that said I could participate in the show as a fiber artist. I wasn’t quite sure how to prepare for the show. I concluded that I would make orchid frames and paint orchids on a couple of silk shawls.
The day that I arrived I felt a little out of place because I was the only fabric vendor. However, being in the presence of so many orchids was fascinating. On the first day of the show the orchid silk shawls sold immediately. The orchid frames did not go as fast but I immediately understood that selling opportunities exist everywhere
That is what I want to share with you. We are all able to think outside the box and to find new avenues where we can sell our art. Remaining curious still motivates me to find new places to expose my art to the public.
I'll be participating in the Santa Barabara Orchid Show again this year. I cannot wait! :)
I would like to share the experience I had when I participated at a show that was not specifically catered for fiber art.
Last year I was looking for different opportunities to present my art, which is mostly inspired by flowers. I found the Santa Barbara Orchid Show and wondered if I could participate in it even though I am not a flower vendor. I contacted the organizers of the show and I was happy to receive a reply that said I could participate in the show as a fiber artist. I wasn’t quite sure how to prepare for the show. I concluded that I would make orchid frames and paint orchids on a couple of silk shawls.
The day that I arrived I felt a little out of place because I was the only fabric vendor. However, being in the presence of so many orchids was fascinating. On the first day of the show the orchid silk shawls sold immediately. The orchid frames did not go as fast but I immediately understood that selling opportunities exist everywhere
That is what I want to share with you. We are all able to think outside the box and to find new avenues where we can sell our art. Remaining curious still motivates me to find new places to expose my art to the public.
I'll be participating in the Santa Barabara Orchid Show again this year. I cannot wait! :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)