{"id":289,"date":"2010-11-28T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healingicons.org\/become-a-collector-of-words-a-creator-of-images\/"},"modified":"2015-04-21T15:18:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T15:18:48","slug":"become-a-collector-of-words-a-creator-of-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healingicons.org\/become-a-collector-of-words-a-creator-of-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Collector of Words, A Creator of Images…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"become<\/a>Last Saturday, participants came from Atlanta, Charleston, Hartsville and Columbia to the\u00a0Columbia Museum of Art<\/a>\u00a0to pause from the hectic pace of life and delve into the creative process. They came in search of inner phosphorescence<\/a>, that luminescent energy that enlivens and inspires<\/strong> the direction of our lives. The catalyst for this workshop was the exhibition I Heard A Voice – The Art of Leslie Dill<\/em>, on display until January 23, 2011.<\/p>\n

A Collector of Words<\/h2>\n

Leslie Dill<\/a> calls herself a collector of words. She finds great inspiration and guidance from poets who eloquently weave words together to express the magical nuances of what it is to be human<\/strong>. Dill takes words and poetic fragments and integrates them into powerful, visual meditative “knowings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emily Dickinson is one of Dill\u2019s great muses. Dickinson loved words, and phosphorescence was one of her favorites \u2013\u00a0“Now, there’s a word to lift your hat to, to find that phosphorescence, that light within<\/strong>, that’s the genius behind poetry.” I would say that is the genius behind all art and life itself.<\/p>\n

Standing in Our Naked Truth<\/h2>\n

Mythopoetic author and Jungian analyst Marion Woodman teaches us that the light within \u2013 that still, small voice \u2013\u00a0“burns away what is no longer relevant and gradually reveals our essence. Until, at last, we are strong enough to stand in our naked truth<\/strong>.” Participants came closer to that naked truth as they dipped in and out of the spacious galleries that held Dill\u2019s artwork, juxtaposed with the words of poets such as\u00a0Emily Dickinson<\/a>,\u00a0Mary Oliver<\/a>,\u00a0Pablo Neruda<\/a>,\u00a0Rumi<\/a> and\u00a0Marge Piercy<\/a>, which we read aloud and upon which we silently reflected. Dill\u2019s work inspires honest introspection and emboldens us to find the courage to unfold the next layer of our identities and unearth our true selves. Before long, we found our inner voices being ushered forward.<\/p>\n

Become a Creator of Images<\/h2>\n

Consider picking up a book of poetry and discover which lines resonate within you. Become a collector of\u00a0words and images. Who knows where they may\u00a0lead you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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