If we allow it to happen, snow will awaken the inner child. There is a since of childish wonder and awe that can come with the snow, when you don’t think of shoveling too much, that is. Temporarily shutting down the noisy adult and instead releasing the inner child enables snow to once again captivate. Snow makes a transformative impression on the landscape. We have been having a great deal of snow over the past few days and I have been sick with stomach flu which gave me a lot of time to sit, think, curl up in a blanket and dream. As an artist, winter is one of the most important times. It can be a very productive and stimulating period in the creative calendar. Everything is in a state of flux, changing day by day and the snow makes everything in the landscape seem bright and new. There is a lot of mystery, so much lies beneath the surface of what we can see. Dreams become powerful—there is no denying it--winter is the time I g...
The virtual studio of author and artist Stephanie Rose Bird brings together artistic process and reflection with the literary arts, in a manner that is designed to be instructive and inspirational.