I really believe that play is an important part of our lives. Yes, even when we are all grown up. But can you remember the last time you played? Plato said:
Life should be lived as play. Can you imagine what your life might look like if you lived it as play instead of as work? I often refer to my studio as my "playroom" and I believe everyone needs a place to play. If you don't agree, have a look at the research done by Stuart Brown in his book
Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul.
And if that doesn't persuade you perhaps Bernard Shaw will. He said
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." For example, try skipping instead of walking and see if that doesn't make you feel younger!
Last weekend six creative women came and played in my studio and created amazing journal pages by playing on the page with paints, paper, image and word. Here are just a couple of images from the workshop. Thank you Jodi, Janet, Debra, Linda, Eileen and Janet for letting me share them, even though I know some of them are still in process.
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Journal cover by Janet Jones
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| Journal cover by Debra Bridges |
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| Journal cover by Linda Hartzig |
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| Journal cover by Eileen Orlowski |
1 comment:
You certainly seem to have set up an environment for them to play and make beautiful art!
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