Next week I am starting my shift at Sarana. I train one more night. Time to get the word out.
I painted water waves on a driveway yesterday. Annie’s project on her property. I am a little worried that because I chose a water soluble paint, that it may wash off or peel off. Here is our alligator driveway for Annie’s property. We still have more painting to do.
Photo by Avram Gimbel
I was reading my favorite poems of Mary Oliver to a poet today. She was under the weather lying on the couch. So fun, time stops and reading aloud I am discovering I enjoy.
From one of the seminars I sat through all last weekend, sleep deprived, I came away with a goal to go on a dairy fast. Let go of that and see how my body feels. The seminar was about autoimmune conditions and dairy was a big no-no. Think inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. Both classes spoke of pharmaceuticals in the mix. Both classes were about Chinese herbs. My license requires continuing education hours.
Next week is a good week coming. Give a presentation to three acupuncturists on an insurance class I attended two weeks ago. Then I train for clinic work at Sarana, I have mentioned before, a community acupuncture clinic. When I was reading “Acupuncture is like Noodles”, a new book out about community acupuncture, it was revolutionary to me. Revolution to me is seeing what is possible in a situation of unequal and in this case economic differences.
The little world we carry in our heads, it changes. Community acupuncture has possibility and has served many people struggling to have better quality life in their challenging health and living situations. Also being affordable, acupuncture can be experienced more often and perhaps our lives are able to balance with that healing energy in a group space. I will change these words while on this journey, I will learn much.
Seedless sunflower to celebrate the signs of summer as Memorial day approaches to kick off the season…..schools let out, graduate some, summer school some, vacations some, not everyone, sigh, a world out there hungry too. Sunflower love and peace!
Sometimes I match what I have to say on my blog in depth to what I abbreviate on my Facebook status comment bar. I have been more aware for whatever reason, of facing up to things that I see in my world and being mindful of that. Always been there really, just had to say it, write it, state it. Almost so I do not lose that real and rawness of things.
Looks like I am adding a 5th job to my mix and it may replace another gig that breaks for the summer. It is pretty cool actually, another art project is all I can say for now. Working for other people, not everything is so public for me to talk about just to protect their projects that are at birth really.
I have 4 part-time gigs going now. It feels good really. It is like having a stash to work with for relaxation uses. Having 3 gigs made me obsessed about every hour lost and getting every hour in each week just to survive. That is truly work.
Mask making paper mache projects have been steady and interesting lately. I would have photographed my work yet someone else was paying for it and they own it so I am not sure on the photo thing. We were putting together native foods of California for an exhibit opening tomorrow at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park. I will have to visit! I made these amazing roasted green peppers and a handmade roast bird just with paper. My art school training and degree is paying off after all. I really enjoy coming up with colors when I am painting the paper mache. In art school I remember the color black could be made by mixing the three primary colors and since I could not find black, that is what I did, a purple type black, perfect for the olives I was painting. We made a watermelon that was stunningly realistic. Realistic objects is not my art thing yet it is so very fun trying with a small sign of art too in the finished piece.
With my 4th gig I am pretty thrilled and feeling positive to be visiting an old job I had left 9 years ago to attend acupuncture school. Just visiting for a couple weeks at Shen Clinic in Berkeley. A full pharmacy of Chinese herbs, heaven for an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine herbalist such as me. Yay!
Annie Hallats Masks
This is the Masque Arrayed studio of Annie Hallat’s where I enjoy playing with paper mache and also theater related projects. Another thrilling experience that is part of who I am in a creative way.
Links from post:
Shen Clinic and Shen Herb Company
Masque Arrayed
Event listing for May 9, 2009. Becoming America: Becoming California
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
Sometimes things are going on in our lives and they don’t have a name to them since they are a type of beginning of perhaps even a journey. Today I walked to my admin work and passed 50 and I counted, of latino men standing waiting on street corners on the way from Truitt and White, the contractors hardware store, to get hired as day laborers. That is a scene every day of the week and there is more than 50, maybe 60 or 75. They are not romantic latino men saying ooh la la, they are probably on best behavior so they don’t get kicked out of the neighborhoods they are hanging out in.
My life is taking a different turn, I decided to cancel my website that promotes my acupuncture practice. I have been without an office for a few years now and I am lately working in other clinic settings and possibly in the future a group office.
That means I want to develop this blog with my acupuncture journey included. About time really. Hurts a little to cut off the website, yet it had minimal traffic since I was not actively promoting myself.
I don’t know if I should change this blog name or…..it is a new moment and I will work this out. I could even start a new acupuncture blog so I don’t get too whiny for potential clients. Not sure if everyone wants to know ALL about me more than what I could offer them in services. Maybe that will be my new page: Acupuncture Services. This blog will morph into change with my life, I am dreaming of that.
Anselm Kiefer sculpture at the Louvre
Translates as “Enclosed Garden”. There is a video link on YouTube of more of Anselm Kiefer’s work at this same location:You Tube – Anselm Kiefer at Louvre Museum
