tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24781491532254219942024-02-17T06:19:26.299-08:00a visual journeya visual journey with lisa cheneyLisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-38194660194362053222016-04-29T15:19:00.000-07:002016-04-29T15:21:30.368-07:0021 Secrets ~ Tools and Techniques!! ON SALE NOW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am finally relaxing a bit after months of writing up outlines for this new workshop, filming, and video editing. I am so very grateful for the opportunity to stretch myself a LOT during the process. I have to be honest, I was afraid of shooting the video myself, had no clue how to edit video, include music, do voice overs.... etc, etc. I have been afraid for years in fact. My last online workshop I had a professional help me and he did an amazing job. But I knew I wouldn't be able to make the venture of offering online workshops that were cost effective without learning and stretching myself. So this time I hired my son, who is taking videography in school, to help me shoot the video and teach me the basics of FinalCut Pro. I loved the process of learning something new!! As I was shooting and editing, I thought about all of you. Would what I was sharing translate on camera? I wanted the video to see what I see when I watch live demos. I want to see the details up close, watch the process, hear the instructor's explanation of their process. So that was my goal. I wanted the camera to follow my eye moments as they followed my hands across the page (Now, that will be a cool thing when a camera will have the capability to do just that effortlessly!) So during shooting I kept asking my boy, "Are you zoomed in here? Are you zoomed out now? Can you see what I am doing?..." He was patient, and always said, "Yes mom, stop worrying, I got it." I was very pleased that what I was envisioning he was able to translate! When it came time for editing, he started and then ran into other school commitments and couldn't finish... so I took over, with LOTS of questions. I loved the editing process!! Even more, it fascinating to see myself work and play. I am generally off in my little bubble and am not aware of much when I'm making art, so what a treat it was to have the opportunity to step back and see it from a different point of view!!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing and hearing what you have learned from my New workshop "<i>Magic</i> Markers." The 21 Secrets family is amazing and I feel so honored to be a part of the tribe.<br />
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<br />Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-25577754591827341152016-03-08T22:39:00.000-08:002016-04-04T17:22:16.550-07:0021 Secrets Spring 2016 ~ Tools and Techniques<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello dear ones,<br />
It has been an eternity since I've spent time on my blog, not that I haven't been working or creating, just been a bit lost in my life the past while. It has been almost as long since I've taught workshops that weren't local. I've missed sharing with my extended tribe!! So it is with a joyful heart that I announce my brand new workshop <b>"<i>Magic</i> Markers" </b>which is included in the 21 Secrets ~ Tool and Techniques Spring 2016 workshop.<br />
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For the past few years I have been experimenting with new ways of using markers in my visual journals and other artwork. Want to learn how I created the artwork below? Then join me in the new 21 Secrets Tools and Techniques workshop. Included in the workshop are detailed videos of the tools and techniques I used to achieve the effects along with two additional marker techniques.<br />
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Not only will you receive my workshop, you will also have access to the other 20 workshops in the 21 Secrets collaboration. <span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=1471097&cl=134923&c=ib&aff=260575" target="_blank">Registration is open now!</a> </i></b></span>Self paced workshops become available April 1st!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Please note: Each instructor has an individual affiliate link, so when you sign up though my link above, I will get credit for that, which in turn is how I receive payment for working with you during this fantastic workshop. Though, even if you choose to sign up through another instructor's affiliate link, we all benefit from having a full event... we are one big happy family over here!! I look forward to working with you in April!!</span></span>Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-47808430793547113312014-10-01T23:11:00.000-07:002014-10-01T23:11:44.009-07:00I am an artist... . ! ? ...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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At what point is the title "artist" no longer followed by a question mark?<br />
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I don't have a day marked on my calendar reminding me that I am an artist. I don't know if I was born this way or if I grew over time to resemble the definition. I don't recall having an epiphany one glorious day. I just know that I can't NOT express what I see and feel in a visual way. There is an ache in my chest and stomach that wont go away until I am immersed in the process of creating. I get cranky, blame others and my busy schedule when I can't sit with my art supplies. In reality, it is me. Only me. There is no one else to blame. Only me. My Ego sabotages my creativity, my muse. Yet She is always there, waiting for me to show up. She is deep within. Waiting. Watching.<br />
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Sometimes I wonder if Artist still applies to me when days, weeks, months pass with no art being created? The answer is always, Yes. For when the gates are finally allowed to open, she emerges and can not be quieted. She is happy and full of information. She knows the truth of the remarkable title of "artist" and embraces it fully.<br />
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<br />Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-41654074724326798692014-09-18T12:53:00.002-07:002014-09-18T12:53:55.486-07:00Art is messy... Anyone up for a game of "I Spy"?It has been some time since I've written a post for my blog. A very long time. I sit here thinking about the past few months, "What has kept me preoccupied?" "Why haven't I been connecting with myself here, in this space, or in my books?" Well I am still mulling those questions around in my head. The good news is I am starting to make art again. And it feels WONDERFUL!<br />
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My studio as a general rule isn't spic-n-span however I am usually mortified when someone "pops over" just to say hello unannounced. The voice in my head shouts, "You are such a SLOB! Nobody wants to see your studio looking like THIS!" and I end up apologizing for my messes. However, during my recent whirlwind of creativeness I took this picture late one night of my studio and posted it on my FB page. Interestingly, and surprising to me, I'm not the only one with a "messy" studio. Afterwards, I started actually inviting friends over without picking up first and they all loved me just the same, and my studio even more than before.<br />
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So, today I take pics of what my current world is like... after weeks of preparing for my solo exhibit (more to come on that next) and a week of unburying myself from emails and freelance work. I must say I am ready to tidy up now that I'm having a tough time finding things, and I am hoping my lost set of car keys are somewhere in here.<br />
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So Seth, Here's to you!! We were in the same mindset and I didn't even know until today... ;-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I actually cleaned up my encaustic palette in <br />preparation for working on a new piece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">containers for supplies...that are missing their <br />supplies, somewhere else on the counter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that mound of "stuff" on the floor? Yeah, that is wax. <br />My floor is now covered in wax that needs to be scraped off. </td></tr>
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Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-45650611220186542652014-03-05T16:02:00.000-08:002014-03-05T16:57:31.367-08:0021 Secrets Coming SOON!! Sneak peak....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, a few weeks ago I began the exciting new journey of filming my first on-line workshop. We are still in the editing phase and tomorrow I get to see how it is all coming together. I am excited and a little nervous...but mostly thrilled to finally be able to jump into the online workshop world and work with individuals that I otherwise wouldn't be able to meet, talk/share with, and more importantly... touch on a deeper level.<br />
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After filming the techniques for The Savage Mirror workshop, I ended up with a self portrait (the demo I did for the workshop) that needed it's story brought to life (something I have each participant do with their own portraits)... last night I dove in, and this is were the page currently sits. My eye, and the expression of it is what drew me into the mirror... that is what I wanted to keep. The pages are still in progress, and more needs to be pulled and pushed, more text to be brought forth, and more symbolism incorporated as the story unfolds. I now wish I had my camera to film the progress... but I did take these stills. I will share the continued metamorphosis and final piece with all of you that sign up for the "21 Secrets Art Journaling Workshop." You still have a small window of opportunity to learn how this portrait came about and to join me in the Savage Mirror workshop!!! I hope to see you in a few short weeks!!<br />
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<br />Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-78197216331621681382013-10-14T14:33:00.000-07:002013-10-14T15:41:11.932-07:0021 Secrets 2014!!!! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Last week on my Facebook pages, I mentioned and teased you with the upcoming On-line class I'll be teaching. Before giving you all the details I want to first give a bit of my background, for those just tuning in or that have just recently started following my blog.<br />
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My journey with visual journaling began back in 2007, back when I needed a creative outlet besides my graphic design. I have drawn and painted on and off my whole life; for years I had been making books as gifts for others; I had been using the combination of typography and imagery in my design work for over a decade; yet at that time had never combined all this into one art form. In 2007, I hadn't heard of the term "visual journaling", I just wanted to start keeping a sketchbook again. That "sketchbook" quickly morphed into a book that contained both imagery and my writing. I was inspired by joining online sketchbook exchanges, and sharing my visual journal pages with others through my Flickr stream. This lead to being published in 1000 Artists Journals, by Dawn Sokol. I was thrilled and excited to be included along side so many others that shared my newly found passion for documenting their lives. I was just beginning to realize how many others were needing this sort of artistic expression. Soon after, I was approached, by the amazing duo Teesha and Tracy Moore, about submitting a workshop proposal to their upcoming art retreat Journalfest. I swallowed my fears and submitted what I had to offer. That was 2009.... I was hooked. I love being surrounded by like minded creative souls who have a passion for expressing themselves in the book format. Over time my journals have morphed, grown, and matured. I have continued to teach workshops as I am just as inspired by my students as they are from me. My Visual Journals have changed my life, saved my artistic self, and helped me to grow into the artist I am today. They are sacred to me, and a blessing I am thankful for. Through them I have been introduced to artists I never imagined I'd meet and converse with. Through them I have been able to bare my soul and document my "life story."<br />
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The past year or so, I've been approached by many individuals to offer online classes. Something I kept adding to my goals list, yet it kept getting pushed down the list as life events dictated more attention. This past year, I have been embracing the mysterious ways that the universe has been working in my life, allowing those things that have been on my "wish list" to present themselves... and wow have the floodgates been opening!!!<br />
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Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-33946090352754716882013-09-16T16:38:00.000-07:002013-09-16T16:38:16.784-07:00Postcards From Paris!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In my last post I shared with you my dream of visiting Paris and Southern France. This is a a trip I have dreamt of since my early college years, a trip I never thought I would actually get to experience. Now that it is a reality and I will be stepping into this adventure in a few short days, I want to share with you what I have been working on to make this trip even more inspiring!<br />
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What I wish for is, to take you with me! I want to share this dream with all those that have supported me emotionally, creativity, personally, and professionally. I wouldn't be the woman/artist that I am without the loving support of ... my "tribe" ~ my people, my "ones" that keep me afloat in all areas of my life. All of you who have sent me words of encouragement and thanks. All of you who have seen me through my hills of joy and valleys of sorrow. Yes, you are my "tribe" and I feel blessed knowing that you are with me.<br />
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As many of you know, I almost never sell my original artwork. Mostly because the majority of the work I do is in my sacred journals, books that I couldn't fathom parting with. On occasion I offer up handmade reproductions of work from my journals, but never the originals. What original art I have sold is few and far between. It is still difficult for me to release my "babies" into the world to live in others' homes. They are so personal and hold a very real piece of me in them. Happily today, I am learning to release my grip and allow a few of these vulnerable ones to fly. The only way I know how to give a piece of myself is through my art. So I am offering my "Postcards from Paris" to you all. I know they each will carry a token of my gratitude and love in them, my offerings for you.<br />
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I am so excited to share my long held dream with you! Thrilled to share my journey with you! I will be leaving for France on Friday, Sept. 20 (in just a few short days!), where I will stay in Paris for a week and then travel down to Southern France for a week with two amazing women/artists. During that time, I will be sketching, painting, journaling, and creating original artwork to share with you!</div>
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While traveling it will be easiest to take you with me via Facebook. </div>
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So, I have set up a new FB page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PostcardsFromParis.lisacheney"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">www.facebook.com/PostcardsFromParis.lisacheney</span></a>. Here I will post ongoing images of our journey while in France. You will see me working on the original 12 "Postcards from Paris"; images of your personalized "Passport To France" as it travels with me over the next few weeks (but you must be quick, these are only available for the next few days); Also see the views that inspire me, take my breath away, and make me wish I could hunker down and spend months instead of days in the surroundings. Upon my return, I will continue to work on original art as my continued dream is to have all the original work together in a solo exhibit. On the Facebook page, I will set up individual albums for the "Postcards from Paris" art, the "Original Art inspired by France," and images from my France Visual Journals so that you all can view the work online as it is happening.</div>
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I know the next few days are going to be hectic as I pack and prepare for our journey, so keep touch through the Facebook "Postcards from Paris" page.<br />
Sending you all lots of love from the heart! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was young I dreamt a lot. I dreamt of living in the forest, inside hollow trees, like a fairy. I dreamt of driving my daddy's fast antique cars. I dreamt of designing my own home with a tower that had a view of the sunrise and the sunset. I dreamt of being brave. I dreamt of being liked by my peers. I dreamt of learning how to make anything just like my dad. I dreamt of being talented like my mom. I dreamt of living by the ocean. I dreamt of being pretty. I dreamt of floating across the land in a hot air balloon. I dreamt of being an artist. I dreamt of rocking my small child to sleep. I dreamt of finding love. I dreamt of seeing far away lands. I dreamt of being able to write, sing, and dance with confidence. I dreamt of being passionate in all that I do. I dreamt of safe places to dream. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel an immense gratitude that many of my dreams have unfolded and brought me on a journey far better than I ever could have imagined. I wake each morning knowing that I will spend many hours of the day doing what I love. I am loved by two fantastic kids, who unknowingly teach me how to be a better person. I have my tribe of friends, family, and creatives souls that bring me up and inspire me. Yet, I still have dreams. </span><br />
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<span apple_mouseover_highlight="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So many dreams. Some just fleeting thoughts. Some became distant memories, for I was told they were unrealistic due to lack of time, money, or priorities. I was told perhaps someday.... someday, when does someday ever really happen? </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of traveling to far away lands. Then in college, the far away lands became the lands were the masters lived. I dreamed of seeing the incredible paintings, architecture, and sculpture created by the masters. To see even a small portion of the art from the history books would be amazing. What would it be like to walk the same streets, see the same sites, be inspired by and connected to artists from the past? Can you imagine!? Top of the list, Paris! I dreamt of traveling there right out of college with a group of artists. However, other life priorities came about and the dream of traveling to Paris was just another distant memory. Until a year ago. I met a artist who was planning on going to France, she invited me to go with her. I recall thinking at the time she was just dreaming, yet I was very excited at the thought of the dream. As the months passed, she continued to refresh the excitement. Could "someday" actually be a reality? There were so many naysayer thoughts jumping around in my head... "Is this even something I should consider? What about the time away? What about the money? Who is going to watch the kids? You are going to get lost in that big old city. What makes you think you deserve this?" Oh, so many critics giving reasons why I shouldn't do this... but, the door was open, I didn't want to walk away from it this time, so I took a deep breath and a leap of faith!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In one month, I will be fulfilling a lifelong dream!!! In doing so, the world has been opening up in ways I never imagined. I am so excited to share all this with you!! Stay tuned!!</span><br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">: My question to you.... What is YOUR life long dream? Dig deep, it is there, still whispering to you. Do you dare still dream about it? Is it in the category of "someday"? What steps can you do to bring it out of "someday" and into reality? :</span></b></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Baskerville;"><br /></span>Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-90081357089107939432013-07-23T18:56:00.001-07:002013-07-23T18:56:28.112-07:00Art Unraveled 2013!!!OH MY!! Only a week away before I pack up the car and head over to Phoenix for Art Unraveled!! I am so very excited to be working closely with all those that have signed up for my workshops. These are new workshops that include all the more in depth drawing and painting techniques that we never have quite enough time to explore in other workshops I've taught. The last few spots are filling fast, so hurry and sign up before the classes are full!<br />
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Over the years I have had the privilege of witnessing many individuals learn to draw for the first time as their eyes opened to a new way of seeing the world around them. After these classes, I have found myself wanting to take my students beyond the contours of their newly found sight, and into seeing values and three-dimensional form. Creating convincing values and textures has always been my favorite aspect of the drawing process. Lets spend the day together as I share with you all the “shading” skills I have learned over the years. This class is for those who have never been introduced to these skills and techniques, as well as those who wish to further their own drawing techniques.</div>
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In this class we will explore in-depth a variety of pencil and pen techniques for applying value to our drawings, thus increasing the illusion of three-dimensional form. Some of these modeling techniques include expressive line qualities, value relationships with the use of continuous tone, hatching, cross-hatching, and a combination of these different techniques. </div>
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What is the point of drawing while you travel? Gosh, that is easy. So that one can truly see that which is around you. Drawing forces one to slow down and to really look at and appreciate the world. Drawing connects you to the places you visit; it creates a very intimate bond. Sure, it would be so much easier to take a snap shot and keep moving — you’d sure get to see a lot more that way! But the memory would be just that, fleeting. This is not true when you have taken the time to draw the places you’ve visited. When I look back through my visual journals, I recall the sounds, the smells, the feel of the breeze or the heat of the sun… I recall everything about those moments. When we draw something, we create a relationship with it.<br />
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In this class you will learn useful drawing and page layout techniques that will inspire you to capture the world around you with your own vision. After completing the ink/pencil sketches, we will focus on some basic color theory with watercolors. Finally we will spend the afternoon learning in depth my unique illustrative style of applying watercolors and colored pencil to your visual journals.<br />
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This is the same style of drawing and sketching I used in my journals which were published in Danny Gregory's latest book, " An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration from the private art journals of traveling artists, illustrators and designers."<br />
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If you already have a copy of "An Illustrated Journey", bring it with you! I would be happy to sign it for you! :)<br />
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Also, see the online interview with Danny and I here:<br />
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Looking forward to see you in Pheonix next week, and hope to see you in one of these awesome workshops!!<br />
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As I was writing the previous post, I had an old comment floating around in the back of my mind. A comment from a reader a few years back, when I just started finding my voice in this raw style of journaling. She thanked me for my courage in posting my work, and then she commented about needing to work through her recent divorce in a similar fashion. She was still processing and didn't think she would be able to share that pain with anyone else. It made me sad for her, and I was curious if she, like so many others (myself included), have been told not to share their inner most fears/thoughts. This short conversation whispered in my thoughts for the past year, and was screaming at me as I finally sat down to write my previous post. Is this subject matter just to damn personal?? I had kept it from so many the past year as I went through a year of separation, another attempt at reconciliation, and even up until days before my divorce was finalized a short time ago. </div>
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This is why I write, journal, and paint about difficult moments in my life. I learned long ago not to hold onto the unspeakable as it creates a hollow dark space in my heart. I eventually have to bring it to light, as nothing dark can stay dark for long once it is confronted and exposed to the light. </div>
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How about you? Do you write, paint, draw, or speak about difficult moments in your life? Do you keep it all tucked away in the depths of your being? Or do you find a way to release it all? I am curious about your processes. </div>
Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-34522655031697854502013-06-13T23:36:00.000-07:002013-06-13T23:36:50.217-07:00After the Storm....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in." ~ unknown</b></span><br />
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This was the literal dream I had almost exactly 2 years ago, on my 41st birthday. I had no doubts what the dream meant, as much as I was fighting it at that time and continued to struggle with the reality of it for the next two years, the storm had arrived. I easily dealt with the small set backs (the small twister crossing my path), however the worst of the storm was on its way whether i was ready or not. Wrecking havoc in my life and all those close to me.<br />
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I have been quiet the past year not only with all of you, but with most of the people in my life, and even with myself. Divorce is never an easy life altering event. Whether you've been married only 1year or 16 years. No matter the circumstances that brought you to this crossroad, it is never an easy choice. I do know that I am no longer the person I was 2 years ago when this all began for me. I am even further from the person I was just 6 months ago. I have grown in ways I never imagined, and am excited to see where my new path takes me. Until recently, I had not allowed myself to process how this event has effected me. For the past year I was preoccupied with my surgery and complications of that, sitting in all the phases of grief yet not really allowing myself to feel them fully, healing from past traumas, and so on... The past 4 months I have been more gentle with myself, by allowing what comes up to be expressed in my journals. Beginning to understand my reality. Finding the lessons to be learned. Embracing the growth. Claiming myself.<br />
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Here is my processing, thus far......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>"This is no fucking Mid-Life Crisis"</b> ~ in the Book of Dreams </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Awoke to these words echoing in my head. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dreamt Feb 2012, completed Sept 15, 2012</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dreamt of nurturing a baby salamander until it was strong enough </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to survive on its own, only to have a huge toad gobble it up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cover is one of my monotype ghost prints that I then went back into and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">drew over the top with ink & colored pencil. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was a bit of a break though to find bits and pieces of writing in </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Layers and layers of writing, painting, writing some more, painting some more. Learning about my personal symbolisms. I have pages and pages of feedback from trusted artist friends who helped me see just how significant this image is to me. It was like opening pandoras box. Home. What is home now? Where is my home now? Where is home for me now? I attempted to draw a crow, but it didn't feel right. Instead I painted a House sparrow. Yes, makes sense now, yet at the time I wasn't thinking about it. Rather, reacting to what the imagery seemed to need. </span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. </span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i></i></span><br />
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</i></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This was first time I was able to come to terms with the fact that I am a single mother now, that I need to allow myself to move into this new chapter. And just as significantly, that my soul knows what to do to heal itself. IF I will allow it and listen to the quiet voice.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">claiming who i am. very deep soul work in this book spread.</span> </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I began this spread with the knowledge I needed to come to terms with my identity. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who am I now? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Our names are often how most people first identify another. I was born to this life, Lisa Christine Cheney. During my brief first marriage I took on my husband's last name as is custom. I felt like a fraud the whole time. I was grateful to have my last name restored. Five years later I was facing the same dilemma. This time I chose to hyphenate my last name. At first it was cumbersome and long. But gradually I became this new name. For 16 years I was known as Lisa Cheney-Jorgensen both privately and professionally. There is no other person out there with my name. Now I was faced with the fact that that too wasn't who I am now. I chose to return back to my birth name. Regardless what happens in the future I will not be taking on another's name again. So this is where this piece started, coming to terms with my identity. This was the first layer that touched the page, my name written over and over. The next layer and the layer after that was all mind dumping free writing until I could figure out what needed to be brought forth. In the very last open space on the page the title " it's time to shed this skin" appeared. Then I knew. What you see here is an image I have had rolling around in my mind for almost a year. It was realized when I wrote to a friend, "I feel like I am forcing myself back into a skin that no longer fits." The time had come to move past the fear into acceptance, to slough off the old. All of this was done in the light of the full moon particle lunar eclipse on April 25th.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">encaustic on a wood panel</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is currently where I am. Cutting cords. Releasing attachments.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Learning not to hold on tight, but rather to relax, and simply let go of those that I've held onto for too long. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I still have a lot more that needs to be worked out and put to the page.... works that are still in-process, awaiting the story to come forth. But this is where I am in my healing process. I am not the same person I once was, for which I am thankful. Bit by bit I am learning to love this new woman who stands before me. She has a mission, a purpose, and a path that I need to allow happen. It is all very exciting the doors that are presenting themselves, people who are coming into my life for very specific reasons, and the paths that are laid out before me. I am so close to closing this chapter in my life, so that I can more forward into my new life. Into my soul purpose. My heart is so full with love to all those that have been with me this past year 1/2, both family and friends. And as much of a shock as this may sound to some, I am thankful to my ex husband who has been going through the same events and yet in the end, we have become friends. This in and of itself, is a very rare feat. </span></td></tr>
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Back in March I was contacted by a beautiful and kind soul, Marit Barentsen, the Editor in Chief for <i><b>Featuring Magazine</b></i>. She kindly asked if I would be interested in an interview about my Visual Journaling artwork. Of course I was honored and thrilled to be contacted by Marit, but also a bit nervous. All the interviews and past articles I have had published have been about my daily or travel visual journals, all of which contain art and sketches of the world around me and how I see the external world. All of which is pretty safe. However, Marit was more interested in the artwork from my other journals. The journals that I express my inner views, struggles, questions, and raw soulful work, both my <i>Book of Dreams</i> and more recently <i>After The Storm</i> journals. (I'll be posting the <i>After The Storm</i> journal here very soon.)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I once perceived as a Road Block, was in fact precisely what I needed to grow, heal, and put me on my path. I am not sprinting as I thought I might, but rather going at a pace that I can be present in my life. Learning to enjoy the journey.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Am I Broken?" Yes, indeed I was. Today, right now, I feel more healed than I ever have. More alive. More whole. The road towards finding my physical and inner strength has begun.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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My secret Soul has brought forth many truths. Truths about my reality and my journey. Perceived realities that my mind and body filtered, twisted, and projected to suite my desires and fears. I am learning to listen to her now. Some may call it intuition, others their gut-feeling, still others the quiet voice, I prefer "my true-self".</span></span><br />
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It was a thrill to meet Danny face to face via Skype (well kind of face to face, but you know what I mean) and to have a long conversation with him. Danny was just as I thought he would be... down to earth, kind, humble, and oh so sweet. Though I'm afraid the entire recorded section of the "interview" I sounded like a dork, *sigh*. Still wish he or I lived closer, I'd love to go out sketching with him for a day or weekend!</div>
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<br />Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-28654613861888195792013-02-08T16:22:00.005-08:002013-02-13T10:15:24.690-08:00To Save a Life - of a petrified paint brush<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of it deeply personal, some of it just for fun. Most of it with the idea of expanding on pages. The book I worked in is a very small moleskine type sketchbook with thin pages. I loved the size, but wish I would have put all these in my daily visual journal. I've decided to sew the pages into my visual journal so as not to loose the pages, and to keep them in order of my life. I've come to appreciate the chronological order of my books. I can see where I have been, how my life has changed, the challenges I've faced, how I have grown or how I fight the growth. It is life. </span></div>
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I was given the challenge by a friend to sketch everyday this month... so I grabbed the nearest small sketchbook (crappy paper and all) and began my 31 Days of Sketching Challenge. I started late and don't have enough time in the day to work on these every day, regardless here is what I've been working on the past few weeks.<br />
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working through some ideas/thumbnails for an entry into my Book of Dreams visual journal. dreamt of a salamander and toad. took me all day to decipher the symbolism, but I hear my subconscious loud and clear.<br />
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This journal I just finished may just be the perfect choice. I made it recently as a demo for one of my book making workshops. The cover is a one of my monotype prints that I printed on the etching press dad made, and then drew over the top of the print with ink and colored pencil. I sealed it with wax so that it would be more durable for the cover.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span>
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I have had the honor of being a member of Boise Open Studios Collective Organization (BOSCO) for the past 4 years. We annually open our studios to the public for one full weekend in October. Look what snuck up on me... October! Which means my studio will be open to all. If you are in the Boise area grab a Tour Map and spend the weekend visiting 36 different artists' studios. I will be working on paintings, my visual journals, and possibly even a bit of printmaking... I'm looking forward to two full days in the studio making art and visiting with new and old friends! Also, I will have some of my work for sale and will be taking special orders. :)Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-81643657577579956312012-10-10T12:41:00.001-07:002012-10-10T12:42:45.855-07:00Bleeding Hearts on display<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A dear friend sent me images of some exotic birds awhile back. This little beauty, the Bleeding Heart Pigeon/Dove, was hidden away in the stack. A few weeks ago I gave a demo of the monotype printmaking technique and used this bird as a sample image. It was a quick demo and I rushed through the original drawing and the process of wiping the plates in order to save time. Obviously, I wasn't pleased with the final print since it lacked detail and interest. (see below) The other day I went back to the print and reworked it by drawing over the top with ink and colored pencil. I love the way it turned out! I will be doing more of this type of printing and more with this bird. </div>
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Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-76584162605017362292012-09-19T11:46:00.000-07:002012-09-19T11:46:43.675-07:00And so it begins.And so it begins, Long overdue images are starting to leak out of my mind and onto the paper now... This one is from a dream back in February. It isn't complete yet. I have too many design deadlines this week to allow myself time to work on it. I am anxious to get back to it. I am anxious to release all the others that are pushing their way forward. I long for a reprieve of life's demands so that I can hide away with my old friends who never disappoint me. my brushes, my paints, my pens, my inks, my pencils...<br />
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<br />Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-36112479425023659622012-08-11T00:24:00.001-07:002012-08-11T00:29:02.074-07:00Encouragement from strangersStumbled across this blog post by a complete stranger...may sound strange but I love this about the internet. Humbled and thankful doesn't begin to describe my reaction to the author's description. It is because of encouragement like this (even from total strangers none the less) that has given me the strength over the years to put my personal work out there... for the whole world to see. Yes, I still hold my breath each time I make that leap.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I can't believe how quickly life flies by!! In one week I will be traveling to AZ to teach at Art Unraveled. I am so excited to meet new kindred spirits and give hugs to those that have already touched my life. </span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Below are the three fantastic workshops I am teaching this year. Even though my </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Learning to See </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">class is bursting at the seams, I may have a little room to squeeze a few more in... </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Transferring Memories</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> is also almost full, but has room for a few more. The Savage Mirror will be an intimate class, but has been potent and life changing for past students. It truly is one of my favorite classes to teach. </span></b></div>
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</div>Lisa Cheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722347475927956207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478149153225421994.post-59167357455056835062012-06-11T14:55:00.000-07:002012-06-26T18:08:33.515-07:00Road Blocks<br />
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