Nadia Daniels-Moehle
Meanwhile in Memoriam: Inspired by Mary Oliver and Her Poem “Wild Geese” Gouache on paper Mary Oliver taught me that to be natural was to be joyous and fragile, whimsical and strong, wild and tender. Poetry, I have often thought, is a place, not a thing, an experience that moves past the written word and…
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The Truth About Self, It’s a Process: Inspired by James Baldwin’s Essay “The Creative Process” Graphite on paper, animated. The Creative Meanderings #2: Inspration and “the creative process” Perhaps art is the link between people and our changing lives. A common question since the beginning of CognEYEzant:365 is, “have you run out of inspiration yet?”…
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Tahlia: What it Takes to be the Future: Inspired by Kate DiCamillo and Chiaroscuro Graphite, watercolor, gouache on paper Thanks to Tahlia, I got to revisit one of my favorite authors. Kate DiCamillo‘s stories infuse themselves into you. Her name whisks me to the far-off afternoons of childhood, listening to my mother read aloud. DiCamillo’s books…
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Recipe for Conscious Existence: Inspired by Naomi Shihab Nye and “yutori” Ink on paper The familiarity of Naomi Shihab Nye‘s poetry spread from my family’s poetry shelf into my life. Shihab Nye’s collection of poems, A Maze Me: Poems for Girls, sat at an eye-level vantage point, beckoning me to unfold the dog-eared pages and…
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Protect and Border and Greet: Inspired by Solitude and Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet Gouache and ink on paper Poetry can transport us to moments, feelings, and human experiences. Poetry can condense great vastnesses into something palatable and, perhaps, even relatable. Poet Rainer Maria Rilke‘s Letters to a Young Poet has continuously nurtured my inspiration.…
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As Simple as This: “Your Silence Will Not Protect You”–Audre Lorde Watercolor, ink, gouache on paper This piece was inspired by a guiding light, one who’s helped me through creativity, through the world, and through being a woman, being a human being. This guiding light is Audre Lorde. Today, while observing the current that brought…
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