What’s your relationship with yourself like? What about with your art?
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I work on my relationship with myself every morning when I step onto my yoga mat, every time I put pencil to paper (yes, I prefer to hand write everything and with pencil ✏️ 🙂), every time I make the conscious choice to put the time in to nourish my body and not choose the opposite, every time I pick up or listen to a book, every online class I take to further educate myself (we can never stop learning), and in so many other ways.
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The other night I shared a little BTS video in my Instagram Stories of me setting up for a self-portrait in my backyard. It was completely impromptu. I had gone outside with Linhsey (my daughter) while she played hockey in the driveway, but the fading light and woods whispered for me to come.
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I obliged.
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While I didn’t create anything magical, I embodied and relished myself in the process. I spent so much thought and time in the winter pondering why I wasn’t out there creating as much. The cold and snow had never stopped me in the past. Now I see I just needed to lean in and trust in the process. It may call at the oddest of times, or lie dormant for quite some time. I just need to trust that whatever I’m meant to create, I will.
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I needed to go through this process the other night of feeling that spark of inspiration, setting up, making the images, and taking it all down again. It’s within that process that my relationship to self grows the most.
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What about you?
Expressive Self Portraiture
In our vulnerability we will find strength. Oftentimes I find that the scarier something is for me, the more I need to do it. Many of my self-portraits are proof of my scars. I used to hide in fear of judgment, but I have learned that the more I reveal and share my scars, the more it helps others and inspires them to do the same.
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Expressive Self Portraiture is open for registration through @thedefineschool. Classes begin 2/18/19. I keep my class size small to ensure feelings of safety, trust, and to provide a mentorship based experience for all students. I’m active and available throughout the entire 4 weeks and beyond.
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I truly hope you’ll join me! Feel free to email me with any questions. sharoncovertphotography@gmail.com
The link to learn more or sign up is HERE !