The women in
the group wanted to find more ways to share their creativity. Two examples of
sharing small brightly painted rocks were gleaned online and a library book
(The Art Abandonment Project by M. deMeng and A. Matus) provided further
inspiration. The smooth rocks were simple to obtain as we live in an area near
the Great Lakes/ Thames river valley.
Our project
was to paint the stones with eye-catching colours, designs, patterns including
inspiring messages and then to find ways to give them away in the community. We
provided many stones so that each person could make one or several.
Art is one
of the earliest forms of communication as images allow us to connect with
others and with our own inner heart. Symbols pre-date written language and
continue to wield power even in our densely literate age. Creativity is meant to be shared to
communicate and by giving these little treasures away anonymously the women
were freed from any pressure to be perfect.
Some of our
previous projects focused on small random acts of kindness and this project
carried on our tradition. Our discussion at the end explored the way we often feel
better emotionally when we are doing something that will be of benefit to
others. Once we let our gifts leave our hands they have their own journeys. We
hope they can give others a bit of the happiness we shared together while
painting them.
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