Tag Archives: trauma

From Vision to Vehicle

Posted on 6 March 2013 by MEY

Sitting on the floor, eyes closed, I am encircled by paint, brushes, paper. “Where am I?” is the question of my heart. Images emerge . . . deep dark waters, constantly rocking . . . a body of white light … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Altered Attitude, artist's book, book art, healing, LookOut! Gallery, painting, Take Back the Night, trauma | Leave a comment

Give Away, Revisited

Posted on 12 February 2013 by MEY

Recent events brought my prayer-poem “Give Away” to mind. The annual newcomers potluck with my Quaker community at Red Cedar Friends Meeting, as we enjoyed a round-robin gift exchange with stories. Also, the last workshop at Crow’s Nest Center USA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Crow's Nest Center, give away, healing, photography, poetry, Red Cedar Friends, spiral dance, The Cherokee Full Circle, trauma | Leave a comment

The Dawn

Posted on 31 January 2013 by MEY

The solution to vanquishing trauma comes not through confronting it directly, but by working with its reflection… ~ Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma One week not so long ago, in a place near and dear… Sunday Driving home, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged creative nonfiction, healing, Park Trades Center, photography, trauma, Waking the Tiger | 3 Comments

Somewhere in Time

Posted on 12 January 2013 by MEY

While exploring the group studio that I recently joined in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a surprise caught my eye. A gap in the floor board was smoothed over by a transparent filler encasing a watch. The timepiece may be understood as memory … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book art, Crow's Nest Center, healing, Kalamazoo, Lansing Poetry Club, mapping, memory, MICA Gallery, trauma, Waking the Tiger | 2 Comments

Along came a spider…

Posted on 3 January 2013 by MEY

While spiders are commonly found in houses, there are some rare sightings . . . like flipping through your altered book after it was weighted down overnight and discovering a living spider along the spine of its last page. Such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged journeying, Little Miss Muffet, shamanism, spider, trauma | 2 Comments

falling apart

Posted on 27 December 2012 by MEY

As introduced last week, I continue my Poseidon adventure! This week’s glimpse is “falling apart”, a poem that was intent on melding into book art. And by doing so, invited intuition — that inner voice — to drive the resulting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged book art, Crow's Nest Center, falling apart, focusing, healing, mixed media, poetry, trauma | Leave a comment

The Poseidon Adventure

Posted on 20 December 2012 by MEY

Sometimes I can’t resist a convenient title when the fit is just right! For those wondering, The Poseidon Adventure was a 1970s film about the final voyage of a luxury ship flipped over by a tsunami, the result of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archetype, book art, healing, mixed media, mythology, Poseidon, trauma | 2 Comments