Be the (Golf) Ball

It might be a Zen thing.  It’s definitely my favorite recurring dream.

I’m playing golf, enjoying the great outdoors, warm weather & sunshine.  Feeling good and strong physically and emotionally, swinging the club.  I tee up the ball, take a practice swing or two, and launch a great drive (I know it’s so because of how good it feels).

"LineScape #21" (in progress) deconstructed screen-printing, cotton batting, cotton stitching

And then it happens.

Just as the ball takes off, I become the ball.  And now, I’m sailing into the air, flying high above the fairway, over the tree tops.  I’m high enough to see for miles – and what a beautiful view it is, so still and clear, even as I am sizzling through the wind.  All seems right with the world, aligned – I’m in the vortex.  I’m flying for a much longer time than a ball normally would, suspended in air and time.

And when it comes time for me to “land”, it is always a soft, easy landing, either on the fairway, often on the green, sometimes just off the edge of the green.  As I land, the ball becomes the ball again.   And I become the golfer, seeing my ball where it has landed, preparing for my next shot.

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Funny thing is, I’m really Not a golfer.  I mean, I’ve played a few times, had a couple lessons and I like the game and would love to play it more often, but I just don’t have the time right now to add that into the mix.  For now, I have my dream.  And in my dream, my game is really good!

Remodel Update

Life is good – we have our dining, living, and bathroom back again!  Here’s a few photos of everything all “spiffed up” for our dinner and dance party last weekend. (Wii and Just Dance = fun, fun, fun!)

(clockwise from upper left) dining room table view; "silver" vestibule with colored doors; dining/living room view from stairs; living room view looking toward our studios

Thanks to my partner, our “gallery”/living space has a new updated look, just in time for the upcoming Ft. Collins Studio Tour.  She’s so talented with these kind of living space make-overs, she may soon be adding this to her repertoire of creative offerings.

Like a Rolling Stone….

While the paint has barely dried on this project, we already have a bid and plans moving for our NEXT home improvement: 3 different electrical projects which will “light up” my studio work area better so I can SEE what I’m working on and give us more power to stitch, saw, cut, sand, steam, simmer, and dye.

We’re revving up our ART-making engines as we approach April here at Hanna-Gilhooly Studios.  Between now and July, we have 5 Art Shows we need to create work for and I’m also working on getting my online store stocked up with new merchandise.  I’ve also got 2 Artist Talks and a Workshop scheduled in the next month!

Stitching, stitching, stitching…..