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Grief and the Element of Space

by Sheila Collins | Jan 18, 2024 | Art & Life, Family, Grieving, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, pets, Story-telling

Recently several people I know have had a loved one die in their home. This has caused me to think about grief and its connection to the element of physical space and objects that surround us. When my daughter Corinne was battling breast cancer and losing, she had...

The Gifts of Story, Artmaking and the Connections They Produce

by Sheila Collins | Jan 11, 2024 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, History, Personal Stories, Publications, Story-telling, Women, Girls & the Feminine

My writer friend Linda Meadowcroft has just released her compelling and meticulously researched biography, Ghost Eagles: The Spirit Journey of Artist Jan Beaver Gallione. I wish for better skills in what I call, “writing about writing,” to communicate my excitement...

Using the Arts to Prepare for the New Year

by Sheila Collins | Dec 28, 2023 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Rituals

A hummingbird just fluttered by, reminding me, that besides all my relatives that have arrived or are about to arrive, or who are catching a nap on the patio alongside me here in Palm Springs, I have winged relatives too. I’m most likely gonna need some of that...

Grieving to Overcome Hate

by Sheila Collins | Nov 30, 2023 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, History, Past Events, Personal Stories, Publications, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Writing

I didn’t see the National news item when it was broadcast across the gigantic flat TV screen at the airport this morning. But I saw its effect in the eyes of my traveling companion. As he described its message to me, the churning sensations in my gut reminded me of...

The Art of Change

by Sheila Collins | Nov 16, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Personal Stories, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Spirtuality, Women, Girls & the Feminine

I’m just back home in Pittsburgh after spending time in Oakland CA and at a woman’s retreat in the woods of East Texas. One of the known values of travel is to appreciate your home in a new way and, though it’s not to be counted on, this glorious mild, sunny weather...

Dancing On Behalf of Our Grieving Selves

by Sheila Collins | Nov 9, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Dances, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, History, Improvisation, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized

I spent the weekend in Oakland CA at InterPlayce, the home of the art-based improvisational system InterPlay, (an active creative approach to unlocking the wisdom of the body.) I’ve been a proponent, participant, practitioner, performer, teacher and altogether...

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Grief and the Element of Space

The Gifts of Story, Artmaking and the Connections They Produce

Using the Arts to Prepare for the New Year

Grieving to Overcome Hate

The Art of Change

Dancing On Behalf of Our Grieving Selves

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