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Who are we?

'The Artist Connection’ ---- a gathering of artists to share, reinforce, and understand the dynamics of their creative trade. The idea is to share and have fun, and maybe learn something.

Synchronism -- discussion topic

Synchromism was an art movement founded in 1912 byAmerican artists Stanton MacDonald-Wright and Morgan Russell.

Synchromism is based on the idea that color and sound are similar phenomena, and that the colors in a painting can be orchestrated in the same harmonious way that a composerarranges notes in a symphony.

More broadly, Synchronism is deliberately achieved coincidence in a point of time..

Married to the Muse

Here is a challenge we all share that we should post on ---- dealing with the lows and highs of the creative spirit. That is accepting the loneliness of our thoughts and observations and then marshaling the courage to express them. And then dealing with life's incompleteness when the creative muse strays -- -- as well as creating the space for its expression before it fades away, rather before it escapes into the night.

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Najwa Al-amin's new piece

Give this painting a two word name

Thunderstorms

A very special friend inspired this stroy, hope you enjoy it. Tom

When we meet

Magic happens, creative people share their visions and inspirations. It's about the very early feeling of a rumbling of a new idea, of how a seed is set and how it grows and takes form. It's about creating space to let the new seed grow.
It's a brotherhood of creativity -- -- blood brothers bonded by the pursuit of a dream. It's the scaffolding and support system for ephemeral dreams. It's creating self accountability to have dreams come true. It's about listening to the calling and letting its meaning be felt. It's honoring the lifecycle of the creative process -- -- a support group for self-expression. It's the excitement of witnessing a new idea becoming manifest -- -- something from nothing, creation.

Books ---- that touch the creative process

Seminal books about the creative life. The Soul's Code: James Hillman, how spirit transcends environment and genes, honoring and nurturing the 2nd spiritual self, listening to the creative urge, letting the soul lead. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, self challenge and engagement and the good fight enliven our spirit ---- it's not about comfort and leisure. Methods to achieve the flow of challenge, the culture of flow, living in flow.

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