Comments on: Blog Action Day – Oct 15 – Poverty http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/ Artist Writer Curious Dreamer Thu, 17 May 2012 09:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3867 Garden Jools Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:51:01 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3867 Gifts of generosity can make a person rich as well - for both giver and recipient! Gifts of generosity can make a person rich as well – for both giver and recipient!

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Garden Jools Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:49:40 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3866 Thanks Jean! Now that I can understand...art as therapy! With the comment on people seeing you as you are..I hate to say it, but some just do not...some see something that is totally just not there! You can get the "edge" on someone by what they wear or how they conduct themselves in public..but it is not really until you scratch away some of that veneer that you get to see the real grain of the timber! (wow...am I being influenced by my surroundings, Lol!) Anyway..that is another topic isn't it!!!! BTW..thankyou Jean for putting up the pic at the cafe, made my day!!!! Thanks Jean! Now that I can understand…art as therapy!
With the comment on people seeing you as you are..I hate to say it, but some just do not…some see something that is totally just not there! You can get the “edge” on someone by what they wear or how they conduct themselves in public..but it is not really until you scratch away some of that veneer that you get to see the real grain of the timber! (wow…am I being influenced by my surroundings, Lol!) Anyway..that is another topic isn’t it!!!!
BTW..thankyou Jean for putting up the pic at the cafe, made my day!!!!

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3865 Jean Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:44:55 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3865 Nah... with me... what you see is pretty much what you get! (((chuckles))) Art therapists work with people who are troubled. Their clients aren't artists... but rather... people who are experiencing difficulties in their life that need resolution. It's a form of therapy that can be used by people who have been damaged by something in their life experience and need to find a way to express and release their anguish. In short... the "making of art" is used as a form of therapy. Fascinating eh? I hadn't heard of it either... but it makes sense that art (as a form of expression) could be used in such a constructive way to help people with problems. Have a great day Jools! Nah… with me… what you see is pretty much what you get! (((chuckles)))

Art therapists work with people who are troubled. Their clients aren’t artists… but rather… people who are experiencing difficulties in their life that need resolution. It’s a form of therapy that can be used by people who have been damaged by something in their life experience and need to find a way to express and release their anguish. In short… the “making of art” is used as a form of therapy. Fascinating eh? I hadn’t heard of it either… but it makes sense that art (as a form of expression) could be used in such a constructive way to help people with problems.

Have a great day Jools!

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 Garden Jools Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:29:48 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3864 Well..yes, they know who I am in there now!! Lol! We did finally meet up yesterday and the story of my very early arrival proved to be a great start to more animated conversation! It is strange how people see you compared to how you see yourself! Alot of the time you could be talking about 2 different people!! Please forgive my ignorance Jean...but what does an art therapist do??? Well..yes, they know who I am in there now!! Lol! We did finally meet up yesterday and the story of my very early arrival proved to be a great start to more animated conversation! It is strange how people see you compared to how you see yourself! Alot of the time you could be talking about 2 different people!!
Please forgive my ignorance Jean…but what does an art therapist do???

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3863 Jean Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:58:07 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3863 You'll probably get super duper service there now Jools... being a regular 'n all! (((chuckles))) When it happened to me I was so embarrassed to have stuffed my friend around... but she was cool with it. An art therapist by trade... she told me how relieved she was to know that I do actually (sometimes) make mistakes and muck things up. It's funny how others perceive us. I mean... I know I am faulty... but from the outside looking in... maybe not so much?! (((LOL))) You’ll probably get super duper service there now Jools… being a regular ‘n all! (((chuckles)))

When it happened to me I was so embarrassed to have stuffed my friend around… but she was cool with it. An art therapist by trade… she told me how relieved she was to know that I do actually (sometimes) make mistakes and muck things up. It’s funny how others perceive us. I mean… I know I am faulty… but from the outside looking in… maybe not so much?! (((LOL)))

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Garden Jools Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:11:48 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3862 Oh yes (grinning from ear to ear!!!). When I discovered my error of dates, I just shook my head and thought about what a lovely day it had been anyway! I'm pretty sure that the waitress will figure out what had happened! Lol!! I shall have to wear something else tho! Oh yes (grinning from ear to ear!!!). When I discovered my error of dates, I just shook my head and thought about what a lovely day it had been anyway! I’m pretty sure that the waitress will figure out what had happened! Lol!! I shall have to wear something else tho!

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3860 Jean Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:14 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3860 Thanks Jools! Have fun today at your morning tea. Best thing about mucking up the date is you get to do it all over again another day.... kind of like so much deja vu... but in a good way! I once turned up to deliver paintings to an exhibition three days early... worse still I arranged to meet an artist friend for lunch after we had dropped off our paintings. We were the only ones there... oops! LOL All was not lost however as we got to do it all again a few days later. Thanks Jools! Have fun today at your morning tea. Best thing about mucking up the date is you get to do it all over again another day…. kind of like so much deja vu… but in a good way! I once turned up to deliver paintings to an exhibition three days early… worse still I arranged to meet an artist friend for lunch after we had dropped off our paintings. We were the only ones there… oops! LOL All was not lost however as we got to do it all again a few days later.

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 Garden Jools Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:26:41 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3859 Ah ha...now the mystery has been solved! Good luck there Jean!! Ah ha…now the mystery has been solved! Good luck there Jean!!

]]> By: Jean http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3857 Jean Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:14:10 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3857 Sounds great Jools. That commission rate is virtually unheard of nowadays! Your new town sounds very friendly... no wonder you are settling in so well. Enjoy the morning tea tomorrow! :-) I have a blog article written but have stalled getting the accompanying music and pics together. Have builders here renovating... plasterers painters tilers etc. The place is a train wreck. Nothing like a bit of havoc to knock the creative urge dead on the head. LOL Watch this space... will get back here as soon as I can. :-) Sounds great Jools. That commission rate is virtually unheard of nowadays! Your new town sounds very friendly… no wonder you are settling in so well. Enjoy the morning tea tomorrow! :-)

I have a blog article written but have stalled getting the accompanying music and pics together. Have builders here renovating… plasterers painters tilers etc. The place is a train wreck. Nothing like a bit of havoc to knock the creative urge dead on the head. LOL Watch this space… will get back here as soon as I can. :-)

]]> By: Garden Jools http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-3847 Garden Jools Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:23:51 +0000 http://jeanburman.com/?p=531#comment-3847 Just on the note of wonderful things Jean...I have joined the local gallery here (Woolgoolga Art and Craft Gallery) for the princely sum of $25 p/yr, which allows me to hang in the gallery and have my own exhibtions there. The commission is 20% if you can man the counter once a month (but that is out of the question for me!!) or....you pay 30%. Anyway...I had a phone call from a gallery member yesterday, inviting me to morning tea to meet other members (on Tuesday!) just how lovely is that? Just on the note of wonderful things Jean…I have joined the local gallery here (Woolgoolga Art and Craft Gallery) for the princely sum of $25 p/yr, which allows me to hang in the gallery and have my own exhibtions there. The commission is 20% if you can man the counter once a month (but that is out of the question for me!!) or….you pay 30%. Anyway…I had a phone call from a gallery member yesterday, inviting me to morning tea to meet other members (on Tuesday!) just how lovely is that?

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