"Love your work" 2014
I have always loved words, in books, in songs, as they come out of peoples mouths. On this page I share some small bits of writing, some of it has been to accompany a painting, some of it my own ramblings when I am trying to make sense of my world. Words and I seem to have a very strong relationship, I am known as a talker (probably too much so!!!), I was writing songs and poetry in my early teens and now at this stage of life and as a painter I still love words and they have become a very significant part of my paintings. I accredit this love of words to my Irish DNA, Irish people love to talk, to sing words and of course to write. I hope you find some nourishment in my musings,
Love
Tracey
From The series of paintings Ten Letters to a young artist after Rainer Maria Rilke.
Nurture
Be gentle with your work, treat it like a small child.
Respect it's infancy and protect it from criticism.
In the early stages, your work needs support and nurture.
Like a seed it has the potential to grow into something that amazes even you,
the one who is working with the Universe to bring it into being
Passion
Stay connected to your passion
feed it
stay awake
the world is full of inspiration
go outside
look inside
follow your intuition
do what feels right
seek joy
create from an inspired state of being
Getting inspired IS the work
the rest.....
is easy
Trust
Trust yourself
Trust life
Don't give up
DON"T give up
if you need a rest...have one
refresh your spirit
spend time appreciating your world
Then get back to it!
change direction if you want
begin something that excites you
feel the energy rise and flow
find your bliss and keep going
Expectation
Whatever your expectation, that's what will be
When you expect success you emit a vibration that draws it to you
expect to succeed
settle for nothing less
Love your work
You must love what you do
Love the challenges and the frustrations
they are pathways to new levels of work
love the isolation
love being a conduit for that which is yet unsaid
and then
love and appreciate the beauty you bring forth
Take risks
take the unknown way
risk creating something that may be ridiculed
because it is new
be true to yourself
don't look to anyone else for validation
the greatest risks yield the greatest harvest
Success
What is success?
it's creating work that YOU love
Success in the world will follow when you believe in yourself
Be happy for others when they do well
there is room for everyone
measure your success by the joy you feel
Be Patient
Everything is unfolding perfectly
if you can find reasons to be happy and appreciate all that you already have
then know that everything else you want is on its way
be patient with yourself
be patient with life
enjoy the journey
you will never have this day again
Live life to the full
Go out into the world and soak it up
then retreat from it and create your art
as an artist you need to do both
Life is meant to be fun
you can do it all
just not all at once
Presence
Find something beautiful
Linger there
Let the beauty permeate your cells
Feel it move you
In giving your attention to what is beautiful
You let go of pain
You amplify all that is good in life
And release all that is not
It's so simple
Look at a photo
Remember a place or a time when you were happy
This is the secret to creating a wonderful life
Always look for the good
Turn away from what upsets
Then watch......
As your life blooms
Life is not to be lived in the shallows
Life is not to be lived in the shallows
but in the depths
where beauty resides
and love cannot hide
Life is an ocean and we are born to swim
to dive
to float
to explore
always moving
always in pursuit of an ever shifting horizon
The ocean calls
deep I dive
to know who I am
Life is not to be lived in the shallows