by Chris Zydel | Jun 11, 2017 | Articles |
That thing that is right in front of you That issue or situation that keeps bringing you to your knees That you seemingly can’t escape Desperately wanting to avoid Hoping it will stop or go away The one where you tell yourself If only I could be rid of this hell Then...
by Chris Zydel | Jun 7, 2017 | Articles |
I search for the wildness still living in me Listening for my wild kin calling out With joyful memories of being clothed in fur and scales and feathers Reminding me of what it means to be deeply a part of this earth We are brothers and sisters of blood and bone and...
by Chris Zydel | Jun 6, 2017 | Articles |
Real is gutsy. Real is vulnerable. Real is raw. And bodacious. Real is at the core of everything. Real is something that you can feel. It resides in the heart and the belly much more so than in the mind. Real is authentic power. Real is where you draw the line. Real...
by Chris Zydel | Jun 5, 2017 | Articles |
I have a friend who is a musician. And more than anything else he wants to write his own songs and eventually put them together on a CD. But it’s not really happening. So he is in that particular type of artists hell where the creative longing is terribly insistent...
by Chris Zydel | May 23, 2017 | Articles |
I got into this line of work… i.e. helping people heal … because I wanted to make things better. I saw a lot of suffering in my family and community during my early years here on the planet. And I wanted to alleviate that suffering. And I still want that. And still...
by Chris Zydel | May 3, 2017 | Articles |
I get awfully tired of being an adult all the time. I get exhausted just thinking about the list of things I have to do to keep my life operating on a more or less even keel, much less actually doing all those things. Like always having to be competent. And...
by Chris Zydel | Apr 18, 2017 | Articles |
One of the little known benefits of the wild heart expressive arts intuitive painting process is that it … *ahem* … gets ALL your juices flowing. Including the sexy ones. And that’s no joke. A couple of years ago I had a woman who came to one of my weekend...
by Chris Zydel | Apr 15, 2017 | Articles |
If you have been in my world for even five minutes you know that I am wildly devoted to spreading the word about the healing power of the creative process. And what I find healing about making art in an intuitive way is how it allows, encourages and...
by Chris Zydel | Apr 7, 2017 | Articles |
I’ve been reading a lot of novels lately… and have come across some darned good ones… but the thing I’ve noticed the most is that a story only really gets interesting when someone majorly screws up. If the protagonist falls in love with the wrong person, if the best...
by Chris Zydel | Mar 31, 2017 | Articles |
This is our very last chat for the week. It’s been such a blast getting to talk creative process, painting, and the Feminine with you all week long! Connie and I sincerely hope that you’ll join us for Paint Riot in Oakland, California this May where the...
