Deepening with Neurographica

I discovered Neurographica about this time last year, (read about that here) and have played with the form ever since. This fall, Aline Smolyansky posted an invitation to her 'Neurovember' challenge, a 'soft' invitation to post daily - or frequently - throughout the month.

Neurovember Cover Page

A couple of months ago, I broke my right wrist (!! Slipped on a patch of mud!) and after surgery with a GREAT doctor, and being fitted with a splint with Purple Velcro - was slowly able to write - and then draw again .... one of the first forms I 'tackled' was my trusty Neuro-Noodling!

Two months post surgery, I'm pretty much up to speed writing, playing harp, painting - Woot!

The general theme of NeuroVember is The Joy of Being - and the first week's prompts are:

Joy
Wisdom
Happiness
Vitality
Knowledge
Creativity
Personal Theme

Hands and Autumn Leaves

Art challenges are a good way to get in a daily drawing (etc) habit, to get 'unstuck' if you've been feeling blocked, and to connect with other participants and build social media networks.

And - I decided to enroll in Aline's Basic User class, Neurographic Art Fundamentals, which begins Tuesday November 9, and meets for 4 weeks. I've thought of taking this 'personal use' class for awhile, and I enjoy Aline's style!! It will be nice to deepen with the method, and this class is the prerequisite for other courses.

This evening, I discovered this lovely little interview with Neurographica founder Dr Pavel Piskarev from a conference several years ago - it's well translated, and quite delightful!

I especially like Dr Piskarev's description of his (then) 4 year old daughter telling him their relationship was good because she had drawn him/it that way! And his belief that by connecting with ourselves through art, we can build more harmonious relationships between people and nations!

YES!

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