Public Art Box and Jafabrit back in Yellow Springs

Been a while since the art box had a new installation. Alas the last one had to be rescued by Urban Handmade (much thanks) after the wind ripped off the plexi cover. 

Spring is here, the sun is shining, blossoms are blooming and the mice come out to play.

One of my fave pics of the art box is with Nancy in 2017 matching the flower planter box LOL! Just perfect. 

Previous Installations

 

Parkinson's and Art

 It's been and is quite a struggle for my jafapal Nancy dealing with Parkinson's. 

It affects every aspect of her life, eyesight, coordination ect. What is doesn't affect is a continued need or desire to create, be it in the theatre arts or visual arts. 

Nancy took a zentangle class a while ago and had so much fun with it .  Yesterday she started with the idea of doing  a zentangle but then it became a doodle with her own distinct style.

The Anonymouse Mousecapades in Yellow Springs, Ohio

In some of the Arizona coffee shops I’m known as the mouse lady lol!

I like to hide them a wee bit or in plain site.

In Yellow Springs I’m still remembered as a jafagirl. I’m spending a month in town and of course my jafagirl art mischief continues.  Many will not know the mice are mine as I don’t label or sign them ,hence Anonymouse.

Notes from Nancy: Meditation, Craft Cards and Gifting

I decided to do the cards after reading a book called "Bliss More" How to succeed in Meditating Without Really Trying by Light Watkins. It's a book about how to meditate and provides a very easy way to meditate.

  

So for the last 5 weeks every day, I've been meditating.  It is a kind of miracle for me to do anything that regularly.  I've decided to meditate many times and then never made it past a couple of times.  Part of what the author suggests is an exchange to do in thanks for the meditation.  You are supposed to do something that is meaningful and a bit 

difficult for you in exchange for the meditation- If you have a teacher who you are learning from you might make your exchange of gifts with them. If you are doing it on your own,  it could be a donation of money to a charity or doing something for someone  or group of someones (who are not someone/something you might do anyway.)  I thought about it a lot and decided to create cards and write in them for every person at Friends Care; our local nursing home.  It's been fun. I asked Corrine if she wanted to join in and do some too. and being a wonderful "yes" person she did!

Love Nancy

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Thanks Nancy I am glad you asked me. I hope the residents at Friends Care enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

cheers 

jafabrit