janeboutwell
A Prayer for Those Who Work in Creative Vocations
God, we come before you–you who first presented yourself to us as a Creator: somebody who makes. The first thing you told us about the...
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janeboutwell
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
Blessing for the Writing of Letters by Jane Boutwell
May my hand running across this paper as I write reach out like a hand to hold in friendship - a tangible connection between us: our...
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janeboutwell
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
The Story of the Small Cup
I find my days so full that they pass in a blur at times. I look back and I'm not sure what happened to the hours, what happened the day...
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janeboutwell
- Oct 18, 2021
- 9 min
Creativity & Grief: Nurture Bowls
I have been working on writing out the stories of artworks that I've made over the years that have come from a place of grief, whether...
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janeboutwell
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Wonder Walk/ Worship Walk:
(featured in episode 6 of the Growing Creative Podcast) LORD, Oh, Great Maker, as we walk through the nature you made, help us stay awake...
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janeboutwell
- Sep 10, 2021
- 2 min
Blessing for a Creative Community
May you listen when the Spirit kindles your imagination. When the Creative Spirit that set the whole universe into being, plants a small...
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janeboutwell
- Sep 3, 2021
- 5 min
On Being a Courageous Beginner
(taken from episode 3 of the Growing Creative podcast. Click here to listen.) As I talked to a friend the other day about this experience...
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janeboutwell
- Aug 31, 2021
- 6 min
Beauty & Brokenness: the Art of Mending (from Episode 2 of the Growing Creative Podcast)
Beauty and brokenness. This is a vital concept that I find to have many, many applications, and it's been an underlying theme in my work...
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janeboutwell
- Aug 27, 2021
- 8 min
Why Fight the Inner Critic?
I'm going to share some of my story with the inner critic. That's a term for creatives referring to that voice in your head that...
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janeboutwell
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Flowers for you, friend.
Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and pulled in many different directions? While it’s still hot as the blazes in my neck of...
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janeboutwell
- Aug 11, 2020
- 4 min
The Rich Benefits of Creative Growth in Parents
At some point in their education journeys, I’ve homeschooled all four of my kids. When I was first starting out with my oldest two, I...
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janeboutwell
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
Artist Interview
Are you curious to hear more of my story...more about how I am trying to use what I've learned in personal areas of my life to help...
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janeboutwell
- Jun 16, 2020
- 3 min
Lessons Learned From the Heron (And Other Graceful & Awkward Wading Birds)
I love herons. There is something incredibly compelling about them. As I ask myself what it is that has me captivated, there are layers...
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janeboutwell
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Marsh Painting
Sky ablaze- splashes of color of still wet paper. Watercolor landscape painting.
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janeboutwell
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Signs of life
Art speaks wordlessly to our spirits... my hope with this collection is to speak healing and hope in the midst of grief. (When I began...
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janeboutwell
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
Putting it all together
I’ve had a sense that I might have the variety of art mediums that I love all come together.... invite them all to a party and see them...
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janeboutwell
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
Painting Poems
I asked for a book of Mary Oliver Poems for Christmas and when I read her poem entitled Snow Geese I knew that I loved it. Over time I...
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