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2 a journal of the arts & ag<strong>ing</strong> | summer 2013A Journal ofthe Arts & Ag<strong>ing</strong>Edited by Karen Close& Carolyn Cowannumber 8, summer 2013issn 1920-5848SAGE-INGWITH CREATIVE SPIRIT,GRACE & GRATITUDEa publication of theOkanagan Institute1473 Ethel Street, Kelowna BC V1Y 2X9www.okanaganinstitute.comCopyright © 2013 Okanagan Institute.All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced in any formwithout the permission of the publisher.This publication available for online view<strong>ing</strong><strong>and</strong> download<strong>ing</strong> at:www.sage<strong>ing</strong>.caEmail sage<strong>ing</strong>4@gmail.comCover paint<strong>ing</strong>: see page 7.Inside this issue3. <strong>Creative</strong> by Nature … – Lisa Lipsett7. An Expressive Arts Adventure – FayWilkinson11. Cook<strong>ing</strong> Up Community – Cookbook13. From the Memory Vault– On the Move in My Mind – GobnaitMcAnoy– The Immigrant – Antoinette VoûteRoeder18. Sw<strong>ing</strong><strong>ing</strong> <strong>With</strong> the Stars – Karen Close21. The Worth of a Cup of Tea – HaroldRhenischMISSION STATEMENT<strong>Sage</strong>-<strong>ing</strong> <strong>With</strong> <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong>, <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Gratitude</strong> exists to honour the transformationalpower of creativity. We are aquarterly journal intended as an initiativefor collaboration <strong>and</strong> shar<strong>ing</strong>. We presentthe opportunity for the free exchange ofwisdom gleaned from creative engagement.We invite all ages to contribute theirdiscoveries.<strong>Sage</strong>-<strong>ing</strong> is about seek<strong>ing</strong> - satisfy<strong>ing</strong>inner gnaw<strong>ing</strong> <strong>and</strong> transform<strong>ing</strong> it toknow<strong>ing</strong> <strong>and</strong> action. Age<strong>ing</strong> can bealchemy when one allows the realisationthat to Know Thyself <strong>and</strong> contribute thatknow<strong>ing</strong> to our culture is indeed one oflife’s highest purposes. That know<strong>ing</strong>br<strong>ing</strong>s the gratitude, grace <strong>and</strong> integritythat a life deserves. The creative journeyinto self is a strong aid to health <strong>and</strong> wellbe<strong>ing</strong>for the individual <strong>and</strong> to our culture.This journal exists for all those serious inexplor<strong>ing</strong> their creativity, in a chosenexpression. It is a forum for publication <strong>and</strong>exposure to other artists, both novice <strong>and</strong>established. This journal is an easel for anyform of artistry undertaken out of personalintuition <strong>and</strong> imagination.INTRODUCTIONContributor Fay Wilkinson ponders thequestion many are consider<strong>ing</strong>. “As Inavigate my own senior years, I wonderwhat role expressive arts has in my age<strong>ing</strong>gracefully <strong>and</strong> liv<strong>ing</strong> fully?” Her articleaddresses a grow<strong>ing</strong> consciousness withinherself, <strong>and</strong> her community, to explorecreative fitness in the adventure of age<strong>ing</strong>.Written one hundred <strong>and</strong> eighty yearsago, the poem by Lord Tennyson about the24. 30-Day Paint<strong>ing</strong> Challenge in theMayan Riviera – Jaine Buse26. Voices Gathered – A Collaborative Piece31. Words From the Heart – Poetry35. Our Lives Revolve Around Music <strong>and</strong>Love – Barbara Samuel38. The Right to Perform – Ruth Bieber41. Why Sylvia Couldn’t Draw the Clown– Dr. Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka47. Print – Kim Lakeage<strong>ing</strong> Ulysses yearn<strong>ing</strong> to explore again,foreshadows today’s seekers:“... I will drinkLife to the lees:... I am become a name:For always roam<strong>ing</strong> with a hungry heart ...”Today, however, many are explor<strong>ing</strong>within. The hungry heart is the seat ofcreative spirit. It beats until the last breath.Approaches to intuitive, spontaneous,creative expression, <strong>and</strong> a grow<strong>ing</strong>underst<strong>and</strong><strong>ing</strong> of expression that bypassesconscious think<strong>ing</strong>, are at the forefront ofbrain research. Personal integrity <strong>and</strong>wellness exp<strong>and</strong> when we divert the criticalmind that is a barrier to the wisdom of theunconscious. Adventuresome creativeexpression reveals your consciousness, howyou create your life, how you make choices<strong>and</strong> what is go<strong>ing</strong> on inside of you. Knowyourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Shareyourself. Pan the gold a lifetime br<strong>ing</strong>s.In this, our eighth issue, we are pleasedto welcome Salt Spr<strong>ing</strong> artist <strong>and</strong> educator,Lisa Lipsett. Lisa will become a regularcontributor shar<strong>ing</strong> <strong>Creative</strong> byNature theories <strong>and</strong> exercises.As well, we’re start<strong>ing</strong> a new section,titled From the Memory Vault. It’s a placefor writers who wish to explore a memoryfrom childhood that is deeply embedded intheir psyche; a memory that outshinesothers for reasons we may or may notunderst<strong>and</strong>. The memory is often ordinary,not profound, yet it persists with usthrough the years, <strong>and</strong> especially into ourolder years.In this <strong>and</strong> the next two issues, Dr. DaliaGottlieb-Tanaka will share her research intocreative expression in the care of dementia.Spread<strong>ing</strong> awareness of emerg<strong>ing</strong> researchwill lead to a re-evaluation of creativeexpression <strong>and</strong> how to integrate it into ourlives. <strong>Creative</strong> age<strong>ing</strong> means find<strong>ing</strong> ourown special way to express who we are<strong>and</strong> what we think. The arts are not acommodity to be purchased, or a reservedstatus for a special few. The arts are howwe share with each other <strong>and</strong> communicatewho we are <strong>and</strong> what we yearn for.Engag<strong>ing</strong> in the arts is engag<strong>ing</strong> with ourown wisdom <strong>and</strong> well-be<strong>ing</strong>.“The th<strong>ing</strong> is to become a master, <strong>and</strong> inyour old age to acquire the courage to dowhat children did when they knewnoth<strong>ing</strong>.” – Ernest Hem<strong>ing</strong>way
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