Tom Sarrantonio in the studio
Prompt: During this “extended pause,” show us how you are marking time.
Art making and mark making are natural ways to practice mindfulness. The colors, textures and sounds of creating pull us into the moment and refocus our attention. In the process, the shape of time shifts. Tom Sarrantonio, a teaching artist at The D.R.A.W. studio, shares his creative process of mark making:
I was working late in the studio a few nights ago, and I was in the zone. I was covering a painting with marks and it occurred to me that I was "marking time" (and grateful that I had just the kind of painting to practice this mindful mindlessness on). I have declared this particular painting "finished" several times in the past two weeks, but keep going back into it, making more marks.
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Aboriginal Art Painting by Gloria Petyarre Bush Medicine Leaves GP1820
Tom Shares Some Inspiration
I saw an Australian Aboriginal art show in Seattle a few years back that enthralled me. Gloria Petyarre was an artist from the show that I especially liked.
Another artist who makes marks while marking time is Jennifer Guidi. She shares a playlist that inspires and accompanies her painting process.
