Denita Tizard

I had this strong urge to start blogging today, so here I am again sharing the things I come across. My hubby asked me last night how I find all this stuff 'cause he never comes across it, he's just not that interested in what I'm fascinated by! I'm interested in art, people, life and finding my perfect philosophy ! This morning didn't start off the best. As I sat wondering why I felt so glum, I reached for this book that I had picked up a month ago, I don't know how it got to be in arms length, but I'm pretty glad it was there. I opened it up and read this... Marriage is a good idea. But if you are looking for someone that can be everything, you’ll be disappointed! When you marry someone you take on their weaknesses as well as their strengths. It’s a package deal. By expecting perfection, you’re asking for more than either of you are capable of giving. However, when you get into trouble you can count on your partner. Marriage is having someone to curl u...

I love finding websites that are interesting. I have been on coloursofthesoul.com  and am having loads of fun! I found out that the colour of the day for Tuesday is red. A day to get moving and put into action projects that you feel most passionately about, today will strengthen your resolve and increase your levels of confidence. Spend a minute focusing on the image to the right, take three deep and slow breathes in through your nose and out through your mouth to usher in the energy of confidence & passion. You may ask why does each day of the week correspond to a different colour? It is because the Ancient esoteric schools that existed in Greece & Egypt assigned much significance to colour and its influence on our every day thoughts, feelings and actions. Their studies revealed that each day of the week was connected to a particular colour and on that day the colour attributes were stronger and more powerful. Each musical key links to a colour and corresp...

Isn't it funny how you start looking for something on the net, you get distracted you end up finding other things? I was at  michellerumney.com  watching this interview about Agnes Martin and went to Vimeo to see what other videos might be interesting and I see an artist I know has commented on the same clip. So I went to his page and got to see him talking about modern art... I found this clip by Artist Danijela Vitasovich which she made during her graduation year at Whitecliffe College... The Agony of the Agnostic is a song by Chris Knox. To create this animation, Danijela painted 144 individual portraits of a series of poses Chris took to express the mood of each one of the characters singing in the video. While posing, Chris had to follow a complex system of mouth charts designed by Danijela, to allow his characters to articulate the lyrics in synch with the soundtrack. The song is introduced by an animated feature starring Danijela herself. Visit her webs...

Life has been pretty full on lately! Having Maddy start creche has been the biggest blessing as I have had 2 mornings a week to be me. Maddy loves creche she runs into the centre and doesn't want to leave when I pick her up. Maddy ready for her first day at creche Since January I have been hosting an artist salon through Skype. It started out as 6 artists from around the country and we have made it to the last session with 4 left standing. We have been working through 8 sessions based on the 'I'd Rather be in the Studio' by Alyson Stainfield. It is a pretty intense and a huge learning curve in many ways. Sometimes it has felt like information overload but we are coming out the other end with so much knowledge to get us to the next level in our careers. The best part for me is defiantly working together with with Deanna, Ronda and Diane! I would have been happy to read the book by myself but I wouldn't have got half as much out of it as I have with t...

I am watching this movie Zeitgest 3 which I want to share with you. This movie AWESOME it has my full attention, and I want to learn more. It's so nice to hear people speaking words that I have been feeling for years. I bet John Lock never knew what the effect his words have had on the whole world. Lets hope people realise how to change our behaviour so the next generation can live long and happy lives. You can visit their website to get the links of the other 2 movies:  zeitgeistmovie.com While I am here I might as well pull a card: WRITE

I'm feeling like my mind is about to explode with things that I need to do at the moment, so why not forget about it all and write in my blog? What a wonderful weekend it has been, mine started a bit shaky as I really wanted to go away but I'm glad we stayed home, as we have spent lots of time with our families. Yesterday was an easter egg hunt at Grandma's... Saturday we went out and Friday everyone seemed to turn up here which was just what the doctor ordered... The youtube clip of the day is a slideshow I made in April 2008 with a few of my photos of Wanganui, I also made the loop of music to go with it :)  Visit our website:  wanganui.org The card for the day is YES From Wiki....Ganesha  ( Sanskrit :  गणेश ;  IAST :  Gaṇeśa ;    listen   ( help · info ) ), also spelled  Ganesa  or  Ganesh , also known as  Ganapati  (Sanskrit: गणपति ; IAST:  gaṇapati ),  Vinayaka  (Sanskri...

Well the cold weather has hit us pretty hard today, there is snow falling on the mountain and it's really windy. It doesn't take long for the Wintery season to kick in once the clocks go back. I'm loving the cold this time, after our long hot Summer! I'm suppose to be hosting our 6th art marketing group about ASSESS AND IMPROVE YOUR EXHIBITION AND SALES OPPORTUNITIES tonight but 3 out of the 6 are sick so I have put it off till next week. I really enjoy hosting the group, even with all the crazy run of events in the past few months. I started another group this week for men, the group is based on the book The Artist Way by Julia Cameron and the people in the group are old friends that I love hanging out with. I bought the book Vein of Gold by Julia Cameron last week and it has really kicked me back into gear and so motivated to ROCK ON!!! I was missing writing my morning pages. I wrote them for years and years and when I had Maddy they didn't fit into my day, bu...