The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect
but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity.
The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.
C. G. Jung
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| From Resignation to Possibility 2022 Nancy Golden |
Culminating a series of creativity classes, Nancy Golden made this playful piece as a visual representation of her recent dreams and experiences.
Her ‘cutout’ appears to be a skein of multi-colored yarn rolling forward in cycles of time with herself in the center wearing a yellow coat (hopeful), blue pants (purpose) and red shoes (passionate walker) that have delicately drawn laces. The word ‘Resigned’ with dual meanings of ‘feeing resigned about something’ and ‘submitting one’s resignation’ appears on a straw stuck into the rolling skein on her left side, like a knitting needle. Similarly, the word ‘Possibilities’ is placed to her right in the rolling skein of time.
Nancy loves to knit and has done so both during her 49-year career in education and since her retirement in June 2022. She finds it calming and centering. When sharing this art piece with others she talked about how her feelings and perspective about retirement have shifted over the last few months.
