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NOVELORICA BLOG
“Turbulence”- An Example of Healing Through Art
12x12 Acrylic on Canvas The process of healing through art requires stepping into the MESS - with vulnerability and a willingness to let my hands DO WHAT THEY FEEL. When I give myself the freedom to close my eyes and scratch, claw, twirl, flick, and smooth the paint without worrying about whether it aligns with an image in my mind, I gain access to the unknown parts of myself. Yes, this was painted with my eyes closed the majority of the time. I followed my method of letting
HL Thompson
Jul 261 min read
“The Hardest Lesson…Keep Going” - by Earnest Hemingway
“The hardest lesson I have had to learn as an adult is the relentless need to keep going, no matter how broken I feel inside.” - Hemingway
HL Thompson
Feb 11, 20252 min read
Creative Contemplative Cohort-This Weekend!
In recognition of Valentine’s Day 2025, I am opening the first Contemplative Creative Cohort via Zoom, starts Saturday! Limited openings.
HL Thompson
Feb 10, 20252 min read
MEADOW WOMAN & Inauguration Day
From the depth of the meadow SHE notices sharp mountain peaks rise like blades of damascus steel forged in fire; yet frozen in ice.
HL Thompson
Jan 24, 20253 min read
What’s it like being an acquired savant?
Did you know that I wasn’t an Artist before the accident that changed my life? A brief intro to my story and Acquired Savantism
HL Thompson
Jan 23, 20251 min read
The Disabled are Dying in CA Wildfires - Guest Writer Ryan Honick
From the fires…
A mom left her son with cerebral palsy behind.
“He said, ‘Mom leave me,’ and no mom can leave their kid…”
HL Thompson
Jan 17, 20253 min read
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