a simple creature
by Allison Schultz
I am here -
present
a gift.
an unlettered map of the
fallen starfragment
tracing a story in the earth
about a dream becoming true
at the edge of transformation and wonder.
a body of work
soft animal fur and pink
wired, electric desiring beyond my edges of
percipient perceptible flesh
attuning perception reception inside outside as above so below
pulsing at the center [...]

because wishes are horses. (fresh newness from the studio: mixed media (acrylic, oil, gold leaf) on panel – $400)

I recently (September 1, 2011) gave a talk at Ignite Boulder 16 on “Plus Less Than Three: The Algorithm of an Amazing Life.” It was inspired by a late June conversation under a tree in a thunderstorm with my friend Lark. This was my second Ignite talk, and I was excited to take the stage. [...]

“Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.” – Marcel Proust
Ever feel like you’re in an Econundrum of Knowing in this co-creative universe?
For as long as I remember, I have known what I wanted to do, what [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I do too much thinking and not enough breathing, all that mental tension makes for some crazy-dreamtime-journeys filled with an equivalent amount of anxiety. I wake up feeling not-so-refreshed.
One of my favorite quotes to help me get unstuck, and one I use in The Inspiration Book, is: ”If something [...]

Yesterday while enjoying the early evening sun on my dear artist friend Betsy Gill’s back porch, we were each draped in a classic butterfly chair, catching up and getting parasympathetic.
“I feel like I should be in a canoe right now,” she said. “with my feet draped over the sides into the water.”
And while she contemplated [...]

“Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn’t mean only artistic creativity, although that’s part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.” – Matt Groening
Twenty Eleven has me facing my fear of heights here at the studio, where I’ve been enamored by [...]

A story of desire, and of cute underwear, 5″ heels, manifesting dreams, and striding out in your own brand of sustainable lifestyle design.
Vision boards are common parlance in the visual life of my outer dreamscapes, adhered to the growing pages of my sacred black hard-bound journals, and often posted here. In the last edition [...]