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Weekend Design & Wellness Project

Abington Art Center: Art Fair

natalini’s COMMUNITY ART PROJECT

The Abington Art Center Art Fair was held in April and provided an opportunity for artists, creators, musicians and brewmasters to showcase their works. Residents of Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties had a pleasant spring day to stroll the grounds of the Art Center while meeting local vendors selling items and treats for humans and pets while sipping on libations from a local brewery.

For some creators, this was their first time showing and selling their works in public. I’m sure they will return since art events are a casual yet intimate way to connect with people one-on-one. As a seasoned art event vendor, I was excited to participate in Abington Art Center Art Fair for the first time. It is an absolutely beautiful property filled with works from local artist.

I shared great moments with talented artists, wonderful people and even connected with distant cousins.

Each person I had the pleasure of speaking with made an imprint one me along with providing some laughs, including, “not my cup of tea” lady, haa. No, my work is not for everyone and that is perfectly ok. I design for myself and like-minded individuals, not the masses (at this point at least).

A few weeks before the art fair, I had an idea to create a community art project where anyone who wanted to participate could add their creativity to a canvas. Each artist is given a credit below. The highlight of the day for me was seeing so many people of all ages participate in the community art project. Art brings out a child-like playfulness in all of us. Seeing how so many people responded to the setup made my day. I truly hope this experience inspired people to get back into creating something that brings them some joy and freedom. I’m already looking forward to next years Art Fair.

For this week’s Weekend Design & Wellness Project, create a community art project of your own. Think of a creative outlet you enjoyed as a child or something you’ve been curious about recently. Invite family, friends, neighbors, the mail carrier and the amazon delivery person to add a little something to your project. There are two incredible parts to a community project; the human connection by building on what someone else has created and the one-of-a-kind finished piece created by people who where living in the moment and expressing themselves. Create a special experience for your community.

Community Art Project Artists:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the community art project. There were many wonderful people who participated that did not to leave their name and contact information. I hope they somehow find this to see the final outcome. If I have misspelled any of the names below, please let me know and I will make the correction.

Nataly Munive-Liv, age 12
Brooke Sanchez, age 10
Sergio C, age 4
Ben Sanchez, age 2
Rosie Stalletti, age 50
Nick Rahn, age 31
Joan Abrams, age 76
Gillian Weilerstein, age 85
Zoë Hansell, age 19
Lisa Hansell, age 52
Hailey, B
Cathy Cole, age 63
Derek Glebe, age 64
Timothy Dolan, age 26
Henrietta Mergen, age 7
Ellen Myers
Dale Van Sant

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Amygdala

The amygdala is responsible for the “fight or flight” response that triggers anxiety, stress and fear in the limbic system. The body releases stress hormones including, dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine and serotonin. Meditation is a great way to tap into the amygdala to calm anxiety, stress and many emotional imbalances. The limbic system is a central processing center for emotions and survival responses. It is important to know where physical and emotional responses stem from in order to know how to calm them when chaos ensues. Meditations such as; mindful meditation, chanting and EFT (tapping) are used for reducing anxiety and fear.

Amygdala Meditation to relieve anxiety, stress and fear.

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Changes...

Complete changes half way through a carefully crafted process can feel defeating especially when the research, materials and dates were secured. This midway change will definitely put the Flintstone feet breaks on the plan. Understand that most of the hard work was completed in the first half regardless of the new work that lies ahead. The motivation and inspiration from the new ideas will catapult the project into its final glory and it will be bigger and better than the original vision. Remember to release some control in the middle of a major project to allow growth to happen naturally.

Allow David Bowie to calm you down from the midway hurtles and inspire a new outcome.

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The Space Between

The middle of any process is a good time to pause and reflect on how far you’ve come and how close you are to the finish line. Take time to feel accomplished rather than overwhelmed with what remains to be completed. One day you’ll look back at the middle of something and reflect on that being the best time you’ve had or how brilliant you were for taking on that challenge and seeing it through.

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Design Forecast Prediction

Attention creators, expect a great start to your project with intermittent bumps throughout and some inconvenient delays with a chance of self doubt. Overall, it will be a pleasant experience and will most likely turn out better than you originally planned. Enjoy the ride, take picture and keep notes because it will certainly not be boring.