Two Girls on Train - Divided by Space

This was taken during rush hour...

it is rare to have an empty seat on the train.

I was fascinated by these 2 ladies.

One totally lost in her reading, unaware,

and the other totally bored but aware of all that surrounded her.

Snapping Out of Zombie Mode...

I have a day job...

a stressful,

busy,

not creative,

day job.

I've allowed the corporate stress 

to swallow me - 

thus I've been absent here lately,

and for that I apologize.

To find balance

I've been playing along with Catherine Just

during the past few months.

First in her In Plain Sight course

and I am now participating in The Deepening.

I've consciously chosen

to set my intention,

for the course, to be where I am.

To consciously notice where I am.

I live in NYC,

and I admit,

 I commute in "zombie mode".

Early Train...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I get on the subway or bus and I put my nose in a book

or my phone. I ignore the person standing next to me.

By the way, they are probably standing too close,

I can probably feel their breath, 

I can tell if they brushed their teeth,

or not, after their morning coffee...

So, I choose to not make eye contact,

to not say hello, to pretend they aren't there.

This month, though, I have made a promise to myself

to notice where I am during my commute,

to snap out of zombie mode,

to deepen, to be present,

to take photos.

Discretely take photos, very discretely.

Plugged In...                     (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I'm choosing to use the Hipstamatic app

during the whole month

and to use the same film (D-Type Plate) 

and lens (Tinto 1884). 

Daydreaming Captured...        (c) 2013 Lori Moon

I am so very thankful to Catherine.

For her bravery to teach,

her ability to embrace fully what she shares but

also her willingness to be vulnerable, 

in my opinion, a good teacher shares an intimate 

part of themselves through the content of their class,

which she does with graciousness
and a tenderness that is infectious.

Something inside of me is awakening and I like it.

I promise, I'll back soon with a few additional photographs

of my travels on NYC public transportation.

May Flower Challenge - Day 11

I'm fascinated with flowers. 

They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.

I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 

Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.

The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.

Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I'm in love with the flowering trees

in NYC.

They add a pop of color in an often 

gray concrete world.

I believe that these are a type 

of Magnolia Tree.

Please feel free to correct me.

I have been corrected! :)

These are Dogwood blooms.

What have you sketched recently?

Thanks for visiting.

May Flower Challenge - Day 9

I'm fascinated with flowers. 

They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.

I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 

Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.

The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.

Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I like to doodle, sketch,

draw, create...

I often find a black pen in my hand.

A journal with plain white pages open.

It is relaxing.

Oh, and as you probably guessed, 

I love to draw flowers.

Thanks for playing along this month.

Just link your post or photo below.

Drawing and Multitasking at the Day Job

AEDM Day 9

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

Do you multitask?

Most tasks at my day job require me to use my non-creative side of my brain and my full attention. I deal with numbers, analyze results, compile projections, blah, blah, blah.  I also participate in conference calls, a lot.

I've started to multitask while on these calls, or in meetings, conferences, when I travel. I sketch, I draw, I doodle.

Yesterday all I had was a sharpie and some copy paper. This is what I created during a conference call.

Thank you for all your ideas about what I should take with me next week when I travel for my day job so that I can still create. 

I encourage you to embrace the moments when you get them to create. Multitask, it really only does take a few minutes, and you never know it might make the other task a little more enjoyable.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.