I had a friend visit at the beginning of the summer and we discussed how important it is to keep your mind free of what you're NOT doing when you're NOT doing it. For him it was building furniture - for me it's planning for my classes (and obsessively thinking about planning). The point is that sometimes it's difficult to step away but - here it is the end of July - and so far I've been somewhat successful. I have been enjoying yoga classes, playing with clay, painting and printmaking AND (among other things)...CATCHING POKEMON!
*Pokemon Go is a Massive Art Happening and You're All Invited by Haniya Rae is a great essay on PokemonGO and its appeal. And if you need further convincing that it's ok to play video games watch this TED talk by Jane McGonigal ------>
Some of my other artistic endeavors this summer
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