Mary Gow | ArtSpirit7

November 22, 2020November 24, 2020

Day 17 Aeolian Heart

Back when the iPhone 4S was “the thing” I went to a social gathering of some creative friends of mine in my neighborhood at that time in San Francisco.

At the end of the gathering the host asked each of us to share one tip about something we’ve discovered.

One person demonstrated the Aeolian Harp App on his iPhone.

As soon as I got home I bought the app for $1.99.

Now a decade later, Aeolian Harp is still available, and getting favorable reviews!

From their website:

“Make music while you draw. It was developed by Uwe Oestermeier available for iPhone or iPad.

User defined parameter and color schemes can be used to explore the manifoldness of the underlying particle system.

The compass can be used to locate the following instruments in the four directions of the winds: Balalaika, Celtic Harp, Guitar, Gamelan, Guzheng, Kalimba, Koto, Marimba, Orchestral Harp, and Sitar. Each of these instruments can be assigned to a compass direction with a double tap on a cardinal point.”

Fill your heart with your own art and music.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aeolian-harp/id374133120

Day 17’s Heart is created with Aeolian Harp plus some Photoshop editing.

November 20, 2020November 24, 2020

Day 15 – Heart of a Woman

I wrote this poem after hearing poetry, powerful poetry . . . the kind that makes me feel like I can change my DNA.

Heart of a Woman

Many hearts many minds
There is no other time
Like this moment
That makes demands on
the Heart of a Woman

Smart softness
Mental toughness
Emotional intelligence
Resilience

Hearts bound by
Time and sound
Joy and hope
Queens of Cope

We women are
Champions of
Sense-Around

-by Mary Gow

November 19, 2020November 24, 2020

Day 14 – Hearts Alive

Who thinks hearts are corny?

Not me.

My favorite card making holiday used to be Valentine’s. Following closely by Christmas when each year I would send out a handmade series.

This was before Valentine’s Day became the second most popular card-sending day of the year right after Christmas.

It’s been awhile since I made cards with the passion I used to make them.

Doesn’t mean I couldn’t start that up again.

There’s something very special about handmade cards. . . they send a caring message by evidence of the time spent on preparation.

A throwback to olden days, when the world was a little less busy.

In this unusual time, I invite you, as well as me, to create some home made cards!

November 18, 2020November 24, 2020

Day 13 – Heart Live Streaming

Has there ever been a time we’ve been more concerned with what we look like on screen?

The pandemic has brought us together online and to attend meetings and see people, maybe more than we did pre-Covid.

The days of dreaming of video phone calls as a prevalent means of communicating has arrived. We see how we look up close.

There’s a need to be gentler with the critiquing of our online persona. It takes time to become more screen savvy. And eyebrows may not look “perfect.” (However I surely appreciate the “touch up” tool in Zoom).

Today the aroma of what I had in the oven for four hours drifted throughout the house, and probably seeped out beyond the walls.

Our thoughts are like that . . . little energy bots floating out into the ethers, going beyond our immediate environment.

“Thoughts are mental energy; they’re the currency that you have to attract what you desire. Learn to stop spending that currency on thoughts you don’t want.”

-Wayne Dyer

Remember the magnet you are.