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Joy Revisited

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Kimba Livesay, Joy Revisited, Mixed Media on Canvas, 20x16, 2025. Last week the weight of the world felt heavy. So much is happening in our country. So much hate, anger and lies. It finally got to me. I knew I had to reset. I am a cancer survivor and I know the key to survival is positive emotions like joy, gratitude and love. I did what I always do when I feel blue, I went to my studio to create. I wanted to revisit joy through line, shape, and color but I dreaded putting color on canvas. After scribbling on the canvas for an hour I finally  settled into revisiting joy. The more colors I added to the canvas the lighter I began to feel. Before I knew it, joy had revisited my soul. I was reminded that to stay healthy, I must create pockets of joy. Maybe you too have been feeling blue about the world we live in? I invite you revisit joy by creating pockets of joy. Imagine a world where we are actively seeking to revisit joy every chance we get.
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When the Creative Spirit Calls

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Kimba Livesay, Mojo Coming, Mixed Media on Canvas, 6x6, 2024. I have been an artist for 57 years. I know, that's a long freaking time.  I started out like most of you with sidewalk chalk and coloring books but by age 4, I needed more. I loved the creative process, my mama not so much. She scrubbed paint off walls, clothes, shoes, animals, furniture and me.  When the Creative Spirit Calls, I answer. I hope you do too. The Creative Spirit is a shape shifter and can take many different forms. Maybe you are an artist like me or you write stories, bake, play music, make costumes, etc. There are hundreds of creative channels to explore when you answer the creative call. Over the years my art calling has changed. It happens.  When I was in school, I learned about the color wheel, complementary colors, perspective, composition and observation. I took all THAT and made it uniquely Kimba. My work is basic lines, shapes and colors and yet it's all there, visual and emotional la...
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