The Peaceful Peacock

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A highly visual, articulate blog that analyzes the Artistic Process. Written by Julie Cleary, a fiber and textile artist who designs and manufactures off-the-hook clothing and accessories for smart girls.

chapter 11

I think it’s fair to say that this site is officially retired. So many intentions and longings left, but my world is a very different place now. I’m doing my best to survive. It’s time to let this...

Mar 1, 2013 Like

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got a lot on your mind? empty it out. here, here, and here.

/via/ Before I jump into the strategy of choosing the name of your thing/endeavor/business/web presence, you need to know how much you’re going to use it. Your name is the most important element of...

Nov 15, 2012 Like

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let’s get this e-course started :: or :: buckle up, it’s time to go

Ok, so let’s define what’s happening here. I am writing an ecourse on how to like, live your dreams and shit. This includes technical direction, resources, general intellectual and emotional...

Nov 13, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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love and fear :: this is your compass

/via/ The basis of every decision I’ve made in my life has been pretty simple. I ask myself one of two questions: Is this love? :: or :: Is this fear? What’s the difference between Love and Fear?...

Nov 7, 2012 Like

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the hot mess of process : or : where to begin

/via/ For those of you unfamiliar with the fiber world, the technique in this photo is a well executed display of freeform crochet. It is the point where new crocheters begin and the place where...

Nov 6, 2012 Like

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tappity tap tap hello.

Mercury is in Retrograde, so slow down and take care of yourself. Go within. This time of backwards moving starlight cycle is a gift of stillness so do not rush. The answer right now is slow down....

Nov 5, 2012 Like

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we call this montana

Moving to Montana all those lifetimes ago was one of the best decisions I ever made. It was hard and turbulent and it threw my entire life off kilter for sure. I spent years unwinding myself from...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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redefining limits

This is the little spot outside my front door which has affectionately become known as The Canopy. We live on the third floor of our building, nestled in these trees. The setup of the buildings...

Oct 3, 2012 Like

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this is the part when it comes to life

They say nothing changes here but that is not true. The weather patterns have changed. The cityscape has changed. The overall feel and sprawled sense of placelessness has not changed. Not a bit. I...

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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the waiting is the hardest part

The countdown is on for moving to our new abode. I feel like I’ve been waiting in this space for eternity, diligently unfolding each step as it comes. I know it’s just an apartment. But it’s an...

Aug 29, 2012 Like

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the symbolism of the devil

This is the card in tarot that scares the crap out of everyone. Well, this one and Death. But what is the devil? The devil is elusive and changing. What the symbolism of the devil meant a couple...

Aug 27, 2012 Like

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this is the beat

The morning after a heavy rain. Cool, soft, the humidity welcome on dry skin. They ran outside, sensing the calm of the day. When we lived in a place called home, they chased ladybugs. Here they...

Aug 25, 2012 Like

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nesting

Source: sonmisonmi.com via Peaceful on Pinterest We are packing. Moving. One more time handling the accoutrements excessive with accumulated tissue paper and care.This is a process I’ve been...

Aug 22, 2012 Like

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and in other serious news: I’ve decided to grow out my hair

I have a weird thing about hair. I don’t know if it’s derived from a lifetime of living in imagination, or maybe a hefty dose of growing up in the influence of the mystical Southwest, but there’s a...

Aug 16, 2012 Like

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the symbolism of frogs

Frogs hold a special place in my heart, I must admit. When we were kids, we spent hours and hours and hours catching the little buggers from the pond at my grandparents’ cabin. They’re slippery and...

Aug 13, 2012 Like

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look up

languid open stretch shifting soft into bluedive rise repeat

Aug 10, 2012 Like

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describe the vibe: courage

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.Anais NinI’m gonna let you in on a secret.Courage never comes easy.No matter how smooth the...

Aug 8, 2012 Like

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earth + water + air + fire

Earth. Water. Air. Fire.That’s pretty much where it’s at.When beginning a pilgrimage into the realms of intuitive heart, the place to begin is at the root. The foundation. The interlacing thread...

Aug 7, 2012 Like

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the symbolism of rabbits

Source: google.com via Peaceful on Pinterest Rabbits are a pretty easy symbol to define, if you’re looking on the surface. They’re prolific, fertile, fast. They move from a state of quiet freeze to...

Aug 6, 2012 Like

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describe the vibe :: such a long strange trip

Big thanks to my girl Suzy at Hip Mountain Mama for putting this amazing playlist together in honor of Jerry Garcia’s birthday. The minute I saw her post on the HMM Facebook page, I knew I had to...

Aug 1, 2012 Like

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the symbolism of horses

What is it about girls and horses? This is me and Abby, one of my uncle’s girls, a long time ago. It was the summer I first moved to Montana. It seems like lifetimes ago.There’s an immediate...

Jul 31, 2012 Like

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reflections, revelations, mandalas, and strings

Source: anthologymag.com via Peaceful on Pinterest The creation, unfolding, and process of creating art asks for a certain delicacy of space. It’s certain to say that we have all understood harshly...

Jul 27, 2012 Like

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sitting fireside with The Money Guy : how to save your first chunk of change and get started in investments

The Money Guy People sometimes ask me how I can even bother to risk my money in the stock market, why I don’t buy gold or property instead. My response, while sometimes varied, is usually along the...

Jul 26, 2012 Like

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roadtrip wednesday: going deep within

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, I had a bunch of plants. A tiny forest of tending. Their bowls and pots and saucers filled with crystals, totems, blessings of space..it was a world unto...

Jul 25, 2012 Like

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the symbolism of money

In dreams, money symbolizes change.Simple as that.Money, in and of itself, is not an actual thing. Money is a representation of energy, of one point turning into another. The way I see it, it kind...

Jul 24, 2012 Like

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and just like that, she began to breathe again

If you know me, you know I like to compose my to do lists on an old blue typewriter. There’s something indiscriminate about seeing the tasks unfold on an index card, stark in faded black.I don’t...

Jul 20, 2012 Like

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sometimes it’s just good

Just simple, this life. With all the noise and craziness and business and upheaval and settling in and finding myself and sticking it out, really, it’s still a simple life.Simple doesn’t mean...

Jul 18, 2012 Like

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it’s ok to suck at it

So I used to roll out of bed early every morning to do a series of writing practices. Now I roll out of bed and draw.Since we moved to Phoenix, words don’t move quickly enough. My expression while...

Jul 17, 2012 Like

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symbolism of bluebirds

Have you ever seen a bluebird? An instant of brilliance in the quiet settlement of trees? It’s such a gift to see one, especially in the Rockies where they don’t pop up too often. I saw one this...

Jul 16, 2012 Like

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The Peaceful Peacock

chapter 11

got a lot on your mind? empty it out. here, here, and here.

let’s get this e-course started :: or :: buckle up, it’s time to go

love and fear :: this is your compass

the hot mess of process : or : where to begin

tappity tap tap hello.

we call this montana

redefining limits

this is the part when it comes to life

the waiting is the hardest part

the symbolism of the devil

this is the beat

nesting

and in other serious news: I’ve decided to grow out my hair

the symbolism of frogs

look up

describe the vibe: courage

earth + water + air + fire

the symbolism of rabbits

describe the vibe :: such a long strange trip

the symbolism of horses

reflections, revelations, mandalas, and strings

sitting fireside with The Money Guy : how to save your first chunk of change and get started in investments

roadtrip wednesday: going deep within

the symbolism of money

and just like that, she began to breathe again

sometimes it’s just good

it’s ok to suck at it

symbolism of bluebirds

the road to laughlin

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