From My Window
Woman’s World magazine is considering publishing an article about my doodle art, how it came about, and Grief Doodling. The weekly magazine has 1.6 million readers. According to the editor who contacted me, deciding the contents of an issue takes weeks. I’m glad to be considered and keeping my fingers crossed.
Photo by John Welby, MD.
Zumbro Valley Medical Society Alliance (ZVMSA) made Grief Doodling: Bringing Back Your Smiles, its health project of the year. ZVMSA gave 85 copies to the counselors and social workers in the Rochester Public Schools, and 40 copies to public health nurses. I also wrote a Grief Doodling Journal to distribute to large groups. The journal contains new doodling prompts. Mayo Clinic Hospice requested 10 copies of the journal and the grief support group at Charter House, where I live, requested 22 copies. I hope the journal encourages the recipients to express their grief with doodle art.
I continue to give Zoom workshops about doodle art. One of the first workshops I gave was at the Rochester, MN Art Center. (See photo below.) We met in the upstairs art room, an ideal setting for the workshop. Of course, as a former teacher, I had handouts. The gift shop is selling my 5” x 7” doodle art and I’m pleased.
Photo courtesy of the Rochester Art Center.
Though I’ve never been able to get an orchid to bloom a second time, I love orchids, and always have a few in my apartment. (I always have African violets too.) The orchids bring me joy and I’m very protective of them. This photo shows the orchids I have now, and they’re thriving. I love watching them bud and bloom.
Photo by John Welby, MD.
Reviews
Winning: A Story of Grief and Renewal, slated for September release, is moving through production and now in the hands of a proofreader. Then it’s on to making the advanced reader copy and getting reviews. Please email me if you’re willing to write a review. I’ll send you an electronic copy of the book and a print copy when it is officially released. Winning contains photos that add to the story and is filled with hope. I think you’ll like it.
Book Business
I want to spread the word about Daisy A Day: Hope for a Grieving Heart. Will you help me do this? If you know someone who is grieving, tell them about this collection of 365 short, helpful readings based on experience and research. You could also give them a copy of the book. Donate a copy to the public library or your church library. Add a copy to a Little Free Library in your neighborhood. While you’re at, get a copy for yourself.
Quote of the Month
This quote from Helen Keller, deaf and blind activist, and co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, made me stop and think.
Photographer unknown.