Hi Subscriber,
Isn't it grand when something we see as negative has a positive outcome?
Look what happened when the price of eggs skyrocketed. More people started raising chickens in their backyards.
Children are learning patience and a work ethic as they care for the creatures. Friends are selling eggs to friends. Human interaction increases because, after all, you can't send a carton of eggs via email.
Something about that gentles us all and we breathe easier.
If you've ever had really fresh eggs then you know what a treat they are, and you end up paying more for them willingly, even when the store-bought price goes back to something approaching reasonable.
And those are just chicken eggs. Don't get me started on duck eggs!
I know three such families personally, and between them, I may never have to buy eggs at a grocery store again.
Now what has this to do with painting eggs?
There's well-documented evidence that the act of creating and raising chickens both slow breathing and heartrate, trigger new synapses in the brain, enhance memory, and improve sleep.*
So if, like me, you don't care to turn your backyard into a chicken haven, you can still paint, dabble, or just doodle. Soon I'll share something with you to help get you started if it pleases you.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed seeing this painting progress.
Should be finished in time for the Grosse Pointe Art Festival on August 1.
And with that, I bid you 'bok-bok.'
Jan
P.S. *Here's a little something from Mayo Clinic Press if you need evidence about the art/mental health connection. I did not listen to the whole interview,
so the perspectives in it may not all reflect my own. Click HERE to listen.
