tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post246291733625003049..comments2024-03-27T19:43:26.632-07:00Comments on emily c mcphie: an artist's journal: On Motherhood or On Being Mom/ArtistUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-71344945878192150832015-06-05T22:38:40.671-07:002015-06-05T22:38:40.671-07:00Beautiful post! I'm an artist and a mom too. ...Beautiful post! I'm an artist and a mom too. It is difficult to balance. I try to make time to create art but find my time to create art ebbs and flows with the needs of my family. Yet, after busy times, I always return to my art. Being creative truly makes me happy. As my kids are getting older, I take great joy in seeing them create and make beautiful things. I love it when we can inspire each other to spend more time being creative.Mariekehttp://www.presentsoflove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-2576378195015425082015-02-16T15:27:49.745-07:002015-02-16T15:27:49.745-07:00I love this post so much!! I am a momma and artist...I love this post so much!! I am a momma and artist, and find myself feeling the sanity you so beautifully described. Thanks for sharing! I know I can fulfill my artistic dreams, but I am so blessed to be a mom, and am trying to cherish that time.Ariel https://www.blogger.com/profile/07452791711204336488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-31201901021298612572012-09-09T21:28:37.357-07:002012-09-09T21:28:37.357-07:00This is something I needed to read tonight. Thank ...This is something I needed to read tonight. Thank you for sharing you words and your art. I feel like it is a noble calling for mothers to reach out through their talents to other mothers who are feeling suffocated, even though it takes hard work and sacrifice. Thank you!!Jourdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116981048433263769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-31991009522906013782012-04-18T14:55:13.201-07:002012-04-18T14:55:13.201-07:00Thanks for answering my questions! I really needed...Thanks for answering my questions! I really needed this whole post, especially today. You truly are an inspiration and on the hard days I just tell myself, "if Emily could do it, so can I!"Brooke Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979578881722550816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-87834110421066198142012-03-27T23:43:45.188-07:002012-03-27T23:43:45.188-07:00Beautiful, as always! Thanks for sharing. That i...Beautiful, as always! Thanks for sharing. That is so much of what I feel. I don't always have the discipline in my art/photography that you do, but I do see myself coming out in my children, and you're right. It's scary! I love it at the same time though. <br />Kas keeps asking me if I'm sad that I have to look up to him now. I keep telling him no. I love watching him, and his sisters grow up into the people they are. I realize now, I should tell him,"No, I've always looked to him. Now I just have to raise my neck to do it."ducklipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492680270812206857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-74209126006582893142012-02-29T16:39:45.145-07:002012-02-29T16:39:45.145-07:00My favorite part: "Be an artist, be a mom.&qu...My favorite part: "Be an artist, be a mom." They are inseparable. Balancing, as you mention, is the real dilemma. You look amazing, BTW.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306329093758010706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-92096221752966285952012-02-23T13:53:23.708-07:002012-02-23T13:53:23.708-07:00Your art has always had a profound and MAGICAL (ye...Your art has always had a profound and MAGICAL (yes, all caps in emphasize that word) effect on me...and I'm sure tons and tons of others. This post will be a wonderful affirmation of motherhood for many. Very well written, thank you for sharing. xoxoLisa Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741628391167664352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-25493857202316784662012-02-22T05:33:45.843-07:002012-02-22T05:33:45.843-07:00Really helpful thoughts and a gentle reminder to s...Really helpful thoughts and a gentle reminder to savor the good. I think for me it's pretty impossible to be the kind of artist I want to be while having tiny children, but I won't have tiny children forever. And for now, all those drawings I make for them are good enough. They think I'm the best artist in the world. What more could a woman ask for? Thanks!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480634430309647880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-38481043178142874772012-02-21T12:16:26.176-07:002012-02-21T12:16:26.176-07:00yay, i've wanted to hear this forever! thank y...yay, i've wanted to hear this forever! thank you thank you!pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114440032663472306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-87010090821729754952012-02-20T20:05:20.318-07:002012-02-20T20:05:20.318-07:00Thank you for posting this. You read my mind! I wa...Thank you for posting this. You read my mind! I was mustering up the courage to email you and ask you this very question (even though you don't know me). I've been needing a good pep talk lately and this hit the spot.sarah / book bound binderyhttp://sarahnielsen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-89822661574267730152012-02-19T23:40:34.818-07:002012-02-19T23:40:34.818-07:00Love your thoughts, and love you! I really really...Love your thoughts, and love you! I really really love that picture of you and Gavin. You make a great team, and GREAT BABIES!!!jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902699156825629523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-72732553404116653732012-02-18T12:23:51.035-07:002012-02-18T12:23:51.035-07:00I've been blog stalking you for a while. But ...I've been blog stalking you for a while. But this touched me enough to bring me out of hiding. Thank you for expressing this so eloquently and honestly. As and artist and as a mom I am always struggling for that balance that you have to constantly redefine. You are inspiring (not just because your art is beautiful) but because you are human too.lieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497043720940670407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-18744114671514061312012-02-17T22:06:08.895-07:002012-02-17T22:06:08.895-07:00This is really beautiful. Thank you for writing i...This is really beautiful. Thank you for writing it down. :)Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125842427745750011noreply@blogger.com