Learn how creativity can breathe life into your soul!
The impish author I’d grown to think an impostor starts to perform again. The magical mystery befuddles me. How can a once prolific practice abate when I paint? I wonder. Then the stirring starts. I’m enamored with the flow and cadence of thoughts transforming into words. With passion and purpose the prose progresses. I’ll never figure …
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"Fearless!" The word swirled in my thoughts for weeks before I dared to claim it as my word of the year. Then the painting came: a fierce tiger and determined woman nestled next to one another. The woman draws strength from what the tiger intrinsically possesses, fearlessness! Watch the progression of the painting: https://youtu.be/ouEfRx9MqWM Next …
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Tapestries of Gold is a song produced by Deborah Keily Hanson with words by Mary A. Hannon . Truc Mai Nguyen and Jeffrey Alan Hanson sing the vocals. Listen to the song. Tapestries of Gold â„— 2023 Deborah Keily Hanson The album cover is a redesign of my painting Welcome Home. Welcome Home is my tribute …
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Something beautiful was born when the synergy of several creatives converged: La Petite Rose. This art song captures a young boy's delight in God's masterful creation of a perfect rose. This enchanting song began as a poem created by Mary A. Hannon. "My inspiration for La Petite Rose came from a walk in my garden. As I passed …
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When it's time to let go... https://youtu.be/sdLkUwVo9C0
Have you ever felt your life's destiny was quite random, like the path of a falling leaf? Have you ever wrestled with unexplained longings? "Destiny" is a poem that visualizes wanting something you can't fully describe or identify. This YouTube video , Destiny, reflects on those feelings: https://youtu.be/EvWp9U_xVpg
Have you ever felt desperate for grace? Just a whisper from heaven to calm your angst? The assurance that everything is going to be ok? The Ringing of the Bells puts into words and images this cry of the heart. https://youtu.be/76NskJoH4m0 If troubles were akin to a turbulent sea crashing upon the coastline, perhaps we …
Have you ever grown discontented and didn’t know why? You couldn’t quite put your finger on the reason your mood darkened or you suddenly felt constrained, uncomfortable, itchy for something. I sure have. Often this odd annoyance occurs well before change knocks on the heart’s door or peeks in through the window of our thoughts. …
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