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Welcome to the seasonal When I ride my bike newsletter,
Autumn 2003
http://www.wheniridemybike.com
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“The point is: no matter what you take on, insecurity is part of
the job description.
It’s not possible to blaze new trails and forge your own path
while remaining on familiar ground”
Quote from the book ‘How much joy can you stand?’
by Suzanne Falter Barns
http://www.howmuchjoy.com
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Dear fellow readers,
It has been a long while since i have posted the last issue of
this newsletter. In fact, the last issue was posted in spring.
Things have been quite unstable since 6 months, making my
life a real mess. I am learning a lot about the nature of life.
change + movement.
Im into learning that even if we try to escape and avoid change,
we will all have to face it somehow. We will all be given the chance
to experience it at some point in our lifes, so better getting used
to it now and always be ready to welcome the new in any possible way.
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* the new *
Oh yeah, things have been moving a lot for me, and i can feel that
its the same for many souls around. What’s happening? i don’t know.
Maybe its the sun, maybe its the moon. The only thing i know is that
people around me all seem to be asking themselves many questions
with little answers coming in…
Insecurity, fear, doubt, courage, love and peace are words i hear often.
Since last spring, my life changed much more than i could have expected.
In june i left Hamburg and moved back to Montreal, where i am living
right now. Insecurity, confusion, change, adaptation and welcoming the
new is mostly what my life has been about for the last 6 months, and still is.
I didn’t expected that moving back to my home country after 4 years spent
away could be so demanding. I learned a great deal about adjusting myself
to all kind of situations, including finding myself unemployed and without a
place which i could call home.
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* recent projects *
. Illustration work:
My illustrations have been published in US based Skirt! magazine,
and will be featured in the magazine for the 12 coming months.
More infos about Skirt! can be found at http://www.skirtmag.com
. Collage series:
I have been working extensively on some collage work. The result is the
Scrap serie which was done using mixed medias such as magazine paper
and ink, some of them using madonna’s pictures. More collages to come
in the following weeks.
http://www.wheniridemybike.com/artfolio/collages.html
. Collaboration:
I have been collaborating with montreal based agency M.Edgar and 13
other guests on the second edition of paperjam magazine.
http://www.mr-edgar.com/paperjam
. Merchandise:
High quality copies of my illustrations can be ordered online for $17 each,
or get 2 for $30 (prices are in US dollars).
http://www.wheniridemybike.com/weareallstars/goods.html
. Workshops:
I am still working on getting my creative exploration workshops ready.
I had to put this project on hold but the class should be given soon in
Montreal. Contact me for more info, a website is on the way.
. Blog:
And at last, i still keep my weblog updated of daily thoughts about
life and everything that surrounds me – books, music, inspirations.
http://weblog.wheniridemybike.com
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I wish for all of us to learn to allow the chaotic parts of our lifes as they are,
to learn from them, and to welcome changes as they appear on the way.
Greetings from montreal,
m-c