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Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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… reading in bed, candles, diving into a new project, learning something new, crisp crunchy leaves underfoot, hearing my daughter laugh, starting a new book, finishing a book, organizing, floating on my back in the pool and staring at the sky, writing, craft supplies, photography, poetry, a good massage, knowing smiles, singing along to the radio, getting things done, comfy bedding, hot chocolate, paying attention to the details, libraries and bookstores, campfires, astronomy, finding beauty in the everyday, impromptu road trips, quiet, journaling, learning about myself, waking up and reading in bed (preferably with coffee), home, interesting flowers, affection, Sleepytime tea, capturing a moment in time with my camera, true laughter, soft rain.
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Tag Archives: Christy Tomlinson
In WAY over my head (the e-courses I’m taking)
I figure that I’m bound to get a good chuckle or a knowing “me too” out of this problem I seem to have developed. It’s just that there are so many amazing e-courses out there and for every five I … Continue reading
Final Life Book Theme: Celebration
Tamara LaPorte’s Life Book course has been amazing. 52 fabulous arty, creative, inspiring weeks! I can hardly believe how much I have learned, how much encouragement the other participants have given me, and how much I have grown personally due … Continue reading
Quilt and birdcage backgrounds
These pieces are also from Christy Tomlinson‘s Behind the Art class. You can read more about it here and here. This first canvas shows colorful quilt block papers as the background. The finished canvas is in my print shop here … Continue reading
Painting over 2 different types of backgrounds
These pieces are also from Christy Tomlinson‘s Behind the Art class. You can read more about it here and here. This first canvas shows a neutral background that I added texture and a figure to. The second project begins with … Continue reading
Behind the Art: Journey House
I enjoyed Christy Tomlinson‘s Behind the Art workshop so much and I’m excited to share some of my canvases with you. The class was chock full of videos about what supplies Christy uses and, even better, how she uses them in … Continue reading
April Life Book recap: Honoring & Grounding
I’m still on track with my Life Book class, which is no small feat! A new lesson pops into my inbox every Sunday evening for the entire year and each is so different from the last. April brought classes from Tamera, Aimee … Continue reading
