Confessions of a Crafty Crone

  A Life of Alchemy Ponderings of a creative soul traveling the roads of life by corrine bayraktaroglu aka Jafabrit Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, Ohio💛 Art on wall is by Joshua Whitaker I spent 9 years being totally isolated as an artist in Arizon a.  I had not planned on that, however I viewed it as a challenge to test my art chops so to speak. I think I rose to the challenge with a new body of work and way of expressing myself  which was inspired by my dear sweet grandchildren there  MISS you always❤️❤️❤️❤️ Now I am back in the nest of creativity in Yellow Springs, Ohio and WOW!  I never felt lonely in Arizona, but there is something about being surrounded by creativity. It's inspiring, and  it creates a SPARK in my soul that is hard to describe.  There is the constant visual stimulation of great art everywhere, inside and outside. Seeing how other artists approach an issue or problem helps develop new ways of seeing and creating.  It's seeing ...