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Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Dec 31, 2024
Umwelt - The Boundaries of Personal Experience
I ran into this fascinating book which opened up a whole world to me. "An Immense World" is its name, written by Ed Yong. The book...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Nov 29, 2024
ugly painting
They say that the size of expectations matches the size of disappointments. As an artist, I learned that sometimes the best way to deal...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Sep 29, 2024
about pauses in art making
It's been a month since I returned from Tuscany, and I still haven't resumed painting. Such pauses used to worry me. I would immediately...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Aug 30, 2024
residency at tuscany
Do you know that feeling that suddenly washes over you, like a heat wave but not exactly, of how lucky you are? That’s how I felt when we...

Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jul 22, 2024
Biofeedback, Meditation, and Freestyle Painting
Sometimes, a life-changing insight comes from a completely unexpected place. For me, it happened during a treatment for shoulder pain,...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jun 30, 2024
Long Processes: Bread, Painting, and the Joy of Learning
For years, I've been baking sourdough bread for my own pleasure and for my family's enjoyment. It's a hobby that developed slowly, born...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
May 27, 2024
A few words about words
You might think that as someone who paints, and even abstract painting, I would not have an excessive fondness for words. Abstract...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Apr 29, 2024
Liberation for independence
These days when we commemorate the Holocaust, remember the fallen soldiers of Israel's wars, and celebrate Independence Day, it made me...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Feb 27, 2024
Between intuition and analytical analysis
Freestyle Painting is just as it sounds, aspires to freedom. For me, one of the most significant criteria for evaluating a painting (of...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Dec 31, 2023
About Fear and Courage
In times of war, there is a lot of talk about bravery and courage. "Who is a hero?" the sages of Israel asked, and even answered: "One...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Oct 26, 2023
Beyond chaos - the power of creation to heal the soul
We are going through terrible times. war time. There are no words to describe the horror. the pain, the frustration, the worry. The mood...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jul 31, 2023
Planning or flow?
I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I knew what I liked to do. I liked planning projects. Imagine it. Plan and execute it....


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Jun 27, 2023
To the unknown
"I am Excited to invite you to listen to a meeting that I have no idea about." That's how I opened the post I shared on social media,...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
May 28, 2023
In Motion
In the last few weeks, I have been accompanying my mother, who is 95 years old, after she fell and underwent hip surgery. Some will say...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Apr 28, 2023
Order - Disorder
I, who grew up in a Yekke family (Jew of German origin), am aware of how important order is, or as they used to say at home: "Order...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Mar 26, 2023
Line and Stain
Have you noticed that a painting consists of stains and lines? Did you notice how significant the line is? Even if it is subtle, it is...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Feb 27, 2023
Little Victories
The end of the month is here again. And again, I'm looking for a topic to write about. Why? Because. Because that's what I promised...


Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Dec 27, 2022
Quietly alone
When was the last time you read a book that made you feel like it was written about you? It happened to me recently, when I read the book...

Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Nov 27, 2022
Conformism
If you want your child to be creative, if you want them to find their "voice", don't expect them to be a "good girl." I was such a child....

Tamar Arbel-Elisha
Oct 24, 2022
Perfectionism
Do you know those who prepare themselves for a job interview and think what they will answer if they will be asked to name a bad quality...
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