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Bone Blog & art and homemaking when the world feels heavy

Updated: Apr 22

There are times when making art feels indulgent, even unnecessary, against the weight of the world.

When daily life tightens and uncertainty presses in, it can seem difficult to justify time spent in quiet attention. And yet, this is often when the work matters most. In hard times, art and homemaking begin to move more slowly together.

This is why i chose my Bone Blog to speak about making when the world feels heavy

I do not make art to escape what is difficult. I make it to remain present within it.


a decorative painting pf a painting showing a deep red and  gold skirt
The act of returning to the studio — to the same image, the same materials, the same small gestures — becomes a way of staying oriented when much feels unsteady.

in fact in hard times, when I do work more slowly. I simplify. I make fewer things and give them more time. The work becomes less about outcome and more about steadiness — about showing up, touching something real, and allowing attention to gather.


Art does not solve what is broken & it does not offer answers. But it can hold space. It can remind us of scale & breath, and of our quiet human capacity to shape something with care even when circumstances are strained.

The pieces offered through my studio are made in this spirit — not as distraction, but as companion objects for living through uncertain days.

Sometimes that is enough.

faded painting of young woman in scarf with gypsy earrings and a speckled neck piece
The pieces offered through my studio are made in this spirit — not as distraction, but as companion objects for living through uncertain days.



 
 
 

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Abbey Manellis
Canvas & Clay Atelier

 

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"
                                                                       Pablo Picasso

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