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the world offers itself to your imagination

1. the world offers itself t...

Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I...

2. Your one perfect kingdom.

PAVEMENT You don’t have to sleep inside tonight. You don’t have to sleep at all. You can go out late after the rest of the town has settled and treat any empty parking lot like your own personal ocean lay out some beach towels a...

3. to just let go

What if it truly doesn’t matter what you do but how you do whatever you do? How would this change what you choose to do with your life? What if you could be more present and open-hearted with each person you encounter...

makin’ things happen

over the last few weeks i’ve been to a few different houses-turned-art galleries, where couches have been pushed aside and walls and tables have been filled with one-of-a-kinds and handmade goods. today...

Crabbuckits and itchy bones

there’s always a million reasons to say no. excuses are plentiful. strong arguments for why-not-to aren’t hard to come by. few will blame me if i just don’t bother. it’s easier, you...

a really good day.

You think this is just another day in your life. It’s not just another day, it’s the one day that is given to you, today… It’s given to you. It’s a gift, it’s the only...

sunday in 5 parts.

1. slow morning rising…poached eggs, pot of tea, perfectly ripe pear. 2. Over the Rhine on repeat. again. 3. all these words unwritten, unsaid. 4. needle felting in good company while the rain hit the...

Electric City Lights

electric city lights …proud to be part of another great Gallery In The House show. Opening this Friday, running through till December 18th. 82 McDonnel Street, Peterborough. supporting local artists...

sounds of silence.

... standing in the bakery kitchen, apron covered in flour, spatula in hand, mid- mix in a bowl of chocolate brownie cookie dough, the clock turned 11 on 11.11.11 and everything went silent. stirring stopped....

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About Blackbird Studio

Blackbird Studio is the home nest and creative space for Raechelle Vyn, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Raechelle is an Expressive Arts Practitioner, a passionate maker-of-things, and a strong advocate for feeding the creativity that lives inside each of us.

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