“Art is literacy of the heart” Elliot Eisner / “Arte não é pureza; é purificação, não é liberdade; é libertação.” Clarice Lispector

quinta-feira, 29 de janeiro de 2015

We are dreamy beings

Sometimes, we lose confidence in ourselves and we forget we are dreamy beings. But the moment the poetry of life fades, we stop living hopefully. Life has to be magical and our dreams are our fuel to make the impossible possible. Your dreams can be big or small. It doesn't matter as long as you can accomplish them. I am going to tell you something about a young man I  met seventeen years ago when I was teaching English at a course. When he started working there, he was my trainee for some time till he was prepared to have his own classes. In the beginning, I used to observe him but I have never believed in pedagogical practices without emotional involvement. In short, we become friends and that young man taught me one of the most important lessons on dreams: he was poor and loved English so much. He didn't have money to pay for an English course. So he learnt English alone, reading dictionaries in public libraries. He mastered English as if he was a native speaker. It was fantastic! Some time later, he was accepted at Rio de Janeiro State University where he studied English Language and Literature and left us. I still look up to him. He worked towards success, exercising his courage, proving to himself and to other people that his poverty was not a boundary the world had put in front of him. He is an example of direction and purpose in my opinion and I always tell his story to my students: nothing can stop a focused mind. My work is a tribute to my trainee who became my teacher and to all people who chase their dreams/ happiness.


Have a magical day!

Karla


For
Paint Party Friday

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Try it on Tuesday - Add some fabric


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Sunday Sketches

Poetic Postcards
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15 comentários:

  1. A lovely card with beautiful fabrics and a wonderful story of your magical trainee. Thank you Karla for sharing them with us at TioT.

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  2. I love the colors in this piece and the girl is beautifully done.
    Love it :)

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  3. Terrific art pages and the post was a great read

    Thank you for joining us st Try it on Tuesday

    Love Chrissie

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  4. This is beautiful, your words and your journal pages!

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  5. Love this with the paint and patterns, and thanks for the inspirational story.

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  6. Wonderful piece, thanks for joining us at TIOT! Valerie

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  7. What a lovely post and wonderful testament to a young man who knew what he wanted. I love stories like this as it is all to easy for folk to blame their circumstances for stopping them from every achieving anything in life but I love the expression - if you can dream it you can achieve it!

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  8. Stunning pages with lovely elements and fabrics. What special and great story, Karla! Thank you for joining us at Try it on Tuesday.
    Mar x

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  9. what a sweetheart and so inspiring

    happy PPF

    much love...

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  10. your journal spread is absolutely beautiful and so is that wonderful story. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Beautiful art and beautiful words. So much is possible when you really want something!

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  12. Wonderful story and card! Lovely sentiments!! What your focus on grows!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  13. oooh I dream of looking like her with candy colored hair and makeup! she is dreamy :)

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  14. Hi Karla. Hope you are doing well. What a wonderful story. I like that you tell his story to your students. I applaud you for that and more. Love your girl who is looking very determined. Great job!

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