I am drawn to the theme of house and home and revisit it often on DAM. Not surprising since I have moved three times in the last four years, each move part of the learning curve as I navigated new terrain like risk-taking, letting go and remaining open to possibilities.
Currently I am living in a semi-nomadic manner, stepping outside of the box of expectations attached to a woman at a certain stage of life (50+). A rather big learning curve for this homebody.
New opportunities, friendships and experiences are mine for the taking and although at times it is frightening to reach so far outside my comfort zone this has been a powerful, liberating, exhilarating experiment and it isn’t over yet. I highly recommend it.
I sometimes look for physical reminders of house and home as a grounding exercise when I get overwhelmed by my experiment – a way to carry it with me and honor what I have come to know – that a house is just a house and home isn’t so much a place as it is a feeling, a knowing, a sense of belonging.
Laurie Poast’s tiny little houses, pictured here, are a perfect reminder. Poast, an American living in Holland, uses only old-world natural pigments and organic clay from the coast of Spain when creating the objects that fill her shop.
For me these humble, charming structures represent the profound impact simplifying my life has had on my outlook, approach and experience.
I don’t know where I will settle and put down roots again but I do know that I am already home – and I am certain you can’t find it with a GPS system or a map.
Perhaps our paths will cross someday as I continue on my nomadic journey. I’d like that. I’ll be the one who embraces change and the wisdom that only comes with age. How will I know you?
Read an interview with the artist here.
Hope your journeys this weekend end with the thrill of coming home to your true self.
these are very sweet! Love the shapes and soft colors… just beautiful! There is nothing like home sweet home and there is such an infinite variety of homes. I have always loved the artistic creations called “home”
I also love the imagery and significance of “home”, and think it is most profound when it is portrayed humbly and simply like Laurie’s work. I am also a homebody that loves to travel and explore! Best wishes to you on your journey!