The VS Journal

Martha Graham in Lamentation No.3 by Herta Moselsio, Date Unknown. Source: Library of Congress The earth is quiet and we follow suit in peaceful harmony. The birds have gone and the bees are sleeping, while all signs of life from our gardens have long since nourished us in return for tending their growth all year. […]

We did it, ladies. We danced with the cycle of the seasons as they fueled our gardens of creativity, accepting each unique gift from Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall as our endeavors were nourished to fruition. We chose our seeds and carefully placed them in the soil, diligently watering and clearing the earth to encourage […]

Women are the cornerstones of celebration. We see you standing tall with that #MainCharacterEnergy, protecting your peace and delivering a fun and festive holiday experience to those around you. Yes, we have been sharing inspiration with you about slowing down for the season… and we know that sometimes that isn’t an option. Those of us […]

After nearly an entire calendar year of tending our gardens of creativity (both literal and metaphorical), we have an arsenal of knowledge and experience to add to our personal growth. Finding our pacing with each season uncovered strengths within us that flourished with the rain, sun, and falling leaves. Two things are now inevitable: the […]

Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Fall III, 1999; Cibachrome print mounted on aluminum, 38 x 39 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Charlotte Gyllenhammar (℅ nmwa.org) Shorter days and colder nights invite our creativity to turn inward, waiting for us to dive once more into a rich inner […]

As we put away our gardening tools for the Winter to focus inward, we are faced with cobwebs in the closet that always seem to accumulate around the holidays: those dark corners where the urge and tendency to please everyone around us quietly lingers.  Though strides have been made, sentiments still remain: we are largely […]

‘Tis the season of food, ladies. Warm, scrumptious, savory, steaming, freshly prepared indulgence. I mean, nourishment.  The inevitable pressure of hitting the gym with a solid routine beginning on the first day of January hasn’t quite reared its ugly head yet, so I invite you to get ahead of it this year: now is not […]

Samuel Joshua Beckett, [Loïe Fuller Dancing], ca. 1900. (℅ Artsy) Loie Fuller was an American dancer who achieved international distinction for her innovations in theatrical lighting, as well as for her invention of the “Serpentine Dance,” a striking variation on the popular “skirt dances” of the day. (source) The Harvest celebration continues, immersing our senses […]

“If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!” – Sojourner Truth In 1848, the first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Three hundred […]

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall overlooking Spring Street. His demise was not from a fall, but a termite infestation and a team with a chainsaw. In his tiny mountain town nestled among the Ozarks, he sat for many years as a stark yet quaint reminder of what Eureka Springs truly is: pretty weird, and […]