The VS Journal

Christina’s World – Andrew Wyeth, 1948 ℅ Museum of Modern Art The woman crawling through the tawny grass was the artist’s neighbor in Maine, who, crippled by polio, “was limited physically but by no means spiritually.” Wyeth further explained, “The challenge to me was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life which […]

The inspiration that best serves us will never be on a pedestal. As creative women, comparing ourselves to others has only ever resulted in division and detriment to our universal truth: where women gather, we have the power to elevate the whole of society. Of course we are capable of achieving great things that will […]

Even as Summer days begin their graceful exit, Fall softens the transition with a vibrance of its own. Your garden has flourished since the Spring, and every leaf is worth celebrating because they are each a part of the growth you have fostered.  Of course, even the smallest steps are worth acknowledging – after all, […]

As women who flourish in spaces of creativity, we learn early on how precious those spaces truly are to our well-being: somewhere we feel completely safe and free, shedding any doubt or possibility of failure. After all, when the ultimate goal is growth, the only way to fail is to deny our right to nourishment […]

Your garden yields much more than a bountiful harvest. The rest and repose we take in the Winter is what nourishes the soil and every life it sustains. Building energy in the Spring inspires just the right seed selection and pace of nourishment as the birds and bees wake from their slumber, only ever knowing […]

A Johan Sebastian Bach Humblement – Gerda Wegener, 1936 Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener (née Gottlieb; 15 March 1886 – 28 July 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter. Wegener is known for her fashion illustrations and later her paintings that pushed the boundaries of gender and love of her time. These works were classified as […]

Nature maintains balance without judgment. How can we do the same? Back in the Spring, we talked about shifting our perspective of a cycle to utilize it to our advantage: we can either get stuck in it, or use it to perpetuate our growth. Now that we are knee-deep in the energy of Summer, let’s […]

Ladies, it’s a good thing we took another look at our vision boards through the eyes of our inner child last month because the year is already halfway over! During the month of July, we spent a lot of time with that inner child of ours, trying out her perspective on our current goals, dreams, […]

Jenna, Friday Night in Brooklyn – Aliza Nisenbaum, oil on canvas, 2019 (℅ Anton Kern Gallery) Aliza Nisenbaum (b. 1977, Mexico City) is best-known for her bright, large-scale figurative paintings of marginalized subjects and community groups. (source)  As the flowers have grown accustomed to greeting the sun and our inner child frolics endlessly through the […]

Kids say the darndest things… and can introduce a perspective that lets our creativity run wild. As children, we don’t care about deadlines or promotions. The idea alone of making a living is not even a concept to grasp, because the focus is not on money, but just that… the idea alone. Adults will tell […]