It took me a little bit of time to make them, but here is what I did:
I made a gift for our yoga teacher, based on a brief comment she had made, something about making cards so that people could indicate whether they wanted an adjustment or not. I'm sure she was imagining laminated cards that on one side said yes and in the other side said no. What she does now is while we are laying in savasana (resting on our backs), she says palms up if you want an adjustment, palms down if you don't want to be touched. So, I made two different watercolor backgrounds, one is soothing greens and blues and purples flowing nicely into each other; the other is bright vibrant yellows and oranges. I used darker watercolors to write in calligraphy "No, Thanks" on the soothing blues/greens, and "Yes, Please!" on the bright yellows/oranges. I included "No, Gracias" and "¡Sí, Por Favor!" Then, I cut them out, lined them all up (I made this much harder than it had to be!), and photocopied them. Anyway, now they can be duplicated and laminated, then cut out for individual cards. They are a little wonky, but made with love and thought. I explained to her that I made the colors so differently so she could see who wanted an adjustment from across the room. She was totally surprised and loved it!
I also made random messages to distribute around my work neighborhood, where there are a lot of homeless people and impoverished families, as well as law students and average joes. The messages mostly say on one side "This is for you, Yes, YOU." And on the other side is a hopeful message or word. I will try to post some pictures here. If I can't do it here I will post in Media.
Thanks, Mal, for prompting me to do something I e always wanted to do!
More random acts of art kindness. Will "sprinkle" these messages around the hospital, especially the quiet memorial, ER, and psychiatry department. I have my group tonight, so it's convenient.
