New Release: Poetry Collection

It has taken me ages to complete this project. What started as a lofty idea to create a book of love poems has evolved over time to become a book of poems focusing on a less often discussed emotion known as vengeance.

When I was younger, I wrote much of my poetry as an attempt to understand the complex feelings I experienced in the corporate world, as well as in my personal life. Although I have moved on from many of these feelings, and brought myself upward to higher vibrations of love and understanding; this collection is proof that I was not always the kindest, or most patient person.

In my 20s I wrote these poems without knowing exactly how or where they could fit, but I believe I have developed a knack for writing searing and devastating prose toward old relationships. In many of these situations, I never had the power to say how I felt, and so writing it down became the best way for me to heal.

Today I continue the healing by releasing this book of poems, with hopefully many more collections to come.

Click to access pdf_darkvenefulpoetry.pdf

Click to access pdf_darkvenefulpoetry.pdf

Thank you, and happy new year!

by @Lillybochic

Figurative and abstract mixing continued

“Pink boxes pouring from the mouth of a person with closed eyes” by Lillybochic
“Pink boxes pouring from the mouth of a person with closed eyes” by Lillybochic

My latest work is a continuation of my work mixing abstract colourful backgrounds and figures like faces, and bodies in the foreground.

The colour palate used was pink and blue, which at times evolved into variations of purple.

In this piece I see many messages. The hearts are my favorite!

by @Lillybochic

Figurative painting with an abstract twist

Lillybochic explores colour and figurative presence

Here we have a 12 x 12 inch canvas. The figure is of a black female that I had been working with in other pieces. I really enjoyed the seriousness of the pose. She seems to look at the observer with a solemn expression. Is she worried? Upset? I like the openness of the possibilities.

The colours are gold, green and of course blue with its associated hues. The acrylic pouring techniques are blended with metalics to provide a mix of concrete figurative style and an abstract background experimenting with colour.

Thanks for stopping by,

Stephanie aka Lillybochic

by @Lillybochic

Colour fields explored

In this piece I really continued the technique wherein large fields of colour border each other with contrasting variation. Gold touches blue, touching green, and so on. It creates a very interesting pattern, in my eccentric opinion.

by @Lillybochic

Reaching out

Green arm reaching out into blue field

In this piece I explore colours further by creating fields of colour that melt into one another. This vibrant green compliments blue in this example.

by @Lillybochic

Exploring colour

Exploring colour blending. As my body of work builds, I am always trying new techniques.

Large yellow field with blue incursion

This piece reminds me of sunlight meeting ocean. What do you see?

by @Lillybochic

Learning and Art: Episode 5

Sumo Wrestler with Blue Background
Sumo Wrestler with Blue Background- Stephanie Konu

Emotional intelligence

Theorists such as Gardner and Sternberg have each presented different definitions and categories of intelligence.[34] Richard Gunderman refers to emotional intelligence as a type of intelligence, in addition to the commonly used definition. He has defined it as “the ability to understand and respond to emotions in daily life”.[32] For instance, a person who does not face his or her emotions and tackle them may be constantly frustrated. This person will face troubles moving on with his or her life. Consequently, emotionally intelligent individuals are better at expressing and identifying their emotions and those of the people around them. Those who are adept at handling their emotions tend to live an easier life than those who are not. Since people with better emotional intelligence are sensitive to emotions, they are considered better team players and are family-oriented.

Some researchers argue that emotional intelligence is biological, while others say it is innate. Gunderman states that emotional intelligence is a learned and an instinctual skill.[32] According to him, it can be cultivated through three means: learning more about it, drawing attention to it for oneself and others, and reading the works of authors he considers to be emotionally intelligent, such as Jane Austen and Leo Tolstoy.[32] Through engaging in emotional expressions and regulation, it is contemplated more than before and brings forth considerable changes in life and attitude. Sy and Cote conducted a study that proved emotionally intelligent are more competent and perform better. Therefore, many companies are using “EI training programs” to increase matrix performance.[35]

by @Lillybochic

Learning and Art: Episode 4

Blue castle art on wall staged
Blue castle art on wall staged- Artist Stephanie Konu

Social construction model

Social construction models generally say that there is no biological circuitry for emotions since emotions are solely based on experience and context. Some even suggest that certain emotions can only exist in the reciprocal exchanges of a social encounter. Since there are unique local languages and local moral orders, cultures can use the same emotion and expression in very different ways.[30] Thus, emotional expressions are culturally-prescribed performances rather than internal mental events. Knowing a social script for a certain emotion allows one to enact the emotional behaviours that are appropriate for the cultural context.[24] Emotional expressions serve a social function and are essentially a way of reaching out to the world.[31]

by @Lillybochic