<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[mysite]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:50:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Art, Blood Pressure, and a Norway Spruce]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Marta Mazur A hospital shift, lengthy drive back, news with dinner, and YouTube. What puzzles me is the disconnect. It doesn’t seem...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/art-blood-pressure-and-a-norway-spruce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603ebe3dd1144d0015df3632</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:49:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_b2c8bb72f9894d559c3afca6b888d0f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ When art, life, and sickness is intertwined]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marta Mazur I had a conversation with a patient on the gray winter day. A very nice, very sick, and beyond grossly obese woman recently...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/when-art-life-and-sickness-is-intertwined</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602294df3496a00017576d44</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:10:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_4d74837b7238476a8184788078cc4aa0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art, Life, Death.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Marta Mazur. Art, Life, Death. Back there, on the floor of the prestigious local hospital, I saw a patient slowly leaving us....]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/art-life-death</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602043849d41ed001836e349</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 19:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_9ff4084c9cb0497fa4432987da77716a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_843,h_843,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why artists fail: time]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Marta Mazur Many times, when people cannot follow up on their interests may it be connected to something that has nothing to do with...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/why-artists-fail-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601ac16f58523b0017e4efc5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_7d1470d495e648c6889e2c912c65d95c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art and the Power of not Caring]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to creativity many of my own barriers are in my head. I know, and probably, so should you, that you are a far better artist...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2020/06/10/art-and-the-power-of-not-caring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fbc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:17:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_664cf2649cf146908f5aa16af3f43c1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist’s Life: The Merits of Insistence]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people say to me…and mind you, only on occasion: “you are so talented”, they really mean to ask how did I find the time, how did I...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2018/02/13/artist-s-life-the-merits-of-insistence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fc2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:30:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_6df90bca0e7849a1be9ece5366b177be~mv2_d_1764_1739_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist's Life: Staying Connected]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a spirit of staying connected I managed to put together a YouTube message. I don’t call it a Podcast because I will augment it with...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2018/02/06/artists-life-staying-connected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fba</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_81c07f2be9e346dcb9d011b717c3de02~mv2_d_1817_1722_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Artist’s Life: If You Feel Uncomfortable Evaluate Your Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artists are known for anxiety, emotional discomfort, and suffering. Recently I read in one of the nursing texts that 50% of US population...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/12/01/the-artist-s-life-if-you-feel-uncomfortable-evaluate-your-values</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fbb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:54:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_413daef4ed2448a39553289c7e3946f7~mv2_d_1812_1809_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Artist’s Life: Burn and Reconstruct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why create? To discover oneself. It is more than painting a pretty picture or putting color and texture together. It is more than...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/11/30/the-artist-s-life-burn-and-reconstruct</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fbd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_8ed5f220139140f5935ed258087e3cc4~mv2_d_1883_1870_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Artist’s Life: Happy Are Those Who Dare Courageously to Defend What They Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ovid. I traveled through state this summer and saw my world at the reach of a hand. I looked for truth, for inspiration, and also, for...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/10/06/the-artist-s-life-happy-are-those-who-dare-courageously-to-defend-what-they-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fc3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 01:25:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_7119eaaf35324aa4b2ecbcf9fba7a0b2~mv2_d_1718_1737_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist's Life: The Worst Enemy of Creativity is Self-Doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sylvia Plath. Did you experience times when your worst enemy is yourself? Prof. J. Peterson, psychologist from University of Toronto said...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/09/18/artists-life-the-worst-enemy-of-creativity-is-self-doubt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fc1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 21:38:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_5d52de73593244ad9cc5a53d76509ae7~mv2_d_1797_1785_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist’s Life: An Artist Needs a Guru]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is essential for an artist, or just for anyone, as a matter of fact, to have a designated guru. We all need support but especially...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/08/23/artist-s-life-an-artist-needs-a-guru</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fbf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:43:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_1a7ffbfdf1f6471ea49e2da549b953ab~mv2_d_1832_1844_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist’s Life: Creating a World]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is an act of courage to try new ways to live. It is a thoughtful choice to become creative and build on that essential human trait....]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/08/16/artist-s-life-creating-a-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fc0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_1af3469934aa4ec6a91616ee77230af7~mv2_d_1747_1729_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist’s Life: How to Find Time and Energy for Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time and Energy finding concept will probably occupy quite a lot of my blog and my other writings. To visualize this Time and Energy...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/08/12/artist-s-life-how-to-find-time-and-energy-for-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bcc263c0017f55fbe</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 22:42:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_361e1fc5c05e42b3b965687cd31ea559~mv2_d_1504_1671_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An artist life: How to find time and energy for art.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last blog I concentrated a bit on how useful own artistic space is. Funny thing is that we are all just people suspended in some...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/07/28/an-artist-life-how-to-find-time-and-energy-for-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47be</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_d0eaf61a6955482baa45dd8af9bf601d~mv2_d_1693_1689_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to find time and energy for art.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I struggle with the same problem every creative person has: where do I get the time and even more so, where do I get the energy? I must...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/07/20/how-to-find-time-and-energy-for-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47bd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:57:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_4fff2fc66c9048f8bd7fd138dab0f76b~mv2_d_1870_1894_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artmus went solar as the world does]]></title><description><![CDATA[Placing my artwork within the times is an important gesture that I wanted to pay to the 21st century. The quest to make Artmus solar...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/07/13/artmus-went-solar-as-the-world-does</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47bb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_12726ecd85dd4f7c86f49d0440461c52~mv2_d_1822_1879_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jean-Paul Sartre. It is easy to fall into a notion that if something does not go my way it is the circumstances and not I that are to...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/07/10/it-is-up-to-you-to-give-life-a-meaning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47c1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:04:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_4db2727b830a465dad3e848bb7a0cbaf~mv2_d_1808_1804_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to paint with alcohol paints.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the technique and philosophy in art should, at least to me, go hand in hand, thinking about art and practicing technique is just a...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/06/26/how-to-paint-with-alcohol-paints</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47c4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:45:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_b3a101b8659048abacc1b95baa899021~mv2_d_1780_1781_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Am a Sum of Those Before Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Am I an individual or a sum of millions before me? Am I to be proud in my uniqueness or grateful to those who marked the path? On the...]]></description><link>https://martamazur60.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2017/06/19/i-am-a-sum-of-those-before-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fda9f0bb6666a00177c47c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 23:03:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2289ea_4a06eadeeb934746a4d57bc152ac7a4a~mv2_d_1818_1812_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marta Mazur</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>