Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Enter Text prograrm / NOVEMBER 2021
Gina Gil
USA
ginagilwrites.com
About
Gina Gil writes novels, poetry and short stories. She aims to
tell stories which allow the reader to feel curious, connected
and inspired. She loves bicycles, coffee and exploring nature.
Her background in science and education come through in
the themes of her work. She is currently working on a YA
science fiction novel.
Connecting to Creativity
My time at Arteles was filled with revelation, rejuvenation,
and creativity.
I focused on a daily practice of meditation, journaling,
reading, movement and time in nature. The result was like
opening a portal to allow creativity to flow in and from me.
I also had realizations about my writing process that have
helped me take a new, gentler approach to editing my own
work.
The writing I did included daily journaling, letter writing,
poetry, revising my current YA science fiction novel, and
writing a short story inspired by my daily walks in the forest.
The collages pictured were created during my stay and are
a part of a process I use for opening creative channels. It
is a method I learned from a dear friend and teacher, which
I adapted to be part of my creative process. Each piece
includes a focus, which could be an intention, a vision,
investigating a question, or working out the plot of a story.
It is a way for me to have a conversation with myself without
being limited to words.
My November at Arteles was spent creating habits of
connection, to myself, to my creative source and to the other
artists and writers at the Enter Text Residency. I was so
inspired by the works of my fellow residents and the warmth
of their friendship nourished my soul.