by Kristine Wilkerson
Within this edition the team here at CWithin explored the art of storytelling in its many forms. We connected with artists from the UK, Canada, the Pacific Northwest, California and right here in Huntsville Utah. Their stories are rich.
Storytelling is perhaps the most ancient art form, having its warm beginnings around what was likely man’s first fire. Storytelling imbues all aspects of our lives, from the nursery rhymes and bedtime songs from which we first hear and learn language; to the stories our grandparents told us; to the children’s books, novels, poetry, songs, we come to identify as defining “us.” From all that surrounds us in film, tv, books, music, dance, paintings, photography, mixed media and internet… our world is story.
It has been said that storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world. Some believe it creates our world.
A shaman might say,
All of our world is story. The only question is which stories do you choose to hear, believe and to tell; and what are you creating?
Enjoy!