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Who am I? The eternal question...
I am Yifat Gat, a painter and graphic designer with a deep passion for creativity and personal growth.
My motto, "I draw, you draw, they draw, we all draw," reflects my belief in the universal power of art to connect and inspire.
As a secular Jewish woman who believes in God and loves Bible stories, I approach spirituality and identity with an open mind, blending personal reflection with artistic expression. Originally from Israel, I now live in Marseille, the vibrant heart of the Mediterranean and Provence.
I am a proud mother of five homeschooled children, four of whom were born naturally, and I wrote a book sharing my tips for natural birth. Throughout my homeschooling journey, I developed the "Home-Work-Self" system to help me stay centered amidst chaos and create balance for both my children and myself.
Living in a Brooklyn-esque neighborhood filled with artists and a diverse community, I draw inspiration from the rich cultural tapestry around me.
Having lived by the sea all my life, the Mediterranean blue is my oxygen. Living between Italy and Spain, I also get to swim in the blue of Matisse and the other masters of the region.
My love of flowers connects me to nature’s beauty—the park behind my house, the flower markets, and the fields of lavender. I embrace nature's power to nurture creativity and resilience in all aspects of life.
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I often thought, This is the ideal integration. But every time I start, it feels too complicated, and I’m tempted to go back to making handmade prints… haaaa.
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War time exhibition.
The titles of the works are the names of the hostages.
Recently sold drawings in their new home in TLV. Love seeing my lines in this beautiful young lady's room 💙
A Brother’s Relentless Pursuit: Moshe Or’s Journey to Find Avinatan and Fight for Justice
GirlieGirl Army is your Glamazon Guide to Conscious Living; a one-stop online resource for a ferociously progressive, urban-minded approach to cruelty-free living. We carry picket signs AND designer clutches. We preach AND we polish. Our message is simple: You can live large and still make a positive impact.
The Founder, Chloé Jo Davis
Chloé Jo Davis is often in the media and in print espousing her funny-girl-with-a-bone-to-pick expertise in conscious living, eco style, veganism, animal rescue, sustainability, attachment parenting, and breastfeeding. She has collaborated with About.com as their host and content creator of a series of 35 glam green videos on Katie Couric in a one on one interview with Katie about attachment parenting, been featured in Italian Elle photographed as a “rule changer” alongside Demi Moore photographed by Amanda De Cadanet, in Japanese Madame Figaro, and in Natural Child World magazine, and much more! Regularly featured on radio, print, and tv – discussing her favorite lines, tips, and musts as a Brand Partner and PR Friendly Influencer, Chloé and her husband, award-winning creative director Jeremy Davis, have 3 boys and now live in Connecticut with a menagerie of rescue pets.
Read My piece about Moshe Or`s Hostage brother on Girly girl Army
Home Work Self
So much of centering myself is related to how I view my world, divided into Home, Work, and Self.
For example:
Home: I need to call the plumber, buy presents for the kids, and start gathering ideas for dinner.
Work: I need wrapping paper, start promoting my new workshop, and buy some red supplies.
Self: Add castor oil, lavender oil, and argan oil to my rosemary oil hair spray.
Basically, it’s a way of getting things done while ensuring all fronts are covered.
These are the 3x3 categories I go through in my system:
Home: House, Kids, Partner
Work: Make, Show, Self
Self: Admin, Wellbeing, Social
Moving between these three fronts, while keeping myself at the center of it all, has helped me create a sense of balance. The more I visualize myself navigating this system—like moving through a Monopoly board—the more I realize I am none of these categories. I am simply the person making things happen (or not) in each area.
At the start of my career as a painter, every exhibition felt like a matter of life and death. Over time, I’ve come to understand that art, while essential to my identity, is not all that I am. This realization has given me a lot of freedom to explore other things, which, in the end, have enriched my work.
Seth Godin
To me, Seth is all about channeling my inner fragmentation into one cohesive blog. Left to my own devices, I’d probably start a separate blog for every topic. A painter’s blog that talks about motherhood? Unthinkable! Yet here I am.
My brain feels like a vegetable soup, with all the celery, carrots, and onions floating around in a chaotic mix.
Thank you, Seth, for making it crystal clear that I need to spend less time on social media and more time here. You’ve created a space where I can be unapologetically myself—something I wouldn’t have dared claim before listening to you.
how can something so heavy be so light? Richard Serra's RIP
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Jeffrey Brown from the PBS NewsHour, Transcript by Daniel G. Hill.
RS: “A list of verbs. To cut, to roll, to form, to curve, to lean, to prop.”
JB: “And what was the idea?”
RS: “Just to take a material and in relation to a procedure, see what would happen. Now you could go through a lot of variations… Let me show you one. If you look at a piece like this, one of the verbs was called “To Lift.” I had a piece of rubber and it was about maybe eight or ten feet long. It was about four feet wide. I took it on its edge and I simply lifted it up. And I wondered if that was enough to sustain itself as a work of art. And because it had a continuous inside and outside surface and it free-stood and it really was an exposition of the activity of lifting, I thought that I can put my name on that. I wanted to really invent my own procedures for making what I thought could be considered a work of art.”
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RS: I think what artists do and they’ll continue to do is they invent their own procedures. Because if you’re going to use the tools of another master, you’re never going to be able to deconstruct his house. You’re not going to be able to use the same tools if you're going to do your own original work. And I think every generation has to find its own tools and own procedures. And I think what’s interesting about art is that unexpected youth will take it somewhere else.
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RS: This is how it begins. It always begins with models. And what we try to do, what we’re really involved with is invention of form and experimenting with form. And that’s what I’ve always been involved with.
Gratitude and Apricots
Naturally, I tend to have negative thoughts. To deal with this, I’ve found that gratitude works wonders for me. When I shift gears into a grateful mindset, I regain strength, and it feels like the wind returns to my sails.
For my kids, I introduced this practice as the Mishmishim Game. On one of my birthdays, Nina made me an album of songs she knows I love and called it Mishmishim. You can listen to it on SoundCloud here.
https://soundcloud.com/nina-gat-35060891/sets/mishmishim
Mishmish means apricot in Hebrew.
Imagine a plate of mishmishim in front of you. The goal is to “eat” ten of them by expressing gratitude for ten things. Here’s my plate for today:
I’m grateful for this blog.
I met some really nice people last night.
I finally have space in my closet to store my work.
My house is organized. I may be behind on about 100 other things, but at least I know what they are!
I can’t believe that 15 years after creating Home, Work, Self, it’s still thriving and evolving.
Each of my kids seems to be doing great, and I’m so proud of them.
Since the war in Israel began, I’ve met so many kind and wonderful people.
I’m at peace with how my studio work is progressing.
I think I’ve finally reached a stage in my life where I can dedicate more time to making books.
I’m turning 55 in two weeks, and I’m totally okay with it.
