Hi! I’m Jiling, an acupuncturist, herbalist, and artist in coastal southern California bridging medicine and expression through my Ventura acupuncture clinic, Five Elements classes, and Elemental book-in-progress that interweaves nature, art, movement and ritual for thriving personal and ecological wild beauty. Learn more about me here, join events here, and get acupuncture here. Enjoy this newsletter from September 2024! Get monthly letters at Jiling.Substack.com

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ARTIST RESIDENCY

Dedicated time to explore Earth, Heart-Mind, and Spirit— and make art.  

THE ARTIST’S ROLE

Experience deeply. Translate ineffable experiences into tangible words and images. Midwife internal depths out into the world. Share: help humanity feel what’s hidden, deepen understanding, articulate complexities, widen possibilities, and ignite transformative action. 

MY INTENTIONS

* REST and RENEW. 

* EXPLORE the land. OPEN to her wisdom. WELCOME eco-insights into my body, life, writings, and art— for the benefit of all beings. 

* Open to WONDER. Allow fresh surprises to EMERGE. 

* EXPERIMENT with multimedia and fresh modes of expression. 

* Make FRIENDS: plants, humans, place, more-than-human kin.

* WRITE BOOK

* Handwrite draft 1: walk & write

* Edit draft 2: evening rest, typing? 

* Gain a clearer sense of how BOOK wishes to EMERGE and be written. 

* Welcome UpS into the current chapter— and wherever else ki belongs. 

PROJECTS

* BOOK!

* A gift for UpS (maybe photo-essay, poetry, plant-prints)

* Meditate, walk, dance, swim, botanize, do “nothing”— write 

STRUCTURE: a loose outline 

* Dawn: Tea, journal, WRITE BOOK → yoga asana → breakfast 

* Morning: WALK & WRITE 1

* Afternoon: lunch, nest/ art, WALK & WRITE 2

* Evening: Dinner, WALK & WRITE 3 or nest (art, type/ edit), restorative movement 

SUPPLIES

* Writing tools

* Typewriter

* Laptop 

* Stamps & envelopes for Heart Copy and other love-letters 

* Fountain pens (Lamy Safari, Pilot Kakuno)

* Extra ink

* Notebooks galore 

* 3 A6 (little) 64-page notebooks 

* 2 A5 (medium) 60-page notebooks 

* 1 A5 150-page notebook

* 1 4 x 6 unlined 100-page scratch-pad (typewriter & sketches) 

* 1 4 x 6 lined scratch-pad

* Miscellaneous tools

* Art Toolkit demi palette watercolor set & large waterbrush

* Pentel brush sign pens (medium markers) 

* Glue stick

* Trodat date stamp 

* Mini tank drum 

* Art-Toys (undecided)

* Staedtler fineliner colored pens

* 磨盤，岩石 Sumi ink stone & stick

* 印章 My name-seal stamp & red ink

* Mini photo-printer

* Washi tape

* Supplies On Site

* Food: weekly grocery run 

* Printer

* Scissors

* SPACE.

SUPPORT

For folks who are asking, yes. I’ve saved up for a month of no income, but your generous support is certainly welcome! Contributions will go towards food, travels, and small delights. You can buy me a tea or PayPal larger amounts if you wish. Ten thousand thank-yous

Recommendations

* 🌶️ Mama Lin's Hot Sauce Recipe. This one's special. Let me know if you try the recipe⎯ and please send photos!

* 🥑 The Art of the Herbal Podcast was such a fun conversation with some of my herbal heroes! Special guest at the end. Listen here, or watch on YouTube.

* 🌕 Moon Festival 9/17! My favorite festival. Make mooncakes with journalist Clarissa Wei on Goldthread and New York Times (sweet & savory).

* 🖐️ Register to vote. Your voice matters. For Californians, register by 10/21!

* 💖 Substack: I might write artist residency updates. Join me!

❤️ May this be the best season of your life,

Jiling Lin, L.Ac. 林基玲

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