Author Archives: Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)



Our Weekly Tip: Take Refuge in Nature’s Tender Touch

Timeless techniques for navigating grief with natural materials
Posted on August 29, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Our Tip of the Week: Spending time in direct physical contact with the elements offers a chance to slow down our troubled minds to the pace of a flower’s unfolding, to offer up our hearts to a gust of wind … Continue reading →

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Memento Mori: Remembering Your Own Death

Artworks that remind us to live life to the fullest
Posted on August 23, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Memento mori is a Latin phrase that literally means, “remember to die.” As an art form, it has encompassed but is not exclusive to memorial art, and serves to this day as a reminder to live life fully and mindfully. … Continue reading →

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Picasso’s Blues: Portraits of Loss

Picasso's Blue Period helps us cultivate compassion in difficult times
Posted on August 16, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Pablo Picasso, a Spanish artist known widely for sparking the Cubist movement, had a long and prolific career that art historians have divided into distinct time-based categories, or “Periods.” With the suicide of his friend Carlos Casagemas in 1901, Picasso’s … Continue reading →

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