this cosmic dreamscape spread was a meditation with color, a dance with making magic out of 'mess' in the creative process, and one of my favs in this mixed-media altered book. It was also part of my lesson in the workshop Color, Color, Color (for 21 Secrets). There is a three day flashback deal happening for 5 editions of 21 Secrets - and I have to tell you about it bc 21 Secrets is always stellar. Tons of teachers, themes and lessons to choose from and receive to rejuvenate and inspire your creative practice. There's a link in my profile to learn more and if you decide to splurge, use code: FLASHBACK 😘🎨💫 #makeart . . . #artjournal #artjournaling #artclass #21secrets #colorlove #cosmicart #creativepractice #creativeprocess #visualjournal #alteredbook #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #collageart #artmagic #dreamscape #meditationart #dailypractice #artheals #intuitiveart #abstractart #journalart #painting #creativelife #expressiveart #artlesson #arttutorial
such a softness to last night's dreamscape energy study. gouache has a language all it's own. . . . #creativepractice #gouachepainting #dreamscape #landscapepainting #paintingstudy #natureart #meditationart #softpalette #prayerart #contemplativeart #artcreation #creativeenergy #creativespirit #innerlandscape #naturespeaks #practiceinpresence #makebeauty #livingart
tonight's evening page palette is inspired by this leaf + today's walk in the woods + warm lights within on a cool autumn night . . . #colorpalette #autumncolors #wnc #creativepractice #practiceinpresence #paintpalette #colortherapy #artheals #contemplativeart #woodwalk #earthmedicine #landscapeart #lovetheland #painting #autumnleaf #warminside #artpage #practiceart #dailypractice #dailyart #arttable #bodymindspirit #holistic #creativelife #becreative #inspirationeverywhere #wonderfull #gouache #contemporarypainter
Finally doing things in ways other than how they say you 'should' today - after a slow start and long week - because i remembered that my timing, rhythm, values and ways of seeing and engaging are not like this world's for a reason. #workingartist #keepitreal #artmatters #trustyourprocess . . . #creativelife #artjournal #creativeentrepreneur #visualjournal #ibelieve #artheals #prayerart #intuitiveart #trusttheprocess #knowyourself #artpages #artistlife #findyourway #offeritup #betrue #keepitsimple #notofthisworld #creativeenergy #staythecourse #morewaysthanone #creativeprocess
respite {in the pages} . . . . #reddoor #artjournal #mixedmediaart #visualjournal #visualstorytelling #creativepractice #prayerart #portraitdrawing #journalart #sketches #respite #artpages #selfcare #doorway #creativelife #facedrawing #sacredplace
pages passing by... Hope this Moonday is treating you well! 💚 . . . #artjournal #visualmeditation #contemplativeart #visualjournal #wordlove #impermanence #dailypractice #prayerart #artheals #abstractart #landscapeart #watercolorsketch #earthmedicine #artpage #thingschange #intuitive #artmeditation #dreamscape #sketchingart #landscapestudy #practiceinpresence #everythingisconnected #creativelife #creativeprocess
This. Like a funny little sigh of (((yes))) to my heart and current perspective, with a poke at this wacked out culture of trend and meme and superficial hype-building, I can't help but love this image from @rachaelrice . For the last couple of years I've been guiding a program to help others demystify the symbolic language of astrology through learning about their own birthchart... we dive deep, and it has been so good in so many ways... but this. This touches - lightly - on what I keep coming back to regardless of the details and tools and paths I explore, and why my current call is to pause another rich program I poured my heart into, to make room for the next iteration in- process of living more fully into our collective connection, remembering and becoming. The most important things, I find, are not unnecessarily simplified, yet are deeply simple. . . . #everythingisconnected #loveeachother #starsandart #creativeprocess #creativelife #creativeenergy #funnybuttrue #keepitsimple #paradox #collectiveconsciousness #humanfamily #beinghuman
{much needed calm} tell me something good in your world right now... . . . . #creativepractice #artheals #meditationart #dreamscape #abstractlandscape #mixedmediapainting #natureart #dreamworld #liminalspace #contemplativeart #abstractart #artmaking #creativelife #practiceinpresence #visualjournal #somewhere #intuitiveart #originalart #artonpaper #pathways #starrynight #acrylicink #tellmesomethinggood
every day as i do the dishes, by hand, she stands there in front of me - this odd thrift-store figure of Hildegard of Bingen. holding the plant she cares for. life-cycle. nature. medicine. harp resting nearby. ready for voice, presence and praise. i imagine her paintbrush - or a rock for crushed pigment - resting in some unseen pocket or sleeve. creative visions waiting to come to life. and her simple veil, the strength of ritual worn daily. inward prayer, outward faith. Viriditas. wordlessly, she reminds within ordinary moments (on repeat) what has always been evident, guiding, steady and true on these waves of my life: art, healing, and faith. . . . #creativelife #hildegard #allsaintsday #samhain #viriditas #dailypractice #artheals #faithhopelove #ritual #everythingisconnected #creationcare #ordinarymagic #lifeissacred #creativespirit #ancestors #creativevision #practiceinpresence #livingprayer #devotion #contemplation #innerpeace #kitchentalk #simplelife #knowyourself #holisticlife
When things started to get interesting (progress up in story).... . . . #creationstory #inthestudio #creativeprocess #abstractpainting #workofart #mixedmedia #dreamworld #creativespirit #intuitiveart #landscapewithin #cosmicart #contemporarypainting #circleart #makeart #visionaryart #colorplay