May you share some joy on this full moon day, dissolve illusions of difference, celebrate important distinctions, and build stronger bridges of connection through what matters most to you... (it was Audre's bday yesterday, too. ♒🎉) . . . #wisewords #audrelorde #unityindiversity #everythingisconnected #humanfamily #visionary #aquarius #sharejoy #virgomoon #creativelife #buildbridgesnotwalls #eros #lovewins #beinghuman
seeing connections: 1) the page became a dreamscape meditation over the weekend. the lone mama bear journeys on 2) also, it's my birthday. 42 gratitudes is the name of the game today, plus a mini-escape with my guy. 3) i thought i was Aquarius for half my life, turns out I'm Pisces x 2, a true new moon cusp baby. timing matters. 4) "Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water." morning page-flip landed on john 7:38 scribbled in my journal 5) for TODAY ONLY, a birthday sale if you'd like a Shine On birth chart reading with me, on your core chart placements, chiron (wounded healer archetype) and lunar nodes - save 40 usd. i only book a few spots at a time, because I like to give charts my full focus - the feedback i get is usually teary with gratitude and insight. makes my heart full to be able to do this for other creative seekers (let me know if you have questions) 6) also, i'll keep sharing artist birthdays/artworks in my stories every few days or so. today we end Aquarius with Yoko Ono and Max Klinger who were born today, too - and as the sun has moved into Pisces, i'll start sharing Pisces artists (also found in my highlights if you missed the shares so far - i'm making a visual selection/collection, bc I'm a visual research geek like that) 7) Comment or tag if you are or know any Aquarius or Pisces artists hanging around here on Instagram doing their thing. It'll make me happy, and it's my birthday, so you know... Thanks for being here - love you all! . . . #creativepractice #artjournal #mixedmediapainting #dreamscape #dreamworld #pisces #aquarius #miracleoflife #journeyart #meditationart . #creativepracticeconnection #halikarlaarts #birthchart #soulwork #creativeflow #livingwater #everythingisconnected #visualjournal #visualstory #collageart . #artheals #makingconnections #astrology #sunsigns #zodiaclove #contemporaryartist #loveeachother #creativelifehappylife #gratitude #dailypractice
always a dance between fits & starts and consistency. something to be gleaned from both approaches when done with a focus on presence and honoring our creative energy. the time we can give varies so regularly... a new altered book page begins, first messy layers, not sure if it's a paint-sketch or one to see through just yet. a few more movements will tell... . . . #alteredbook #artjournaling #visualstory #visualjournal #creativepractice #creativepracticeconnection #mixedmediaartist #beginagain #collageart #colorplay ... #artheals #dailypractice #creativeprocess #artprocess #artexperiment #creativeplay #creativelifehappylife #practiceinpresence #creativeenergy #intuitiveart ... #creativeeveryday #inthestudio #artdetail #abstractart #rawart #intuitivepainting #wip #paintingprocess
This is a Visual celebration of some artists who all have birthdays in the first half of February. This is part of a curious thing I'm exploring... Basically, I wanted to SEE some art side by side, from those born under the same sun signs, and started some collections... and it has gotten interesting. I am sharing the FULL IMAGES IN MY STORIES/highlights. Now, sun signs alone can hardly speak to the whole learning, expressive, creative styles and instincts of an artist, but it is inspiring nonetheless to put together these collections, linked by an Aquarius sun, in this case. Aquarians are visionaries, electric quick-witted, with eccentric and humanitarian devotions and ideas, ahead of their times, often misunderstood and see the big picture from the edge of liberating/revolutionary change... there can be a reservedness or a palpable quarkiness, but there is always something a little genius with Aquarians (and we all have a little Aquarius in us). I see an intensity or boldness with this selection... and of course, there's more to see if you peek at each artist's creative works through time, too... follow the trail that calls you. Are any of you born under an Aquarius sun? Or know an artist who is? Tag them and celebrate! Happy Birthday, Aquarian Creatives! .... THE ARTISTS from L- R (see full pieces + details in my stories): 1: #WilliamArtis (Mother and Child) 2: #MaxBeckmann (Still-life with Cello and Bass) 3: #NormanRockwell (GoldenRule) 4: #FranzMarc (The Waterfall) 5: #AlisonSaar (amazing sculpture from the Topsy Turvy exhibit) check her out - wow! 6: #JoanMitchell (Low Water) 7: #ThomasCole (The Voyage of Life) 8: #FernandLeger (The City) 9: #MaryLovelaceONeal (She thinks she's a zebra, actually she's a painted pony) ... {Shared for inspiration & education only. Not my images. If you repost, credit the artists and link back} ... #artistbirthday #creativeworks #arthistory #artmatters #visualarts #februarybirthday #aquarius #celebratelife #becreative #artistwork #supportartists #abstractartists #sunsign #astrology #zodiacart #boldart #visionaryartist #beinspired #starsandart #artdetails
three meditations and a landscape study . . . #creativepractice #artjournal #visualjournal #visualstory #contemplativeart #arthealsthesoul #artmedicine #meditationart #creativeprocess #creativeeveryday #spiritualart #dailypractice #prayerart #practiceinpresence #trinity #refugees #landscapesketch #graphitedrawing #mixedmediajournal #morningpages #travelart #dreamscape #artistsketchbook
my creative practice has felt all over the place these past few years, in more ways than one, such as working in a ridiculous amount of sketchbooks and art journals at one time, along with loose paper expressions. switching approaches frequently. focused studies and free expression. releasing a bright surge of fast creative energy and also reveling in the rest of slow art-making. but there is a thread of connection amongst the scattered collection. relationships being formed..... i am working on a slow-art painting right now, a devotion of sorts. but this past weekend, i also needed some swifter movements of seeing connections and tidying up my piles of seemingly random practices, paint-sketches and fodder. so i took one sketchbook with a lot of one-sided pages, tore out pieces from other sketchbooks from the past couple of years, and gathered up some loose bits and old collage fodder I don't want hanging around loose in the studio anymore, and i moved through a fun process of making quick choices for spontaneous random pairings. two studies that weren't made with each other in mind, but that reflect or speak something together to me about my process. a little order in the chaos, and chaos in the order of things. that's my kind of creative freedom, the dance between the two. this is one spread in my renewed sketchbook collection... a ripped page landscape color study, and an intuitive paint-sketch. two different times and perspectives - yet something shared between them. . . . #creativeprocess #collagesketch #landscapestudy #intuitiveart #creativeenergy #madetocreate #doitfortheprocess #creativepracticecare #contemplativeart #creativespirit #energyart #creativepractice #randomart #artjournaling #visualstory #paintsketch #mixedmediaart #creativepracticeconnection #sketchbookpage #artprocess #newperspective #everythingisconnected #practiceinpresence #dosomethingnew #orderandchaos #artcollection #halikarlaarts