re-making, releasing, decompressing . . . . #eveningpractice #creativeprocess #motherandchild #abstractart #contemplativeart #iprayincolor #artismedicine #prayerart #practiceinpresence #halikarlaarts #acrylicinks #mixedmediapainting #artheals #quiettime #colortherapy #allthecolors #handmadeart #wip
simple study, color play . . . . #paintingprocess #sketchbook #abstractlandscape #creativepractice #sketchbook #landscapepainting #artpages #practiceinpresence #earthmedicine #prayerart #motherearth #acrylicart #artstudy #colorstudy #artheals #creativespirit #creation #redrocks #artmaking
A little peaceful dreamworld page before dreamtime, while I wait... . . . . #keepitsimple #creativepractice #practiceinpresence #creativespirit #mysteriousuniverse #dreamscape #dreamworld #creativeprocess #rawart #paintingonpaper #sketch #mixedmediaart #artheals #destress #innerlandscape #artfeels #arttable #contemplativeart #makeart
This may be a personal favorite from my evening paint-sketch pages this year. Just some playful exploring in color, shape, line and gouache. Happy Monday! Hope you're helping something creative come to Life this week. 💫🎨🔥🙏💜 . . . . #creativeexpression #gouache #gouachepainting #creativepractice #paintsketch #sketchbook #artmeditation #artpractice #artheals #dailypractice #intuitiveart #colorplay #visualstorytelling #abstractlandscape #dreamworld #anotherplace #creativeworld #creativelifehappylife #doitfortheprocess #makeart #becreative #mixedmediapainting #paintingonpaper #practiceinpresence
Winter storm day in WNC, power is still out for tens of thousands (just for a few hours for us, though)... seemed like a good day to make chili, bread, cookies, AND a little art table nook in the house since my studio shed gets rather cold in these months. And besides - I'm needing fresh space with less stuff for welcoming in new iterations and expressions for a little while. Going to break it in tonight by moving a little color with prayers of warmth, safety, swift solution and help for all those going into the dark, cold hours without light and heat this evening... like my folks, who may or may not be able to make it to my sister's tonight. . . . . #arttable #creativeprocess #grateful #wherewomencreate #wnc #wintertime #solstice #creativenook #workingartist #artmagic #creativelife #trustyourprocess #artistslife #artcorner #lessismore #makespace #keepitsimple #halikarlaarts #declutter #newthings #rearranging #selfemployedlife #takecareofeachother #artspace #holistic
This. This leather bound Italian journal I probably never would have splurged on for myself this season - too many things up in the air - but that he insisted on gifting me anyway, because... he knows my heart and needs and helps me not forget to tend them.... I've been carrying it with me, blank and waiting, for over a month, until this afternoon when I finally moved some colors and paints to test how they play with the paper. Better than I imagined. Lovely, really. I believe I will play and pray my way in this beautiful journal. . . . . #artjournal #creativejournal #creativepractice #practiceinpresence #handmadejournal #artistsneedartists #creativeprocess #blankpage #contemplativeart #meditationart #dailypractice #doitfortheprocess #findyourway #artheals #artistherapy #introvert #hsp #journaling #visualjournal #wip #artpage #inthestudio #creativelife #selfcarematters #simpleart #becreative #artismedicine #artmagic #intuitiveart
more painted paper arranging, which is really an exercise in seeing, feeling and exploring wholeness in simple ways . . . . #paperart #practiceinpresence #collageart #doitfortheprocess #youarewhole #makingart #creativepractice #artprocess #contemplativeart #artmeditation #crescentmoon #jupiter #dreamscape #abstractart #keepitsimple #artelements #composition #handmadeart #dailypractice #creativemovement #creativelife #creativespirit #holisticcreative #intuitiveart #cosmicart #collagepainting
Another paper colorscape meditaton. Yummy blue world. . . . . #colorscape #anotherworld #creativelife #elementsofart #collageart #paperart #mixedmedia #waysofseeing #creativepractice #practiceinpresence #artprocess #bluelove #artheals #abstractart #mandalaart #organicart #meditationart #dailypractice #simpleart #worldswithin
today a podcast goes live where I was interviewed by the inspired hearts of Emma and Christine, the women behind @awakenedwomanselfcare ... it is always a bit nerve-wracking coming to an interview for us sensitive, creative types who are committed to an honest vulnerability in the name of our interconnection with one another, but these two made it feel rather easy to just be human and share about my process, which has taken some tender, sacred turns over the past few years - shifts in perspective in unexpected ways and places... things which I haven't shared much about online so far. We are all perpetual works in progress; what a gift it is to be alive, and to be surprised by the shapes our awakenings and transformation can take on in living our truth and honoring what is sacred, true and mysterious for us, even when no one may get it. What a blessing it is when we remember to have courage to share our story, not from a point of arrival and a tidy, shiny resolution, but from right in the middle of it. I hope this interview will land in just the right hearts, in right timing, and point you closer to your own heart's truth and encourage you to trust what lights you up from the inside out... Have a listen if you're interested in art, astrology, faith, creative practice, listening and discerning/heeding the inner voice... or just go check out their whole wonderful podcast series for inspiration on your own soulful creative journey at this time! {The prayers in this tree were made by my husband, who continues to be my most open, interested and loving support as I stay true to my creative and spiritual path, even as it evolves and changes or looks different than his own.} . . . . #artistinterview #creativemovement #artheals #prayerart #creativeprocess #artislife #lifeisart #livingprayer #creativepractice #bethechangeyouwanttosee #goodworks #everythingisconnected #inspirationeverywhere #betrue #trustyourjourney #trusttheprocess #tellyourstory #listenwithin #hsp #intuitiveart
playing with painted papers, simple meditations with color and shape and space... sometimes it helps to start with something to work with. . . . . #collageart #artstudy #paintingonpaper #artheals #creativeenergy #compositionstudy #creativeprocess #artspace #dreamworld #dreamscape #abstractart #circleart #mandalaart #shapeshifter #mixedmediaart #creativelife #creativepractice #practiceinpresence #findingbeauty #whimsicalart #creativeplay #meditationart #recycledart #doitfortheprocess