Art Inspired by Sparkling
July 18th, 2021Inspired by Sparkling As I listened to a friend’s Podcast (Earthworms with Jean Ponzi) I was enchanted by Becky Brittain’s story of her “Art of Sparkling”, a way of opening heart and sending love out to all creatures and creation. Becky’s book titled “The Art of Sparkling – Share […]
A New Leaf & Becoming
March 20th, 2021A New Leaf Today is the first day of Spring 2021. So much has happened since last spring. Our world is changing, “turning over new leaves”. New leadership bringing welcomed changes, new healings with vaccines, new light as spring begins. But there is still much darkness with 2.8 million Covid deaths, new Covid strains, inequality, […]
Creativity Journey #5 – Becoming One With Nature & Creative Flow
October 16th, 2020Creativity Journey #5 – Becoming One With Nature & Creative Flow This creativity journey – Becoming One With Nature & Creative Flow – explores ways to awaken to our oneness with nature and creative flow through writing, mandalas and expressive drawing. This Creativity Journey blog post (like the others) is organized into five […]
Creativity Journey #3 – Dance Along the Edge – Contour Drawing
September 17th, 2020Creativity Journey #3 Dancing on the Edges – Contour Drawing This Creativity Journey is about seeing and forming a new language that speaks of the connection between the seer and the seen. This language is spoken and read in the marks made on paper. This language is drawing. Drawing in a way that reveals the […]
Creativity Journeys – Introduction
August 11th, 2020Creativity Journeys – Introduction Creativity Journeys are just that, a journey into an inward exploration to the depths and womb of creativity and an outward expression that gives birth to the flow of creation. Each journey is offered as an online blog post that can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Creative Journeys #1-5 cover getting […]
2020 – Spring to Summer – Beauty, Pain & Changes
July 5th, 20202020 – Spring to Summer – Beauty, Pain & Changes With all that has, and is, happening in 2020 there are two quotes that dig deep and wide into my being. They fill me with hope and fire. And during this July 4th weekend celebration of the birth of U.S. independence, they speak loudest. “What […]
Mandala Sharing, Surrender & Play
July 10th, 2019Creating mandalas is a way to delve deep into creativity. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a sense of play and joy.
Missing Making Mandalas
June 14th, 2019It’s been too long since I shared a blog post and have had time to make mandalas. I have missed making mandalas and sharing. Here are photos of mandala flowers, mandalas created by friends and the puppy.
Artist of the Mysteries – Hilma af Klint
April 6th, 2019I had never been to the New York Guggenheim until last month when I saw the Hilma af Klint exhibit. Seeing her paintings, in some ways felt like a coming home. Born in 1862, Hilma was a spiritual seeker who devoted her life to expressing the mystical realms through painting. Having discovered Theosophy in my early 20s and Anthroposophy years later, Hilma’s paintings resonated something familiar.
Mandala Flow
February 10th, 2019I get chills when I see or play with watercolors that allow the flow of color and water to create beautiful unexpected patterns and movement. I especially get that surge of electricity when the watercolors are used in mandala making.
