I create because …a statement
A heart statement As I have gone along this path of continually coming back to my 'why' for doing art I realised that the question of why art? almost felt rhetorical for me. Art wasn't a why question but a because... statement. I know this seems a bit semantic but...
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Wild Soul Creative Focus
Wild Soul Creative Focus I was relistening to Clarissa Pinkola Estés. and her book ‘Women who Run with the Wolves and it felt like synchronicity. I have started sharing about creative intentions and hearing Clarissa discuss focus as part of the nature of stepping into...
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Belgrave Emporium Joy
Belgrave Emporium I have had the good fortune to be involved in the Belgrave Emporium and had the pleasure of meeting one of the owners Lucy who is all heart and a Belgrave treasure. This is really a gratitude post and an opportunity to see my work in this space...
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Setting creative intentions
CREATIVE INTENTIONS I have spent time gathering and considering my process and keep circling back to the beginning. Where do I begin when I decide to create? Sometimes I have no idea at all which art piece I want to create but don’t know what I want to begin with...
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Art is storytelling
Connecting through art and storytelling I know Wikipedia isn't seen as the most reliable source but this was the best definition I found for the way I refer to Narrative or storytelling in my art. The stories that are told are snapshots or vignettes of a larger story....
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Meet the Artist
Live music an artist sharing An opportunity to enjoy art, ask questions and immerse yourself in a lovely environment as you enjoy your Saturday and escape the every day. Hope you will join us as we connect and create. I am so excited to invite share this beautiful...
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Art words and story poems
Art and words I am exploring the words that flow from my spirit animal art pieces. Every art piece has as many stories as people viewing it. This is a story fragment as a poem of words across a page. Spread your Wings is a mixed media resin with acrylic paint and...
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Animal Guides Art Show
Connecting to animal guidance What an adventure...sharing the evolution of my series of Spirit of the Wild thing which is about the beautiful connection we have to the animal kingdom and all they have to teach us. I am continuing to learn more about these wise guides...
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Spirit Animal art show
Connecting to The Spirit of the Wild Thing Yesterday was the opening of my Spirit of the Wild Thing art show at Forest Edge Stone Gallery in the heart of the Forest edge permaculture nursery in Kallista. Such a lovely space to be in and share these connected mindful...
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Lost in the studio
In the creative flow I am learning to trust this creative flow and let go of some of the clutter. I am finding balance in my art business and had a few solo shows last year and my posting became irregular. This is a catch-up and a reset for 2019. There are so many...
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Breathe art inspiration
Finding spaces to breathe through intuitive art inspiration
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Make your own art guidance cards I fell in love with this connected art process as soon as I discovered it. I trained as a facilitator and developed my own deck of personal SoulCollage guidance cards. They are beautiful and so personal as every image is one that...
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Art visual stories
Art is a way to access all the inner stories we carry as we breathe into each new space and find our stories unfolding in the canvas.
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Art show by Melbourne artist Cheryle Bannon
Breathe I’m excited to be in the midst of finalising art for my solo art exhibition at Space2b Art space from September 4-29th. The show is titled ‘Breathe’ and is about flow and connection. I am on this incredible adventure as I plan and create art for my first solo...
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Spirit Animal Art
Exploring Spirit Animal Art Spirit animal dreaming I love to create as it is meditation, mindfulness and connection to that inner wisdom that is intuitive and guiding. As I am creating my solo show titled ‘Breathe’ and is all about connection, I decided to explore...
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Art is messy joyful process
A beautiful mess “Art is Messy” ...Jeff Kleon understands this so well and I loved this little illustration of his. Art is messy because it’s paint and media that naturally requires clean up as part of the process. ..but it’s more than that. Art is... Art doesn’t just...
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Mixed media resin art…what if?
What if ...mixed media art resin? Keep asking questions as they have a way of leading us into wonderful new spaces. What if mixed media resin became a jumping off point for new ways of looking at this beautiful process. A way to find answers that are unexpected and...
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Mixed media resin art adventure exploring resin as part of a mixed media process.
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MARCH ADVENTURE March seems to be flying by with so many beautiful openings and new spaces to play.I CONTEMPORARY BY NATURE My participation in the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival began late February into mid March with the Contemporary by Nature exhibition which...
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Seven Sisters Angels
Seven Sisters Angel Offering I am excited to be going to the Seven Sisters Festival again tomorrow. I did apply for a stall but didn’t hear back so I decided to create some unique artisan angel brooches. They are made of wood and the angels are printed from my...
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SoulCollage® Workshop play
SoulCollage® Mentoring I don’t know if you have ever heard of SoulCollage® But several years ago I discovered this beautiful process in a mini workshop run by Karen Mann at the Seven Sisters Festival in Melbourne. I instantly fell in love with the ease and joy of this...
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ANGEL REIKI PAINTINGS
ANGEL BLESINGS: a beginning For a long time I have layered Reiki energy into my art. I am a Usui and Isis Seichim Reiki trained practitioner and have used it to layer this beautiful energy into my art. I have developed a wide range of angel paintings and love working...
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Whimsical owl paintings show
SHARING OWL WISDOM I have spent a little while refining my whimsical owl paintings for 2 exciting upcoming group art shows. I love the Herring Island Art Festival as every year I seem to introduce this beautiful little island to new friends who come to enjoy the art...
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Angels, flowers and painting joy
Growing my art world as I explore angel blessings and spiritual art connections through joyful mixed media art as a sacred practice
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Young Courageous Brave Women
INSPIRING WOMEN Here I am at day 1 of 17 days of inspiring women. I love the idea of sharing these women and I do hope you will play along. When you do share please add #sharewomenwhoinspire and let people know as I believe celebrating our success and the...
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Sharing Inspirational women
WOMEN INSPIRE ME: CHALLENGE~ #sharewomenwhoinspire Start by wondering: so many incredible women I love all things feminine as my art journey began with an exploration of the Madonna and child archetype which evolved into an exploration of the feminine archetypes....
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SOUL ART STORY WRITING
COUNTLESS STORIES There are many artists who explore art as a spiritual practice and have a unique style. For me, this is only the beginning of the adventure as it is also what happens after the art is complete. There are countless stories in every art piece waiting...
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Celebrating 2017 – hello 2018
THANK YOU 2017 2017 has bought so many changes to my life and I am so grateful for all the transitions and learning that are shaping my path forward. Christmas used to be school holiday time and in the midst of that holiday break from work was a celebration and...
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Angel paintings inspiration
CHRISTMAS IS OVER: but the angels continue... It is the transition point between Christmas and New Year and everyone is celebrating theChristmas season. We are also saying goodbye to 2017 and I am still creating angels. For the Epiphany, I will continue to paint and...
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PAINTINGS ANGEL BLESSINGS
Here I am near the end of my 12days of Christmas Angels personal challenge. I know that the 12 days are supposed to be after Christmas culminating in the baptism of Christ but I wanted to do it before. I love surrounding myself with angels in the lead up to Christmas...
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