Hello friends! I hope you had a wonder-filled week & weekend. I've been busy trying to catch up on my ever-growing To Do List. I came up with a new plan for blogging more consistently which involves creating a video each week. I love the process of creating & editing video... (I'm a little rusty & need practice, but love it none-the-less!) Now that I've cleared space on my little workhorse machine, I can take & share more vid-e-o. I've noticed the act of watching myself create has helped me grow & see things differently. I'm always inspired by watching other artists create, so I hope you will be inspired too. In this particular video (at the very end of this post) I started off with black paint, which I rarely do, so it was total experimental-see-what-unfolds kind of thing.
This past week I've been playing with & crazy inspired by contact paper transfers (MAGIC! in my sink here) & beeswax collages:
Deep Space was made in the magical land of SEDONA! It's super special because it contains alice in wonderland book pages from Rachel, a butterfly kiss from Kelly, and painted paper bits from Mindy's stash. It was created freely & intuitively... It's all about exploring and floating into a Deeper Space of Self...Stepping UP & into enchantment & child-like wonder. A treasure trove of inspiration... I'm reaching this space more-so than ever, not only in my day-to-day life, but in my painting life, which really is just one in the same. Freedom in brush stroke translates into freedom of BEING... I'm beginning to discover from a deeper space what my brush strokes really mean, what they've been telling me all along -- an honor to my youth, my inner child, my life experience, my intuition, my hurt & pain, and my absolute BLISS in the ALL-OF-IT. I want my art (like my life) to be more about LETTING GO. Speaking of meanings in paintings -- I have been following a trail of inspiration which leads into a vast pool of childhood experience. It's been a truly healing & deep space I am grateful to access. I recorded an audio where I discuss the meaning of Secret Window... As soon as I figure out how to share it here, I will, cuz I'm gettin' all brave like that.
If you made it this far, thank you for listening to my "deep space". I'm still processing the whole-of-it and following the trails... Without further ado, heres my painting video:
