The Warrior Goddess, for Ashley
Over the last week or so, I have experienced a noticeable shift in my life. It is something that I can’t quite put my finger on, but it is showing up in all areas of my being, including my art. Something seemed to switch gears in the evolution of my creative expression. When I was taking art classes in school, some fabulous pieces of art were created. I accredit this to having teachers who could sense my inner potential, and would push me a bit further than I wanted to go. In essence, they didn’t give me much room to be lazy! I would say I was done with a piece and they would gently suggest I go a little further with it. I learned that with love, passion, time, practice, and attention to detail, I could create some awesome works of art!
When I wasn’t taking art classes, it was rare that I actually created any pieces that had a lot of thought put into them. I’d haphazardly whip up something here and there, but nothing that I felt was what I could really do. The last art class that I’ve taken was Design, at the City College of San Francisco. It sparked my interest in art back up, after a lengthy interval of what I now refer to as “creative rest.” I managed to consistently keep up with my creative output, in a joyful and carefree way. I even voluntarily did some pieces that had a substantial amount of energy go into their creation. When I got pregnant with my first child, things slowed way down in the creative department. I did a couple paintings while pregnant, but my focus was mostly on photography and writing at that point.
Three years later, a dramatic shift in my life occured when my children’s father and I separated. For the last nine months, I have been concentrating on rebuilding my strength, rediscovering my inner self and my passions, and reconnecting with my spirit and the Source from which I’ve come. In that time, I was inspired to pick up the paintbrush again. I spent some money on canvas and found my old paints and went to town. I had avoided it for a long time, feeling pressure from myself to create something grand if I was going to pick up the brush at all. I mean, I didn’t want to waste the supplies I’d spent money on doing something “silly” like fingerpainting. Well, I threw that belief out real quick this time around! I said to hell with it, and painted whatever I felt like. And if I said it was done when I’d barely even begun, that I was done! No pressure. After doing a lot of this, I felt ready to move up a bit, and put a little more focus into each piece. My art began to take shape. Its like I had thrown out all my art knowledge, and started from scratch, playing with colors and just having fun. And naturally, as my strength and true self gradually built up and expanded in other areas of my life, my art did the same. Little by little, I’d change it up a bit, trying different patterns, designs, color combinations, and just went with the flow, feeling out the energy of the painting. It has been oh-so-therapeutic. Often, as I am painting and get into the “no-thought” zone, something will come up that needs to be cleared. An issue will pop into my head that I feel uncomfortable about, and sometimes this is when I take a break from painting, or if I’m in the groove, I keep going. I ask myself what it is that I am needing in the moment, and the answer comes easily from the Source.
Total Authenticity, for Aimee
The more I went with the vibrational flow of my passion for art and writing, the more that was added to the development of what is now Aura Art. I have gotten to a point where it is my desire to focus these energies on the recipient of the painting, and that whatever messages or healing that I receive during a session of painting are to be passed along to the recipient. I may not know what the purpose of the messages are, but the recipient knows. I am the channel for the Source to come through me with inspiration and love, and whatever comes I trust is meant for the highest good of all involved in the process, and beyond.
And now, just in the last couple paintings I’ve done, I’ve felt yet another shift. There is an energy in me wanting to be released, a more tedious and particular kind of energy that wants to pay more attention to detail, even if just temporarily. This also explains why I’ve slowed down a bit, as the last two paintings I’ve done have each taken 2 days to complete. I welcome this shift, as I know it is a sign that more parts of my inner potential are wanting to come to the surface. I’ve primed my creativity to a point where I feel safe putting more energy into a particular piece. I also sense though, that there will be the sporadic super-simple painting in between some of the more detailed ones, and this is good! Sometimes, I just love staring into one of my two-color spiral vortex paintings. The simplicity is soothing, relaxes my mind. But be expecting a surge (even if just a mini one!) of paintings that seem to be a little more detailed than my usual creations!
