Making Mandalas: A Magical Process
Are you a doodler? Have you ever drawn mandalas ? I had a very busy week full of medical and laboratory appointments and I spent hours traveling between them. While sitting in waiting rooms I began to...
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These collages are my attempt to communicate with my readers from the inside of the chrysalis I am in. You can make a collage to represent who you are and where you are at. And I have been dealing...
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Our memories, worries and fears exist in images and we can use images to manage our moods. It’s an age-old method of meditation. With practice, anyone can learn a guided imagery routine that will take...
View ArticleCelebrating the Greenman Archetype
The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal. — Rene J. Dubos,...
View ArticleThe Power of the Smile
There are hundreds of different variations of smiles expressing the full range of human emotion. From Charles Darwin’s facial expressions interpretations to Stanford University’s “Happiness” class —...
View ArticleBeyond Fear: Creativity
Choosing to be happy with everything just as it is, without trying to change anything, removes the desire to control and the unhappiness that results when things don’t go the way we want them to....
View ArticleDistractions, Abstractions and Spontaneity
Abstract art expresses connection with your subconscious feelings and perceptions; abstract art is the visual result of exploring deep emotions. When you manifest the courage it takes to leave your...
View ArticleVibrancy and Saturation in Abstractions
I’ve been exploring the difference between vibrancy and saturation in digital abstracts. Vibrant colors are very high on the scale of brightness. They are bright and striking colors that pulse with...
View ArticleTake care of what’s between your Ears
A genius is a talented person who has an exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability. It’s those who transcend boundaries such as those of the time and space continuum and...
View Articleday and night
Our memories, worries and fears exist in images and we can use images to manage our moods. It’s an age-old method of meditation. With practice, anyone can learn a guided imagery routine that will take...
View ArticleArt Therapy: Transformation Collage
These collages are my attempt to communicate with my readers from the inside of the chrysalis I am in. You can make a collage to represent who you are and where you are at. And I have been dealing...
View ArticleArt Therapy Abstracts: The Depths
My paintings are a result of releasing and expressing deep emotions and most are the products of flow experiences. I’m in art therapy painting abstracts with others who also suffer from PTSD. I’m...
View ArticleMaking Mandalas: A Magical Process
Are you a doodler? Have you ever drawn mandalas ? I had a very busy week full of medical and laboratory appointments and I spent hours traveling between them. While sitting in waiting rooms I began to...
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