![]() ![]() How has your art and creative process been healing for your own life? It flows beautifully and I have had incredible results and feedback from students. I find a balance of planning the curriculum with key points and topics, then I breath, relax, and get out of the way to let the teachings through. I realized that teaching, for me, is the same process as painting. For years people asked me if I would teach, to which I would reply, “I don’t know what I’m doing, I just paint!” However, if they would ask me a specific question about technique, supplies, or process, I would be able to elaborate at length on the topic. ![]() When you transitioned into being a teacher, was it hard at first to find your voice after living the inward life of an artist? ![]() Painting is a potent teacher, and the creative process is an amazing metaphor for life. It is even more profound seeing them bravely move forward, surprising themselves at what they create, empowering and healing from old patterns, and applying their new understanding about the creative process to how they walk in the world. It is incredible to witness students taking the leap of faith to attend a workshop and face those voices, to sit down at the easel and face everything that has been holding them back. Everyone has these voices, and some are completely incapacitated by them. There are so many voices in our heads, stories of trauma, judgment, fear, inertia, and doubt. There have been innumerable tears, “ah-ha” moments, breakdowns & breakthroughs. What types of healing moments have you witnessed while teaching your retreats? In the process, I give equal emphasis to developing skilled technique and trusting creative intuition. The painting is rooted in the tradition of self-portraiture, however, it is also embellished with strong intention setting, deep diving into the heart and inner world, symbolism and meaning to honour each person’s soul journey. I offer attentive art instruction and step-by-step guidance, while each painter explores the process of creating their own “Soul Portrait”. It’s such a precious responsibility to support and guide others in their creative path, and participants always surprise and amaze themselves at what they are capable of. The experience has been incredibly deep and enriching, and has taught me so much. Over the past seven years, I have had the honor and delight of teaching my “Soul Portraits Painting Retreat” in incredible locations around the globe: Costa Rica, Hawaii, Bali, Italy, Mexico, and British Columbia. Can you explain what a Soul Portraits Painting Retreat is? I watched the gorgeous videos on your website and saw that you offer Soul Portraits Painting Retreats. It is the closest label I have found to align my work with, and the community and audience has been a wonderful support and network to grow within. I connected with the Visionary Art Movement as I dove deeply into the Transformational Music Festival scene in 2009. Each creation is an offering: a positive reflection of ourselves and humanity, a celebration of evolving consciousness, an opportunity for healing and deepening, a vision of a bright future and Now. but the language of light is what we have in common. That said, “Visionary Art” as it is known today is akin to Surrealism, Magic Realism, and Psychedelic Art, and portrays the interconnectedness of life with the mystical and unseen realms.Įach artist’s tool or vehicle may be different in how we find that flow of spiritual inspiration through meditation, dance, shamanic journeys, etc. Creating worlds out of nothingness, bringing forth something that was not there before, portraying portals to other realms no matter how literal or fantastical, is a magical and mysterious act. What is Visionary Art? And how did you get involved in creating Visionary Art? ![]()
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