From our past emerges our present. But life isn’t about hanging onto the past with unhealthy attachment. Connect to the shades of time to layer upon them new meaning, new growth.
Want to find out what your heart and soul might be saying to you? Tune in!
Which of these 4 photographs from my Shades of Time Collection attracts you most today?
Then, scroll down to find out what message it has for you.
The descriptions below come from my experience of these photographs of abandoned and rusted cars in a Saskatchewan junk yard, but feel free to add your own interpretation.
You’re truly the best to decode the power of symbolism in your life.
As you read this passage from the Bible, feel your way to your Truth.
What lines have your whole being saying “yes” through a feeling of expansion?
What words have you contracting from a clear “no”?
And what phrases have you feeling “yes”, but then immediately contracting with fear?
It’s important to know the difference between a clear “no, this is not in my Highest Interest or true” and your ego’s attempts to keep you small by maintaining the status quo. Herein lies your intuition’s invitation to grow. It’s asking you to stretch your comfort zones.
So as you read this, practice discerning between a “yes”, “no” and “yes, but!”. Your goal is to take inspired action based on all of them.
Ecclesiastes 3 – King James Version (KJV)
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
What time is it for you? List a series of inspired actions you can take in the next few weeks based on your inner guidance.
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Part 1:
There’s rust around the hole which once held the mirror on the the side of this car.
The mirror is gone.
It was no longer of any use.
What’s left behind are the scars and the texture of time – a halo around a new sphere of possiblity.
How does that black hole feel to you?
Is it an opening, an invitation into the mystery of going deeper than the surface reflections?
What does this mean to you in terms of symbolism in your life? Trust your first inner answer. Journal if you’d like to explore it in greater depth.
Is there anything or anyone that you have used as a mirror in your life that has served its purpose and can be let go of?
Part 2:
Time has eroded the last paint job to reveal previous coats of colour. The pastel shades on this car add a softness to the image. I chose to accentuate the pastel yellow of the original image in the tree silhouette I added.
So although I shot that tree in winter, by adding it here, it has become aglow with new life, new light, new colour.
Is it time to add new colour to an area of your life that has been hibernating or gestating? Where are you most hungry for growth?
How can you add something new to the layers of your existence to better reflect your true essence, your Higher Self, your vision of the life you’d like to create?
If you’re having trouble connecting to the answers, try an intuitive walkabout in nature.
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#3 – Green Tree Autoscape
Your unique beauty and evolving purpose come from your layers of experience – past, present, and future.
You’ve been loved and left.
You’ve journeyed far and stood still.
You’ve seasoned through springs, summers, winters, and falls.
Your beauty is even richer now. It’s gone beyond the superficial to the depths of your essence.
You’ve spent years being and doing as others wanted. Now it’s your turn.
It’s OK to just be you. You’re perfect, even in your imperfection.
This is a time to nourish your being in ways that bring your inner colours out. It’s not about being or doing for the sake of others.
Focus on what it means to be you. Appreciation will naturally flow your way from those who are aware enough to notice. But that’s not the purpose.
This is a time of re-birth – of deciding for yourself what your life will look like and what purpose it will serve. Connect to your inner GPS so that your choices and decisions are aligned with your soul. (Click here for my tutorial).
Let go of limiting beliefs, patterns, and perceptions that no longer serve you. Let go of plans that don’t excite you to allow for intuitive living. If you feel called to, let go of social norms and self-imposed obligations.
See your challenges as having happened for you, not to you. Then grow from there.
Be you. Open to opportunities for self-love and ask your team of Divine Helpers to show you the ways.
Re-create in ways that bring you peace and happiness.
This isn’t about negating your past, but allowing it to show you what is aligned and what isn’t. Let it inform your next steps on your Path to your Highest Good.
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Is your life bursting at the seams?
Are you too busy for your own good and the good of those around you?
Is your schedule too full with stuff you’re doing for the wrong reasons?
Are your closets and storage areas so full that you’re feeling buried by your belongings?
Lighten up before you burst!
Go through this week’s schedule and ask yourself why you’re doing everything.
Examine your choices in every moment.
Is the root of your decisions love or fear?
Look at every area in your life in this same way.
I agree with Dr. Greg Baer, the author of Real Love, when he says that we stuff our selves and our lives with many forms of imitation love to fill the gap left behind by the lack of unconditional love in our lives.
We compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the moment—money, anger, sex, alcohol, food, violence, power, conditional love, approval of others, and more.
If you’ve chosen this image, you’re invited to simplify your life to allow true light and love to add a new spring to your step.
Read more in my article “Living Simply by Simply Loving“.
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Feel free to share how your image choice spoke to you in the comments below. I’d love to hear.
Surround yourself with beauty.
Do your walls need a makeover? It’s so important to surround yourself with objects and art that support you on your journey to your Highest Good.
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Dancing With Dolphins Painting
/in PaintingsIt’s easy for me to connect in nature. Birds bless my life daily. But if I get the chance to be with whales or dolphins, it takes connection to a whole new level.
In 2011, I was on a spiritual retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii, when the earthquake in Japan sent tsunami waves through our retreat house. Thankfully, our group had been evacuated hours before it hit.
In the days that followed, we focused on attention on praying for those affected (having promised before arriving to Hawaii to disconnect from social media and the news) and cooperating with the locals to clean our cove.
By staying in our peace, we believed we were helping peace on the planet.
I was glad to be spared the details of the drama.
When the waters settled, we swam with the wild dolphins, whose patterns were different than the locals had ever seen. We believed their sacred geometry choreography was helping heal the planet.
During our swims, a few of the dolphins came to play with the big orange tree leaves we’d brought with us, grabbing and passing them with their beaks and fins.
Moving through the tropical waters with fins on my feet, I felt like I was a mermaid dancing with dolphins.
“Dancing With Dolphins”
12″ x 24″
Acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas – no framing required.
SOLD
Tune In #14: Turn Over a New Leaf
/in Photography Projects, Tune InAre you ready to turn over a new leaf? Want guidance on how to do that?
Tune in! Which photo from my Blossoming Collection attracts you most today?
Then, scroll down to read its message. Always take what serves you and leave the rest.
As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?
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#1 – Veneration
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?
Do you have a sacred routine that doesn’t involve checking emails and Facebook first thing in the morning?
Try something new that will put you in the right frame of mind for your day. How about meditation, journaling, prayer, dancing, yoga, listening attentively to your children’s dreams, etc.?
Find something that works for you and stick to it for at least 21 days in a row to turn it into a habit.
Same thing at night. What’s the last thing you do before falling asleep?
This is a great time for writing a gratitude lists, asking your team of Divine Helpers for Guidance, praying for those you love, showing appreciation to your partner, etc.
Again, find something that’s aligned with your beliefs and lifestyle.
The important thing is to start and end your day in a state of respect and awe on your journey as a spiritual being having a human experience.
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#2 – Perseverance
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Not everything comes easily, even if you felt guided to achieve it.
You may face difficulties, obstacles (real or imagined), or opposition.
Don’t give up. If you’re following your guidance, you’ll also be inspired as to what actions you need to take to get there. Keep asking your team of Divine Helpers for support.
What often happens is that you’re trying to force things to happen your way. You’re attempting to control the “how” as well as the “what”.
Leave the “how” up to the Universe. Keep your vision focused on what it is you want to achieve and be open to new ways of how to reach your goals.
I’m not saying sit back and wait for it to magically happen on its own. No. You need to take action. Just take inspired action.
And check in on your attitude, thoughts, self-talk, and the quality of the energy you’re putting into your project. Is it aligned with your desired results?
Re-align your ways of being and doing with your initial enthusiasm and motivation and pay attention to different ways of succeeding.
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#3 – Possibility
Your outer reality is a mirror of your inner reality.
Is there something in your life you’re not happy with?
Then take a look inside at your attitude, expectations, perceptions, emotions.
Every experience of anger, impatience, fear, jealousy, discouragement,etc. is an opportunity to learn more about yourself. There’s potential for growth through every challenge.
Get to the root of these emotions. There are so many possibilities as to why you’re experiencing your outer reality as you do.
Food sensitivities cause irritability. Lack of sleep makes you more apt to being triggered. A lack of unconditional love will skew your judgements of others and their actions.
If you can identify the root of why you’re feeling the way you do, great. Take care of that, and you’ll naturally turn over a new leaf.
If you can’t identify the “why” right away, do something that will help raise your vibration up the emotional guidance scale. You won’t go straight from despair to joy, but keep climbing up to higher states of feeling.
Disappointment, for example, is a huge step up from revenge. And hopefulness is a few rungs up the ladder from boredom.
Music, nature, physical exercise, etc. can help move you upwards. Find what works for you and do it.
Soon, you’ll see that your outer reality is looking much better than it did, even if nothing else has changed but your inner reality.
Life is a mirror. Use it to your advantage.
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#4 – Meditation
There are many kinds of meditation.
Some involve formal techniques taught during workshops and retreats.
Others simply involve going into an altered state of being through focused attention. Painting works for me. Washing the dishes or hot baths and soft music work for others.
Some like to meditate for over an hour a day. Others do it for 10 minutes upon waking.
Some do it on their own in silence. Others prefer guided creative visualizations like the ones I channel. If you’d like to try a 26-minute one, click here.
Find a style of meditation that will increase the level of peace, happiness, and well-being in your life. If one style doesn’t work for you, don’t give up. Keep trying until you find your perfect fit.
What’s important is to find something to help you transform your busy monkey-mind and hectic life into one in which you can benefit from the physical, mental, and spiritual effects of meditation.
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How Will You Turn Over a New Leaf?
Are you feeling inspired to turn over a new leaf? Please share one change you’re going to make based on either the energy of the image you chose or the text that went along with it.
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A Painting called “Unison”
/in PaintingsWhen you stand side by side with your brethren and sistren in unconditional love, there’s a calmness, a knowingness, an inner strength that supports your growth.
May this energy of love, compassion, ease & grace support you on your Path to your Highest Good.
The energies of mica & rhodonite amplify this effect on “Unison”.
15″ x 30″
Tune In #13: Are You Connected?
/in Photography Projects, Tune InAre you connected? It’s so easy to feel disconnected in body, mind, or spirit in this busy noisy world.
Find out how your intuition is asking you to reconnect. Tune in!
This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.
Tune into your heart and let it speak to you. Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?
Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.
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#1 – Flow
As Abraham Hicks says, everything you want is downstream. So go downstream with ease and grace. Why bother fighting the current by paddling upstream?
Part 1:
There’s nothing quite like being in the flow.
Athletes and creatives call it being in the zone.
It’s that hyper-focused spiritual state of mind where time flies by and everything seems possible.
I feel it when I’m painting. I’m in such a state of bliss that meal times pass by. I can happily be at it for 16 hours in a row!
What do you enjoy so much that you can get happily lost in it? When do you feel most powerful and purposeful?
Your soul is calling you to add more of that in your life.
Part 2:
Are you in your own flow or dragging behind in the wake of others?
If you’ve picked this photograph, you’re being asked to contemplate if your life is on track – your track.
Sure, this may mean journeying with others on a common project or working for an organization that you believe in.
The question is whether your work and your life are aligned with your True Self: your values, your vision of the future, your natural strengths and preferences.
Is there something you’re doing or being that doesn’t feel like a good match anymore?
What small step or major decision can you take to redirect your energies so that you’re flowing with heart and soul on your Path to your Highest Good.
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#2 – Listening
Get in touch with the essence of what your heart desires.
Then listen to your intuition as it guides you in often unexpected ways to getting what you want.
I was really looking forward to the experience of photographing fireworks in Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island as I stepped off an Alaskan cruise ship. Alas, all the crowds witnessed through their see-through umbrellas that evening was a smoke show. This made for pretty boring pictures.
But something told me to go upstairs and sit in the front seat of our double decker bus on the way back to the ship. I was then inspired to photograph the traffic lights while the bus was in motion. Back onboard our ocean liner, I had a lot of fun creating my own fireworks show in Photoshop by layering photographs of the crowd and street lights.
I love this image! Creating it, however, meant accepting what was and staying open to its opportunities.
Are your thoughts and expectations at the root of your unhappiness in any area of your life? Are you limiting your experience by being stuck on the details rather than opening and connecting to the essence of what it is you desire?
Listen to your heart. What do you truly want? Ask the Universe to help you manifest it and get ready to recognize its essence when it magically appears in your life… even if it doesn’t look like what you thought it would.
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#3 – Kwan Yin
In India, children are taught from the very beginning to bow down and touch the feet of their elders as a sign of respect. In return, they receive a blessing. You may have seen this in Bollywood movies…
When I photographed this sculpture of Kwan Yin surrounded in rose petals, I felt inspired to focus on her foot with much of the same feeling of respect.
Kwan Yin, whose Sanskrit name means “Born of the Lotus”, is loved in the temples of China, Korea, and Japan as the Mother Goddess of Compassion and Mercy.
She’s often seen as the eastern counterpart to Mother Mary and has made her way into the hearts of many around the world.
At the gateway to enlightenment, she turned back to earth to answer the cries of those in pain.
In addition to her mercy and compassion, she removes obstacles, erases past offences, and gives healing and spiritual graces – always meeting the true inner needs of the soul.
What rituals (prayer, meditation, chanting) do you feel moved to bring back or bring into your life to help nurture these qualities in you?
If you’ve picked this image, you’re being asked where you can help alleviate your own suffering and the suffering of others through love and compassion.
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#4 – Garden of Light
Nourish your body, mind, and spirit with the life-giving energy of beauty.
Colour is light and you need light to survive. Don’t be afraid to add vibrant colours to your wardrobe or environment.
Surround yourself in beauty – whether it’s through a nature break, a visit to an art gallery, or browsing a photography website.
Have you ever felt moved to tears by beauty before? Have you experienced breathtaking awe? Close your eyes and reconnect to what gave you that feeling.
Yes, you need food, air, and water to survive. You also need beauty.
Make sure you’re exposed to what YOU feel is beautiful every day.
Choose your art and your wardrobe for how it makes you feel.
Then look into the mirror and keep looking deep into your eyes until those critical voices of your ego quieten down and you’re left in awe at the very miracle of your being.
Recognize your own beauty and the beauty of your creations. Let these shine in your garden of Light.
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Did it Help You Connect?
Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description or something my words have inspired you to be or do in the coming days.
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Peace Be With You
/in PaintingsI’d incorporated all 5 designs from my labyrinth series into that painting. But I’d had to redesign the peace dove. The one in Peace Flow didn’t suit the new style.
I was so enamoured with the new design that I decided to give it its own canvas.
I made a few changes to its body and tail shape before dotting it into being.
I find dots to be a perfect representation of energy, vibration, and a mix of spirit & physical form.
The multi-layered base of this small jewel evolved with the leftover paints from The Journey. I hate throwing paint out. So if there’s a bit left on my palette, I usually have a few canvases on the side that are happy to receive it.
So this small painting holds within it the same energy as my big one.
Truly, inspiration inspires new inspiration. It’s all part of the creative process.
This imagery also emerged from my Catholic upbringing, I’m sure. It reminds me of the images of the Holy Spirit – a peace dove radiating in a halo of light.
All I know is that when I look at it, I feel the same soothing peaceful energy I did when creating it. Can you feel it too?
Peace Be With You (9″ x 12″)
Original – Sold
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Tune In #12: What’s your Treedom of Expression?
/in Photography Projects, Tune InA walk in nature can be both grounding and uplifting. It can free us up from our limiting self-beliefs so that we can better express ourselves in the world.
Want to find out what your intuition is saying to you? Tune in!
Pick the photo that attracts you the most and scroll down find out how it can liberate your treedom of expression?
As you contemplate your chosen image, also add your own interpretation. This is a great way to exercise your intuitive muscles. Why do you think that image is calling you?
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#1 – Invitation
Do you believe everyone sees the same thing when they’re looking at a scene, situation, or person?
They’re not.
Each is seeing what’s in front of them through various filters of experience, judgment, and perception.
If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to look at yourself and the world through new eyes. Change the filter.
Are you seeing reality through rose-coloured glasses, x-ray vision, or a smoke screen?
Basically, are you looking at the world through the eyes of love or fear?
If you don’t like what you see, first take a look at why you’re seeing it that way – the answer will reveal a lot about your beliefs and judgements.
The more you realize the power of perception, the less you’ll take others’ judgments of you personally. It’s really freeing when you realize that a person’s perception of you or your work says more about them than it does about you.
You can always use their judgment as a mirror to examine if there’s any truth in it for you, but there’s no need to adopt their filter.
Once you let go of worrying so much about what other people think and trying to please everyone, you can start expressing your Self and creating from a more authentic space.
Your job is to keep a watch on your own filters and to live in a way that’s true to your heart.
Not everyone will like what you have to offer, but that’s OK. Others will love it and accept you for who you are. They can only do this if you take off the masks and show them who that is!
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#2 – Present
Are you fully present with those next to you?
It’s become so easy to separate yourself from the people right beside you or on the other end of the phone line.
There are so many distractions pulling you in all directions.
Have you lost your power of focus?
Can you sit for a meal without checking for texts and emails?
Do you connect to strangers on the bus or in line ups?
Can you have a phone conversation without multitasking?
Are you truly listening when someone at work or home is talking to you, or are you thinking of a million and one other things?
Do you turn off all social media when you’re working on a project?
If you’ve picked this image, you’re invited to pay attention to how present you are in the presence of others.
Find union and harmony in your interactions.
And feel the blessing of a heart to heart, soul to soul interaction with another member of the Divine Oneness.
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#3 – Surrender
Is there something in your life that simply isn’t working?
Are you feeling overwhelmed or oppressed by the weight of the world?
Are you spending too much effort trying to impose your will or force things to happen in ways you think they should?
Sometimes, the best thing to do is simply to let go. Surrender your concerns, depression, and fears to God (or whatever term you use to identify what is greater than you).
Ask for help and give your troubles over to your team of Divine Helpers and the Universe.
This conscious handing over of your load opens you to a deeper level of faith. It’s easier when you remember that you’re not alone and don’t have to carry that load all by yourself.
You may choose to express this surrender in a short prayer or ritual.
Once you’ve done this, it’ll help you to allow everything to be exactly as it is. There won’t be such a need for control or fear.
You’ll start feeling the warmth of Divine Light shining on your shoulders and guiding you out of despair or confusion to appreciate the contrast in life.
Contrast is a good thing. It’s from this contrast that you’ll know what it is you want and what you don’t want.
Once you’ve figured that out, surrender these desires, knowing that they’re being taken care of in ways that are aligned with your Highest Good. All you need to do is ask, believe, let go, and allow. You’ll be guided out of the darkness and into the light.
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#4 – Promise
Oh that glow of spring after a long winter…
Colours and fragrances pop!
The weather and hearts warm to the promise of new beginnings.
If you’ve picked this image, you’re being invited to search within yourself for the seedlings of a rebirth in any area of your life.
Is it time to start a new creative project? It’s gestated long enough. It’s ready to sprout and grow in full colour and with vibrant life.
When you read the lines above, did anything come to mind? Is there something you’ve been wanting to do, but it wasn’t the right time yet?
Follow the rhythms of your personal seasons. Nourish your fertile soil and bask in the sunshine of your beingness.
Allow your creations to blossom – to reach for the heavens in ways that elevate your vision and your sights.
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Are You Feeling Your Treedom of Expression?
What photograph spoke to you today? I’d love to hear how the message resonated and / or what you got from the image. Please comment below.
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It’s Elemental My Dear – For the Joy of It
/in PaintingsWhen I moved to the island of Newfoundland from the prairies back in 2011, I was just as delighted by the lighthouses, jelly-bean row houses, Signal Hill, etc. as all the tourists were. I still am!
But since my art is more about what I see and sense with my eyes closed than with my eyes open, my paintings aren’t as easily marketable here.
The local and tourist markets alike really favour Newfoundland-specific art. I’ll admit, I love a lot of it too!
Sure, I tried my hand at a lighthouse that first summer. And although that painting found a good home with one of my best customers in Ontario, I quickly reverted back to my natural style.
A few years later, a gallery invited me to create a series of more tourist-friendly paintings. Since I needed the money, I gave it a go.
It didn’t work.
Within hours of starting the project, I could feel how out of alignment I’d become. I was doing it solely for the money.
Now, there’s nothing wrong with money. I welcome abundance in many forms, including the financial energy exchange that allows me to continue creating and sharing in the many ways I do. Money is a beautiful exchange of energy and appreciation that honours another’s contributions – this is true whether for art, a meal at a restaurant, or an oil change on the car.
But for me to be true to my Self, the work has to align with my purpose and passion for becoming a full-time artist.
That time, the canvases I was working on quickly reminded me, through the feelings I was experiencing, that I was off track.
Without having my heart into it, catering to the preferences of the market just didn’t work…
So I ended up saying “no, thank you” to that gallery owner’s invitation.
I Heard The Call
Then, this June, I read a call for submissions by The Heritage Shop, a social enterprise of the non-profit Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
They wanted Newfoundland-inspired artwork for an exhibition called “Our Elements”.
I got tingles down my spine, an intuitive sign to pay attention.
I LOVE honouring the elements!
Being so connected to the elements on this island is a big part of why I love living here.
So I dove deep into one of my beloved painting marathons and “It’s Elemental” was born.
The title is a play on Sherlock Holmes’ “It’s elementary, my dear Watson” … as I heard “It’s elemental, my dear Dominique” when I recognized the natural fit!
The 5 Elements
So here you have it: a painting that catered to the tourist market this summer and fulfilled me as an artist.
“It’s Elemental” celebrates the strength of our connection to the elemental energies here on The Rock (nickname for the island of Newfoundland).
Using the vivid colours associated with the 4 elements, it features layers of universal symbolism (the triangles and more stylized symbols underneath) as well as local symbolism for the first 4 elements:
The final glass bead layer with carved spirals represent the 5th element – aether / Spirit. As a melding of all 4 elements, glass plays with the light and vibration of the painting’s colours and symbolism to create energy in motion – the Spirit of Newfoundland & Labrador.
It’s Elemental
12″ x 36″
Acrylics & glass bead on canvas.
SOLD
Tune In #11: Connect to the Shades of Time
/in Photography Projects, Tune InWant to find out what your heart and soul might be saying to you? Tune in!
Which of these 4 photographs from my Shades of Time Collection attracts you most today?
Then, scroll down to find out what message it has for you.
The descriptions below come from my experience of these photographs of abandoned and rusted cars in a Saskatchewan junk yard, but feel free to add your own interpretation.
You’re truly the best to decode the power of symbolism in your life.
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#1 – Moonscape Autoscape
As you read this passage from the Bible, feel your way to your Truth.
What lines have your whole being saying “yes” through a feeling of expansion?
What words have you contracting from a clear “no”?
And what phrases have you feeling “yes”, but then immediately contracting with fear?
It’s important to know the difference between a clear “no, this is not in my Highest Interest or true” and your ego’s attempts to keep you small by maintaining the status quo. Herein lies your intuition’s invitation to grow. It’s asking you to stretch your comfort zones.
So as you read this, practice discerning between a “yes”, “no” and “yes, but!”. Your goal is to take inspired action based on all of them.
Ecclesiastes 3 – King James Version (KJV)
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
What time is it for you? List a series of inspired actions you can take in the next few weeks based on your inner guidance.
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#2 – Halo Autoscape
Part 1:
There’s rust around the hole which once held the mirror on the the side of this car.
The mirror is gone.
It was no longer of any use.
What’s left behind are the scars and the texture of time – a halo around a new sphere of possiblity.
How does that black hole feel to you?
Is it an opening, an invitation into the mystery of going deeper than the surface reflections?
What does this mean to you in terms of symbolism in your life? Trust your first inner answer. Journal if you’d like to explore it in greater depth.
Is there anything or anyone that you have used as a mirror in your life that has served its purpose and can be let go of?
Part 2:
Time has eroded the last paint job to reveal previous coats of colour. The pastel shades on this car add a softness to the image. I chose to accentuate the pastel yellow of the original image in the tree silhouette I added.
So although I shot that tree in winter, by adding it here, it has become aglow with new life, new light, new colour.
Is it time to add new colour to an area of your life that has been hibernating or gestating? Where are you most hungry for growth?
How can you add something new to the layers of your existence to better reflect your true essence, your Higher Self, your vision of the life you’d like to create?
If you’re having trouble connecting to the answers, try an intuitive walkabout in nature.
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#3 – Green Tree Autoscape
Your unique beauty and evolving purpose come from your layers of experience – past, present, and future.
You’ve been loved and left.
You’ve journeyed far and stood still.
You’ve seasoned through springs, summers, winters, and falls.
Your beauty is even richer now. It’s gone beyond the superficial to the depths of your essence.
You’ve spent years being and doing as others wanted. Now it’s your turn.
It’s OK to just be you. You’re perfect, even in your imperfection.
This is a time to nourish your being in ways that bring your inner colours out. It’s not about being or doing for the sake of others.
Focus on what it means to be you. Appreciation will naturally flow your way from those who are aware enough to notice. But that’s not the purpose.
This is a time of re-birth – of deciding for yourself what your life will look like and what purpose it will serve. Connect to your inner GPS so that your choices and decisions are aligned with your soul. (Click here for my tutorial).
Let go of limiting beliefs, patterns, and perceptions that no longer serve you. Let go of plans that don’t excite you to allow for intuitive living. If you feel called to, let go of social norms and self-imposed obligations.
See your challenges as having happened for you, not to you. Then grow from there.
Be you. Open to opportunities for self-love and ask your team of Divine Helpers to show you the ways.
Re-create in ways that bring you peace and happiness.
This isn’t about negating your past, but allowing it to show you what is aligned and what isn’t. Let it inform your next steps on your Path to your Highest Good.
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#4 – Spring Autoscape
Is your life bursting at the seams?
Are you too busy for your own good and the good of those around you?
Is your schedule too full with stuff you’re doing for the wrong reasons?
Are your closets and storage areas so full that you’re feeling buried by your belongings?
Lighten up before you burst!
Go through this week’s schedule and ask yourself why you’re doing everything.
Examine your choices in every moment.
Is the root of your decisions love or fear?
Look at every area in your life in this same way.
I agree with Dr. Greg Baer, the author of Real Love, when he says that we stuff our selves and our lives with many forms of imitation love to fill the gap left behind by the lack of unconditional love in our lives.
We compulsively try to fill our emptiness with whatever feels good in the moment—money, anger, sex, alcohol, food, violence, power, conditional love, approval of others, and more.
If you’ve chosen this image, you’re invited to simplify your life to allow true light and love to add a new spring to your step.
Read more in my article “Living Simply by Simply Loving“.
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Did you resonate?
Feel free to share how your image choice spoke to you in the comments below. I’d love to hear.
Surround yourself with beauty.
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Video: Guided Tour of the Connection Art Exhibition
/in PaintingsMy Connection Art Exhibition at Ocean View Gallery in Carbonear, Newfoundland comes to a close today. But you still get to be a part of it here in my little piece of the online world. Welcome!
As you watch & listen to this 12-minute guided tour of my energy-infused intuitive paintings, feel which ones call to you most. I’d love to hear in the comments below.
Remember that you can order the originals online as well as prints (fine art paper & canvas) of many of my paintings.
Click on the video below to play.
I want to publicly thank Tammy Wrice for this amazing experience. What an open-hearted generous soul! She connected to my vision and helped me bring it to life in her community.
In addition to being the gallery owner, she was my art delivery person, b & b hostess, video technician, caterer, business sounding board, and friend.
Connection Art Exhibition Opening Weekend
Our Connection Art Exhibition opening weekend was such a blessing!
Art can be experienced on various levels – visually, energetically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, etc.
What a treat to be a part of all that with the locals and tourists who visited while I was there.
Some immediately teared up as they entered the room.
Some stayed for 1.5 hours, slowly making their way around the room and sharing how they shifted while journeying through the artwork.
Some interacted with the labyrinth paintings, alone or side by side with friends.
Some traveled from St. John’s for their first art exhibition ever, introducing their kids to something new.
Friends gathered and strangers connected.
Some didn’t seem initially moved by the art, but later came back with others in tow.
And one tourist walked in and quickly said “oh no, this isn’t for me” and did a quick 180. I smiled, happy she recognized her truth and honoured it.
And you?
People always tell me that seeing my work online is nothing like experiencing it live.
How was your experience? I’d love to hear below.
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Tune In #10: Do You Get the Connection?
/in Photography Projects, Tune InDo you get the connection between symbolic imagery and the messages it holds?
Pick the image that attracts you most today.
Tune in! This time, contemplate your chosen image first without reading the messages below.
Tune into your heart and let it speak to you. Why do you think you picked that photo? What is it saying to you?
Then, scroll down to find out extra layers of meaning to help you connect to your true essence and Highest Good.
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#1 – Choices
There are so many ways you can spend your days.
There are so many people and groups you can choose to spend them with.
There are so many places where you could choose to hang out.
There are so many dietary and lifestyle choices to make on a daily basis.
Your journey is your own. It’s a journey of choices.
Your choices have put you here and now. Is this where you want to be?
Can you truly be yourself in your current environment and with your circle of friends?
Unconditional love comes from being seen and then accepted for who you truly are. For that to happen, you’re being invited to put more of your Self into all you do, all you are, and all of the choices you make.
This is an invitation to authentic living.
Not everyone will like the changes or like you. Don’t take it personally.
Find your Self and then find your tribe. There is a way to live in alignment with your soul – to make the choices that raise your vibration and connect you to the love and happiness that you deserve.
Think of one way you can shift your choices to be truer to your Self. Then take inspired action – one baby step at a time until you’re moved to take a leap of faith.
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#2 – Crystal Bowl
Music can help you reconnect to your essence and open you up to divine experiences.
It heightens your awareness and raises your vibration.
Music provides a body-mind-spirit connection that changes your brain waves – it’s powerful stuff!
It can bring you deeper into meditation or get you up and dancing. There are so many benefits.
Of course your choice of music can help. This week, take time to bring more uplifting music into your life.
Doreen Virtue, world angel expert, explained in a recent interview how high vibrational music actually leaves particles on you that act like a shield against external stressors. It also helps relieve internal tension. That’s a visual I’m now using as I dance to 3 kirtan songs on my mini-trampoline every morning!
Try something new. Explore chakra-balancing crystal bowl music, indigenous drumming, classical symphonies, kirtan (Sanskrit chants), angel sound therapy, Gospel, some band you recently heard about but never followed up on, etc.
Ask your friends for recommendations or use Google and YouTube. You’ll know what’s right for you when you hear it. Enjoy!
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#3 – Crystal Mudra
You’re being invited to contemplate the big picture of your life.
What lessons have you learned from your journey?
How can these lessons help you and those around you right now?
Then meditate on your life today. Where is the energy flowing and where is it stagnant?
This is also an invitation to explore crystals and gemstones as a tool for healing, cleansing, meditation, rituals, and decoration with a purpose.
Take time this week to find a shop where they sell rocks and crystals – or go into nature.
Feel your way around until you find something that attracts you. Hold it. Close your eyes and feel it.
Trust your intuition and bring something home that you feel will support you in your intentions. It doesn’t have to be an expensive piece of jewelry. It can be a loose stone from the beach.
Start by cleansing it from the energies it’s absorbed from others and do this regularly. Click here for suggestions.
Then hold your chosen crystal as you envision energy flowing and movement growing in various areas of your life. Carry it around or wear it to energize and protect you. Or sleep with it under your pillow. Again, follow your intuition as to how it can enhance your life.
Note: There are books and websites that describe energetic properties of various stones and crystals. But I’ve heard for years now that these are changing with the polar shifts happening on the planet. So trust your Self in your choices: let your feelings guide you.
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#4 – Dolphin Sky
Before falling asleep, ask your angel dream guide (who has been with you since birth) for whatever kind of help you need.
As your body falls asleep, so does your ego.
It’s easier to access guidance at that time.
You’re co-creating your dreams with your angel dream guide to heal, problem-solve, have a dress rehearsal, etc. Ask for what you need and enjoy the journey.
Have you ever tried dream analysis? Dream journaling helps you to remember the messages you’ve received during your dreams. It’s a practice that takes determination but is very worthwhile. But even if you don’t, you may receive a memory flash during the day when you need it.
I’ve made major decisions based on messages in my dreams. Had it not been for my dream journal, I would have misremembered the guidance.
Take a course or read a book to learn more first. Dreams at different stages of your sleep have different roles – from processing of the day’s events to divinatory dreams. It’s good to learn more if you’re feeling moved to go this route.
You’ll gain access to your intuition and further explore the wonderful world of symbology – universal and personal.
Whether it’s in your sleep, through creative visualization, day dreams, or some other technique, you’re being invited to dive deep into your intuition and the power of symbolism.
If you haven’t watched my video tutorial on the 5 Steps to Activate Your Intuition for a Happy Healthy Life, now may be the time. Click here – it’s free.
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Did You Get the Connection?
Which image spoke to you today? I’d love to hear one message it gave you before you read my description.
Did your image’s description inspire you to take inspired action? Name on in the comments below.
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