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cards from bubu Blossom

Just when it feels like I am pushing an enormous bolder up an unbelievably steep mountain, a little ray of light shines brightly to keep the path lit. This is how I felt when I received an email today from a very special dear hearted friend Jude.

A childhood friend of Jude's passed last year after challenging her Motor Neurone Disease.They shared much together since their childhood, including Donna's ill health. For ever thoughtful Jude was always there for Donna and still is in many ways.

Jude shared with me"....Donna's memorial service is planned... Her mum, Fay has organised the whole ceremony. I am sending an Olive Tree as my Symbol of Peace to their family, a hanging Rainbow Heart remembering the Fun and Happiness she loved to share and a Candle igniting the Flame Of Love In Our Hearts, connecting us all in Soul Love of Donna . I have written on the BuBu Blossom card 'Celebrate Life'...May memories of delight arise to the Surface of Our Minds as we all celebrate life... Thank you for the perfect card Nic... I am sending the BuBu Blossom card 'Here are you Wings now take Flight' card to Donna's daughters acknowledging the freedom Donna aspired to give them all."


"She (Donna) was the one to help us all accept the fears of ill health and death!!.....share how you created your cards and how they are used to spread the creativity from the heart and how our words can ignite the heart deep within....with truth and love...this is how I feel we can empower each other." Jude

Seeing connections in this way is what truly makes me feel fulfilled and whilst this occasion may not be all pleasant, it is filled with love and light. Expressing it creatively, visually and feeling it with hand written words makes the giving/receiving even more heart warming.....a piece of love that can be forever treasured.

I Listen Within

This message has been vibrating through me for some time now and so I've listened and put it into action....

Here is a statement of encouragement, an affirmation, a reminder to come back to centre and listen within. To truly listen to those inner meassges, however they come.

Its a statement about being on purpose, with everything we do, choose, create, strive for.

Its a way to honor and value ourselves and to stay on track.

There have been so many times that I haven't listened to the whispers of my heart and wondered how I got so far off my Path of Purpose. Here's a list of some of the hows that have steered me wayward...

• everybody else is doing it...it must be good/right
• fear of being 'left behind' if I don't do something
• competition
• others know more than me so I'll do what they say
• 'they' have more experience/authority than me, they must be right
• simply...I would do anything to succeed
• this is what I have to do to get ahead

All of these relate to stronger outside voices, inadequacy and fear.

I want to be reminded that there are other ways to be guided and a visual always works wonders! By posting this on my blog I am reminded everytime I'm there to plug into my own wisdom and listen.

If we make a choice to listen we can be perfectly guided. It's is simple, but not always easy.If this feels right for you, I'd love to take this Affirming Badge.

Grab a 'Listening Within' Badge

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I'm all about making changes for the better, and you?you are welcome to leave a link/comment....

digging...

Introducing Ms Aquarius

I'd like you to meet Ms Aqua...shes my latest drawing and loosely based on my interpretation of Aquarian themes. Let me describe her to you....shes that groovy girl you know that is unusual and brilliant in a weird sort of way. Shes the one that comes up with original and some may say 'strange' ideas that just pop out of nowhere. At times she can be a rebel and lives to be free. And definitely has her own unique 'thing going on'.

Doesn't she sound fun to be around?

who am i kidding?

myself. i am a spiritual artist or rather i am artist that creates with spiritual energy. i have come to terms with that. there is spirit not only my art, but in all areas of my life. and i wouldn't have it any other way.... and so now that i have embraced that disowned part of myself ( what you resist persists!) i can happily create my Astro ideas. without fear of being labelled.

here is Miss Capricorn. the sun is in Capricorn at the moment with a New Moon in the next few days. happy birthday to all you Capricorns. above is my interpretation of Capricorn energy.

some words that describe the positive energy of Capricorn...

• responsible
• practical
• industrious
• in their own authority
• sets their own boundaries
• serious
• has systems in place
• aware of time + respects time
• results
• success
• self disciplined
• grounded
• ambitious
• committed to their own mountain top.
  

we all have this energy within us, just at varying amounts......and so i am using this energy to forge forward and put together a series of Astro images, a collection of greeting cards.

more illumination

today the aha came. like a sand dollar that buries itself in the sand , so too have i buried part of who i am.an innate gift, buried deep. this disowned part that has a great idea... but i'm afraid that if i create artwork around these themes i shall be categorized, put into a box, never to return to the freedom and light of being just me. maybe it is my own fear that has kept me from moving ahead...so i am going to be brave and dip my toe in the water and see how it feels. i can no ignore it no longer.

some of you know that i have studied perceptive astrology.in the past i have done readings for others. it was a strong calling to learn all that i could. and i have many spiritual girlfriends whom i share a special bond. its all been about getting to know myself better.


i've had ideas to create around the 12 astrological signs, but pushed it aside many times in fear of being called a 'spiritual artist'. it is part of who i am.... but not all.



this is my year of courage and toe dipping into waters unknown....

small delights

Do you remember these wings? A drawing I've used in a couple of places. I visited a local boutique that is stocking my cards and she told me that a customer loved and connected to the wings so much she bought a card to take to a tattooist........ I would love to see how it looks in this form, but sometimes you just got to let go, knowing that you will never know.

My mum and dad and heading back home this week. Its been great seeing so much of them, and delighted that mum lent me her camera whilst they were here. We had the exact same.....unfortunately ours got swept into beach water and has never quite been the same. So I have lots of photo's to share.

And how glad I am to have a new keyboard to the computer. A few keys were playing up until finally it got impossible to use.....a new quiet keyboard and a cordless mouse. It doesn't take much to keep me happy.

shinning

I am so loving the digital collages that I am doing at the moment. I know I keep going on about it, but I love it with a passion. Being able to take a range of different elements and putting it together thrills me to no end! And I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to incorporate this into my art business. I have struggled in the past to work out how it all fitted together.....but finally I can clearly see how all my diversities are combining beautifully.It has not be without its challenges and lots of learning along the way....it has been so worth it. This quote comes to mind..

'Even a small star shines in the darkness'

Finnish Proverb

May your light be shinning brightly...

intelligence of the heart

Have you ever heard that parts of our body has intelligence, and not just our brains? An intelligence, that if we allow it and listen, is the most perfect and wonderful source of wisdom and knowledge...I have been listening to my heart lately, tuning into the messages that come to me, and putting them into action. Not always easy, but the more often I do it, the more I trust. I remind myself that I have a choice, always. And I can choose to listen to my head or my heart...

I created the yellow painting in this digital collage some time ago, the heart was created with a handful of paint and swept onto the canvas with my palm.The feeling of paint oozing through my hands was totally delicious, and encourage anyone who loves tactile sensations to try it. The most challenging part of painting this way is knowing when to stop and leave the image as it is.

I feel somewhat at peace today, being spontaneous and going with my heart, rather than following my planned list/time schedule of things to do. And whilst I may not have got all my jobs ticked off, I have created some magical moments with others. And that feels so much more fulfilling right now.....

still stepping forward

a bit of a cosmic joke here.....I've just finished my second batch of designs and they are nearly ready to go. But ever since my first lot of printed cards arrived I've been experiencing pain in my knees. Everytime I step forward I feel pain. Knees sometimes store fear, and I'm guessing that there may be a fair bit there lol. I've never had knee problems, so I've slowed down in my pace somewhat, and taking care with my exercise. I'll work my way through it, with many tools in my tool box to try. So I'll see how that goes.

new arrivals

Yesterday my first batch of cards arrived. I felt scared and excited all in the same emotion. A bit like getting the results of a 3 hour exam..... all the work I've put in over the last few weeks, possibly longer I was holding in my hands. I now realised that was the easy bit. I reminded myself to stay in the moment and recognize what I have achieved.

Now I have these amazing cards to offer you and the world. They are available as a single card or in a 5 pack on my website. I am thrilled with them, and want to post them out to everyone. I have another set of five on the go and they will get to the printers sometime soon. School holidays have started this afternoon so a bit of time juggling coming up.

All is well in my world. How about yours?

today

Today my heart feels light and full of joy. Today it is easy to love. Today I feel like I'm moving forward. Today I can happily play. Today I love the world. Today I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Today I feel my dreams turning into reachable goals. Today it is easy to speak with love. Today.... I feel like I am the true me.

Be Yourself

this image seems familiar, like I know this woman. maybe an important message for myself.....

knowing myself a little better

Today I could have quite easily fallen into a pit of lethargy, self doubt and confusion. I was very aware that this energy is in the Universe at the moment, and I was feeling a sense of loss. But not really knowing what it was about. I felt that getting my body into action would help this block shift. I spent sometime this morning wanting to create but it seemed like my inspiration well was a bit stagnate. So I took myself off to exercise and get my body moving.

I am feeling more intune now, and just starting a project will help get the energy flowing again. I am reminding myself about taking small steps to gain momentum, small steps. Knowing that this works for me when I'm feeling wishy-washy is a great thing. I am getting to know myself better, day by day.

today it 'clicked'

Whilst finishing this digital collage today, something 'clicked' for me...finally it has all come together; drawing, painting, my astrology studies, my love of nature and photography, my coaching, using the written word, my love of swirls and 'contemporary vintage'. For such a long time I have wondered how it was all going to come together, and I often thought I'd got it, but hadn't really. Maybe this time it's the real thing....it feels like it is.

And this has given me hope in my new direction of 'art'. I tried a few things today and not all of them worked but I know I'm on the road of new discoveries. And while it may be slow to start I now 'get' the process, and can happily wade my way through 'til this clicks.



Happy clicks and aha's to you, the energy is definitely in the air!

L.O.V.E

LOVE.....I've been working on this image for the last 2 days in photoshop. Some of the images are from my previous paintings and drawings. Pardon the pun but I just love the flexibility of creating in photoshop. At times it seems so much more simplistic than painting. And I love that I can create different images with the similar elements .....this is card is intended number 2.

to my true friends

Isn't it interesting how art and creativity brings 'stuff' up? I've been working on this drawing, 2 women who are friends. ...my creative inner voice was really definite about it. had to be 2. and over the last few days i've been working in photoshop with the image. really happy with how it's come together. but it has brought up stuff about friendships. and i'm feeling i haven't always been the best friend that i could be. could have made more of an effort to stay in touch and be part of what is going on for my friends.....i've always been so comfortable with my own company and being an artist that isn't such a bad thing.

but friendships can make life richer, and staying connected with the people i care about is important. i'm going to use this image to remind me to stay in touch....more than on the odd occasion, and to make more time for my friends.

this image is the beginning of a card range i'm creating. i guess a perfect start. a card to let a friend know that i care.