A little bit of gut art...




This is an acrylic painting I did while in the wonderful workshop by Mystele Kirkeeng called GUT ART!  I heartily reommend it!  We get inspiration from the various virtual field trips she takes us on and from her own enlightened and fun techniques.  It is also about fun and excavating your personal muse/artist ;)  So this picture is of me and my sissies dancing under the full moon ;)  It was inspired by the field trip of Pilar Rios' work, a beautiful Chilean artist who paints strong female figures, but without faces.  I love it!

Cover

This is the paperbag book I made for the TAG, which I fill with elements I find in my travels. I made it with favorite scraps and materials.

TAG map

This is the map I made for the TAG (Travelling Artists Guild).  Notice in the first one, the form of a tree and in the one immediately above, just crystals that show the way through the dark.  It is a map of the underground.

The month of September

calendar page

This is the month of September that I created for our artcalendar group.  I absolutely loved the feel.  I had prepared the backgrounds in May!  Good thing because I was behind... and then used acrylic paint on stamps, cut out some dahlias from some beautiful fabric I got from joggles then edged them with painsticks.  They turned out to be symphonies of color which made my heart sing :)

Little elemental

I love this darling little elemental... she is like a little ice fairy.  She seems so pure and innocent, and yet so powerful...  She too is made from a spool.  At the base is a little stone bracelet that I have wrapped around.  I love the giant white strawberry she is holding and the white velvet leaves that act as wings. Her adorable face comes from an Etsy vendor: alteredrevelations.  She is clothed in blue silk ;)

Art angel with an attitude

This is my art angel with an attitude; I call her my love angel.  She is really herself and won't put up with crap... although she is pure love ;)  She is made from sticks I picked up on my walk and of pieces of material I had on hand.  I just love her.  She is also wearing a piece of rose quartz which makes her so loving ;)  I cannot look at her and be in a bad mood.  She just makes me smile.  Hope she does you too!  Her adorable face was purchased from an Etsy vendor, Linsart!

Jophiel

This is my little archangel Jophiel that sits on my shelf and brings peace to my office.  She sports some interesting accessories and is made from a spool like the others.  Here face comes from an Etsy vendor moldedmoonbeams...  The star comes from my from Christina's great store, SKYBLUEPINK.  She keeps the energy and vibrations up in my office and so I am so very grateful for her positive presence!

The angelic realm....

This is a box that I was inspired to turn into a little carrier house for one of my angels.  It wraps around itself as has a magnetic closure.  I collaged a napkin and other angelic relics to it and found the perfect sort of handle to ensure that the recipient opens the right side and does not destroy the box ;)

Spirit guide

Here is another spirit doll.  This one is my spirit guide, Forrest. I am just getting to know him. I can call on him on my walks and he comes. I think he is full of magic and I look forward to learning from him.  He is made out of branches and Bali batiks. I like how he is always looking up. I feel like he has thunder in him and a certain mightiness. But I also think with all that force, he holds a real gentleness as well. To tell you the tryth, I would rather have him working with me than against me!

The transformative spirit of joy

This little doll came together quite quickly. I love the colors. She is playful and infused with transformative power. She is made from fine silk, organza, velvet leaves, fibers and Bali batiks.  She is emerging from magenta silk threads as she is being birthed into her creative powers, a sort of renaissance. She wants to dance and spread joy. And everytime I look at here I smile. She reflects the creative spirit.


The color of magenta is far reaching to include divinity, love, nurturing, learning. It can help people unite the forces of earthly skills with spirituality and let go of the past's heaviness to move forward It is great for balancing emotions and for cleansing emotional strain. Most of all, it is full of magic!