Art as Vision
Art is not only for professional artists.
All of us have innate visionary gifts that can be cultured and supported to flourish.
To serve those who need some encouragement along their journey home to free artistic expression, I offer you these Art as Vision sessions.
Creating art as a medicine for the soul is deeply personal;
For this reason I share my own story in an effort to create the vulnerable safe space for you to connect to your own.
For as long as I can remember I have been making art. From construction paper snowflakes, to endless cards for my mother, to impressive oil frescos; Art is most definitely in my blood. Reflecting back on my journey, I see that creating art was a key tool I drew upon to re-envision my life. Growing up in a chronic situation of violence, art gave me a way to travel with my mind and create worlds of my own dreams when I couldn’t physically change my circumstances. Later in life, Art became the way I connected my soul to visions of awakening and transformation into the highest potential I could imagine. I painted Godesses, both traditionally sourced and of my own imagination. These symbols made deep, lasting impressions on my mind and literally sculpted the neuro pathways of my consciousness. Tapping into the creative pulse of life through artistic expression supported the journey of consciously transforming the limiting beliefs that resulted from the violence of my upbringing. I don’t know who or where I would be without Art; certainly not Embodying Ahimsa.
What is an ‘Art as Vision’ session?
Sessions begin with space being held for you to share and explore your story around yourself as an artist. How you feel about creative expression, where you feel blocked, where you feel open, the places in yourself you long to embody and grow into. Having a dedicated, safe container to be witnessed in your story helps to digest the assosciated pain and hurt we often end up storing in the body when there just isn’t the space to express. Sharing what has been supressed, the ways we may have been shut down in the past, and our identity around creativity can help unblock the energy of creation in your system.
When you feel seen, heard, understood and held in your story we can begin to lean into accessing a vision. This is done through gentle guided meditation and assisted with the power of the medicine drum. As you connect to your vision I will gently encourage you to enliven it with details, revealing an image of symbols that is your very own medicine. Our inner worlds hold so much visionary capacity when given the chance to be listened to, from the heart. These images can become great sources of courage, grounding and support; visionary medicine.
From here we can explore playing with bringing that vision into form through drawing, paint, collage or any other medium you wish to connect to. I support you with guidance on your journey, bringing my experience creating art to the altar of your process. This bleeds into a kind of homework project where you can flesh out your vision into form creating a visual reminder of your healing vision. The whole process is Art, and kindles the creative fire of the soul.
If you feel inspired by the session, we can also explore an art commission of your personal sacred vision, giving me the honour of bringing your heart’s unique medicine onto canvas. The technical skills of drawing and painting take time to culture, so if you are new to art, your piece may not reflect what you saw in your vision. This is where I can come in to support bringing your vision into a visual likeness that can become a source of inspiration.
Some of my Art collections
