I give myself time and space to reflect.
I care for my temple. I eat simply. I breathe deeply.
I open my heart. I care for myself. As I care for other beings.
I give myself permission to delve deeply into the ‘Winter of my Soul.’
I declutter my mind. I acknowledge that ‘I am a beautiful Soul.’
My Spirit has trust that life will continue to regenerate.
And I allow time and space to expand. ~Ally.
Source: The Heart of Immortality. Earth ♥︎ Sand ♥︎ Water ♥︎ Ice.
Building assemblages using glass to seperate layers was not an entirely new idea for me. I first used glass in The Waterfall of Life: Fifteen years ago now.
And working on a new piece for the Collaborative Art Journey #22 in July last year, I once again used glass for this purpose.
Starting New Artwork.
For some reason, not totally unknown, I find it extremely difficult to settle into actually DOING new artwork.
One of my challenges is that I always have many ideas all clammering for attention. And I love so many different mediums. So where to start?
Sharing these thoughts now with my Steemit friends, is my way of clarifying them for myself, as well as letting the Universe know:
I AM going to start new artwork and that I AM open to any guidance you may be able to give me NOW. ~Ally.
I'm slowly edging towards starting: Just in doodling with charcoal and pastel at the moment and having dabbled with coloured pencil and acrylics a short time ago.
After taking in @sunscape's New Moon Energy Guidance: I know more deeply that I've been edging towards new work for the past six years, and most likely for a lot longer.
Creative. Collaborations. Soul.
Connections. Artistic passion. Inspired by Spirit. ~Colette Baron-Reid.
Queen of Fire was the third card ~ It virtually moved towards me. And once again the message of the card I'd selected really rang true for me:
This energy you are walking in at the moment is due to all the introspection that you have been doing over the past few years. You have done the hard work of examining your thoughts, beliefs and released any judgements concerning many of your life events.
And the affirmation:
I co-create with others, dedicated to a vision of achieving the highest good of all.
For new works, that in miraculous ways.
Are already on their way to coherence, include:
- 1. New Ephemeral Art:
Infinity Smiles was the first stage, a detail of the whole flatlay that I'll be sharing soon.
This photograph shows one of the later stages.
This simple flatlay heralds work that will feature representations of land, sea, air and fire as landscapes, embraced by the Infinity symbol.
Works will be both assembled in my studio from natural materials and arranged in the natural environment.
- 2. Infinity and Eternity Symbols in more Traditional Art forms:
I've started drawing this symbol. Initially in small drawings with pencil, but it wasn't long before I could feel the rhythm of the symbol as I drew ~ Like a gentle swaying from side to side. A lot here to be explored: Drawing with movement.
- 3. New Flower of Life:
The Crimson Seed of Life was my first flatlay incorporating the Seed of Life.
I created many different variations of Everlasting Spiraling using the same Crimson Seed of Life design.
I've had a natural affinity with the Flower of Life and Seed of Life for eons and have known my new work in both ephemeral art and drawing would somehow incorporate this ancient symbol. ~Ally.
The new series will incorporate the Seed of Life in collage in all the colours of the rainbow with different patterns and arrangements.
In my next article: Visions for New Artwork. Series 2: I'll clarify my thoughts about other new work that will incorporate:
- Obelisques.
- Feathers and Butterflies.
- Water and ice as my medium.
Photography: ©Alison Lee Cousland.
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 Mark II.
Processing: Lightroom.
