Wisdom Painting

Karen Siegel of Westport, Connecticut is a former student of Wisdom Painting and Art. She now teaches art to children ages 3-10 at the Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut. She also teaches private lessons. After last month’s newsletter ( July ) went out, Karen emailed to tell me of her current work. Because I found her work to be inspiring, I decided to interview her for this issue of Wisdom and Art Inspirations. She says: “I am very interested in the energetics of things: from the energy created by certain sound vibrations to the energy of drawing "live" meaning the energy of drawing a living hot pepper versus drawing from a photograph because of the actual interaction and energy exchange!” Interview questions by Mary A. Gravelle. 1. When did you begin teaching at Silvermine? I started working at Silvermine School of Art 1 year ago. 2. How does the environment at Silvermine help you as a teacher? Silvermine is located in a very relaxed and beautiful sett...

Coming up: Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Aug. 8, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Aug. 15, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Wisdom Painting: Sunday, Sep. 19, 1-5 pm, Silver City, NM, $40 includes materials. No art experience needed. Contact Mary Gravelle at info@marysfineart.com or call (575) 956-7315 to register.

This is my Wisdom Painting I did last night for the full moon ritual. I drew three cards from the Wisdom of the Four Winds card deck: 39 Penguin - Faith; 37 Kingfisher - Vigilance; and 38 Sunset - Completion. What are the odds of picking sequential numbered cards? All of my cards gave me messages about being the seerer, using the eyes of the seerer, letting go in order to receive the new. I had stated that I was willing to let go of whatever is ready to go. These cards tell me that I am on track and letting go, and to keep letting go. The Kingfisher card told me to draw a map of my past and another for my future. So, I did that on my painting. The left side of pink/blue/black painting is my past. And the right side of red/pink/black painting is my future. The past had to do with traumas and healing -- "a woven tapestry of lumps, bumps, bruises, loss, gain, darkness, and light." The future is all about connections. There is one definite red ring and one possible red ring that ...

Tonight is a full moon. This is what Astrology.com says: Helping you look at the Big Picture is the Full Moon (6:38PM PDT and energizing 3 degrees of Leo and Aquarius. Individual and group meditations are recommended. Send your healing thoughts and prayers to friends, family members and to all people in need around the world. While every Full Moon can represent a time of enlightenment, it can also symbolize various struggles and tug-of-war conditions, externally or internally. The Moon making a supportive, 60-degree connection to giant Jupiter (7:25PM PDT) certainly helps to make this a potentially illuminating and nurturing Full Moon experience. May I suggest that you do a Wisdom Painting tonight? All you need to do is gather your paints, crayons, or other art media of choice, along with paper and have at it. Do a meditation beforehand asking any pertinent questions of your life right now. Allow your intuition to paint the painting, not your mind. Full Moons are generally good for let...

Daily Cosmic Calendar for Thursday, July 22 Source link: http://www.astrology.com/?nlcid=zo%7C%7Cdh-cosmiccal%7Chero-signimg Are you sensing the approach of major changes within the astro-psychic atmosphere? You are not alone. The largest planet - Jupiter - will make a station tomorrow in Aries and begin a retrograde cycle lasting until November 18. By Saturday night, Jupiter squares distant Pluto and, just two days later, Saturn and Uranus make their fifth and final opposition since November 4, 2008. There is also a Full Moon coming up on Sunday July 25 and other startling stellar happenings ready to manifest during the last three days of July and during the first nine days of August. In essence, we are now within one of the most profound and revolutionary three-week cycles in many years. Therefore, find time every day during the next three weeks for additional soul-searching and meditation . Helping you stay productive right now is the monthly Moon-Ceres union in Sagittarius (9:25AM...

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It always feels good to get back to Wisdom Painting. It just seems to reconnect myself to myself. Take a look at this image and ask it what it wants to tell you. Share it here if you want. Here is what it told me (or I told it?): Oh fire, burn the remaining last vestiges of stubborn anger and resentment. Red bleeding the impurities from my heart. Bleed out, run to Mother Earth, replenishing, grounding my entire Being. Orange fire, burn away any sexual tensions and issues from my sacred sacral center. Yellow, surround me in your cheer and optimism for bright times ahead. Oh, fiery center, blaze bright, bold, and clear. Fire, burn away the shackles to my heart's desire that I might be free to enjoy what is before me ... crystal clear reality. Amen.