HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY .... Each summer I attend online art classes at the "Artful Gathering” .... Normally, it’s working with clay or watercolors. This year, my intent was a Pastel Portrait class, instead I signed up for a “ Spirit Doll” workshop with Griselda Tello ...
and the rest is ‘ HISTORY” .
If art and dolls take on the soul of their owners, as the Japanese believe, I wonder what this powerful spirit is trying to tell me ... I call this creation, my “ Bone Keeper” Spirit.
Suddenly, I was hearing those creative voices in my head. Goodness, I was talking to myself
( Ha Ha) ... It was unnerving !!! I did however realize, that somehow this teacher and her spiritual techniques had re-opened the door to my " Inner Child", who was screaming for " FREEDOM".
Funnily enough, I was totally fighting with my creative self, using colors that I had never used before.
The voice said “red”. I said, “beige". I heard blue, then painted it brown. My ying and yang were definitely at odds with one another ..... THEN, I started to put them all together (Yikes)
A big red “NO” sign kept blinking off and on in my head. ... "What was I thinking?"... and ... “Where was I going with this piece?"
When creating, I often work well into the early morning hours, so finishing a 2 a.m. is no big deal. I hung a skull on the doll and went to bed. Incidently, I never use skeleton images in my work.
When I awoke , I was "pleasantly" horrified at how comfortable I felt with my creation. By now, I was marvelling and laughing at myself while filling the jar with more skulls and bones, even scattering a few around the lid... Whimsically, playing like a child is an "awesome" feeling.
Over the years, I have experienced many art workshops, but have never been wholly inspired by an artform as Griselda Tello's, "Desert Spirit" class.
Perhaps it was time to reach out and see a bigger picture ... I am truly thankful for the authenticity of craft that spoke and freed me to journy forward.
You can follow or observe
Griselda's Artdolls at:
(http://spiritartdolls.blogspot.com)
or at:
(http://facebook.com/bohemiandolls)
If you ever feel blocked
or need a little artistic spirit in
your life, try some,
" TELLO THERAPY "
for your creative soul,
"IT's AWESOME"
and the rest is ‘ HISTORY” .
If art and dolls take on the soul of their owners, as the Japanese believe, I wonder what this powerful spirit is trying to tell me ... I call this creation, my “ Bone Keeper” Spirit.
Normally,I create whimsical Victorian type dolls with all the frills, but this time, I was venturing out of my comfort zone into the nulla zone of my childhood.The sky was the limit!!!
Suddenly, I was hearing those creative voices in my head. Goodness, I was talking to myself
( Ha Ha) ... It was unnerving !!! I did however realize, that somehow this teacher and her spiritual techniques had re-opened the door to my " Inner Child", who was screaming for " FREEDOM".
The voice said “red”. I said, “beige". I heard blue, then painted it brown. My ying and yang were definitely at odds with one another ..... THEN, I started to put them all together (Yikes)
A big red “NO” sign kept blinking off and on in my head. ... "What was I thinking?"... and ... “Where was I going with this piece?"
When creating, I often work well into the early morning hours, so finishing a 2 a.m. is no big deal. I hung a skull on the doll and went to bed. Incidently, I never use skeleton images in my work.
When I awoke , I was "pleasantly" horrified at how comfortable I felt with my creation. By now, I was marvelling and laughing at myself while filling the jar with more skulls and bones, even scattering a few around the lid... Whimsically, playing like a child is an "awesome" feeling.
Over the years, I have experienced many art workshops, but have never been wholly inspired by an artform as Griselda Tello's, "Desert Spirit" class.
Perhaps it was time to reach out and see a bigger picture ... I am truly thankful for the authenticity of craft that spoke and freed me to journy forward.
You can follow or observe
Griselda's Artdolls at:
(http://spiritartdolls.blogspot.com)
or at:
(http://facebook.com/bohemiandolls)
If you ever feel blocked
or need a little artistic spirit in
your life, try some,
" TELLO THERAPY "
for your creative soul,
"IT's AWESOME"
