sneak peek and brand new soul essence portraits!

for some time now, years really, i've wanted what i can only call another kind of art to emerge. i remember finding sabriana ward harrison's book, spilling open and how i fell in love with her chaotic, brilliant, wise and stunning soul and style. she put mixed media on my soul radar and her work gave me permission to stretch and be bolder in how i approached my own art. i didn't fully see where that would lead but i knew she was a muse for my own spilling open. twelve years later i still feel her creative influence in my own unfolding.

in her company were other contemporary artists who over the years kept me steeped in this creative stew; karen michel, lynn whipple, kelly rae roberts, and too many others to name also anything medieval, byzantine, gothic, baroque. so the critical mass must have been reached this week because the doorway to this new art opened in such an unexpected way and i love that it was all about play: i prepped a few canvas boards to "just see what happens" and in that spirit i took up pencil, paint, and scraps of paper and bit of this and that and allowed.

three women emerged and they became more than unknown figures, they became representations of soul essence. i felt like angels were guiding my hand and whispering "hers needs purple and paint a heart over here." it was a beautiful, timeless and divine art session and over the course of a 24hr. period i had psychically channeled 3 soul essence portraits of me, and heather and jenn (see below). it was only thru this process that it became clear who i was creating. these are the truly magical times. when we allow ourselves to be led and opened to the way that our longings can come into being. that we welcome deeper alliances with soul and the spirit world and begin new partnerships. that we grow bold enough to say yes to something new and long wanted. to realize this is it! and now is the time! and smile and say thank you.

here's a peek of the soul essences:

and a bit more on the portraits themselves:

A Soul Essence Portrait is one of a kind mixed media likeness of the subject’s

Soul Essence. While it may in some ways resemble the human self, perhaps

with similar hair or eye color, a Soul Essence portrait is a psychically

channeled work of art and will incorporate colors, images , symbols and soul

message most fitting for the person at the time of the piece’s making. Because

of this you may opt to have pieces created over time to create a collection as a

way to celebrate the Soul’s journey over time, or have one commissioned for a

special event or passage in life: a birth, graduation, marriage, anniversary etc.

The pieces are not planned in detail but rather created in a more spontaneous

fashion. And while I can bring in elements such as a date or name I do ask the

the actual soul’s essence be allowed to guide direction of the art.

this is heather above, me. heather, jenn and me. and here are a few shots from our general goods girl's nite out private party, last nite. heather, owner kharma couture and marketing guru for general goods and jenn, owner of the goods and....the subjects of two of the soul essence portraits! here they are premiered and on display. orders for your own holiday gift portraits are open until december 1st! life is never dull around here! below are a a few shots of new art for the handmade holiday open house tomorrow (from 10-1). the elves are having a great time fussing :) until next time...xx