tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55607953546335116482024-02-20T08:38:12.759-06:00The Creative Healing StudioMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-70230084631660681872017-11-27T13:11:00.000-06:002017-11-30T14:56:18.399-06:00Secrets to Changing Your Life<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">
<strong><span style="font-size: 24px;">Hello my creative friends,</span></strong><br />
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I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving and you are ready for the upcoming holiday season. I am really excited about it. I have had problems with overwhelm in years past that always started with Thanksgiving but I actively set my intention that this <strong>Thanksgiving would be the easiest, most fun and relaxing Thanksgiving ever</strong> <strong>and it was!</strong> I am doing the same with Christmas this year and I would like to invite you to do the same. </div>
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<strong>How do you want to feel this holiday season? </strong>What are your <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZvL4as2y0" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">big rocks</a> and how are you going to let go of the sand to make room? How can you add in downtime to replenish yourself so that you can be your best for all of those around you? I would love to hear your secrets. I will post a thread on my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCreativeHealingStudio/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook page </a>for you to tell me all about it.</div>
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Now, I promised you my new <strong>secrets for completely shifting my life </strong>in just about a month and I am here to deliver. </div>
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Law of Attraction-</strong> I know I talked about it in the last email but I have to start here because this is really the basis of it all. I dove into <a href="http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Abraham Hicks </a>teaching. I pulled out the two books I have by them, <a href="http://%3Ca%20target%3D%22_blank%22%20href%3D%22https//www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1401912273/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401912273&linkCode=as2&tag=creativehea00-20&linkId=63eee91fc0ea328e4385da6d5d312cfa%22%3EThe%20Law%20of%20Attraction%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=creativehea00-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1401912273%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Law of Attraction</a> and <a href="http://%3Ca%20target%3D%22_blank%22%20href%3D%22https//www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1401912451/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401912451&linkCode=am2&tag=creativehea00-20&linkId=09a615f633b8ef1b6bfa651b1e302bca%22%3EThe%20Astonishing%20Power%20of%20Emotions%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=creativehea00-20&l=am2&o=1&a=1401912451%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Power of Emotions</a>. Both of those books came with audios too so I started playing them over and over again in the car. It took me time to wrap my brain around all of it so listening to it repeatedly really helped.<br /><br />I would also read a small section of a book each day sometimes just opening to a page and trusting that the message I most needed to hear would show itself.<br /><br />I found all kinds of YouTube videos that I watched. Whenever I had a question about how to apply the law I would Google it and find a video that was perfect. My favorite video that I watch every morning as soon as I wake up, most times before I even get out of bed can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RF9JQpZ4lI&index=3&list=PL1mNHCPQsrtP6L9t9mYdjb5yZ-wMWmvX4" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a>. This was absolutely the best thing I have done for myself in…well…ever.<br /> </li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Meditation</strong>- For years I have been telling myself, “Girl, you need to meditate! Why aren’t you meditating? You know it is good for you. You know you like it. What is your problem?” No more! I have committed to meditating for just 15 minutes a day and I have been doing it faithfully. Many days it ends up being longer but 15 minutes is a manageable amount of time for me to commit to.<br /><br />I downloaded the <a href="https://insighttimer.com/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Insight Timer app</a> that is completely free and loaded with amazing guided meditations. It has a timer with the most soothing bells so I can just sit in meditation too. I love that it tracks my progress and the time spent meditating. It is completely addictive and I love it.<br /><br />If you aren’t meditating, I would like to invite you to give it a try. There are so many<a href="https://liveanddare.com/benefits-of-meditation/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"> health and wellness benefits </a>for everyone and I have found that it allows you time to connect with your higher self...the part of you that makes your hair grow and your heart beat, the part that wants the best for you and supports you in everything you do and let’s be honest, who doesn’t need more of that in their life right? If you decide to use the Insight Timer (which I hope you do cuz it’s awesome!) be sure to find me and be my meditating friend. Just search for my email (mmmichelle2006@yahoo.com)<br /> </li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Vision Point Journal</strong>- This has been a game changer for me! If you are familiar with Bullet Journaling, this is what I started with. If you don’t know what I am talking about you can check it out <a href="http://bulletjournal.com/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />I have had a bullet journal before where I would keep track of everything and I even wrote a <a href="http://thecreativehealingstudio.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-art-journal.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">post </a>about it a couple of years ago but the problem was the momentum never stuck. I would start out gung ho and use it all of the time and slowly it would fizzle away and that would be the end of it.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="2325961" height="400" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ad1e6548203801c1abe154493/images/63fa0fc5-7808-4e18-a5fa-c604bd93d65f.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 240px;" width="240" /><br /><br />This time I decided to do something different and add my <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/freedom-art.html" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Freedom Art</a> techniques to it. I sat down and wrote an intention for how I wanted to feel and I created a vision page right there in my journal. I did witness writing to further get the messages the creative exercise was sending. I used a cheapy glue stick and some magazines lying around and I loved it so much. It connected me to what my soul’s deepest longing was and the more I went into my journal to look at it, the more I was connected to that part of myself.<br /><br />It has been crazy good because the messages that come through are the things my soul wants me to do and I have so much energy around them because it feels good and I want to do it more than I ever wanted to do anything. What previously had seemed like a horrible chore suddenly became so exciting to accomplish and yes, that even means organizing my yarn stash!!!<br /><br /><img data-file-id="2326077" height="300" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ad1e6548203801c1abe154493/_compresseds/52e9db49-cec1-450c-9360-323494712c8a.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><br />The great thing about it is the flexibility. You can make it entirely your own. You can do a monthly page or a weekly page like I do. I had started out with the monthly page but there just wasn’t enough juice to keep me in flow and connected to my higher self so I started doing it every week. Let me tell you, my Vision Point Journal day is my favorite day of the week. I get so excited because I get to play with my art materials and connect with what I want and it feels so good and that energy keeps me going through the whole week.<br /><br /><img data-file-id="2325965" height="400" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ad1e6548203801c1abe154493/images/8cd42dfc-1810-4120-bd55-7a31e9cd8260.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /><br /><br />Every morning I get up and look at my Vision page and I read my intention and some days I read my witness writing because there is a lot of juicy stuff in there too. It is such a great way to start my day. As the day goes on I am constantly in there checking my to do’s, making lists, keeping track of what I am doing and each time I open it I am connected with something greater than myself. I love that!</li>
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I hope those three tips will be helpful for you to try out and see if they resonate with you. I have seriously been feeling so good these days that I just had to share them with all of you and invite you into my happy little creation. </div>
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I am definitely going to be creating some offerings in the new year online and in my home studio around the Vision Point Journal that I think you are going to love. I also want to start off the year with a Vision Board workshop. It's a great time of year to jump start. We can use the Vision Boards as our north star for our Vision Point Journals.<br />
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I am so excited and want to be sure that I give you everything you need so please <a href="mailto:michelle@thecreativehealingstudio.com" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">send me an email</a> and let me know about your experience with Vision Boards, Bullet Journals, or Vision Pages. Tell me what you want to learn, what you want to experience and how I can help make that a reality for you. If you have any questions I would love to be able to answer them as well. As I said, I really want to create a community that will embrace you all and I am inviting you to be a part of that creation. </div>
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xo Michelle xo</div>
Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-88248130529258580832017-11-20T13:11:00.000-06:002017-11-30T13:01:08.286-06:00Big Changes Coming<div style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">
You know how there are things in life that you know aren’t really good for you but you keep doing them anyway? Who knows why…fear, comfort, obligation…whatever the reason, it works like glue and keeps you stuck. That’s pretty much how working at the vet clinic was for me. Sure, there were parts of the job I enjoyed but there were so many other issues going on that just didn’t sit well with my soul but I stayed anyway. </div>
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Well, back in September I had a minor foot surgery and I was home for a few weeks recovering and when I got back to work I knew I couldn’t do it anymore. I gave my notice that day and everything since then has showed me that it was the absolute perfect decision. </div>
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When my last day came and went I wondered what I would do next. I knew with my foot still healing I couldn’t get a “job” and with the holidays coming I didn’t really want one so I decided that I would make it my job focus on myself. </div>
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I started by pulling out my law of attraction books and starting to read. I popped the CD’s in my car while I drove. I wore out my YouTube with Abraham Hicks videos (there are soooo many great ones). Everyday my job is to spend time feeling good so I can raise my vibration. That is not a bad deal my friends! I mean seriously, when your job is to feel good how can you not love going to work?!</div>
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And the funny thing is that as soon as I started tuning in to feeling good I was compelled to clean the hell out of my house! I decluttered, donated piles of things, organized all different zones and it feels really good. I started making healthy meals for the family again and getting shit done that had been waiting for my attention.<br />
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And, let me tell you a little secret. By focusing on magnetizing money to myself and keeping track of money coming in through random ways, I realized I actually made more then I had working my couple of days at my J.O.B! That was an exciting day.<br />
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After my domestic life seemed to come together so nicely it became glaringly obvious to me that my truest passion is The Creative Healing Studio and being a Creative Healing Coach. I have known this for years and yet I have let outside circumstances and inside limiting beliefs keep me from truly giving myself to it 100%. </div>
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No more my Creative Friends! I am stepping back into my dream and focusing all of my attention on sharing the amazing power of Creative Healing and I couldn’t be more excited about it. </div>
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Keep your eyes open for my next post. I will be sharing some of the things I’ve been doing to keep me on track and energetically in tune with my Soul’s desire. </div>
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Until then I would love for you to think about where you might want to see some changes in your life moving into 2018? Think of all of the different areas of your life and where something is missing so you can make some change too.<br />
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You can use this circle of life to give you a visual representation of your life or just draw a circle on a piece of paper. Ask yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 where you fall in each category and plot it on the circle with the center being zero and the outside circle being a 10 and see which areas could use a little TLC. Realization is the first step to change.</div>
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I would like to end today with huge gratitude to all of you who have supported me throughout the years. I want to create a safe and loving community with amazing women that revolves around Creative Healing and I am so grateful that you are a part of that. </div>
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With that I wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with gratitude and connection and will be talking to you again next week. </div>
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February's Vision Portrait started with an image I already had. I was leading a class and needed a new portrait and this one seemed like a good fit. </div>
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I started out with some chalk pastels on the face and then added some oil pastel flames on the forehead. Then I moved onto magazines for collage. </div>
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The class I was leading was a shortened class and only had 40 minutes of art time. The above picture is what I completed at the end of that class. </div>
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Here is another progress shot. Adding more and more color and texture was so fun and the time seemed to fly by.</div>
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I couldn't stop. Eventually I was left with just my eyes and a riot of bursting color. So fun!</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-8354723689349032442017-02-01T14:54:00.000-06:002017-02-08T14:56:37.948-06:00January Witness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the things I learned through taking the Facilitator Training at <a href="https://www.openstudioproject.org/" target="_blank">Open Studio Project</a> is to do an overall witness to a group of work you do. When we spend a weekend at the studio we put all of our work together and witness it as a whole. It is amazing how even things that don't seem to go together weave themselves into a powerful story.<br />
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I have decided to incorporate this practice into my work at home. As I complete a piece I tape it up onto a blank wall in my home and continually add to it. At the end of the month I can witness it all and then take it down and start fresh.<br />
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I see who I am through my art and I use what I learn to improve my life. </div>
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I look at what is there. I write my impressions, what I learned, and what I need to learn. I ask questions and scribble the answers.<br />
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<li>Finger painting is fun</li>
<li>I love oil pastels more than I ever thought I could</li>
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<li>Darkness isn't always bad and sometimes you have to go through the dark to get to the light</li>
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<li>When I am fueled by self love and worthiness I make wise choices in my life. </li>
<li>I love my life and my family</li>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-55035379861075572022017-01-25T13:52:00.000-06:002017-02-08T14:16:55.602-06:00January Painting Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My favorite kind of painting is Intuitive Painting. I love to start with no idea where I am going or what I am doing. Just playing around with colors and and seeing what emerges. </div>
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It's especially fun when you add some of your own custom made stamps. </div>
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It always amazes me how something can start out one way and take such a dramatic shift. </div>
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When I am painting I am tapped into my emotions and if something starts to feel a bit constrictive I want to stay very present to that feeling and let it amplify and move through me.</div>
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Zooming in you can see a lot of scratching and etching into the paint at this layer. This was in reaction to the strong emotions I had. I spent a lot of time at this layer allowing it all to come through and out.</div>
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And then there was something more. I saw a face and I knew it needed to come through. Gently, slowly I brought her forward </div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-91231003399159611122017-01-18T13:50:00.000-06:002017-02-08T14:18:06.941-06:00A Year of Vision Portraits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love it when I am working on something and I get into the flow. It feels so good to have the energy rushing and things that come together effortlessly. That is why I love Freedom Art so much. It isn't about making something that has to look a certain way. It is about expressing yourself, playing and having fun. </div>
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That is what I am doing with my new Vision Portraits. I took a picture of myself, turned it black and white and blew it up to 18" x 24" and then let loose on it with collage, chalk markers and chalk pastels. It was so much fun and the coolest thing about it is that it really ended up feeling like a bit of a vision board for where I was at that point in my life. </div>
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The interesting twist is to use your own image as the canvas. OMG, at first I thought I might die. I did not enjoy looking at myself blown up to that size and yet I know that there is so much healing to be done around my own ideas of self worth and self acceptance through facing myself in this way. </div>
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The amazing thing is that once I got started I almost forgot I was working on...well me. LOL. I had such a blast and go so many great insights that I decided to keep going and make more. One for each month of the year is my goal. This one is January's. </div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-86289635986756509512016-10-11T10:42:00.002-05:002016-10-11T10:43:23.188-05:00Art Relieves Stress Even if you Suck at it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="s1">Recently one of my online friends sent me an <a href="http://thecreativehealingstudio.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ad1e6548203801c1abe154493&id=4d7764942d&e=e5d08123f7"><span class="s2">article</span></a> about how making art reduces stress even if you suck at it. I love that she sent that to me because it is the exact message I want to send out with the kind of art I do. </span></div>
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I love to doodle. I have always doodled. Whenever there is a pen and scrap piece of paper I am doodling. It's just who I am. </div>
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So when my friend was asking me about how to doodle I wasn't exactly sure what to say. How do you explain something that is just part of who you are?</div>
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She started asking questions about what pens or markers I use and how I know what to doodle. I decided that I would do a livestream on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCreativeHealingStudio/" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> all about doodling. Go on over there and check it out. </div>
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Of course once I started that doodle I couldn't stop so I spent the rest of the afternoon finishing it. I paid attention to some of the things I was doing and thought I could go into a little more detail here. </div>
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If you look at the top image you can see the very beginning stages of my leaf doodle. I was using some different colors in the background and it looks a bit messy. In the bottom photo I added a third color that kind of blended the two and added some depth and then added some little dashes all around to make the background look very deliberate. It feels a bit more cohesive to me even with all the crazy little detail.</div>
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Speaking of detail. If you look at the leaves themselves, you will notice that the bottom image has a lot more detail. I added dots, dashes and lines in a silver pen that really makes them pop.</div>
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You will also notice that the outline of the leaves is far from perfect. Making that outline a bit off center really gives it a casual look. I could have upped this even more by varying the size of that line. </div>
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When you can manipulate the negative space and create shapes with the white paper you can get an interesting look. Add some lines and dots and everything pops and looks fun. </div>
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The first Middle School Open House was a such big hit! We had a great time together and what a gift it was to be able to spend so much time together in creative play! </div>
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We started off with some fun drawing. We taped up paper onto the wall put on some fun music and let loose with oil pastels. The girls were encouraged to pick a color they loved and just scribble and get their energy onto the page. Whatever felt good was what we did. </div>
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We had a little fun mixing it up. They got to use their non dominant hand for a while, experiment with mixing by using a white oil pastel and they even got brave and added a color they thought was "ugly." It was fun to try out new things and just be surprised at what happened. </div>
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After a quick snack break we brought out the paints. They got to use juicy tempera paints on big sheets of poster board taped up on the wall. Anything goes in Freedom Art and the girls had fun playing with all the different brushes and rollers and we even had fun with some stencils. </div>
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I always like to add a little positivity to the creative process so we sat down and made some mind maps. The girls put their names in the middle and started writing all their positive qualities around. the center. They helped each other think of things they were good at or things they liked about each other. Then we thought of some people we admired and their qualities that we aspired for ourselves and added that in. </div>
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Once their mind maps were done I let them loose on some magazines and had them tear out any pictures that reminded them of themselves or their traits they wrote on the paper and they got busy gluing them onto the page. It was so fun and everyone's was unique. </div>
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It was an amazing way to spend my Saturday. The girls had so much fun and said they wanted to come back tomorrow. One of the girls said she wished my studio was her bedroom because it felt so great in there. </div>
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I loved it too. It was so fun to just let loose and have fun. We danced, we played, we laughed and we joked around. They uplifted me and left me feeling energized. I can't wait for the next one!</div>
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-34751328506019256332016-09-20T13:10:00.001-05:002016-09-20T13:18:49.703-05:00Have it Your Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was at an Open Studio Project workshop over the weekend with 8 other women. We had such a fabulous time diving into our creative process. We were drawing, painting, collaging, assembling and writing our little hearts out.<br />
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We talked about the process and what it means to us. How we use it in our lives and how we want to share it with others. It is so great to be in community with other women who love this type of work as much as I do.<br />
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At one point one of the women explained how difficult she finds it to try to explain the process to others who aren't familiar with it. I quietly agreed and the entire group erupted in laughter and said, "Join the club! We don't know how to explain it either!" We all had a good laugh and kind of moved on to the next topic.<br />
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But it got me thinking...how do you get women in a process that you cannot clearly articulate? How can you get them excited about when they really don't understand it. What a dilemma!<br />
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Part of the problem is that the process is so unique to everyone. This is what I think makes it so powerful because it meets you where you are. It doesn't force you to do anything you don't want to do or to experience anything you don't want to experience.<br />
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If your soul is looking for a little light fun to let loose and step into creative flow, that is exactly what you will be able to experience. If you are looking to understand yourself a little more, go for it. If you want to heal some past pain or get more in touch with your body, this process can be used powerfully for all of those. It is a completely open and unique creative practice!<br />
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I offer a variety of classes to give everyone a chance to experience Freedom Art the way they need it. I have a light hearted <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/creative-dance-party.html" target="_blank">Creative Dance Class</a> that is just pure fun. I have Freedom Art <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/freedom-art-intro.html" target="_blank">drawing</a> and <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/freedom-painting.html" target="_blank">painting</a> classes that are more structured with a beginning, middle and end. This format lets each individual create their own experience that is perfectly tailored to where they are at that moment. It is all completely unique. There is even a class coming up that is all about <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/nurture.html" target="_blank">nurturing yourself </a>and taking care of yourself.<br />
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Perhaps I haven't been able to completely define what this practice is and guess what, I don't think you will fully understand it until you give it a try. If you would like to learn more, you can go to my <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and sign up for my newsletter. You will get my free ebook, Take Back Your Life With Freedom Art when you sign up. That ebook with take you through the steps of Freedom Art and show you how you can try it for yourself.<br />
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I'm also teaching some <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/in-the-studio.html" target="_blank">classes</a> that will give you an opportunity to come and try it out. All the supplies are here and all you have to do is show up ready to play. If you'd like to <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/online.html" target="_blank">work one on one</a> I am available to do that in the studio or online. There are so many options available to you. Isn't that amazing?!<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-40804370851527611312016-09-20T13:10:00.000-05:002016-09-20T13:18:29.022-05:00Have it Your Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
I was at an Open Studio Project workshop over the weekend with 8 other women. We had such a fabulous time diving into our creative process. We were drawing, painting, collaging, assembling and writing our little hearts out.<br />
<br />
We talked about the process and what it means to us. How we use it in our lives and how we want to share it with others. It is so great to be in community with other women who love this type of work as much as I do.<br />
<br />
At one point one of the women explained how difficult she finds it to try to explain the process to others who aren't familiar with it. I quietly agreed and the entire group erupted in laughter and said, "Join the club! We don't know how to explain it either!" We all had a good laugh and kind of moved on to the next topic.<br />
<br />
But it got me thinking...how do you get women in a process that you cannot clearly articulate? How can you get them excited about when they really don't understand it. What a dilemma!<br />
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Part of the problem is that the process is so unique to everyone. This is what I think makes it so powerful because it meets you where you are. It doesn't force you to do anything you don't want to do or to experience anything you don't want to experience.<br />
<br />
If your soul is looking for a little light fun to let loose and step into creative flow, that is exactly what you will be able to experience. If you are looking to understand yourself a little more, go for it. If you want to heal some past pain or get more in touch with your body, this process can be used powerfully for all of those. It is a completely open and unique creative practice!<br />
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I offer a variety of classes to give everyone a chance to experience Freedom Art the way they need it. I have a light hearted <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/creative-dance-party.html" target="_blank">Creative Dance Class</a> that is just pure fun. I have Freedom Art <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/freedom-art-intro.html" target="_blank">drawing</a> and <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/freedom-painting.html" target="_blank">painting</a> classes that are more structured with a beginning, middle and end. This format lets each individual create their own experience that is perfectly tailored to where they are at that moment. It is all completely unique. There is even a class coming up that is all about <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/nurture.html" target="_blank">nurturing yourself </a>and taking care of yourself.<br />
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<br />
Perhaps I haven't been able to completely define what this practice is and guess what, I don't think you will fully understand it until you give it a try. If you would like to learn more, you can go to my <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and sign up for my newsletter. You will get my free ebook, Take Back Your Life With Freedom Art when you sign up. That ebook with take you through the steps of Freedom Art and show you how you can try it for yourself.<br />
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<span class="s1">September has always held a special place in my heart. I used to get so excited to go to the store and pick out my new school supplies and I loved the idea of a new school year starting. No matter what was going on in my young life I knew school would be a fun place to be even if it was only because I loved to chat and talk with my friends. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Now that my kids are older, there isn’t that same kind of beginning school excitement to shop for supplies but the energy is still so new and so fresh that I just love this time of year. In fact, I have decided that I want to model my business around the school schedule because it just makes so much sense to me. </span></div>
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What a great night! I could not be happier about the outcome of my first open house at The Creative Healing Studio! So many great people came out and had fun doodling, painting, and drawing. </div>
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<span class="s1">My emotion of choice has always been anger. I hold onto that one for dear life until it blows like a catastrophic volcano. The first time I sat with it and really let it out it felt like my whole body was literally on fire. It was raging through me with incredible power. I felt like one of this old cartoons where the character turned red with smoke blowing out of their ears. Whew!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">It felt amazing to get it out. I felt like I lost 50 pounds that day. But emotions are not a one time thing. They come and they go everyday. They like to hide out in the body so sometimes you don’t even know what is going on until it gets so big you can’t ignore it. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">My greatest discovery was understanding how Freedom Art™ can be used to release emotions. Regular time in front of your journal, canvas or even a poster board taped to the wall is one of the greatest ways I have found to get in touch with emotions and just allow them to be. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It’s like a playdate with all those little emotions hiding out inside you. Have you seen that movie Inside Out? I love that movie. It really gives a concrete example of what is going on in there. And the moral of that story is that every emotion has its place and shouldn’t be ignored. </span></div>
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1.<b> <u>Work in your journal</u>-</b> Your journal is a safe place to let all of your emotions out. You can close the pages and no one has to see what you've done. You can scribble and swear and create the ugliest things you've ever seen and it is only for you. </div>
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2. <b><u>Choose your materials wisely</u></b>- Different materials can evoke different feelings. Water colors are fluid and can connect you to your watery emotions like sadness, grief, and love. Crayons and oil pastels can really help you gain access to anger, jealousy and fear. Everyone will have different connections to the materials so tap into how you are feeling and which material will best express that feeling and don't be afraid to switch it up in the middle. </div>
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4. <b><u>Use gestures that represent how you feel</u></b>- Do you feel like moving in long, sweeping vertical lines or are you feeling hard, frantic scribbles? Perhaps you want to move slowly in a horizontal direction or in short stabbing dots. Allow your movement to match your emotions and pay attention to when you feel like changing. </div>
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I will be sharing my most recent emotional journey using Freedom Art™ in my next post to give you a greater idea of how it works. Stay tuned!<br />
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So many people think they aren’t artists. They have this idea that art has to look a certain way and that they weren’t trained in visual arts so they can’t possibly be artists. Many people are intimidated by the thought of creating art. I have watched women literally fall into anxiety at the thought of it. </div>
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What are your experiences with art? Have you experienced either ends of this spectrum? I'd love to know!</div>
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I believe art is powerful! I don’t mean just looking at a piece of art. I mean the process of creating art for just for the sake of the process. When you let go of all the rules and expectations of creating art and tune into the creative flow that is there for everyone you tap into an amazing power like you’ve never known. </div>
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Sometimes I use art just to get my energy flowing, to step into creative flow, to play and have fun. Yesterday I was feeling like I was in a bit of a funk. I felt blah and crabby and I decided to use art to help shift my mood. </div>
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I got out my notebook and started writing. I wrote about how I was feeling and what I wanted and got out some more junky junk and then I set my intention. I was drawn to a dark black oil pastel and I just slowly started making lines and shapes. I had no idea what I was doing, I only did what felt right in the moment.</div>
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In the past I might never want to share such an "unfinished" piece of art because I was focused on the idea of creating art that had to look a certain way but I now fully embrace Freedom Art™ which is all about throwing away the rules and following your intuition. It is about using art as a tool to get in touch with your inner wisdom, healing your soul and creating a life that makes you shine. </div>
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If you would like to try out Freedom Art™ head over to my <a href="http://www.thecreativehealingstudio.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. You can sign up for a free ebook called, Take Back Your Life with Freedom Art™ which will also get you on the mailing list for updates on new classes that are offered in my studio. </div>
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I am looking for a few volunteers for my upcoming Freedom Art™ 7 Day Gratitude Challenge. Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply. No art experience is necessary. Only simple and basic art supplies are needed (yes, you can even use crayons). You will be guided through a simple Freedom Art™ process to tap into different aspects of gratitude in your life.<br />
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The challenge will run June 6th through June 12th and will be done completely on the internet. You will receive an email with links to a video to watch each day. The process should take about 20 minutes each day to complete.<br />
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This is for you if you are:<br />
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<li>willing to spend 20 min each day of the challenge</li>
<li>committed to completing the full challenge</li>
<li>willing to write an overview of your experience and allow me to use it on my website</li>
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Comment below to let me know you're interested!<br />
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Thanks so much.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">I want to thank all of you wonderful women for agreeing to take part in this challenge. We have a full group this time but stay tuned for more! </span></b><br />
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Another easy way to do it is to cut it up and frame parts of it. All you have to do is purchase a mat and move it around while looking for interesting parts that will make impactful art on their own.</div>
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I've been taking part in the<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/100dayproject/" target="_blank"> #100dayprojec</a>t on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellegeoffroy/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I decided to pull an oracle card every day and paint a woman inspired by the card <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/100oraclewomen/" target="_blank">(#100oraclewomen</a>). I was on vacation when the challenge started so it seemed like the best choice. I've been going along, playing with my watercolors and pulling cards and doing small and simple paintings. That is until today.<br />
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Today I pulled a card that really spoke to me on a deep level and I tried to express that in the same way I had up until now and it sucked. And I tried another one and it sucked too. And yet another...I think you get the drift...It sucked. They all sucked and they left me feeling agitated and I wasn't sure what to do so I sat down and read the card again.<br />
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The card I pulled was called The Right Choice. It talked about there not being a "right" or "wrong" choice but only one that is right or wrong for you. How everyone's path is different and learning to tune into the heart's wisdom was the key.<br />
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"In your heart you know what holds meaning for you. You may or may not have a grand vision to go along with that meaning as yet, but deep within, you know what is without value and what holds value-for you... Don't hold onto a belief system or vision if it appears to be tossed on it's head. Let things go the way they will and good fortune will prevail for you. That vision might actually have been upside down all this time, and suddenly able to right itself and be born for you if allowed to topple....Trust that if you are being drawn away from a tantalizing sweet shop, there is a more delicious array of confection just around the corner for you."</blockquote>
Yes, it was beginning to come together for me. I like to draw, to sketch to paint and what not but it isn't the thing that fuels my soul. It isn't my heart's deepest desire. I know this and yet I see all these wonderful artists online and my friends and family tell me I should be an "artist" and sell my stuff so I try to do what "artists" do and it never sticks.<br />
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"To base your choices on what others have chosen for themselves may end up killing you. Better to take your risks on the angel of your own heart, wise as that being is, and dance to your own heart rhythm instead."</blockquote>
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The truth is that I am an Intuitive Artist. I come alive when I have no preconceived idea what I am going to create.The things I love about intuitive painting are so numerous:<br />
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<li>facing a white piece of paper and just allowing my paintbrush to dance over the surface with my favorite color at that moment. </li>
<li>how listening to my intuition leads me to the next color and the next brush stroke and the energy takes me away on a creative journey. </li>
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I decided to do what I do best and trust that it would come together in just the right way for this lesson. Everything I love about intuitive painting came flowing through and I came alive. Listening to my heart and making the choice to embrace my kind of art left me feeling more satisfied than anything I have created in the week prior. It felt right.<br />
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Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601322324746877413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560795354633511648.post-28208784128341609772015-09-09T11:23:00.001-05:002015-09-09T11:23:06.501-05:00What Did You Learn This Summer?I have always loved this time of year. There is something so exciting about going back to school. When I was a kid I loved going to the store to get new supplies and even as a mother I could't wait to take my little guys to stock up on pens, paper and folders. <div>
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So many of the women I work with are mothers. They are go-getters. They push and plan and get things done. It's often about this time that they are feeling drained and a bit deflated. The summer flew by and they feel like they didn't get everything done they wanted to accomplish. </div>
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And then do you know what I have them do? I have them go into their electronic calendar and go forward to the beginning of summer next year. I have them write themselves a note with all of the important things they learned this year so they will be reminded next year. </div>
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So often we forget that our year ebbs and flows. We want to continue doing everything the same way throughout the year and yet it really doesn't work. Our energy shifts and changes and the more we can pay attention to the changes the sooner we can honor ourselves and create a sustainable lifestyle. </div>
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I personally take it easy during the summer. I spend so much time with my family I don't have as much time to blog, create and coach. I used to try to fight it and life felt so stressful. Now I embrace it and I plan for it and let me tell you when those kids go back to school my creative juices are flowing.</div>
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I have not always been very good at dealing with my emotions. After years of ignoring them and shutting them down sometimes I still have a difficult time even fully recognizing how I am feeling in the moment. </div>
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Process art has become a doorway to allow me to tap in, recognize, and then release bound up emotions. </div>
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On this particular day, I was feeling out of sorts. Emotions were swirling around and I didn't know what to do with them. I decided scribbling was the answer. </div>
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I taped a large poster board to the wall and grabbed two graphite pencils, one for each hand. I approached the paper and simply placed my forehead on the middle of the page and began to scribble with both hands. </div>
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I scribbled and scribbled with varying degrees of fury. I scribbled through tears and I scribbled through fears. Anger raised its head and sorrow lowered it. Every ounce of emotion that I was holding onto traveled through my hands, into those pencils and onto the paper. </div>
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When I felt complete I lifted my head from the wall and stepped back and I was shocked and amazed to see a heart so clearly left where my head had rested. </div>
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When I started I had no intention to paint. I simply wanted to scribble with pencil and now here I was, standing in front of this pencil sketch and I KNEW it needed to be painted. </div>
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It wasn't long before the cool colors were calling my name. I played with one of my favorite colors, Prussian Blue and livened it up with sky blue and a cool shade of purple. </div>
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When you lose yourself in the process of intuitive creation, you fall in love with your art. It holds a very special place in your heart. You almost feel like a mother loving your creation and this painting evoked these feelings in me,. It was the culmination of a powerful emotional journey that I was fortunate enough to be part of. </div>
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Intuitive art that focuses on the process is powerful stuff my friends. It has the power to transform you, uplift you, and heal you. </div>
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Every time I create something I set an intention for that piece. To me, art is meant to inspire something deep inside, to shift something and heal something. So when I set an intention it is to help me uncover something about myself or the world around me.</div>
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I want to change something!</div>
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I create art for myself. I focus on the process and I don't worry about whether someone likes it or doesn't. I am always so grateful when someone gets meaning out of something for themselves and I know that we are all so unique that everyone will see something completely different but that isn't what drives my creative process. </div>
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The amazing thing is when you allow yourself to jump into the creative pool in this way you are stepping into a powerful energetic flow. You allow the energy to express itself through you onto the page. </div>
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My husband had a business trip to San Diego and asked me if I wanted to tag along.</div>
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We decided to extend the tip a few days and make a vacation out of it. We fit a lot in and had such a great time.</div>
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I found an awesome <a href="http://expressiveartssandiego.com/" target="_blank">Expressive Art Studio</a> online before I even boarded the plane. I signed up for classes and even arranged to rent the studio for a little one on one time with paints. </div>
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On the first day I arrived a bit early and decided to hang out at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/santos-coffee-house-san-diego" target="_blank">Santo's</a>, the local coffee shop. It was such a cute place and I really got myself in the right frame of mind while relaxing on the patio. </div>
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Then it was time to play! It was such a fun space filled with color and tons of art supplies! I felt like a kid in a candy store!</div>
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The first day we played with collage. Working with color, image and texture we created pieces that reflected how we were feeling in the moment. </div>
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The tempera paints were especially vibrant and I just went to town. What pure joy it was to just play. There are a few little monsters that decided to show up. I welcomed them and let them speak their peace. </div>
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She had a whole room just for sand play. I had never done anything like this before so I decided to spend a little time in there. </div>
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The process was meditative and relaxing. It reminded me of my mosaic days a bit. No pressure though, just playing in the sand. </div>
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Then it was time for Painting Aerobics. A wonderful bunch of women, paint, paper and some fun music. It was time to let my paintbrush dance. </div>
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The whole trip was great and my little art retreat was amazing. </div>
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As women we need to refuel ourselves and fill our well. A creative retreat is absolutely perfect because tapping into the creative energy flow shifts you out of the everyday. It brings you to a place of infinite possibility and allows you to play in wonder. </div>
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You can bring some crayons and paper outside and sit in the sun and color. </div>
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You can play with magazines and cut and paste into a journal. </div>
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You can play in the sand at your local beach and make patterns. </div>
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But, if you're in San Diego or just passing through, you should definitely stop by and visit <a href="http://expressiveartssandiego.com/" target="_blank">Tish</a> for a little fun!</div>
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