Ciao

people, it is REAL! 

today i am off to Italy 
Misty Mawn and a wonderful bunch of artists! 

and then to Switzerland to spend some time with my family! 

i will see you back here in October, 
in the mean time keep on shining 
and remember that love is in the details
 ;) 


big love, 
Anne
xxx

last Royalty for now

Mr. Will


fifth chakra, "surrender personal will to divine will" 




Grace: Counsel
Shadow Passion: Spiritual Gluttony


soon i'll hopefully be able to introduce you to the last 3 Kings! 


more Royalty

Mr. Love


fourth chakra (No 3 isn't finished yet...),
 "love is divine power"



Grace: Fortitude
Shadow Passion: Wrath

Reflection and gratitude.

           
we find what we are looking for... 

              

Royalty two

this is Mr. Power, 


second chakra, "honor one another" 




Grace: Piety
Shadow Passion: Greed & Vengeance 


Royalty

so here is the story behind my ceramic Kings. 

the 4 finished Kings, the other 3 coming soon (hopefully!)


i've been a Caroline Myss fan for a very long time. 
in her book "Defy Gravity"
she delves deeper into the 7 chakras, 
the 7 graces, 7 shadow passions;
their link to health,  to spirituality and to how we "do" life.  

my chakra "map"

i wanted something tangible to help me grasp the concept
and remind me daily to be mindful of how i conduct my life. 



and that is where the idea of the Kings came about.
i set out to hand build one ceramic King per chakra. 

four of them are now finished, 
let me introduce you to the first one, 

 Mr. Tribe:


first chakra: "all is one" 



Grace: Reverence 
Shadow Passion: Pride & Shame 


a gift of delight

always inspired by Diane Culhane's 
whimsical paintings
and her take on creativity
(more here)  


Small plate



Painted Seeds

“And that’s the whole thing: Trust it. Trust it. Trust it. Creativity is not something that goes away. It’s not something you lose. It’s not something you gain by merit because you have a measure of success in your head. It’s the gift of delight.” 
Diane Culhane


Invitation

all painting by Diane Culhane, 
photos via Pinterest

dream world

i painted this for a little friend's birthday coming soon. 


her mom had commissioned me to paint her daughter's vision of heaven... 
you can guess she loves reading! 





this is my interpretation  


DREAMING - Acrylic on canvas (100/70cm) 

a completely new experience, to paint with a theme, a story to follow. 
it took me on a very interesting journey and stretched me in many new ways. 

i hope it matches her dreams!  

finishing touches


yesterday i spent the morning 
putting finishing touches to 
a few of my paintings;



signed and named i'm sending them out into the world...



a little nervous and super thrilled! 

preparing

this week seems to be a bit of a mad rush.
finishing things off, wrapping, sending, 
organizing, preparing... 

i have had no time to photograph my new stuff.
so for now i will leave you with 
my side/procrastination project 
of book/journal making


play date


the 4 of us had a play date this week, 
we were practicing for our upcoming 


we had a blast, dancing and "arting" 




and once again i witnessed creativity working its magic... 
hands moving, heart singing and blossoming from within! 




do you want to come and play to?