Ciao

people, it is REAL! 

today i am off to Italy 

for my week of painting with 

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

monday

via

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

city life

Durban morning

 

bricks and skies, orange and blue. 

yellow morning

walking

summer is on its way... 

play date

the 4 of us had a play date this week, 

we were practicing for our upcoming 

Alive! Retreat

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? 

come join us friends!