Archive for Spirituality
Clays are extraordinary, layered, crystal structures which have, built into them, what amounts almost to an innate tendency to evolve…Clay has plans.
-Lyall Watson, from An Introduction to »»
Filed under: Art technique, Earth, Garden, Hildegard of Bingen, Illumination, Mysticism, Sacred Art, Spiritual Path, St. Thomas Aquinus, Thomas Berry, Women Mystics, artist as vessel, ceramics, clay, creativity, via negativa | Art technique, artist as vessel, Blogroll, ceramics, clay, creativity, Earth, Garden, Hildegard of Bingen, Illumination, Mysticism, Sacred Art, Spirituality, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Berry, via negativa, Women Mystics|3 Comments
I just updated the website for my book Lapis & Gold: Unlocking the Secrets of Medieval Painters and Illuminators. It’s an in depth look into medieval art »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Art technique, Illumination, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Medieval Art Techique, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, School of the Sacred Arts, art supplies | Alchemy, art supplies, Art technique, Illumination, Karen Gorst, Lapis & Gold, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, School of Sacred Arts, Spirituality|6 Comments
I just joined an interesting group, a kind of a Facebook for Creation Spirituality. Creation Spirituality is something I’ve become increasingly interested in as I explore my »»
Filed under: Earth, Healing, Making art, Matthew Fox, Mysticism, Otto Rank, Spiritual Path, Video, artist as vessel, creativity | artist as vessel, creation, creativity, Earth, Healing, Matthew Fox, Mysticism, Otto Rank, Spirituality, Video|No Comments
This is really worth watching all the way through. It’s a woman speaking about her spiritual awakening during a stroke.
Filed under: Healing, Illumination, Jill Taylor, Mysticism, Spiritual Path, Video, Women Mystics | Healing, Illness, Jill Tayor, Mysticism, Spirituality, Video, Women Mystics|2 Comments
My beach in St. Thomas
Happy first day of spring! I am back! My trip was amazing. I learned so much and have so »»
Filed under: Guidance, Spiritual Path, fear | fear, Guidance, Healing, Spirituality|5 Comments
With all the excitement of the holidays, I haven’t had much time to make art. I haven’t been sleeping well- a sure sign that I’ve abandoned my »»
Filed under: Artists, Making art, Mystics, Spiritual Path, Video | Annunciation, Art, artist as vessel, Artists, Blogroll, creation, Earth, Heidi Thompson, Hildegard of Bingen, Illness, Jesus, Matthew Fox, Meister Eckhart, Mysticism, Mystics, Spiritual Artists, Spirituality, via negativa, Video, Virgin Mary|6 Comments
The greatest spiritual crisis facing humanity today is rectifying our relationship to the Earth. Sadly, our culture has taught us that physicality »»
Filed under: Birth, Boneventure, Earth, Elisabet Sahtouris, Healing, Hildegard of Bingen, Illumination, John Muir, Lex Hixon, Matthew Fox, Meister Eckhart, Mysticism, Mystics, Plotinus, Poetry, Spiritual Path, Thomas Berry, Women Mystics, creation, fear, surrender, via negativa, womb | Birth, Bonaventure, creation, Earth, Elisabet Sahtouris, fear, Healing, Hildegard of Bingen, Illumination, John Muir, Lex Hixon, Matthew Fox, Meister Eckhart, Mysticism, Mystics, Plotinus, Spiritual Path, Spirituality, surrender, The One, Thomas Berry, via negativa, womb, Women Mystics|2 Comments
Yesterday I spoke at length about the importance of a spiritual artist merging the physical and spiritual worlds in the act of creation. All art springs from »»
Filed under: Alchemy, Artists, Blogs, Christianity, Earth, Healing, Jesus, Lapis & Gold, Making art, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, Spiritual Path, icons | Alchemy, Artists, Blogroll, Chistianity, Earth, Healing, icons, Jesus, Lapis & Gold, Mysticism, Pigments, Sacred Art, Spiritual Path, Spirituality|6 Comments
I missed etching again today because I wasn’t feeling well. Sometimes it’s really hard to accept the fact that I’m not in charge of my own life. »»
Filed under: Mysticism, Spiritual Path | Etching, Guidance, Mysticism, Scleroderma, Spiritual Path, Spirituality|No Comments
Neolithic Vessel
I brought my work today to show a spiritual master whom I deeply admire. I was hoping he would react with praise. (Of course!) I’ve known »»
Filed under: Art, Guidance, Spiritual Path, artist as vessel, creation, surrender | Art, artist as vessel, creation, Guidance, Spiritual Path, Spirituality, surrender|No Comments
I can’t seem to get enough of Tagore. I’ve posted many of his poems here because he so intimately understands the process of creativity.
Thou hast made »»
Filed under: Mysticism, Poetry, Tagore, artist as vessel, creation, via negativa | artist as vessel, creation, Mysticism, Poetry, Spirituality, Tagore, The One, via negativa|4 Comments
Today found about something might change quite dramatically in my life. If it comes to pass, I will share it here. But for now, I’ll just say »»
Filed under: Blogs, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Virgin Mary, fear, icons | Blogroll, fear, icons, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Spirituality, Virgin Mary|No Comments
I have been inspired by so many who have shared their own mystical experiences, Hildegard of Bingen, Alex Grey, Meinrad Craighead, & Gartenfische to name a few, »»
Filed under: Annunciation, Art, Artists, Blogs, Christianity, Hildegard of Bingen, Illness, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Prayer, Scleroderma, Spiritual Path, Virgin Mary, artist as vessel, womb | Annunciation, Art, Artists, Blogroll, Chistianity, Hildegard of Bingen, Illness, Mysticism, Pain & Suffering, Prayer, Scleroderma, Spiritual Path, Spirituality, Virgin Mary, womb|7 Comments
Iconographers say that icons are written, not painted. They are believed to embody the Word, God, in physical form. Icons act as physical windows into Heaven and »»
Filed under: Art, Mysticism, Prayer, Sacred Art, School of the Sacred Arts, Spiritual Path, creation, via negativa, womb | Art, creation, Mysticism, Prayer, Sacred Art, School of Sacred Arts, Spiritual Path, Spirituality, via negativa, womb|5 Comments
Today
my life is mirrored in
a morning Glory.
-Arakida Moritake (1473-1549, member of the Shinto priesthood)
Making art is such an adventure. Yesterday at the etching studio I thought my »»
Filed under: Arakida Moritake, Art, Etching, Mysticism, Poetry, Sculpture, Spiritual Path, ceramics, creation, fear | Arakida Moritake, Art, ceramics, Etching, fear, Mysticism, Poetry, Sculpture, Spiritual Path, Spirituality|No Comments
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