“Sometimes words are not enough“
What does ALCHEMY mean? The basic definition is: To make the ORDINARY into EXTRAORDINARY. The medieval forerunner to chemistry based on the transformation of matter. Ancient Egypt tried changing base metals into gold through a mystical process. Changing from fixed properties to another substance. Universal laws mixed with spiritual experience. I believe this can happen….
I believe that the idea behind this kid’s simple art lesson… reminds us how to live our best lives: 1.) The dots are numbered so we are thoughtfully directed to the next step… (by the maker). 2.) If we don’t take the next best dot, we get off in a wrong direction….
There are NO mistakes in ART !!! I have this saying written all over my art room. My students hear it in every class. In order for them to believe it… I must continually remind them. Art is not like math or science, where you need to be exact. Art…
911 ARTWORK is powerful and therapeutic. In order for children (or anyone for that matter) to understand what they are feeling it’s good to draw-it-out. That’s what these kids did in order to understand what was going on around them. When they were finished they were asked, “Tell…
ART Students help to “anonymously” spread joy around Fairhope. How would YOU feel if YOU found one of these art rocks? Just sittin’ there on your path and suddenly in your eyesight. “It’s the nudge that draws you to it”. That is the meaning//reward behind this PAY-IT-FORWARD art class. YOU…
Capturing every thought. Not as easy as it sounds. Another helpful art lesson is also one of my student’s overall favorites. Puppets help us recognize our state of mind. It all comes back to the Law of Attraction. We draw to us what we continually think of. Good or bad….
Being your “real self” is the definition of AUTHENTIC. But, how do we know who we really are, especially if we are only a kid? Or perhaps we are an adult and still don’t know who we are going to be when we grow up. Try this art class and…
Definition of INDIGENOUS is “of Natural Origin” … and that is the foundation to all my art classes… going back to BASIC WISDOM… (natural beginnings). Both Earthy & Heavenly SOUND is INDIGENOUS to me. 1.) Hence, the “Rain Stick” art class. Thousands of years ago the Aborigines from Australia used rain…
Pay it forward… And what better way than to create GOOD FORTUNE, packed tight, in a small painted rock? It’s like finding a shiny coin on your path… a feeling that you are the blessed one. So, let’s help this feeling along… paying it forward… by painting rocks and placing…