Living Our Dreams

Mind Expansion

I've been spending some time on TED this weekend.

Can you say EXPANSION!

Their tag line is true...

IDEAS WORTH SPREADING!

Go ahead...

take charge this week 

and

IMAGINE the POSSIBILITIES!

Evolution of a Painting...

This Saturday, Feb 4th, 1-4 pm is an intro to Painting Your Heart Out!

 

I thought I would share with you the beginning of this intutive painting called, Rising.

THE PROCESS

As you can see we begin with...

COLOR + SHAPES...

not pefect shapes...but shapes a child would make

SHAPES you have inside of

YOU...

And then if we LISTEN

and release

JUDGEMENT

a STORY unfolds...

 

This painting is not complete...

as the story is still

REVEALING itself to me...

 

Won't you join me in AWAKENING the painter 

who LIVES inside YOU?

Register here...

 

Figuratively Speaking...

 

As you know I am a BIG proponent of making a mess and  letting it flow. 

This weekend I decided I want to get more comfy with figures. Because of my weird spatial dyslexia, when I draw "realistically" everything is backward. I really have to SLOW DOWN and SEE the lines. 

This activity actually takes quite a bit of effort on my part and it can be exhausting, but it's also fun to challenge myself to stay out of the CRITIC. 

 

You know, "Geez, that sucks!" "A third grader draws better than that!" Etc...ad nauseum. 

I pulled out a figure drawing book I found in my grandmother's closet after she passed. It's been here a long time, but I've never sat down with the conscious intention to use it. I did yesterday. 

 

It was a blast as it was like having an aspect of her guiding spirit right here in the room with me. BTW...I worked on the floor of my home office! 

I invited the gremlins to sit in the corner...what helped? 

I told them I was doing figure drawing...

MY STYLE! 

 

Go to your "studio" and CREATE!

 

© 2012 www.sherigaynor.com. All rights reserved. Inuitive Painting on Bristol Vellum

 

Wanted to update you with a painting I created in the studio on Monday. 

When we say "I don't have time."

I think it's really important to look at the deeper meaning of that phrase.

What is hiding in the shadows? 

 

This paining birthed in about 1.5 hours.

Yes...I have a studio and my stuff is out on a table.

Yes...I work for myself...

but I'm here to tell you that when I first started painting in 1999...

I painted on my hands and knees on a tarp and was working two jobs. 

There was something very HOLY about that! 

 

Here's part two of Painting Your heART Out! 

Now...go to your studio, tarp, corner or closet and CREATE! 

xoxo

Tutorial: Painting Your Heart Out!

Be Fearless...Be Bold...Let it go...so it can FLOW!

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1. Roll of newsprint or crappy paper - stops the gremlins need for perfection

2. Acrylic paint in TONS of luscious colors - go to your kids paint box

3. Cheap brushes...whatever you have to start is just fine or use your hands

4. Listen...Dive In

5. Trust

Part two tomorrow....

What are you WAITING for??

 

 

 

Puppy Love

 

One of the most powerful things about Everyday Bliss

has been to learn to awaken to the beauty around me.

 

This simple act has brought me so much peace, gratitude and joy...

 

How do I do this?  

I carry my iPhone with me at all times.

 

Sure, it's not a PRO camera,

but it allows me to SEE my world every time I walk out the door.

 

Clients continually tell me they have no time to create...

Hmmm...perhaps it's as simple as a change of definition.

 

How do you BLISS?

 

waiting to bloom

© 2012  Waiting to Bloom. www.sherigaynor.com. All rights reserved.

When energy needs to surface, I take to the page.

I can feel the tension and imagine it looks like a pot ready to boil over.

That's what happened in the studio yesterday after a wonderful morning with client.

Step 1: Pace and clean the studio :)

Step 2: Get out Portfolio Oil Pastels (YUMMY!)

Step 3: Get out large newsprint pad

Step 4: Take a big deep breath, feel inside, pick up the first color that speaks to me

Step 5: Let 'er rip! 

Give it a try and see what shows up for you...

 

This Week at The Spark! Sunday Aug 1 - Sunday Aug 8

Another FAB week! Thank you to Mark Noel aka Jerry G., for volunteering yesterday during Open Studio. Mark shared his cool tie dye technique under the tent in the backyard. 

THIS WEEK AT THE SPARK...
Tel: 970-618-0561

Awakening the Painter Within Sold Out! Contact me about the upcoming Fall Class
Monday's
Time: 6 - 9 p
Fee: $120.00 (4 week session)

 

Deepen your Intuitive Painting experience with this small, intimate, facilitated group. Each week, we will begin with a guided meditation and create an intention to Awaken The Painter Within. The group will be kept to 6 participants to allow time for facilitation and group sharing. Prerequisite is at least one attendance in a Soul Session Sunday. Call 

970-618-0561 for our new dates.

Punch Pass Summer Series Classes this week: 

S U N D A Y
Soul Sessions Sunday

Date: Sunday, August 1
Drop In: 9:30 a - 12:30 p  BRING LUNCH
All ages
Fee: $35 or 3 punches on your pass ($10.00 a punch)

Embark on a sacred facilitated journey to rediscover and re-connect with the playful child within through the art of intuitive painting, drumming and movement. 

 

M O N D A Y

Express Yourself: Summer of Imagination
Muse Whisperer: Gerry Michel
 
Monday,  August 2
Drop in: 10 a - noon
Class Fee: $12 per class or $10 per class with punch pass

NOTE: EnVISION DreamTime - POSTPONED until August 9th

Date: August 9
Time: 6 p - 8:30 p
Registration required...
Please RSVP if you plan on attending or call 970-618-0561
Are you looking for a circle of support to help you take some bold steps toward your dreams? Creative Awakenings author, Sheri Gaynor, takes you on a visual journaling adventure, using her EnVision DreamTime Art of Intention Process. Suggested reading: Sheri's book...Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art

 

Spill it Sister! 101 - The Art of Visual Journaling for Teen Girls
Muse Whisperer: Sheri Gaynor, Author of Creative Awakenings: Envisioning the Life of Your Dreams Through Art

 
6-Week Punch Pass Class
Monday, August 2
On-going 
Drop In: 1 p  - 3 p 
Class Fee: $12 per session or $10 with the Summer Punch Pass

Ages: 8-17 Have you wanted to find a way that no one could read your "secret" thoughts and ideas? Join us for the weekly Spill It Sister - Open Studio Gatherings. Bring your journal, personal photos, and favorite papers and gather with other sisters who are spilling their hopes and dreams to the page. For more information or to register, call 970-618-0561 or email sheri@sherigaynor.com 

T H U R S D A Y 

Express Yourself: Summer of Imagination
Muse Whisperer: Gerry Michel
 
Thursday, August 5
Drop in: 10 a - noon
Class Fee: $12 per class or $10 per class with punch pass

F R I D A Y 

heART Yoga: Hatha Yoga and Creative Expression
Muse Whisperers: Janne Nikolajsen and Sheri Gaynor 
 
On-Going Friday, August 6
Drop In: 8 a - 9:30 a
Class Fee: $12 per class or $10 per class with punch pass
Ages: 15 - Adult 

Open Studio Fridays
 
Every Friday - Excluding First Fridays
NO OPEN STUDIO THIS WEEK...FIRST FRIDAY's
Drop In: 1 p - 3 p
Class Fee: $12 per class or $10 per class with punch pass
All ages welcome: Experience THE SPARK! Take a break from your work week and start your weekend with a boost of creative inspiration. Open studio is pure experiential time. The studio will be open to all ages for wild hearted creative expression. Bring a project you are working on, or come meet other like-minded individuals. There will be lots of materials to choose from or bring your own.

First Friday's Open House Event: Artist Felicia Trevor
Trunk Show

Friday, August 6, 2010
Open House: 5:30p - 8 p
Details to follow...

Lost Your Authentic Creative?

Have you lost the artist who you were born to be? Would you like to reconnect with her/him? Spend some time with kids, they will be your greatest teachers. 

Today I volunteered with Nanette Weinhold's 5th Grade class, at the Carbondale Community School, as part of the Roaring Fork Studio Tour visiting artist series. What fun!  I love working with kids, their energy is wonderful, their willingness to be playful; inspiring and their capacity to experiment and take risks; emboldening.  Watching children create  and explore can support the "lost creative," that lives inside each "adult," supporting us to tap into our innate capacity as creative beings. 

Our project was to create a Summer Journal for each student to take home and return in September. Nanette and I collaborated on how to make this work. Nanette came up with the titles for each of the pages. Page 1-Cover, Page Two-Summer Poem (which we created today and read aloud), Page 3-June, Page 4-July, Page 5-August, Page 6-Your Dream for 6th Grade. 

Here are the photos of the students in action. We are hoping they will log on tomorrow and share their poems with you. 

To Nanette and all of the students, I'll be back in September to see how you've filled your pages. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To those we missed, Nanette has promised to send me photos as you continue working and I will post them here as soon as they arrive. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Branch of Hope and Intention

Last night we held the Introductory Evening for Living with Cancer: Visions of Healing and Hope.  It was a truly an honor to sit in a sacred circle listening to stories of courage, determination, hope. 

Tears were shared as fears and concerns were released, yet there was also laughter, as the women found humor in the midst of their dark nights of the soul. It was the laughter that touched my heart the most.

Although I have had many friends who have struggled with this seemingly rampant disease, I have not personally been impacted by cancer. As one of 3 women in the circle, who has not had a diagnosis of cancer, there was a part of the road I could not walk with them to some degree. 

My co-facilitator Diane Kenney who is recently out of treatment, was able to hold that space and was interestingly the one who opened the circle to laughter. I sat in awe as I watched this beautiful woman, short sassy hair, living her dream...a dream of giving back to others, in recognition of love, support and tender care she received during her time in treatment. All without any prior experience in facilitating a group! Diane spoke from her heart and her personal experience and she held the sacred space for the women to share openly and honestly, leading by example. I was in awe. 

In the photo above, you see the branch of hope and intention we created as a group last night. Each leaf holds a word of hope and an affirmation for the next 6-months. It hangs in the studio, a reminder of our evening and our hopes and intentions for Spring...

Ladies...Diane...you are my HER-oines....thank you....