Just between us, I’m dog paddling pretty fast in a sea of alphabet soup right now.
A deeper sea than usual!
And, yes, I’m painting, too.
And the paintings have a whole lot to say!
In the land of Intentional Creativity® we have an interesting custom known as handing the pen to the painting!
Laugh, if you must… it works!
At the risk of spoiling the mystery, it works by accessing different parts of our consciousness by doing something which feels a lot like playing and is actually magic!
And, today, we have a volunteer! (Well, actually, she insisted!!!)
I am not who I was supposed to be. At least not according to the path laid out for me.
My journey began with the Red Madonna in The Forest of Grandmothers. I had a whole 48″ square canvas! There was lots of drumming. I was excited!
Back then, I looked like the photo way up at the top of the this page. Dots and handprints! Two of my favorite things! (All that pink was a bit of a surprise!)
About then, things got different. Sue had one of those things she calls a hypermobility flare which seems to mean that she hurts a lot and everything gets harder.
After I sat in the studio corner for a while, we decided I could be just as much me on a 24″ square canvas and it would be easier to have fun. It was!
We wrote a whole lot more than we painted in those days. Crone Moon posts, which had a lot to do with being Grandmothers in this world. And we wrote a Manifesta, which means saying what we really think, out loud.
Now I feel more deeply rooted in our lineage than ever before. In those who came before us and those who are coming after.
Which, since I get to tell the truth (!) is feeling more complicated by the day. Around here, we have 2 granddaughters growing up in this world, but all those other Littles are somebody’s too, and they need to matter, too — even to people who think they’re more important than everybody else because they get to make the laws!
I think that’s why there’s a lot of circle calling going on around here. I get to help with my drum!
And we’ve started a new Red Madonna painting called Sanctuary. It’s one of those Medicine Painting things!!! I’m sure there will be lots more to learn. For now, though, I really want to remind you about the Manifesta. It seems like a really good moment to claim these things again! Sue agrees!!!
Here’s your link for the Manifesta!
Whatever else is going on in your world… whether you’re a grandmother or not… it’s a pretty good place to begin!
ps… intrigued by Sanctuary??? You can still sign up — even if you’ve never painted before! And, really, how will you know if you don’t check it out? So, deep breath! And click to learn more. It just might be exactly what you’re longing for in this world, now.
pps… you can get a really snazzy copy of the Manifesta, perfect for framing, if it’s calling to you… just click here! It would be a great gift! Or even an Intention!!! Oh! wander a bit while you’re there! There are leggings like I used to look!!!