Pixie Campbell's Visual Quest

After my post yesterday on Wild Women Art, I got an invitation on my FB feed this morning
and I had to share this...

The Invitation...
Join artist and Medicine Keeper, Pixie Campbell for Visual Quest as she guides you through a 5-week online course on the process of shamanic painting. During Week One, participants will be initiated into shamanic practice and shown the tools and uses which will accompany them on their creative journey. Weeks 2-5 will be composed of daily lessons in painting and integrative spiritual practice.

Pixie’s approach, to both art and spirit, is natural and simple, yet deep and holistic.

Visual Quest
An Online Shamanic Painting Exploration
Join Pixie Campbell for a 5-week journey combining
creative process with shamanic practice.
Initiation begins: July 29-August 31, 2013
+ more than six months of classroom access.

For more information and to register:
pixiecampbell.com/visualquest.html

http://vimeo.com/pixiecampbell/visualquest

How to create Wild Women Art? Instagram #wildwomen

Here are the new paintings in progress based on animals and nature and linked to the month's of the year.

Do you have an affinity with a particular animal? 

A creature from your childhood? 

A bird, insect or mammal that appears when you are alone with nature?  

Timid Miss March with hare features.

What characteristics do these totem animals hold? 

What messages do they bring?

 They don't always emerge all at once.  I glimpse the nose or ears and as they grow confident they appear.

Miss February, Hedghog with ivy and berries.

As the year turns these Wild Women appear in the most extraordinary ways.

Miss January, Wolf, a new year, pregnant with possibilities.

To make your own wild woman...

Take a moment in nature to ponder these questions.

Which animal totem speaks to you?

What features do you notice first?  

Go with those.

Start your drawing focusing on those areas.

What plants and foliage are your favourites?

How can you include these? As a tattoo, garland, jewellery.

If there is something you struggle drawing don't include it (notice above... gloved or no hands!)

or recycle magazine images or study the images you want to include.

I'd love to see what your create. Please share your creations on Instagram #wildwomen.

P.S. Tuesday - Just found this VISUAL QUEST by artist and writer Pixie Campbell

It sounds an amazing way to develop creative processes linked to animal totems. 

Disney Art Inspiration February

February whizzed by in a blur! We had a taste of Summer in Florida and was able to research ideas for our children's festival cafe, if you want great service it is the place to go.  

The Disney parades were inspirational and I came away with so many ideas for future art workshops.

Patterns - Colour  - Detail

Look at those legs!

Disney's It's a Small World was designed by artist Mary Blair, and her designs have inspired me to add my interpretation of her designs to the cafe tents.

Travelling gave me time to doodle in my notebook...

...and has inspired a new series of paintings called Wild Women. More news on these very soon.