I love the
fact that what I do to pay the bills leaves me plenty of time to embrace the
things I love. I may not be an expert in
any of my hobbies and interests but I have the luxury of time to pursue what
makes my inner light shine.
As a child I
loved to create, and was always being reprimanded for the scrappy bits of paper
lying all over my bedroom floor among crayons, scissors, glue, pens and
pencils.
I begged my
mother to teach me how to knit at the age of 7 and spent many a happy time
knitting blankets for my doll’s pram. They were by no means perfect but it sparked something in me that made me realise, inspiration is enough to lead you anywhere.
Many years
later I worked in a craft shop where I could indulge my passion for card making, scrapbooking, and mixed media art. It also gave me th opportunity to demonstrate things I had learned and share that knowledge, in the hope that even one person gained inspiration to give it a go themselves.
I even taught
myself to crochet about 12 years ago via the internet, something my mother had never learned to do so was
unable to teach me.
I’m no
expert at any of these activities, but, I can produce decent results. The end result is not necessarily the goal
for me, it’s the doing, and it’s the idea of taking some basic items and
playing with them, from the initial idea, to the activity, of putting the idea
into motion and doing it for me. I'm not really bothered if someone doesn't appreciate my efforts, however its a bonus if they do. Its a bit like keeping a diary, albeit a very tactile one, nobody keeps a diary for someone else to critique.its personal to the writer. This is how I view my creations.
The same
goes for my love of tarot and oracle cards.
I enjoy getting to know the cards, looking at each image, seeing how
each one makes me feel. My take on a card may not match some else's, however, neither is wrong, we just view things from slightly different angles
Visually I adore
Colette Baron Reid’s Enchanted Map oracle, the artwork is stunning. The images are rich, emotive and intriguing.
I look at these
cards as mini pieces of art, and am in the process of using some of the images in
a photo manipulation programme to create wall art for my home.
I’m using
the card ‘Spark’ to go on the wall in my bedroom, near my bed.
I’m using the image and association of the
card to remind me that every day I will find at least one thing that will
bring me that flash of inspiration. It may not be obvious at first but it maybe that one thing tat keeps coming back into our mind, as if the subconscious is telling us 'take note'.
Whether that be a creative inspiration, a topic that piques my interest and learn more about, (or blog about) even an insight to check in with myself, work
on an underlying issue or just to remember to enjoy ‘being’. It may be the tiniest thing, but it will resonate with me, touch my heart and my spirit.
I don’t want
to spend my days with my eyes, ears and heart closed to what is happening
around me. I want be open to the little
quirks of life that may sometimes pass us by.
I talk to some people and think ‘How can someone be so blinkered?’ They must walk around with their eyes shut.
This is an amazing planet
we live on and a fascinating universe we exist in, why are some people just
happy to merely exist here and can think no further than the tip of their
noses.
We, in the grand scheme of things,
only inhabit this planet for a millisecond of time. Surely it would be nice to think of just one
thing we could leave behind to say ‘I was here’. Just a small wisp of ourselves that, even if it touches just one single being, can be our legacy.
We can’t all
be Michelangelo, Shakespeare or The Buddha, but we can be inspired by them, whether it be for the art, the mastery of language or their dedication of finding true spiritual peace.
We can all find a spark somewhere and
use it to light a torch to guide us on our journey through this life. You just need to be looking in all the right places
SO GO ON,
CREATE SOMETHING AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU!
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