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RITUAL & RESOURCES FOR CREATIVE ALCHEMY
Dark Academia vibes
Grab this free download and get your desktop organized. This wallpaper has a November 2023 calendar, witchy fall florals, and vintage, dark academia vibes.
August’s Twin Moons
This August, let's embrace the magic of the twin full moons. These celestial events offer a unique opportunity to connect with the universe and our place within it. As we move from the Sturgeon Moon at the beginning of the month to the Super Blue Moon at the end, we can pause to wonder at the cosmos and the unique arc of energy that runs through August as we approach summer’s end.
Best Audiobooks For Wild Creatives
Discover the best witchy audiobooks on Audible that have awakened my wild spirit. From Waking the Witch by Pam Grossman to In Praise of Difficult Women by Karen Karbo, these books will inspire and enchant you.
The Buck Moon
As the full moon's glow washes over us, it's a perfect time to delve into our creative depths and see what we can unearth. In the spirit of this potent lunar phase, I've created a unique 6-card tarot spread that serves as an artistic guide through July’s full moon, known as the Buck Moon.
DIY mini Tarot Book
Make your very own miniature book! I’m giving away this free pdf and and tutorial to celebrate the publication of The Artist’s Tarot journals!
Solstice Tarot
With the approaching Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, it's time to honor the sun's zenith, embrace our own light, and tap into the powerful energies of the season. Let's dive into a unique Tarot spread designed to channel the solstice's vibrant essence.
Altered Altar Boxes
These unique, handmade trinket boxes were crafted during a special time in my life as I prepared for a transformative medicine journey. It was a time of introspection and exploration, of diving deep into the labyrinth of my inner world. Through this journey, the Altered Altar Boxes series came to life as an extension of my creative and spiritual practices.
The artist’s tarot
The journals guide you through the process I used to learn the Tarot. The prompts will help you amplify your intuition and unfold the unique alchemy of symbols and resonances each Tarot card holds for you.
2023 Moon calendar
I am excited to share the revised and expanded edition of my ebook on Art Alchemy with you. This workbook is a printable guide to the magic of mindful creativity. Includes a 2023 Moon Calendar!
Art as Spiritual Compass
This four-work series meditating on the cardinal directions, titled Tidal Pools, expresses the spiritual resonances of the directions and elements through quiet, contemplative evocation—expressions of my curiosity around these directions and their importance in our lives.
Mindful Affirmations
Affirmations are simple phrases you repeat to yourself to help shape your thinking. They can be about anything you want, but most people use them to build confidence, change habits, or improve self-esteem.
6 ways to cultivate creativity
Six ways to cultivate creativity using arts-based mindfulness techniques.
The Tulip Meditation
A 10-minute guided meditation by Anne Keefe; inspired by lines from a poem by Mary Oliver.
Attune & Wonder
Thank you for joining me for another month of magic & making! I've been working quite a bit with the concept of tuning in to my own intuition, and I think this will make a lovely focus for June's ritual art activity, inspired by the strawberry moon, and focused on collaging and papercrafts.
Sneak Peek inside a moon-Inspired Art Ritual
I want the Painting with the Moon blog to be a resource for the magic of making. I’m working on sharing more guided meditations and intentional art-making practices, as well as beautifully designed pdfs with instructions and printables for your art journal or grimoire.
The Creative Ritual of Tarot
Why is it that artists’ have such a unique ability to connect with and read Tarot? Here are some ways to use your archetypal intuition in your studio practices to inspire creative manifestation.
Inspired Materials: Sumi Ink
Why I’m in love with Sumi ink, the philosophy behind Japanese Sumi-e painting, and a mini lesson in Sumi-inspired markmaking. Also my favorite materials for getting started with ink painting.
Notes on the Art Alchemy Studio
Guest Post: A NEW THEORY OF THE STUDIO
Studious Drift revives the relationship between studying and the studio in service of advancing educational experimentation for a world where digital tools have become a permanent part of education.
Size-Inclusive Figure Studies
I’m halfway through this year’s 100 Days Project and recently did some figures studies of beautiful fat femme bodies. Representation in art matters so much…
The Artist Paints in Dreams
On two separate nights in the past week I have painted in my dreams. This feels like a sort of rite of passage, an indication that I have embodied my practice enough that it inhabits my dreamscape—like when you first dream in a foreign language after being immersed in its study.