Dreams Are Us- Let's Make Them Happen

I hope this winter is treating you well. Where I am is frozen solid with a foot and a half of snow that is ice on top. To go outside, I have to dedicate at least 15 minutes to put all of my layers on before venturing outside. I will be honest, though, and say I enjoy it. Maybe it is in my blood, but I really do love getting bundled and going outdoors when it is 8 degrees. It wakes your brain up, your body too.

The month of January has been one of the most transformative times for me, and I really believe it has to do with the cold, cold winter. Of course we know it is a time to go inwards, for introspection and self deep-diving. With just the right formula of change and solitude, I believe we can turn this cold and dark time into one of beauty and self connection. With this, is the Dream. A time when imaginings can be abundant and our hearts get to sing for what they really want and who we really are. I'm doing this through painting, but it can be done in any form. What is yours? I'm enjoying letting myself completely be me, no inhibitions; just meeting myself where I am and loving her. Like a baby, I am prioritizing bedtime. I hope we can all do it together and see where it leads us in terms of higher creative yield. Sleeping in your cozy bed while the cold, dark sky is sparkling above you and the naked trees is the best formula for beauty. and for the dream world to open up inside of you.

Dreams show us what we already know, what we have forgotten, what we think we have forgotten, and what we truly want. And isn't it so much fun getting into bed knowing you are about to go somewhere wonderful? It is such a thrill knowing that world awaits you. Cultivating the best dream experience and outcome is something to practice in the winter when going to bed feels oh-so-good with the early setting sun. I think this is the time to connect with ourselves and do what must be done in terms hygge.

If we have the ability to truly care for ourselves, it makes us a vehicle for good work to be done. I am meaning in terms of anything- creative endeavors, loving those who need it most, helping where we can, and simply feeling content and whole enough to smile at a stranger as we pass them on the sidewalk. Small acts of Love can snowball into big ones.

Now, onto the painting... I won't say much about the process because there is not much to say. This one came out of me very easily and when that happens, there is not much struggle. I am painting on a new stone dust material that allowed for a pretty rough and absorbent surface. And having fun which is the most important thing.

Beginning with a girl. Right now, I really just want to be depicting girls existing. It could be me, but I also see her as someone I wish to be. I had a dream a month or so ago with a beautiful shark in the surf. I could not tell what it was at first because it was splashing around and mostly covered in water. I realized it was dark with spots. I was at first scared of it, but then was filled with wonder and excitement looking at it. I realized it was not going to hurt me and I loved it.

I wanted to show two, but I know whale sharks could not bend at the upper part of the body so this felt wrong. Now I realize I had dreamt of a leopard and whale shark hybrid. Either way, I kept on adding paint.

I wanted there to be a sycamore tree with their beautiful pearly skin. I love how they look in the winter when they are bare against the sky.

This is where the picture has landed. It feels playful but also serious to me. This dreamworld is important business! She is exactly where she needs to be, surrounded by her imaginings that truly are her protectors. Angels of the sea that are out there swimming and surviving at every moment we are walking around on this part of the planet. Just think- at the very moment you are reading this, a whale or whale shark is gliding through the water, finding a fish, giving birth, or calling out to its companions. The universe is singing all about us and if we quiet our minds, we can hear it. and be a part of it, of course.

I hope this new month brings us a feeling of clarity, self-assertion and dreams. So many dreams where your heart feels like the complete thing that it is and you grow closer to being the perfect you that you are. Thanks for reading.

p.s II have been considering moving the blog to a new forum but still keeping it here where a lot of my paintings live. If you took the time to read this- hello! happy living :)