Creative Fairy Godmother

  Shande'nea   Star Path - 2015  Muses each have their own energy and timing, their own interests, inquiries and inspiration. Shiloh Sophia, the founder of our Intentional Creativity® community, has provided a wonderful format for inviting our  Muses to flourish, and encourage us to shine in our own special ways! Since painting my first Muse Gabriella in 2014, I've danced between painting, journaling, creating cards and codxes and being in conversation with my paintings. At times I may get out of synch or distracted by life and other projects - how to re-engage? You might wish to bring out your Legendary Lady, Muse, and Taliswoman plus your notes about them, and the intention you wrote on the canvases, and call council. Pour a cup of tea and sit with your journal and your ladies.  Put on some music, perhaps what you painted to, before, or something you currently love. What messages and insights do your ladies carry for you? What codes and symbols are repeat...

Songs of Light  We are the Bright ones Sprung from Stardust wind in our wings and a song in our hearts! We are the Light bringers, the ones who ignite soul fire Soaring into the golden web Encircling Mama Gaia  Do you hear us singing at dawn? Do you feel us, tugging at your heart cords?  It is time, and more than time To Sing our Songs of Light,  To add our voices, full throttle, to the great choir of life!  To break the silence To sing  To dance to love, accept, allow, envision  To call the tribe spread to the directions It is time! Wake up!  It is time Oh Sada, it is good! I am a Way shower & visionary guide My internal compass is strong & points true I sing my Songs of Light, Inviting you to awaken & share your gifts! Songs of Light Songs of Light is my Taliswoman, the Second painting from  my Color of Woman Intentional Creativity® Teacher Training in 2015, celebrating the time we claim ourselves as Artists, & move closer t...

 Here you are, at the threshold of teaching your first 13 step class - you've painted your Legendary lady, and have morning tea with your Muse. You are engaging with your inner Artist, your Taliswoman.  You've gathered tools for your Medicine Basket, and rewritten some old stories ...  And now... It's time to offer that first 13 step painting class!! Yikes!!  First - Breathe! You've got this!  You have likely been gathering ideas for your theme, and jotting down notes from your CoW SiStars' classes. It's great to have a folder of journal to collect these!  This is a good time to sit with your Muse, journal to refine your ideas and choose the name -  Muse of ___ or Queen of ____  is often a good start. Shiloh often suggests to choose a theme that is juicy for us right now, and perhaps has us shaking in our boots. Gabriella - my first Muse End of the first day - 2014 This usually  isn't  the time for offering your ideal destination retreat...

 When I began teaching IC classes, I had a notebook with the 13 steps, and my ideas  for that particular class. It was kind of cumbersome, and I sometimes got lost ... So I made a flow chart, moving from step to step - then hit on making prompt cards!  Viola! Much easier!  13 Step Prompt Cards - 2×2" You can make a set of prompt cards for Red Thread circles, as well, and can adapt the process for  any  class you're offering, it's very adaptable for your needs.  Here is the little  video tutorial  IC teacher Sepha Nesbit and I created for the Color of Woman class of 2018.  Materials 140# watercolor paper (can be from a pad) 13 step overview (or other class process you'd like cards for) Watercolors or acrylics, Neocolor 2 crayons, Inktense pencils Calligraphy pen, markers, sharpie Brushes and water container, aqua brush Binder ring and hole punch (optional) Preparation Spend some time with each step and sketch out ideas Symbols and images ...

My friend Sepha had been teaching Paint Night parties, so gave me tips for setting up (and participated in) my first Intentional Creativity® class. She went on to enroll in CoW 2016, and we taught many classes together until she took to the road as a campground host!  Last year I've been teaching online, but looking foward to resuming traveling paint classes. Here are some of the supplies I've gathered. Sepha At the Canvas A bucket and pitchers for water - so helpful in a room without a water source! You bring water in the bucket (s), fill the pitchers, then water cups & spritz bottles. Students can dump dirty water in the bucket periodically, & refill their paint jars. At the end of class, you simply dump the bucket(s). Towels or Microfibre cloths for cleaning up spills - squeeze into the bucket. A roll of paper towels. Inexpensive plastic tablecloths (Dollar Store) on the tables, & be sure to wipe dry after use, so they don't get musty in storage.  We've a...

 Muses each have their own energy and timing, their own interests, inquiries and inspiration. Shiloh Sophia, the founder of our Intentional Creativity® community, has provided a wonderful format for inviting our  Muses to flourish, and encourage us to shine in our own special ways! Since painting my first Muse Gabriella in 2014, I've danced between painting, journaling, creating cards and codxes and being in conversation with my paintings. Sometimes when I'm at a crossroads, or at the turn of a season, I call council with some of my ladies!  You might wish to bring out your Legendary Lady, and Muse, and any other recent paintings, plus your notes about them, and the intention you wrote on the canvases, and call council. Pour a cup of tea and sit with your journal and your ladies.  Put on some music, perhaps what you painted to, or something you currently love. What messages and insights do your ladies carry for you? Do they have suggestions for how to proceed? W...

  Beloveds who are new to our painting community are often a bit nervous  (shakin' in our boots!)  when it's time to do the first glaze! And why not? We're got several layers on the canvas, we may really like what's there -  and now you want me to cover it up??  Ugh! How do we best explain and share the process with these new beloveds? When I took my very first  Muse class  in 2014, I was having a good time with ceremony, visioning, painting and journaling, ... Then Elisabeth told us we were going to paint over our canvas with a  Risky Glaze  - ¿paint over? ¿glaze? Yikes!!  So how do we glaze and why? Applying a glaze, a thin layer of translucent paint, is a great way to integrate what has gone before, and is a key component of our process with Intentional Creativity® It is also a simple way to add  Mothercolour , which brings harmony to the whole painting. APOTHECARY - glaze and biophotons Supplies : Spray bottle, adjusted to mist ...