A special artistic collaboration nurturing the spirit of SPIRAL CHANNELS

It was so great to connect with inspiring artist, friend and mother Abha Bhagwat .

It is so wonderful how things brought us together… From initial cyber interactions while following an on-line course on intuitive painting hosted by amazing Petrea Hansen Adamidis based in Toronto, Canada….My recent whereabouts in India finally made us meet in person, connect and create together!!!

Her work and environment is bursting with creative ideas that just keep flowing and are so contagious:) It was an honor taking part in art workshops and experience her artwork. The amazing creative boost and the wonderful artistic environment outside the box just made me want to share the experience and this great connection….

I really wanted to introduce Abha to the amazing creative network of SPIRAL CHANNELS  I am part of (an international intercultural and interdisciplinary project in constant evolution).  So here it is a collaborative artwork celebrating the process and connection of two artists coming from different worlds yet finding a familiar ground to express and explore inner worlds….

I look forward to do more artwork with Abha and to see her over at the SPIRAL CHANNELS.…a great community where creative collaborations flourish and bring together inspiring people from all over the world… A great project by artist Vlado Franjevic

Abha and Lizzie’s Painting celebrating the spirit of Spiral Channels Pune, India, Spring 2014

New Update from the road: straight form the heart of the artist journal

It has been a while I wanted to write this post but I got side tracked but some personal stuff going on ….more on that on next post:)

So during my travels and experiences in India I was lucky enough to connect, meet and spend some time with some amazing people and take part in great projects and ideas just as they unfold….With a little nostalgia I left the north of India a while ago and decided to head south in spite of the heat … On one hand it was difficult to say good-bye and hit the road again after having met some fab people who made me part of their extended family and their world… On the other hand  by making my way south I got to experience new colors, flavors, crowds, languages and traditions….

The main reason to cruise through Mumbai and head to Pune in Maraashatra was to meet and spend some quality time with a very inspiring friend, artist and parent Abha Bhagwat .… I was blown away with my experience spending time with her, her family and friends.  I was lucky to take part in Abha’s art workshops and see her artwork. It is so refreshing and beautiful to find someone who treasures children creativity and imagination, understanding how essential it is to let that flow within any aspects of children’s life.

 

 

Also having the chance to visit inspiring places fostering free play and imagination like the Balbahvan in Pune, a truly special recreational place for children created by extraordinary Shobhatai…

 

And then the amazing project by Arvin Gupta , at IUCCA, making learning toys from trash with the mission of  bringing education everywhere and stimulating the creative mind…Super inspiring environments where creative ideas get wings:)))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was so amazing to experience life these amazing places and playing freely with imagination and creativity inspired by a very open, experimental and inspiring environment promoting the creative flow on so many levels. I so enjoyed the incredible inspiring energy coming from interactions with children and making art with them. It is special to see the world through their eyes…So this is the fab context from which magic things happen.. While I have made my journal throughout my different whereabouts and improvised with art materials and communities…in Pune I was overwhelmed by the contagious artistic creative vibes all around…

 

 

Drawing and playing from within

Inspired by the Circle of Art  I have been pondering and playing with drawing from within guided by imagination with any sorts of media:)

As always feel free to share your thoughts, ideas and creations!!!!

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Have a great weekend!

Create Enjoy the most Magic Adventure of Life

I have not been able to follow the inspiring Fun Monday Challenge prompts recently over at 14 secrets… finally getting to check them out…:)

I got to Fun Monday Challenge #26 – Enjoy the Subversive Qualities of Intrinsic Rewards

where the amazing focus is on the power to create inner satisfaction and intrinsic reward….How cool is that???!! Seriously Lani is amazing gathering the most essential and special wisdom to nurture our innermost creativity of the artist within!!!

Make sure to check Lani’s post with amazing resources and useful links…She invites us in this great challenge:

“to create an art piece that includes appreciation for things that might not necessarily bring you external rewards like money or fame, but that surely bring you inner satisfaction.  And then once the piece is complete practice Rick Hanson‘s technique of “taking in the good” (it’s good for the neural pathways, believe me) and sit with it for a minute, appreciating it, enjoying your ability to appreciate things.”

How awesome is that??!!! Thank you Lani you rock:)

So I got to play with fabric and stitching this time:)

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Open up to the endless possibilities

This week prompt over at the Circle of Art is such a beautiful reminder to broaden our perspectives and open up to the endless possibilities…

It may seem very difficult and sometimes the word and idea of  “impossible” may come up…but is it is only when we get going and evolve with the process that things unfold and take shape…So that word and idea are then replaced with the positive “possible” and everything looks different!!!

Have a great weekend:)

As always feel free to share your thoughts, ideas and creations!!!!

If you would like to join us over at the  Virtual Art Circle you can get to  Virtual Art Circle on Facebook  follow the link and request to join! Petrea will add you:)

Magical storytelling from found photographs:) Inspired by Fun Monday Challenge!

Last week Fun Monday Challenge over at 14 Secrets was a great way to get everyone into storytelling magic:)

Lani recommends to find a photograph and use one of the questions to make something and or tell a story:)

See here for more details: Fun Monday Challenge #25 – Found Photos and Questions

This is my assembled collage taking a found photograph and putting it into a new context thinking about people and places that inspired me…The beautiful process led me to create a great story! Thank you Lani!!!

What what is your story?

Please feel free to share your thoughts, idea and ways in which you think this challenge can expand!!!!

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Adventure Collage: Fun Monday Challenge on a Tuesday:)

Oh yes creativity blurs the boundaries of time lol…

I am catching up with Lani’s 14 Secrets Fun Monday challenges…

I love this idea from last week…Fun Monday Challenge #24 – Adventure Supplies

Creating something inspired by how would we like our adventure…

So here is my Adventure Collage….I feel like it’s just the beginning of a long series inspired by this:)

What is does your adventure look like?

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One : inspired by Fun Monday Challenge #22 – Collage Fun

Last week Lani’s 14 secrets Fun Monday Challenge #22  suggested to make a collage celebrating our most important values…

So I created this collage as my reminder to tune into my hearth, breathe and live from there connecting to the world:)

What are you most important value that you want to use as a special reminder?

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Appreciating the Circle of Art :)

In this week pondering section I would like to express my gratitude to Petrea Hansen-Adamidis  for creating  the amazing virtual community of the Circle of Art… I love and treasure the magical moments we experience within the that environment filled with creative energy !!!

Last Monday Petrea hosted the free Circle of Art event where muses connected and created inspired by that special mindful time!!!

Here is what I made:)

And this week prompt is just such a gentle reminder about the pace of life!!

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Tapping into Imagination Growing Beautiful Wings! Inspired by Fun Monday Challenge #19

This was inspired by the Fun Monday Challenge #19 – How do you grow your wings? over at 14 Secrets:)

Well, I think that growing wings is a fascinating topic!!!

Getting into the creative flow is something very special and that requires special tapping into imagination and intuition:)

How do you tap into yours? Let’s share ways to grow wings and get inspired:)
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