Creative Process

Yesterday I shared how my creative process unfolded into the painting above. Though I purposely left out what happened after her loving presence washed over me and I told Hansel my big idea.

I followed the urge to tape two pieces of mixed-media paper together, place them on my work table, and allow my emotions and deep grief about the Amazon being on fire to lead the way. What began to unfold was a vision of Gaia as a luscious red ruby completely on fire at the core of the earth.

A huge stack of unused canvases have taken up precious real estate in my studio storage for over five years now. Don’t let their quiet demeanor fool you, though; these tall, slender beauties are quite the pain in the ass. They’re always taking up space when I need to store finished work, and—without fail—I have to move them out of the room and then back in again every time I’m hunting for a buried art supply. Total divas.