continuing on from yesterday Participating in an artful e-course is an adventure in trust and wonder (in my experience) . . . you see some things beforehand and get a feel for whether it's for you or and then you choose to dive in... then begin and just trust that whatever you're meant to get out of it you will, and the more you give creativity' time to yourself within that time the more you will benefit. http://www.denisedaffara.com.au/blog/show-tell-from-gypsy-creativitea-2015# below are some more seret pages shared here for the benefit of those who would like to know . . . is this Gypsy adventure for me? Smashbooks are great to use together with your children or indeed your own inner child. Isabelle joined us from Canada and with two young daughters she has her hands full... and due to her delightful gypsy spark... she and her daughters enjoyed making henna designs on their hands - how precious is this. Kendall joined us from USA and got right in touch with her fiery Gypsy'ness in the pages of her smashbook. Here is her 'Rune Gypsy' below. Denise, Our GypsyTea from earlier this year of 2015 made my Summer special and memorable, I looked forward to the pages with excitement, imagination and a good sense of fun ! Thank you for a great time . Love, Kendall Nicole joined in from right here on the Sunshine Coast where I live - we met virtually via a mutual friend of ours. You never know who there are in your midst or right across the other side of the world that you might meet in an online adventure. {I lOVE that about these online magics} You may be surprised at how many little things you have around your home that speak or whisper to you about your Gypsy Soul . . . ask them to show themselves . . . and they will.
See more 'Show & Tell" from Gypsy Creativitea on yesterday's blog post. Find out more about this Gypsy Creativitea adventure that you can join in from home ... we begin 10 January, but late comers will not be turned away. love Denise x Participating in an artful e-course is an adventure in trust and wonder (in my experience) . . . you see some things beforehand and get a feel for whether it's for you or and then you choose to dive in... then begin and just trust that whatever you're meant to get out of it you will, and the more you give creativity' time to yourself within that time the more you will benefit. I am delighted to share with you some pages and pieces from some of my Gypsy sisters : I loved Denise's Gypsy creativitea course. Most importantly (other than being talented) she is authentic and true to who she is. No pretense or trying to be someone else. She is just herself from beginning to end, vulnerabilities and all. She opened the door for me to give myself permission to "go there" She has imporant work to do in this world that many can benefit from, apart from making pretty art. The art is of course an added bonus The following three paintings are by Nalda, she made a remarkable shift from painting 1 at the very beginning of the class on to painting 2 and 3 after only a couple of months of giving herself time to play. Thank you for sharing your remarkable work Nalda. "What one can achieve in such a short time by simply allowing and letting one's creativity flow." Nalda. For many students the use of the smashbook has a profound effect on freeing up some voices within that may not have had a safe space to to speak for a while, or possibly ever, or have not been able to be heard in the busy of life. This tool of 'smashbooking' can be an exceptionally helpful self healing tool, or simply a play space.. and all things in between. I am deeply touched at the vulnerability and openness willing to be shared with us here - thank you Donna.
Here are some passionate pages created by Tamera, in her smashbook she reminds me of the Gypsy's ability to handle whatever is coming at you and keep your power with you, to support your growth and blossoming of your own self trust. Iris joined us from Finland and has now returned to Australia . . . her skills with SoulCollage® are very apparent and delighted us all. Celia joined us from South Africa and was delighted to find herself painting on canvas ... and making her spare room into her studio on account of finding such a joy and passion in painting the many facets of Goddess and wisdom she works with. "This was the first canvas painting I had done for years and years! It was called "Gypsy Girl with Moon and White Lily" I have gone off a bit on my own, but I am so excited because I have started a painting on canvas. This is the first time in years I have had the confidence to put paintbrush to canvas. The smash book process gave me the confidence to just go for it." Celia "This journey brought me much much needed fun. It was a playful and important reminder to stay light and joyful in life even though one may be in turmoil and even physical pain. A delightful journey. Here's my Gypsy Girl whom I adore, and who is always there cheering me on." What a soul touching Gypsy Girl emerged, thank you for sharing her with us Guru Kirn Kaur Below is the Irish Gypsy that Aynia Breeze lovingly created. Painting a face can hold such tenderness for the painter, aspects of ourselves come out and a companion may be met to keep one company. These are a delightful sampling of what some of the women created with heart and a large dose of Gypsy Soul. It is a gift to be shown someones artwork and I honour each ones vulnerability and bravery. Thank you xx Denise http://gypsycreativitea.com/ the e-course begins 10 January . . . join us there to get in touch with your Gypsy Soul and create a smashbook and maybe some paintings too. xo DD I look forward to opening my virtual tearoom, and welcoming you in on Friday 11 September 2015 Australian Time. Visit the information page to find out all of the details and register now to reserve your space. IN THIS INTERVIEW I WAS ASKED SOME POINTED QUESTIONS ABOUT CREATIVITEA TIME: Q: What in a short answer is Creativitea Time about Denise? A: It's about taking care of how you feel, allowing yourself to feel AND create. Q: Why have you made this your focus? A: Perhaps because I am an empathic, sensitive, 'over-feeler' (that's what I was labeled at primary school "too sensitive") So, I deeply appreciate when my feelings are considered when I am learning a new thing, or in vulnerable situations. ONline learning is a new playground for many, and there are numerous ways to 'get your art fix' now. Q: What can I expect inside this e-course, how is it different? A: You can expect raw and real, I am open and honest in the way I share the process I am demonstrating, I tend to share what's happening for me in real time if I suspect that could be helpful to someone in my class. *I take responsibility for my feelings and that's why daily checkin's via morning pages are something I will mention and recommend for their extremely helpful benefits. It's somewhat unique I think in the way that I have chosen to introduce various persona's to teach a week each 'with' me inside the course. This was not something I planned, but gosh I enjoyed it immensely. Q: Would you say this is more art journal based or painting? A: Art Journaling, there are painting demo's in the smashbook, and spiral bound art journal, drawing in a very easeful way (I actually have for many years avoided drawing as I didn't enjoy it - I have decided to #drawlikenooneisjudging and that's helped me relax about it.) ... so yes... 100% art journal based, with painting. But not making paintings on canvas. Q: Is this course all happy, happy, joy, joy, unicorns, love, light and rainbows? A: Not all no, ... I have included plenty of happy, joy, love, light and rainbow colours.. {sorry no unicorns in this one, NOT to say you cannot bring them yourself.} BUT I have also included anger, vulnerabilitea, rage, profanitea, honestea, fear, rebelliousness, grief, loss, outrageousness, dark and wildness. Q: How much is it? A: I have valued the course at $197, during the time it is running (and a lot of time prior) I am present to the group, and remain present and attentive for the duration of our e-course time, this would be so much more if we were in workshop setting, so I feel the charge is a very reasonable exchange of a practical nature in today's necessary currency. You can take advantage of a $40 discount registering before 31 August. Q: How long does the course run for? A: Creativitea Time is a 5 week online course ('virtual tearoom' website based) that you can do at your leisure over 6 months. I am live with the facebook group for that 5 week duration, and it remains open afterwards for the community that have gathered, met and shared there. INTERVIEWER : Denise. talking to herself. nod. She does that sometimes. How to Win Your Seat at Creativitea TimeAll you need to do to enter your chance to win a place in Creativitea Time the e-course is complete these 3 simple steps: 1. Add a comment to the blog post below. 2. join the 'interested list' at http://creativiteatime.com/ 3. Share a link via social media to: http://creativiteatime.com/ let me know you've shared it via : facebook : https://www.facebook.com/DeniseDaffara.Artist or twitter : @denisedaffara https://twitter.com/DeniseDaffara or instagram : @denisedaffara #creativiteatime . . . and any other outlets you enjoy using, thank you for sharing the love. Denise xo The winner will be drawn on 25 August 2015. Fun - creating the time to play in my right brain; My time - a place to discover hidden talents; Safe - a nurturing experience to just explore I had a wonderful conversation this week with astrologer 'Divine Mystic' ... the idea of Gypsy's came up.. of course... it would.. it's the next thing I'm creating gypsycreativitea.com ... but she made me aware of an obvious thing I'd not quite examined yet... and that is GYPSY'S TAKE RISKS! So... it went a ways to helping me realise my current 'slight discomfort' in the middle of the creative wonder zone. What a risk.. to launch a course that isn't completely created yet! YEOW! But let me tell you (and remind myself in the telling) how this went with my last e-course. . . I did not like the idea of making modules and formatting and don't even mention a syllabus silly bus! so... I knew there had to be another way.. sure enough only a few weeks out from the opening date the idea's started to flow in... when I least expected them and absolutely let go of freaking out about them! By the end of the 4 week course, I had introduced to my gorgeous group of women...to 5 alter ego persona's, each with a vastly different temperament, style and way of being in my world . . . they became the foundation for the content... and IT WAS SO MUCH FREAKIN FUN... meeting them on my page... hearing their input.. sharing that with my class . . . I would NEVER have seen that coming had I not RISKED .. putting myself out there and creating the opportunitea for people to gather! and joyfully for me... there are already 10 women who were with me for the last e-course.. coming along for the gypsy one too.
We begin on 21 June 11.11am (AEST) your investment is $197 for a 6 week live e-course (including painting, art journaling, intentional creativitea, communitea and more) with 6 months access to the content. (there is a Mystical Mercurial May special saving you $47 until midnight 30th May ... so scoot in asap to avail yourself of that gift.) I look forward to meeting you at my virtual tea table.
love Denise x Hello there,
Thanks for visiting. I had the most delightful thing 'just happen' . . . in fact its been happening these last few days . . . I get little notifications on my phone whenever someone signs up for my ecourse (this is still a shiny new exciting thing for me . . . ) but the additional delight? It's having names I recognise as well as not yet . . . it's having old friends names show up on my screen . . . that I met online several years ago in an online course with SARK . . . and NOW... they're coming to play in MY course! That's a buzz. I'm new to hosting my own art courses online, Creativitea Time was my very first one (Feb/Mar 2015), and OH MY ... it was incredible... I have no trouble saying "now" after the event... that I trust the Mystery.. I have to . . . I couldn't create on demand like this without HELP. So . . . this time... as I 'create the container' for Gypsy Creativitea . . . I am just SO EXCITED by the old and new friends gathering, in my tearoom. Today I've been making the buttons for the website . . . all my own graphic designy bits, . . it's my project. So for now... the creating {painting} has slid off of the canvas and brush.. onto the screen and my fingers are still busy . . . it's good to remind myself I am still creating, when building a website... of course I am. But you know how artist's can be . . . all self judgey and measuring progress with ridiculous notions. That's another gift of creating this opportunitea . . . I HAVE TO PAINT LOTS for my students . . . WIN *WIN ! That's all . . . a happy little note from the afternoon sun speckled studio. How are you doing? Are you creating in new ways that you once deemed not quite 'arty' enough? Love Denise x Yesterday I took myself out for breakfast, (this came about due to the conversation I had with my Love the day before, he told me he had breakfast and lunch meetings the following day.) I was immediately inspired to do the same! Have business meetings over breakfast AND lunch.. with myself! haha We both work from home you see, and therefore we can go days and days and days without going OUT.. other than for walks/exercise etc.
Solar Plexus Chakra - located in the area above the naval area. Its function is Will power and its inner state is laughter, joy, anger, its colour is yellow, and its planets are Mars and the Sun. Its stones are: Amber, Topaz and Citrine. Root/support Chakra - located at the base of the spine. Its function is survival and grounding, its inner state is stillness and stability. its colour is red and its planets are Earth and Saturn. Its stones are : Garnet, Ruby, Onyx, Obsidian. What colours have been popping in to your awareness I wonder?It's curious to me how the message associated with the solar plexus comes to visit. Frustration has been quite the companion of late, since coming back from overseas I've not been feeling very energised and so was dragging myself to DO stuff.. that wasn't feeling like a flow much at all. I didn't even blog about the trip? I may come back around to that and post things out of date order.. because who cares? Ms Virgo will have to just deal with that glitch, it's not that important. ... I'll sign off here . . . this week I was listening to a sounds true interview... (here's a link to it) Kristin Neff : The Liberating Power of Self-Compassion which was a wonderful one about treating oneself with kindness and compassion.. it's a much more inspiring and heart warming focus than 'self esteem' which can result in comparisons and wanting to be better than someone else (name anyone who you're comparing yourself with here I guess) .. and a super star rather than shine your own freakin star self. I need CONSTANT reminding to do this, and whenever I do, life goes a whole lot better.. both physically and in my very busy thinking a lot head. Denise x Gypsy Creativitea
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Many of my students have not painted very much before. Here's what the lovely Val had to say at the end of day two. "This workshop was so much fun for a beginner or a more experienced 'artist'. Denise is calm, encouraging and has oodles of patience. Thank you Denise for making the weekend so interesting and rewarding." Thanks, Val |
The fourth of my gorgeous guests this weekend was Ann, a fashion designer, she is very skilled at fine art with a focus on perfection . . . so for her it was a break through to loosen up and feel freer in her artful explorations with her Gypsy'ness. Here we are pictured with our somewhat exuberant grins celebrating 'we did it' at end of a very special day 2! |
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