How to heal through art with the Fairies

How to heal with fairies through painting or any creative process. 

I will show you how you can conduct an easy art healing process with the Fairies:

1- ground yourself on the Earth and breath deeply until you feel grounded. Continue to breath holding the intention of connect also with Source and the Creator. You can also light a candle and/or choose a crystal 

2- call the Fairies and Spirit Guides making the intention to heal throughout your creative process. You may say - "Thank you dear Fairies and Spirit Guides for helping me to heal through painting, so grateful for your help and guidance"

3- for a moment feel what materials you need to use in your creative process. May be acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, collage, pencils or even several materials. Gather the materials needed.

4- in a confident, mindful way feel what you need to do. Because every brush stroke, color and shape are important. In the creative process allow yourself to do what you need, put your mind aside and let go the need to feel pretty or perfect but instead to make the movements and actions that will activate  the healing to occur. Enjoy and thank the Fairies and Guides in the end.

Note: sometimes you are conscious about what you need to let go, heal and release and sometimes you have a clue but you are not sure. Both ways do it and trust the process and the insights you get while painting.

I feel at this time it's important to make time for healing, it's a year to release old patterns and open space to embody the new energies.

And if we can have a more colorful and fun healing, why not 😉

Sending loveinnyour way, with the Fairies 🦋

Susana

Why painting portraits, a conversation with my higher self 💗

After so many years, I am painting different subjects than portraits and I was wondering why. Today I had a wonderful conversation with my higher self and I want to share it with you, specially if you are an artist and you love to paint portraits.

Being creative, it always have been part of who I am. I believe all of us are creators, bringing inside creative gifts that we can express in the most different ways. The creative process is a way for us to connect with our Soul and bring forth this amazing energy, that represents who we really are. The expression of your essence!

Trough life it's easy to forget who we are in essence. Playing, creating and making things we love, gives us clues and information about our precious beings.
For sure you already know we came to this planet to evolve, but we also came, to discover and to remember. This leads me to portraits and the conversation I had with my higher self & my Angels. So, they told me the reason why, I had this fixation on painting portraits over and over again, for so many years. 

I see there are many artists doing the same thing, of always finding a way to paint a portrait, it feels like an obsession. But it´s not that!
So let me tell you what I found, when you are paining portraits in fact you are painting yourself, you are painting parts of yourself always.
And why?
Because you are remembering who you really are, you are remembering your essence, you are painting over and over until you get there, to that soul connection. You are searching, because you know there´s more, and it´s your exercise to bring to surface, that parts of you. A quest to find yourself and understand your core. Like a spiritual journey, through color, shapes and symbols. 

Most of the times we aren't even noticing what this dance with creativity is trying to tell us. But every single piece is a conversation with your soul, your emotions, your struggles, your skills and gifts. And bit by bit, you are uncovering parts of you that have been hidden for a long time.

If you are painting portraits, continue to do so, so you are making a real conversation with your soul and each one is trying to tell you something. This creative journey is an undeniable treasure, so you can listen your inner voices and remembering who you came to be. You are finding yourself!

Maybe you can pay attention to your feelings or ideas or even ask the painting, which message it has for you. Maybe it's a word or a page full of insights, but for sure it's your job to find yourself and have fun with it.

In fact I think we are continuously making Soul portraits of ourselves.

Much love,

Susana

Read the last "weekly message" from the flowers Spirits here

I am back to mixed media 😍

You know sometimes you have to let go, to be able to come back as a whole. That's what I have done. My creative expression wasn't make sense to me anymore. I had this need to simplify and go back to the basics, exploring watercolor was so perfect for that. 

This year was a deep transformational journey, now I know I needed to let go, to open space within, to learn new things and  allowing the new me come to surface.  Our intuition plays a big role, it's our inner compass, always guiding us on the perfect direction. We need to follow and embrace it, she knows so much!

I am grateful now, that I can see what I've done, in fact I feel proud of myself for having the courage to let go of Mixed media, something so dear to my heart and follow the current. Expression is my life is how I interact with the world, is my energy soul coming forth. And in some way, I knew it was important to wait, to simplify and with positive expectation waiting for the best to come. And watercolor fulfilled this requirement with perfection ;)

Of course I didn't know where I was going, but the path revealed itself to me, step by step. It always dose, if you listen!

Now I am different woman, I make soul art, I work with the Angels ( I guess I always did) , with spirit animals,  fairies, Ascended Masters and more, I connect with soul energy and I channel messages to help persons on their path. I accomplished so much, what a year! ( I know I am saying this a lot lately, but it is my truth)

I feel more than ever we are needed to live on purpose ( your life purpose) and  make it a priority. Releasing the fears and embracing our inner power to make the decisions from the heart, more than our desires, so we can serve the planet, the universe and live what we in the first place came to be.

And sometimes, to make the journey, you need to let go something. So you can learn new skills, gain new perspectives and allow the time needed until you are ready. 
If you are feeling the call for change, go for it!

So again I am expressing myself in full color and power, once more with mixed media techniques. 

Sharing photos of the process I hope you enjoy it. 

Oh and after a while I knew it was a self portrait... it´s my Soul Painting!

At this stage I thought the painting was finished, but while I slept I had this dream,  an owl was painted on my chest. It was such a perfect sight! In the morning, I finished the painting and made the welcome image of my website.

Symbology of the painting:

- Flowers - my connection with the natural world, elementals and fairies

- Crystals - deep connection with the Earth and work with the crystal energy

- Angels - the smaller Angels on the top is symbol of the Angel Realms that I work so close to. The bigger one, was a big surprise, Mother Mary, she is symbol of my ancient connection with the Divine Feminine. Feeling lately that I am working really close with Mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. So grateful!

- Owl - symbol of wisdom and messages from the Spirit animals, my life purpose.

"We are needed to live on purpose and  make it a priority"

much love,

Susana Tavares

  

Watercolor muses

Muses are flying around my studio lately

 and I feel so honored with their presence and inspiration they bring to me.

These muses are connected with nature, flora and fauna, so they inspire the natural beauty and colorful shades of paint.

I always use my intuitive skills to paint. 

I like to feel the inspiration come to me first and then follow that instinct to start to create.

Feeling the flow of inspiration is the best thing ever, so much fun, so much focus. 

Start with one color and then the other, seeing the watercolor moving and turning into shape and new colors burning from the process. Ohhh my the best thing ever!

My idea with this new muses is to make an exhibition let's see what happens.

Please let me know what you think about them.

My new mini class Heart whispers is up, check the info here

Whisking you a great weekend 

Much love

Susana

Adventures on digital art

Adventures on digital art - digital painting from Susana Tavares on Vimeo.

This is my digital adventure for this week, it's really been a pleasure to explore new ways of making art.

Because I have a lot of questions about what I use, here it is:
App - procreate
iPad Air
Bamboo pen

Enjoy!

So much light around you! Creative process

I have been thinking about the creative process and how we can flow with ease through it (more about it on my latest post) and since I practice to first be aligned and feel good and then create, inspiration comes in the most unexpected ways.

Yesterday we decided to go out to lunch and see the carpet flower in the Grand Place here in Brussels. It was a beautiful sunny day, great music on the streets and the food delicious. Everyone was in a great mood, relaxed, expecting the best and when you expect the best, you always get the best, right! 

So I was happy and when I was in the subway to come back home, I was looking around, seeing different kinds of persons, doing different things and when I look at them, I'll start to make tiny stories about them. 

This was a pure creative moment. I was seeing the best part of every person around me,  like their light was touching my soul, so beautiful!!!

Here are some examples :)

So now it's your turn :)

Put yourself in a good mood, catch the subway or go for a garden were you can see people. 

Everyone has light and a beautiful soul, set an intention to see the light of the world. Ohhh God so good!!!!

Now look at one person at a time an see it with the eyes of an angel, just looking for the best. Look into their souls and let their light touch your heart. Let the light of the world be shown to you. Grab a piece of paper and a pen a see what happens.

If you like to share this experience with me, please send me a private message on Facebook or in the comment section below or even on Instagram at @susanatavaresart using the #surrenderincolor.

#surenderincolor is an # created by me to express my love for #art, color and creation. Creating is a way to bring #color and beauty to this world. Without expectation, with an open heart, embracing it in its beauty and be filled with delight. ✨Surrender, express, let go and be surprised.

Use it if you are inspired to do so.

So much love and light around you!

Xxx

Susana

Painting process with Kids :)

Sharing a great day, painting with kids in a school with 4/ 5 years old.

They are amazing!

Enjoy the creative process.

A partilhar um dia maravilhoso a pintar com crianças de 4/ 5 anos numa escola.

Eles são fantásticos!

Vê o processo criativo.

Crayons and acrylic paint and water

Lápis de cera de aguarela e tinta acrilica + água

Making marks and textures with our hands

A fazer marcas e texturas com as mãos

Discovering shapes in the paint

A descobrir formas na tinta

More textures with objects

Mais texturas com objetos

And the final painting :) Check the details below, so juicy and precious.

E a pintura final :) Vê os detalhes em baixo, são tão ricos e deliciosos.

The words on the painting are

"Fly, fly, fly like a bird, with your soul, with your heart, fly a little more, fly..."

A palavras do quadro são

 "Voa, voa, voa como um pássaro, com a alma , com o coração, voa mais, voa..."

Wokshops in Spain :)

I have arrived from my workshop adventure with Casa Bambola Creativa, in Madrid and it was great all the time spending toguether, with Ellen, Sandra and Ronda (scraptbooking artist) and all the wonderful women/ students, that receive me with lot´s of love  :)

I arrived to Lisbon with lot´s of good energie and lot´s of hopes and dreams !

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Cheguei da minha aventura artistica com a Casa Bambola Creativa,  em Madrid e foi fantástico o tempo que passei junto da Ellen, da Sandra e de outra artista de Scraptbooking Ronda e claro com todas as mulheres fantásticas que me receberam com muito amor e que aprenderam comigo com todo o carinho :)

Por isso cheguei a Lisboa cheia de boa energia, com muitas esperanças e sonhos!

Ellen, me, Ronda, Sandra in a photo shoot :) so much fun!!!!

I Have made 4 workshops- the first 2 with the theme "Creative Backgrounds" and in the second day "Faces" 

What can be better than a large group of wonderful women creating together? Nothing right... :)

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Dei 4 workshops - no primeiro dia "Fundos creativos" e no segundo dia "Caras"

O que é que pode ser melhor, de que um grupo grande, de mulheres fantásticas a criarem juntas? Nada certo... :)



Creative Backgrounds workshop




Teaching and mixing



Love all the works - backgrounds workshop!



Faces workshop - me teaching

My first Doll looks like Princess Leya, from star Wars right?!?

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A minha primeira boneca, no workshop "Caras" parece mesmo a Princesa Leya da Star Wars , ih, ih :)

Drawings from students- wonderful!!!!!!



Painted faces from students



collage work



my dear translator, who helped me with Spanish





My second Princess Doll :)


Please don´t forget to check out on Ronda´s Blog to see more :)
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Não esqueças ver o blog da Ronda para veres mais :)