I am so excited about what God has done in my life as a person and as an artist over the past few months, that I am simply bursting to share it with you, in the hope that you will be caught up in all the joy and energy, and embark on this journey with me.

I have been crying out desperately to God, to bring breakthrough in my art. It’s not the success I’ve been after, but rather the sense that the gift of art and creativity, would bear fruit in my life and that it would mean something.

Breakthrough :

A series of seemingly insignificant events led me to an intuitive art course.

I had no idea what intuitive art entailed. It sounded exciting, and I was eager to try.

I was feeling anxious leading up to the course hoping I had made the right decision. I only wanted to hear God’s voice so, I was a little fearful when we discussed our guardian angel in the first lesson. I don’t look to angels; God is my guardian. I tried to keep an open mind

When we looked at sculptured angels through the ages and figurines from different cultures. The discussion was followed by a narrative meditation, in which images, thoughts, feelings, memories were prompted.

The previous Sunday’s sermon had impacted me and the word SHALOM was still prevalent in my mind. It’s meaning referring to a sense of wellbeing and spiritual contentment in spite of circumstances, was prevalent in my mind.

Encouraged not to think of the end product, all I could visualize was a huge hand with me in it as I contemplated how I feel in relationship to Jesus. Determined to stay engaged in the thought and experience of being with He who guards me, the sculpture evolved.

I felt so alive when it was done. Completely in awe of what had just transpired between, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit and myself!

It was incredible to create something so tangible, that spoke a thousand words back to me and it will always remind me of Gods promise to me, that he is my rock and guardian, my shelter and my stronghold.

Realizing that the experience was clearly prophetic, I rushed to the Internet to research other people who were engaging in this kind of “intuitive” art.

Most intuitive art is humanistic (self-reliant for healing and insight), and on a deeper level it is used by art therapists for psychotherapy. I came across Matt Tommey, who heads up the prophetic art program at Bethel church in America.

He also wrote an amazing book called “Unlocking the heart of the artist.”

God helped me connect the dots and literally set my heart on fire…

He gave me a vision for a teaching a new course.

What if one, was to do this intuitive art in the protective environment of the Holy Spirit? If we are in the presence of the Lord and we are open for The Holy Spirit to communicate with our spirit through us creating art. He can reveal more than we ever imagined and somehow, visually we are more able to comprehend what is going on in our thoughts and emotions.

I have never blogged, but I have so much to share. I would like to post regularly for a while the journey I have been on. A testimony of sorts and a word of encouragement to all “You creatives” out there.