Today marks the end of two journeys for me. Firstly, I completed a mixed media angel painting which I entitled "Let your dreams fly". The title is very apt as I created the background and outline drawing of an angel a few months ago. I kept picking it up and putting it down until finally last night I got the inspiration to complete it. For a while my inner voice had been saying "finish it because people will love it! I'd been procrastinating for too long and it was time to unleash my creation onto the unsuspecting world! My darling daughter was stood by me whilst I was contemplating what else to add in to the painting. We decided on a cat, but the more I drew the more the cat instinctively morphed into a fox sat beside the angel. Sure enough after putting the painting out tonight on social media it sold - how wonderful.
Also, over the last month I have been collecting all manner of items from nature and keeping them on my angel shrine which I have in my bedroom. This has helped me to strengthen my connection with the natural world and I've realised that this is to be part of my work with others through my business Free Deva (a deva is a nature spirit). To celebrate the completion of this process I had decided to return the items back to nature, but I realised can't bare to part with them at the moment as we have been on such a journey together. I felt guided to return whichever items I chose before midnight which was quickly drawing near. So I selected a couple of leaves to take out to my garden and made my way downstairs just a couple of minutes to midnight. As I slid open the patio doors I gasped. Standing staring me right in the eye from the pavement above my garden was a fox. After his brief exchange of a sparkly-eyed glance he padded off on his way.
What a blessing and what timing that I opened the doors just at the stroke of midnight to come face to face with this beautiful, wild animal. I took it as wonderful confirmation also that I'm on the right path integrating the natural world into what I do creatively and by doing so hopefully strengthening other's connections with the natural environment also.
Much love Claire
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