Vivian Bonder

consciousness

 

 let me lie with you

on the surface of the Earth 

 let me touch your cheek

and feel the Light shine through 

let us allow these waves 

of Consciousness

wash away this intense Separation 

and simply BE - you and me - as one 

sometimes an image is all you need..

as a subtle reminder of dreams and visions of old and to reignite the fire to keep dreaming and keep working towards higher goals..

 

(wishing i could properly credit the photographer but cannot find a name.. image from Leonie who got it through Pixie)

This image works like that for me..  

Reminders.. don't you find we all need them? I find they come in lots of different forms, sometimes through friends or family, or an image in a book or magazine. It could be the paragraph I read when opening  up  a random page in a random book or the expression on the face of the lady in front of me in the aisle of the supermarket. More often than not they come through when expressing myself in any art form, mostly journaling and painting.

Which makes me think of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way I worked with a few years ago. I got up early every morning and wrote the 'Morning Pages' and it sure did me a lot of good! First of all my mind started losing a lot of useless chatter and because of that it was a lot easier to create without having voices. 

Secondly I was loving the Artist's Dates. Not that I actually did many, but still loved them.

A piece I have been working on this week. Loving the combination of machine and hand stitching, attaching found items as I go. I would love to take a workshop with India Flint, her work is so very very inspiring to me. Learning about using natural pigments to dye cloth.. I dropped a hint for Mothersday..

 

I have been busy sewing this week, I re-used one of Buddy's old hoodies by cutting it apart, then turned it inside-out. Using one of my jumpers as a guide I redid the panels and sleeves, made them longer, funkier and have been wearing it for 3 days straight now. Yesterday I made this little meditation pillow (picture above) and today? Nothing yet, but the day has still got a few hours..

What have you been up to? Feel free to share a link in the comments section so I can check out your inspiring projects! 

Works in Progress

Sharing some works in progress.. hibernating in my own little world.. and working on pieces for an exhibition.. a what? yes indeed. 

Caves and burrows to rest and recharge.. while Summer is on her way, to light the Earth in other places..

 

While I was working on the above painting the other day my girl said to me: wow! an entrance to a fairy forest! the beauty seen through her eyes means so much to me..

  

The exhibit will be mixed media works on canvas and fabric, and held at The Sandcastle in Fremantle. They serve awesome organic food, offer a fab atmosphere plus they still have Rae's 'Sandy Feet' up their walls till the 18th of April. Make sure to check them out when you're near!

 

At this stage nothing has come together yet :) But one thing is for certain, the colours and vibrancy will be quite something..