I recently hosted an art party. The theme was "Manifest Your Intentions;" the project was to create vision boards for 2014. My friend Jacquie asked if I would guide it at my studio, and invited 5 of her besties to make art together.
We started by writing with our eyes closed on large canvases. The idea was to "scribble away" anything we didn't want to bring with us into the New Year.
Then out came stencils (from
Stencil Girl of course -- couldn't help a shameless plug!) - which several of the women had never used before. The art of pouncing, the joy of overlapping images, the thrill of covering up all of those negative words and experiences. We got giddy!
Next we collaged words, images, affirmations, found poetry, and other ephemera, that represented qualities we hoped to bring with us, or manifest, in the coming year.
Finally, we spread paint with our fingers and paint chips to bridge the gaps and draw our canvases together.
Crescent loved painting with her fingers.
Jessica was initially very worried about the process, but ended up loving her canvas most of all!
Jodie's board turned out as radiant as her smile and personality.
Jacquie, the party organizer, used great colors and words to create her vision board.
We all loved how Kristin's canvas looked like the sea and sky.
Thanks Jacquie for organizing this event and asking me to guide it. I love how everyone's boards came out, and that you all trusted me with the process. I hope to host more parties. Just contact me at jessicabethsporn (at) gmail (dot) com for the details!
Hope this inspires you to make your own vision board to leave behind the qualities that don't serve you, and to bring ahead, and manifest, the qualities that will serve you for the coming year!
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Recently,
Paint Party Friday "hosted" a tea party in honor of
Tracey Fletcher King. Here is my offering to you Tracey!
In the spirit of generosity and love that is always evident at
Paint Party Friday, please feel free to download this for your personal use.
Also, a group of us artsy types have created a group called "The Angel Project." Let us know if you know someone struggling with cancer, loss, a divorce, or something else difficult, and some of us will send some happy mail his or her way.
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