#thesunflowerproject

To make living itself an art, that is the goal

~ Henry Miller

#thesunflowerproject

To make living itself an art, that is the goal

~ Henry Miller

I have always loved beautiful spaces and looking at beauty. I have always loved white walls and colourful interiors.

It’s like I have always had a “creatives heart” but I had just never allowed myself to TRY before.

(Art and English were my two least favourite subjects and now look at me, loving the shit out of both)

On Saturday the 22nd of October at 2am the trajectory of my life changed forever.

I received the phone call that no mum ever wants to receive.

The police were calling me to let me know that my son had been in an accident and that his friend was in a critical condition, and they were not sure he would make it. The police officer continued to inform me that Will had been charged (facing prison) and as he was only 17 years old I would need to come in.

I won’t go into all the details here, but I can hand on my heart tell you that I have never felt so scared in my whole life and I had no fucking idea how we would make it through.

(I will never forget that first night as I laid in Shanes arms sobbing my heart out and he said to me “This is going to be really hard BUT we will get through it”)

In that moment of him acknowledging “the hardness” it somehow made everything feel like no matter what it was going to be ok.

Wills’ accident led me to therapy and Ben's office was also his wife’s Art Studio. (There are no coincidences right?)

Ben suggested I begin to journal how I was feeling after our sessions, I suggested I would not, lol.

BUT, what I did actually start doing one day after our session was painting with water paints….

and that was the birthing of #thesunflowerproject.

Each day without fail I would sit and paint. (I loved not having to think about what to paint).

Some days it would be for hours and some days all I could do was a minute or two, I would share it to Instagram and then before I knew it women all over Australia were joining me, each day as they posted their own expression I would feel that bigger sense of purpose and what was possible in that day.

There is a real letting-go practice that comes with being an artist, a trust that everything is working out as it should, a step-by-step knowing that you can’t get it wrong and the way that those things translate into everyday living is life changing.

The world will always tell us that we don’t have time to paint , to play, to express ourselves for no other reason other than it makes us happy. What a mixed up world we live in.

You will never have time, you will always have to choose it. It is the choosing that you find this love for yourself and the way you spend your time not missing the point.

Now I paint “intuitive sunflowers” for people and just like in my coaching I see and feel your whole heart and my hands just put that all on paper and then…. I rip it.

I know it sounds crazy right?

The world will always tell us that we don’t have time to paint , to play, to express ourselves for no other reason other than it makes us happy. What a mixed up world we live in.

You will never have time, you will always have to choose it. It is the choosing that you find this love for yourself and the way you spend your time not missing the point.

Now I paint “intuitive sunflowers” for people and just like in my coaching I see and feel your whole heart and my hands just put that all on paper and then….

I rip it.

I know it sounds crazy right?

But I promise you it is not.

It is one thing to let go while you paint but there is a whole other “letting go process” that happens when you trust the process of creating “your wall”.

And because “the way you do anything is the way you do everything” it means that letting go and trusting the process of life gets SOOOO much easier and flowy.

And that’s really the whole point.

Have you ever tried to paint with water paints before?

Haha for us control freaks and perfectionists it is a RIDE but that’s why it holds so much power in your subconscious mind.

My favourite is water paints and soft pastels and just the play and peace that comes from layering the two. As you sit and dab and paint and allow it, like all the “feelings” that you never knew you were holding find their way to the page.

“The joy of walking quietly through your days, feeling your life wrap gently around you."

~ Author Unknown

Have you ever tried to paint with water paints before?

Haha for us control freaks and perfectionists it is a RIDE but that’s why it holds so much power in your subconscious mind.

“The joy of walking quietly through your days, feeling your life wrap gently around you."

~ Author Unknown

If you would like your own “intuitive sunflower" wall then click the link below.

This sunflower will come in 4 pieces, with additional pieces added in. You can frame them as they are OR you can choose to keep adding to it.

My hope is that you keep painting and ripping and creating which in real life means you are expressing and trusting and playing and that is what healing is all about.

Purchase Sunflower Here!

If you would like your own “intuitive sunflower" wall then click the link below.

This sunflower will come in 4 pieces, with additional pieces added in. You can frame them as they are OR you can choose to keep adding to it.

My hope is that you keep painting and ripping and creating which in real life means you are expressing and trusting and playing and that is what healing is all about.

Purchase Sunflower Here!

#thesunflowerproject

To make living itself an art, that is the goal

~ Henry Miller