Wisdom Painting and Art
NEWSLETTER
Spring 2002
March 18, 2002
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”--- Woodrow Wilson
Dear Friends,
A breath of fresh air to ya!
Yellow-green, fresh, new sprouts of spring remind me of new growth and rebirth. Ah…. New life is just around the corner now. I remember and begin to sing along with the birds. Newness, freshness, new life, new beginnings, churning, yearning, stretching, reaching, growing … toward summer. But wait. Relax. Enjoy the journey from spring to summer. Enjoy the now moment and whatever that is for you.
I am not here merely to make a living as the quote says above. I am here to enjoy the journey and inspire others to enjoy their journey. Are you enjoying your journey? Are you enriching your world and the world around you? Are you impoverishing your soul and forgetting the errand as Woodrow Wilson suggests?
Fill your soul with rich journeys made during the art making process. Fill your creative well with personal visions and personal wisdom art. Spilleth your spirit onto the paper with brilliant color. Jump with joy as you see the soul-inspiring images that show up.
Enjoy the magical journey of the season. And, please, join us soon.
Freshness of new life and growth,
Mary Gravelle
PS: Sorry for the long windedness of this newsletter, once I got going, I could not stop. March is known as the windy month, right?
Company News: New Logo
Our look is being updated. I am changing the eagle logo to one that is created by me instead of clipart; although, I have painted the eagle after the image of the clipart eagle I have been using. The eagle logo will continue to evolve. I will be tweaking the design over the next months. So, expect changes in our look, but the same Wisdom Painting and Art is still here, solid. Worry not.
New to our Web:
< Inspiring Images – Gallery
A Gallery has
been added to show all art images that have been posted to our site. Click on
any image in the Gallery to see a
larger view then click Back in your browser to return to Gallery where you can
click on the title and view the writing that goes along with the picture.
Please
note:
Postings have changed from every
other Tuesday to every other Friday. Let
us know if you want to be notified via email when new images are posted.
Current
Posting: March 15:
A painting by Arlene Cyr, student of Wisdom Painting and Art. Arlene has taken
full advantage of our offerings -- Igniting sessions, Wisdom Painting, and
Creative Wisdom Coaching. She is on creative fire and totally ignited. Don’t
miss her work. See a poem, On Creative Fire, written for her under “Workshop
News”.
< Inspiring Images – A New Door Has Opened
Coming
in April: artwork by Robin McNeely. Robin is from West Virginia. She found
our website one night and loved what we stand for and requested that we post her
artwork. So, a new door has opened. Past postings have been limited to work
created in one of Wisdom Painting and Art’s workshops. Now, we invite other
people’s art on our website. The focus will be on spiritually based art, art
that has been created from one’s spirit, heart, and soul.
Artists: Think about placing your inspiring artwork
on our Website. Call Mary Gravelle at (860) 649-9701 or email mary@wisdompainting.com
for information.
Global Art Project (GAP2002: Local Happenings:
March
is create-your-work-of-art month for the Global Art Project. Anyone who
has registered for this year’s exchange has been invited to my house to
create their art piece with other participants. The event is scheduled for
Saturday, March 16. Eleven artists, including myself, will participate.
Our art will circle the world. We’ll let you know all about it in a
later issue.
Connecticut
participation is up from the 2000 exchange. Registered are 17 individuals
and 12 groups (total people involved in the groups is 199), bringing the
Connecticut participation to 216 people! Wow. There were only eight of us
in the 2000 exchange. A separate mailing will be mailed with a calendar of
events so everyone can view the global unity artwork created by the
Connecticut participants.
Wisdom Bit:
This month's Wisdom Bit: What's your question?
Workshop News:
"Co-creation
is best understood when we realize that the unfolding dynamics of our
lives happen according to the needs of our spirit, and not the wants of
our personality." --- Caroline Myss
Free your creative spirit during one of our workshops. Check the
Schedule for details. Check the Testimonials page of our website to read how others have freed their creative spirit by attending our workshops. Speaking of Creative Spirit, I want to share a poem with you that I wrote for Arlene Cyr, whose painting is the subject of our currently posted Inspirational Image. I also want to dedicate it to Terri Rizzo and Tilda Santiago, who, along with Arlene have pulled me along my teaching path by pioneering Level 2 and Level 3 of Igniting Your Intention. They have also attended many Wisdom Painting sessions along with the Igniting sessions. Thanks, you guys!
The poem is
relevant for anyone else who has ignited his or her creative fire and can
relate to its verse – I can think of many of the Level One folks –
Maria, Lorraine, Lyn, Amy, Beth, Carol Ann, Pam, who else? Let me know if
I left you out!
You’ll know you
are
on creative fire when …
On
Creative Fire
By Mary Gravelle
My
my ..... You are something else!
I'd
say ...
You
are on Fire!
A real live Wire!
Burnin' Hot
Coals to ashes...
Outstretched
Bursting wide open
Gushing forth
Volcanic ash
Lava rolling down
Stream
Look
out world....
In
a heated flash
You'll see her
Fire, live wire, hot...
Burnin' bright
For all to see
For all to see...
Gee.
You
go, Girl
You go.
Ignite on.
Igniting Your Intention: Level 3 Rollout: April 23
Terri Rizzo, Tilda Santiago, and Arlene Cyr have just completed Level 2. They found it to be both challenging and rewarding. They have requested me to launch Level 3 to "keep the good thing going".
What
the Igniting Levels are about:
Level 1 is about learning how to tap into your creative powers and abilities from your personal well of creative energies to allow co-creation with divine energies. Learn to let the creations flow through you, learning the dance of letting go of product and mind in favor of process and intuition.
Level 2 asks you to deepen Trust -- trust in yourself, trust in life unfolding as it should, trust in divine energies, trust in the creative process, trust in your life's process, let go, and use everything at your disposal.
Level 3 teaches discernment, choice, what to keep, what
to let go of, and seeking outside help.
Each
level builds upon the last. Get started today in Level 1 if you have not
embarked upon this potent tool for self-discovery. Sign up for Level 2 if
you have already completed Level 1.
Begin Igniting your creative spark today. Check the Schedule and register now.
Enrich the world by enriching yourself.
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Igniting -- Mini Sessions A mini session was held during a recent Blessing Way for Amy Sax and Baby Boy
Luke. She found the session to be a powerful connective and healing agent in
igniting her intention for this next phase in her life. She reproduced the
images and writing in a beautiful inspiring booklet for each attendee. It was
amazing how the process is capable of opening each person to their divine inner
core touching deep aspects that are as universal as they are personal.
Mini sessions are between one and two hours. They are good for any group who wants to focus on some aspect or theme. Some ideas of how to include a mini igniting session in your work or personal life: sales or marketing meetings, any seminar or meeting as a creative activity that will ignite the attendees, birthday parties, women's groups, men's groups, etc.
Wisdom
Painting– 3rd Sundays Are Popular Creative Outing
The
3rd Sunday Wisdom Painting sessions are powerful adjuncts to
Igniting and coaching sessions. Get creative in how you combine our
workshops. Attend consecutive 3rd Sundays or attend while you
are immersed in the Igniting or coaching sessions and receive $5 off. Do
both and receive $10 off
Creative Wisdom Coaching
Individuals are discovering a new way to move forward in their lives, one on one Creative Wisdom Coaching. Do you deserve personal attention? Would you like to build a more solid individual foundation while doing group workshops? Do you have “the errand” in which Woodrow Wilson speaks of to attend to? If you have an idea you want to pursue or a life that needs some special attention, begin it now. Creative Wisdom Coaching is the solution. Call today and schedule a free ½ hour consultationTHE END.