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Your website and email look extremely professional
– and of course beautiful! Way to go Mary. Jen
"The artwork put up is often healing for me when
I take the time to respond to it. The
art often supports the growth that I'm experiencing in my life. I know that this is what your site and work is all about.
It's such a helpful tool. Since "we are all one" I figure that everyone who views
the artwork on your site and responds is experiencing some sort of healing
& growth.
My Art
Landscapes of Oracle, Arizona
Hello!
Your new work is amazing, sooo beautiful, it makes me feel like going
there right now!
All the best for the exhibit, be well, much love, Delia.
HI Mary, You are amazing and help many people with your insight,
wisdom, and love for painting with much expression. Hope all is well with
you. Warmest Regards, Maria
Dear Mary, What's new is I've been learning to play the harp for the
last two years, part of a program with the Chalice of Repose, in
contemplative musicianship and music thanatology. I began this before
finding out in the last year that my husband became incapacitated with the
horrendous disease called ALS and is now wheelchairbound and using a
breathing machine 24/7, though indomitable spirit that he is, he continues
to go to work. So it has been quite an emotional roller coaster and seeing
your paintings and hearing from friends that I've gotta take good care of
myself and get back to what gives me joy ie. painting, I feel inspired
again. Bless you and your wonderful spirit. NW
Hi Mary, It's me, Mary, your Elizabeth Park
friend! Just wanted to let you know that I am so happy to be receiving
your website emails to see what you are doing. My goodness! In such a
short time you have taken quantum leaps! I just love the paintings you are
doing now. The colors are so vivid and the way you capture the view is so
alive. I am so proud of you. All the photographs of you seem to brim with
your joyousness. I admire your adventure and bravery. The only earrings I
wear are the angels I bought from you. I think of you every time they are
worn. A lady at whole foods loved them. Do you still sell them? If yes, if
you could tell me how to find them in your website, perhaps I could
forward the info to her and get you a sale. (Winged Goddess website: http://www.storesonline.com/site/943436/product/Well-E186)
The article from the newspaper was great. The Artist Way saved my life
when I read it and did the exercises. Mary, doing the artist date and
thinking about synchronicity (spelling?) made me soar with happiness. So I
just wanted to say hi and congratulate you on your accomplishments. It was
a gift crossing paths with you. All the best, Mary Dinneen
Dear Mary, Your paintings are glorious! Your new life you have chosen
and taken in hand is inspiring!
Thank you for sharing! Much love, Clare Rosenfield
Love your Skies! Thanks. Melissa
Hi, Mary! I had no idea you had moved. Congratulations on the changes
in your life! I clicked on the gallery images - your paintings are
beautiful! Hope your move went well. It is nice to hear from you!
Hope all is well. Blessings on your show! Love, Susan
Dear Mary, Wow, your new paintings are gorgeous and very moving.
Congratulations on your new space and on how well you occupy it. Happy New
Year!!! Pamela Jaye MYTHWORKS www.mythworks.net
Hi Mary, Wow! You made the move and your paintings look
incredible!!!!!! Congratulations! Gold Metal in Courage! Sending lots of
great chi for a fabulous Year of The Pig! Peace to you, With Love &
Light, Nancy
Your new work is gorgeous. Best of luck. Dianne
Wow, I am so impressed with your work and how you are inspired by your
environment :.) makes me want to move to the same area :.) For the last 2
weeks we have been in a major crisis with our son; after many loaded
e-mails with the school etc. I was relieved and refreshed to see your
e-mail. Thanks so much; your paintings will be imprints upon my weary
memory...revisited, and visualized to bring me comfort in the days to
come! :.) A friend of mine lives in Flagstaff Ariz. is that near you? I
sent her your e-mail so she could see your work too. She loves art and
painting too. take care, and keep painting. Gayla
Hi Mary, WOW! Your landscapes are
wonderful! I was so surprised to see that you have gone south. But it
seems to be very inspirational for you and I'm glad you are enjoying your
time there. I too love landscapes, they are so healing for me somehow.
Thank you for sharing your work, I have enjoyed viewing it very much. Leah
Tillie Maslow
Beautiful paintings, Mary! See you in February. I will tell a few
friends and we'll go see your show together. Blessings. Allarah
Mary A. Gravelle
HI Mary, You are amazing and help many people with your insight,
wisdom, and love for painting with much expression. Hope all is well with
you. Warmest Regards, Maria
Hi Mary, I have forwarded the earring info to the woman and also your
website. Thank you for your quick reply and also the email you sent me. I
love how you start your day with writing and painting, Igniting Your
Intentions. Creativity is a wonderful thing. You are living proof! You
inspire me. All the best to you. Mary
Our Special
Events
Presentation at The Brain Exchange:
Your workshop was definitely the highlight of the evening and everyone
just ADORED you! I also think you helped some of our participants to learn
a lot about themselves. You really are fabulous at what you do. I am going
to encourage my friends to take some classes with you as well.
--Sara Shea, co-founder of The Brain Exchange. You can contact her via
email at sara@bridgecastllc.com
for more information on The Brain Exchange.
Subject: YOUR PRESENTATION WAS WONDERFUL - THANK YOU SO MUCH
Date: 1/14 1:03 AM
From: Minsgold
{RE: Jan. 12, 2004 Special Event/presentation to the Helena Roerich
Women's Circle, NYC}
MARY
YOUR PRESENTATION TO OUR CIRCLE WAS INCREDIBLY EMPOWERFUL; JUST WONDERFUL.
YOU ARE JUST A BEAUTIFUL PERSON AND I KNOW WE SHALL TALK SOON ABOUT
WHAT MAGIC WE CAN CREATE GOING FORWARD. THANKS AGAIN. THE WOMEN LOVED THE
EVENT.
LOVE JAN
[Co-Founder, Helena Roerich Women's Circle, NYC]
Wisdom
Painting
Mary ~ I got my painting up on the wall as soon
as I got home and lo and behold it's not like anything that anyone said
about it!!! It's exciting..............it's like pure ecstatic flames of
passion and boundless energy and JOY!!!!! My girlfriend said it's so hot
that if I don't get it under some cool glass soon it might just burn up
the paper it's on!!! Ha! Ha! It could ignite the spiritually dead and
excite the sexually dormant with just one look..............thanx again -
I had fun!! Big Hug!!! Tara Bara boom boom..................
Anonymous
participants:
“Mary--Thank you. I needed to do this more than I ever could have realized. Fabulous
learning experience. Again, thanks.”
“It
... gave me the pathway to continue with pride and confidence.”
“Experience
was a growing one.”
“Safe
space to stretch beyond what’s comfortable and gentle push to do it.”
"...contained
more for me personally than I thought I might gain. I felt the experience as a
whole helped me to connect with my painting (which isn’t finished) and connect
to my gut. … Four hours is pretty quick, amazingly enough, and I could have
painted longer.”
Coaching
"Mary
Gravelle's gentle style and expansive techniques were integral to my success in
making a significant life change. And
she followed that life transition through to completion: She helped me to
celebrate. The celebration -- as
significant as the progression toward it -- was a powerful lesson in
self-recognition and gratitude.
But Mary is more than a coach.
She holds the mirror that reflects your strength and wisdom; she fans the
fire of faith when you think you've none left; and she gives you permission to
live your truth, helping you to keep the promises you made to yourself long ago.
She is the Keeper of Dreams, the Primer of
Possibility, and the Realization of Something More.
Gina Greenlee, Writer
Hartford, Connecticut
Igniting
your Intention
HI Mary, I loved your class Igniting you intention I took I think three years
or more ago. Just wanted you to know that I still feel the positive effects to
this day that the class taught me.
You are amazing and help many people with your insight, wisdom, and love for
painting with much expression. Hope all is well with you.
Warmest Regards,
Maria
Nancy
Brockett
....
Mary,
I remember what I was experiencing two springs ago -- a hopelessness that
there would ever be a change. And you held the vision for me and had a faith
that I couldn't muster.
I gained so much ground through the igniting series and value the depth
to which you encouraged me to go. One of the paintings in the show
is based on a sketch that I did with an intention statement in our December
meetings.
I am very grateful for your companionship along my journey and hope that
you feel proud of your part in bringing my life forward.
Love,
Nancy
Allison
Harkins ....
Mary, as a
post-script to my igniting work...I bought the book by Mike Hernaki and have
started reading that. What a great inspiration and also what a great fit
into so many passages I wrote during our 28 days together!! "Are you
willing to do whatever it takes..." my goal currently is to begin doing
illustration work and working on a children's book, (or two).
There is a
class at MCC in continuing ed. on writing and illustrating children's books
that I am GOING TO REGISTER FOR! Being willing to do whatever it takes for
this 4 week course has meant for me opening my mouth and asking my employer
if I can rearrange my schedule, (the class meets Tuesday mornings), they
said "yes". My next "doing whatever it takes step" is
signing up and sending in my money. I am very excited.
I don't know
if I could have had the inspiration for my stories or the added intention of
moving forward with this dream of writing/illustrating a book if I hadn't
taken the "Igniting" workshop with you. I
truly
feel as if another door is opening. Now I just have to walk through it.
Thank you!
--Allison
Harkins, Inspired Igniter
{Comments
after having completed Level 2, July 2003}
Allison Goodman
"I found the process to be profound and gained many insights
into myself from the Igniting process. The drawings really do
talk to you if you listen and will give you messages that you
need to hear. Perhaps even some that you don't WANT to hear, but
must. ... The igniting session gave me a feeling of power and direction."
Allison
Goodman, Artist, Ellington, CT, August,
2002
Website:
http://pages.ivillage.com/agoodman02
http://pages.ivillage.com/agoodman02
Mary
Kay McDermott .... Kudos
For Wisdom Painting! (Igniting Your Intention)
Who would’ve thought that picking up a blue crayon
after breakfast could lead to such inspiration and insight? The steps that
Mary Gravelle’s Wisdom Painting Process (Igniting Your Intention)
incorporate make the practice of “picking up the blue crayon,” a truly
meaningful exercise. I feel the Wisdom Painting (Igniting Your Intention)
class has opened my creative channels. It has helped me to better know
myself, and where my heart yearns to go.
Mary Kay McDermott, Mary McDermott,
Greenwich, CT, January, 2002
Author of The
Bridesmaid's Survival Guide
Beth
Sax
....
I participated in my
first Mary Gravelle Igniting Your Intention session in September 2001. My sister
had raved about her recent session which helped her to accomplish one big
intention in life -- starting a family -- she got pregnant!
I decided to gather and host an Igniting group in Greenwich just following the
September 11 terrorist attacks. The 6-week Igniting session was therapeutic for
me at the time and continues to help me (I started another 28-day session!). I
was so happy to host Mary's session in my studio space so that I could connect
her with people in my neighborhood who really wanted to access Mary's talents
and experience.
Each day during the 28-day session, I can't wait to sit down with colored paper
and crayons to see what will come out of my hand, my heart, my spirit. Then
sharing my drawings, one night a week, with a supportive group is helpful. It is
amazing that more than one of my drawings actually appeared in my life. This is
similar to The Artist's Way's journaling of "morning pages" only
better because you add color/drawing with crayons! I recommend this for
anyone who wants work on themselves.
Mary Gravelle is the perfect leader for the
Igniting session. She trusts her intuition to guide the group in a quiet and
sometimes quirky way. Mary is a combination of wise woman, art teacher, coach,
and therapist.
Beth Sax,
Jack of All Trades Productions,
bsaxjack@aol.com -- December 2001
Maria
Notarile ....
"THANK YOU MARY for a magical journey
of self-discovery! Each day of the process felt like a treasure-hunt in my soul and the cohesive whole is helping me create a map of the paths leading to my dreams and goals.
The mind mapping has given me incredible power over the whirlwind of thoughts and ideas in my head! The concept of picking out the easiest from the list is such a great way to boost my confidence and abolish the feeling of being overwhelmed.
I'm looking forward to our reunion party sometime
in Dec...keep me posted on that and whatever
new workshops you have coming up!"
November 2001,
Maria Notarile, Notarile Creative Designs, Greenwich,
CT
Email: maria@notarile.com,
Website: www.notarile.com
Teresa
Pecora .... (a.k.a.
Terri Rizzo)
"Mary’s
Igniting your Intention course takes you deep into your soul’s heart of
hearts to begin your journey homeward to your authentic self, which belongs to
no one but you. Then you slowly gravitate toward your heart’s desired emotion
of love. Feeling your expectancy drop down, you reach a turning point in your
process. It teaches you to go below your subjective surface feelings to trust
your deeper intuitive state of being.
It is a journey of extraordinary delights and surprises.
It is time to take brains out and think from your inner self. Then you can relax
and allow yourself to be guided by your intuition into your heart’s desire.
It’s a wonderful journey and a spectacular ride of emotional joy. Mary opens
up avenues in your heart of hearts you never knew existed. Your inner self is
awakened by thoughtful, provoking sessions toward whatever goal you choose to
achieve. Your innermost goals will be brought up to the surface so that you can
begin believing in yourself. Then you can continue on your journey so that you
are now aware of your soul’s goals, power, beliefs, and knowledge in this
lifetime.
This Igniting Your Intention process led me to and through many breakthroughs
and revelations above and beyond the goals I had set for myself. My joy at
finally achieving goals I’ve had for years was an incredible feeling of
fulfillment.
This process helps you see what you can’t see and to believe in it. This
experience is unique. Enjoy it."
Teresa
Pecora, Writer, South Windsor, CT
-- September 2001
Amy Sax .....
"I
think your work is so incredible & inspiring … I loved your class Mary.
It is such a powerful process. The
class/process has drudged up so much that I am having tiny realizations here and
there that I know are a result of our work. It's almost overwhelming."
Amy Sax,
Jewelry Designer, Goddess Beads, Greenwich, CT
-- July 2001
Email:
amysax@goddessbeads.com,
Website: www.goddessbeads.com
Kim
Beaumont .....
“My
intention statement was “I am an accomplished artist”. In acknowledging
this, drawing and writing for 28 days, I brought about what my spirit already
knew - I am. I became my intention. Now I have plans to purchase a professional
easel/table and chair, to build a sanctuary above the garage, facing my best
direction, over the woods and lake - where I may exist as an artist.
And, I take ownership of that title, separate to being mother, wife and
homemaker…I feel pride and relief.”
Kim Beaumont, Darien, CT
-- March, 2001,
www.kiwisanctuary.com
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