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| » | Art for Heart's Sake | | Meet Raelean Hall, inspiring and healing others through her art and art therapy. | | |
| » | The Art of Spirit | | Meet Meloney Steyl, expressing her passion and faith through paint and pen. | | |
| » | Magic Music Mamma | | Meet Kath Willams, a talented performer and teacher, touching others through the magic of music. | | |
| » | Jewellery Gems. | | Meet Pauline Murray, decorating women everywhere with her exquisite jewellery. | | |
| » | Market Art Magic | | Meet Adrienne Parker, blending pattern and colour to create inspiring works of art. | | |
| » | Glamorous Glass | | Meet Glenys Fentiman shining a light on the diversity and beauty of glass art. | | |
| » | Inspiring Images | | Meet Tracy Woolley a photographer and business woman inspiring people all over the world. | | |
| » | Outback Artist | | Meet June McCotter, promoting and painting the essence of the outback experience. | | |
| » | Soulful Singer | | Meet Delany Delaney, a mesmerizing and magical performer, weaving her magic through song. | | |
| » | Natural Beauty | | Meet Saffron Drew, capturing the texture, colour, and dynamic pattern of nature in her art. | | |
| » | Forming the Female | | Meet Lindi Birnie – ‘Body & Soul’ – celebrating the female form sculpturally. | | |
| » | Funky Females | | Meet Denise Daffara, celebrating the light and joy of women in her funky, fun, colourful paintings | | |
| » | Captivating Ceramics | | Meet Shannon Garson, a porcelain artist inspired by nature and history, blending them into magical pieces. | | |
| » | Painting Pleasures | | Meet Natalie Dyer, diversely expressing the beauty of life in sensational works of art | | |
| » | Sensational Sistas | | Meet Louise and Sarah, sisters in life, string and song, creating beautiful music together. | | |
| » | Alluring Abstracts | | Meet Christine Maudy, French born abstract artist creating soulful abstracts and striking colours. | | |
| » | Sculpting Sensations | | Meet Anne-Laure Demene, superbly sculpting form and fauna in a variety of mediums. | | |
| » | Mayan Magic | | Meet Heidi Woodman, ceramic artist blending ancient wisdom with intuitive impulses, expressed in earth material. | | |
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| Meet Francie Griffin, using her artistic and intuitive gifts to contact and draw your spirit guide |
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| Describe your unique style of art? I am an intuitive artist and my paintings tend to be a combination of realism and surrealism. My main intent is to bring joy to those who resonate with my work and if doing a commissioned piece of work I connect on a vibrational level with the person I am painting for .
One of my specialities is spirit guide drawing. I guess the best way to describe them is they are like energetic portraits. The focus of these drawings is often in the eyes. My work is very energetic, a comment once made was that my drawings and paintings seem to be “alive”.
My work evolves and I have learnt to love 'mistakes', these have often been the source of my best creative moments.
I start with a vision in mind and allow it to evolve. I sometimes create from pure spirit and other times use reference material to help me bring my vision to life.
Colour is an important aspect of my work and eyes and faces usually emerge. I am mostly concerned with the essence and energy of my work and having it bring joy and harmony to the people who resonate with it.
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| What motivated you to start spirit drawing?
I began to draw and paint after a 20 odd year hiatis from any creative endeavours. This was not long after beginning to remember and honour my spirituality. Others were encouraging me to paint more commercially but at that time I was intent (or stubborn!) on my art reflecting my inner spiritual journey. I kept asking the question “how can I combine my spirituality and my art?” After being retrenched from my employment I had a reading for clarity on where to from here? At the end of the reading I was bitterly disappointed that not one mention of my art was made. I told the reader I had to begun to paint again and asked if she could see any avenues opening up for my art in terms of a career? She tuned in and said yes I very clearly see you doing spirit guide drawings.. Well! I was excited to say the least and then the little voice came in “but you haven't got the gift for that”, “people would be watching you while you draw!” etc etc The seed was planted and yet it took me a few years and the encouragement of some good friends to trust, let go and have a go. After what seemed a shaky start on one of my first attempts I received some valid confirmation I was on the right track.
Before I started myself I had a drawing done by another spirit guide artist and the joy I felt when I saw my guides eyes gave me the direct understanding of how seeing the guides image come alive can touch a person's heart, this was truly great motivation. |
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| How do you evolve your drawing? Before I begin the drawing I go into a light meditative state and clear my mind and offer myself as a clear channel for the energy of the client's guide with them for their highest good at that time to come through. Generally the first thing to come to my mind is the colour paper they wish me to use. This can be a colour which the guide and/or client vibrate and resonate to, often it turns out to be the favourite colour of the client.
I sometimes have an image form in my mind of how the guide presents themselves, eg I know that I am seeing a lady with a blue veil over her head, or sometimes it is symbols that first come to mind like the sun, a pyramid or an animal or bird. Often I am simply directed to intuitively pick up a colour and start on the paper and allow my hand to be guided. I liken it to putting a jig-saw puzzle together. The drawings often change as I draw showing different aspects of the guide, such as masculine energy becomes female and vice versa. Sometimes the faces of loved ones may appear to say hello before the guide's face emerges.
Each drawing is individual and part of the joy is being open to the wondrous possibilities.
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| What has been your greatest challenge?
Faith and trust in spirit and letting go of my ego, not being a people pleaser ~ sometimes we get what we need not what we want! Drawing in public and putting myself on show has been a challenge. I am often told after I have been drawing that a group of people have been watching but due to the focus of the drawing I have been oblivious to this.......thank goodness! |
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| What gives you the most satisfaction from doing your spirit drawing?
Feeling the energy of the guide waft through me as I tune in and begin to draw and experiencing the joy and connection that most client's find. I love it when they get tears in their eyes, the tears of joy and connection are truly heart warming. |
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| How is your spirit expressed in your art?
Before I embark on any artwork I generally drop into my heart centre, meditate and often bless my canvas or paper with reiki energy.
I ask spirit to work through me and in me and I believe that we are all a part of the Great Spirit and not separate to it.
One day early in my re-emergence I was struggling with a painting of hands and stopped to do a meditation. Won't go into details now but I had an incredible experience. When I returned to the canvas one of the hands literally came to life and hovered in front of me and I knew in that moment all was well! And yes the hands turned out well too!
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| What have you learnt about yourself through your art?
I think more so than learning about myself my art has helped me to remember who I truly am. I do know that when I let other things get in the way of my creativity I forget myself too. My life flows best and I flow best when I am giving attention to my art. |
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| What piece of advice would you give to someone just starting out?
Just do it! Surrender to the process and let go of attachment to the result. Practice and enjoy. Stay open to possibilities and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are a perception; they can be the gateway to creativity. Learn from others, appreciate others work and acknowledge your own unique style and remember there is only one you! |
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| When did you feel comfortable calling yourself an ‘artist’? Hmmmmmmmm it took a while. I can't pinpoint a time but only recently just evolved into it. I guess when I started being comfortable with myself. |
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| s there anything else you would like to tell us?
I love drawing spirit guides and love painting& drawing. It is great to be able to interact with clients while I am drawing for them and I can also draw from photos, great if you wish to gift a guide drawing to a friend or loved one.
My forte is tuning in intuitively to spirit for inspiration and bringing life to my work. In a commissioned piece for an individual I consciously use my intuitive ability to connect with the person so the artwork is truly for them.
A year or two ago I was commissioned to paint a piece for a woman's new business for use on her website and office décor. Unbeknowns to me at the time this lady had also commissioned a lady in Melbourne to intuitively design her graphic business logo. We both came up with the same concept and same colours totally unaware of what the other was doing.
Last year was my first foray into the world of book illustration and I love the intimacy of this work. I illustrated a beautiful children's book “How the Caterpiller Learnt to Fly”, authored by Crystal Hope. A wonderful story based on the power of positive thinking and making choices based on love not fear, enjoying life and having fun! I have also had the honour of providing the front cover illustrations for the Whitelight Magazine over the past year and a half.
I also run drawing classes, both intuitive and basic drawing skills, and chakra painting joyshops with new ideas for classes in the etheric.
I love to create and I love to share the joy of creation.
If you would like to be on my email list for events coming up or have general enquiries please email me on francieg@iprimus.com.au.
I would love to hear from you.
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