Welcome 2018

The year of new changes!

Growing, to me, means to let go of the old so the new can become part of us,

removing the old skin and mold the new one, it has to be larger and more comfortable,

easier to carry, happier, one that stretches and can be molded at will.

My vision for the new year is of me flying towards it, with confidence and peace

 on top of my freedom, meaning that I am free to go anywhere I want and 

do the things I love, this ain´t easy, it´s work, inner work but that is my main goal.

I am sharing with you a little about my process here so you can be inspired 

to create a vision for your year, I, we call it, true intentions and it´s 

something my mom created a few years a go with a tree of abundance and had 

many leaves meaning different things for her, I did mine based on what I call 

those things that are true, the ones that make us who we are like, peace, happiness, 

honesty, the new job and new car is not part of this, only things that mean working 

on your self and that´s why I call them true for those are the things that 

you will truly own and this year I am doing the same but with a different image, 

in my journal bellow I wrote about those intentions, then did a study in a 

small journal and finally the painting.

I took my time to think about those things I want and how, I did some

meditation work and this vision came to me...

From there, all I did was play with the different ideas that came to me.

You can download this drawing and transfer it if you want or use it as an inspiration!

I received many gifts for my studio time and I am already making use of them!

I love golden and I also use the Mexican brand which is pretty good too and 

super affordable and I don´t have to pay for delivery which is very expensive!

I am also expecting some open acrylics and alkyne oil paints to try them and

of course I can´t wait! :D

I use a simple notebook, pens and markers, soft pastels to play this way!

Grace to let go and hope to find

will to change and stamina to fulfill 

dreams to conquer and work to reach them

laughter and happiness

peace and truth

honesty and growth

love and the self.

I hope you create a beautiful vision for your self this new cycle,

you deserve beautiful things, inspiration, love and beautiful people

around you, you deserve to be loved and cared, you deserve all of

the good things life, God always is putting in our hands, be open to them

embrace all of your goodness ad say good bye to those things that 

no longer serve your purpose by adding new ones.

Much love to you!

 Happy 2018!

I am spirit

Were do you live?

Exactly were you are.

Inside, inn, within, adentro, in the I am.

Can this be other way? 

You are your own state of consciousness,

you are your own universe,

you are here to expand

and evolve,

unfold.

You are here to know more about who you are,

to explore what you are,

to resolve the truth and what that means.

Your spirit within is always your guide,

your nurturer, your company, your true love.

Do you listen?

Do you allow?

Do you punish?

What is this spirit looking for?

What is it´s voice within saying?

Is it a healer or a sickness?

is it a truth or an invention?

Is it a consequence or a creation?

Is it loud or peaceful?

The truth is we are always with ourselves 

and only ourselves can keep what we keep inside, 

accepting this is accepting responsibility and growing up

but it´s also power.

You can choose,

that is free will,

keep love in your heart 

for keeping it makes your heart pure,

or

keep hate in your heart 

and contaminate your entire soul, 

for you see, you are the one feeling it, 

keeping it 

and no one else can experience that but you.

This is not only about the people in our experience,

it can be anything, 

a place, our job, our situation,

our bodies, our neighborhood, 

a season, a certain kind of food,

a color, a flavor, a what ever thing!

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These lessons are for me, what I am currently 

observing, I share them with you, sharing is important to me.

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Stay free by being love.

Welcome winter

It is that beautiful time of the year when leaves are falling and it's getting chilly, 

when our souls are preparing to close the cycle and when we should close to 

the outer world, keep the warmth in and enjoy of the harvest of our duties, either

good or bad, we will sure always learn something and we should be grateful

because of that, we grow larger in experiences and understanding and 

that is priceless. At least I appreciate it.

I've been doing a lot of illustration lately, my love for drawing wants to grow,

maybe I should feed it and see were it goes. As an artist you need 

to have a lot of new ideas constantly and you will have to do what it

 takes to create them, developing your style, your self, is a long term job 

and perhaps you will never be completely original, specially now 

with the openness of the web, you find out there is someone else

doing what you do but better and  you can only try to do your best 

and keep going.  

I am grateful for those who like what I do and somehow help me

keep going, thank you, I hope you enjoy this new work!

We can use our power to love or to destroy but what we do, we do it to

our selves for we are one and we will always pay the price for using it,

this is just consequence. 

If you focus on the shadow, you become the shadow,

if you find the beauty in all there is, you become that,

for what you think and perceive is who you are.

This is your state of consciousness.

Love is never out, it is in the heart of those who live it.

Aparición / Apparition

 It is awesome to see how much one can go forward when your

mind and heart are put in to it but it`s also a blessing to know

you can go anywhere you want if you do!

It all starts with a little dream

It keeps going with tons of love

you get there with stamina!

Fall is warmth

and Love

and the great sunsets embracing us.

Ho, this time is precious!

My altered book live class is coming along, I am happy with it,

I love teaching live, it`s a lot more rewarding and a lot

better for the students, I get to tell them step by step what

is next and be a friendly advice exactly when it`s needed!

My students are growing fast and they don`t even know it!

Let us be truth so it will be 

easier to live a good live and live

with a peaceful consciousness, 

live by that which may give you peace so  

when you go to sleep at night your 

dreams are of beauty, with a feeling of content

that you are in the right path, that your soul

feels so great you can`t wait for the morning

and the stars shine in your heart!

Becoming...

You never stop growing up, I realize that now,

and we all do it at different speeds, nothing is

pushing you to do it, it`s about free will, I like 

growing up but there is no end to it, some days 

you take care of a certain area and then one day you 

remember that there are other areas that you want to 

work on but it`s awesome, life is awesome, if you 

think about it, you should never be bored!

There is so much to do in this life, so much to learn,

to become!  One thing is clear to me, the most important

work you will do, is in your self!  I just hope to be strong

enough to focus on the important things, it`s 

hard for it means to really face those things but at the end

 it feels good to overcome fears, doubts and unsolved stuff,

for then you are left with so much light and brightness

in your heart that all you will do is enjoy and be happy!

Altered book page

Sugar skulls made of fabrics!  Aren`t they cute?  I was inspired by this one

over my pinterest wall but made mine with a Mexican touch with the colors!

Altered book page using tea bags!  

 I love recycling and giving artful

use to stuff I find!

Banana and pecans mini muffins!  Oh my! they were delicious!

I followed this recipe over facebook, I just added pecans to it

and used a small muffins pan as well as a big one!

My spooky wall in my studio!  ;D

I love creatures from halloween and the day of the dead,

they never scare me, they make me smile and I love

creating them, it`s a lot of fun!

Are you getting ready for halloween? I would love to see!

Please share in the comments section!

I Home

One of my favorites and one of the most used quotes is:

Home is were the Heart is...

Going deep in that thought, I believe we live in

our feelings!  It`s how you feel what makes you 

see life in a certain way so I consider this truly important!

Am I  happy? Am I afraid? Angry? Suspicious?

I am seeing life with one of those eyes-feelings and my home,

"my self", is shaped with them, therefore, my experience

of life is that very same present feeling!

Before I used to think my feelings "happened" to me, can 

you believe it? I used to think I had nothing to do with them, 

that they came and go as life was happening, this was a bad

position for anything that happened had nothing to do with me!

I`ve learned I can choose my feelings, that I get to bring up those

I like and stay there, it took me a while to learn how but I consider

learning to be happy the most important task in my life so I am

constantly in the search for that...

Fortunately or unfortunately you can`t make others happy,

 each one of us have to want to learn first and yes, some are not willing

 to make the effort, some even will hate you if you try to help them, 

you just can "work" on your self!

For me that is good news, for I only have time to work on my self!

This painting is what it`s all about, make my home a happy home,

make it a harmonious place with a constant observation of how is now and:

refresh it,

adorn it,

clean it,

love it.

I hope you are living in a happy home 

or in the pursuit of that as well!