A COVID LIFE - Creativity - Drawing - ART!

Today is only art. Things that I have pulled out of my swirly creative mind into colors and content. 

These images are a bit of a collection from a journaling class that started in March 2020, the beginning of lock down. I didn’t know what else to do with my time and signed up for an Art Journaling class. This proved to serve me well in the beginning. But consequently, it took my curiosity on a wild ride of online lessons regarding the software I use currently for work, so the journaling got left in the dust.

The following images are from a series of classes that were centered around archetypes and feelings. 

ANGER

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This one is ... a spiraling chaos with a name, I don’t like anger. Its not my thing. I fear the rage that exits my mind when it rises in me, so this is something I will revisit over and over again to release the pressure. LIke when I think about the disregard of the POTUS around all the deaths and disease ..etc

THE MYSTIC - MEDICINE WOMAN

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This archetype is more a picture of my soul. Where I typically reside, although I may appear to be something else in the social scheme, this is a momentary capture of a consistent fluctuation. My spirit is definitely animal based, and oddly brings me a connected feeling to the planet. 

JOY

Ok. So many people will look at this and NOT feel joy. BUT my ADHD mind finds this oddly soothing and happy. The consistency of it, the method used to create it allowed a very peaceful hour in my life. It makes me think of music, lights, love, and culture. It reminds me of my time living in big cities! I have done many of this style. To me? This is like looking at a picket fence... Homey, and familiar.  

I hope you enjoyed this little display of a few things pulled from the mind of me.

Its sometimes a bit scary to show off what lurks in the shadows of a creative mind, but thats part of the beauty of life. Knowing your vision may inspire others to allow their inner sanctum to be transparent and stated, ultimately leading to a confidence that can only come from ourselves. 

ALL ORIGINAL WORK OWNED AND COPYRIGHTED 2020

Melanie Mitchell 

A COVID LIFE - Creative Endeavors

 A COVID LIFE - Creative Endeavors

Who am I? I am a creative, an artist, it is my core self. It's my core operating system. I am inherently incapable of consistent linear thinking. It's a brain, DNA thing. I attempt, write, and analyze but this has to be done in spurts, which is why my blog is stagnant. I haven't entered art that I have been doing during COVID. 

Art for clients is GREAT! I love being paid for using my talents, but art for myself seems to sit on the back burner. I have decided to incorporate that into my blog... What does art mean to me? What does it represent? How do I use my creative talents for myself? 

Cooking, sewing, writing bad poetry, taking pictures, makeup, painting, doing digital art, creating oracle cards, and more! I have been art journaling since lockdown and some amazing things have come out of it. This is all on a purely personal level, but it lifted my spirits time and time again. This action of personal expression has given me insight into what was lost through the constant distraction of creating art for 'others' (clients friends, etc.). 

My post this week is a hand-drawn logo client. I was actually amazed that the client was so thrilled with the final outcome. A heartfelt reminder that I am an artist, always have been. Embracing more of that in my personal time needs to be a priority moving forward. 

This is the art that I have done for myself recently. An emotion that has come up time and again around our election and the way the disease has been handled in America. 

Expressing our inner selves is cathartic. It's necessary. It's needed. It's healthy. Also, be aware that we are ALL creative in our own ways, and explore how to do more of that. It gives us hope and helps to keep love alive inside of us. Now go grab a pencil and a piece of paper and draw. <3