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| Frida and Me-Becoming My Muse |
I adore Frida Kahlo! Her life, art, struggles and pain and her enduring Creative Spirit never giving up hope, never loosing her creative spark. She painted so she could survive, she painted her pain, her hopes, dreams, love and death. The existential dilemma we all face, Frida did not keep it within herself but poured it out into the canvas, making her striking Art Work for all to see.
Frida is inspiring character; colorful, true to her ancestor roots, political view and her art. She was the blow of fresh wind wherever she came, feeling sometimes alienated and strange, nevertheless she never adapted someone else ideals, but stayed true to herself. She was a true bohemian and is still inspiring many of us!
I had a dream just when I was pondering if I should come out into the world with my art work. I had recently seen a photograph of Frida so colorful and beautiful! I just had to paint that photo and then it all started. In this painting process ideas started to flow and in the dream Frida came. She was holding a workshop, creativity and colors were abound and I was participating, happy to meet this magnificent woman. It was a good dream and in the morning the name of the page came ,,Listagyðjan" in icelandic translated ,,The Muse" in english. Frida became my muse for a moment and when I finished the painting I decided one evening for the fun of it to become my muse. It was great experience and evoked laughter and joy. I recommend to dress up for a theme of inspiration. We can become chameleon and move our energy into whatever we seek and become that without loosing ourselves. We can choose to draw upon each others powers and gifts- and be inspired by each other. We can release separation and look at object or a person for example and say ,,I am that", because in truth we are all one!
In life we can have many muses, it doesn´t have to be a living person, artist or celebrity. It can be anything that inspires, like nature, the sky, your dreams, a pattern or a color. Everything has something deeper within, something that is not clear to the eye but lies hidden beneath, that is the magic of inspiration. You open a doorway to the imagination, something lies waiting to be revealed and you find that treasure and let your muse be your guiding light. May your inspiration be the sparkling light on your journey.
Wishing you all a creative fall season***
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