April is for Alchemy is a perennial philosophy, an opportunity for renewal of the creative spirit every year. A self initiated opportunity to excercise creative and critical thought.
☆Join me in the video, as I re visit some of the last 4 years of Art created for April is for Alchemy!
Revisit previous years using the hashtag on Instagram #aprilisforalchemy
Try out the prompts from previous years! Follow at Element of Emphasis on Instagram.
Here is this year's prompts:
The Vernal Equinox signals the start of the Cosmic New Year.
The 21st of March marks the transition between Pisces and Airies, Water to Fire in the Zodiac.
April is a great month to practice creative thinking and wondering. It's a time for growth and tending to your heart and hearth.
The Ancient alchemists encoded the necessary rising of body and mind to meet the soul into the process called the ladder of planets.
Each soul must be tested and embody the essence of each planet.
We as the Artist must also integrate these experiences, Saturn represents Time, Jupiter Resources, Mars Energy, Venus Relationships, Mercury Communication, The Moon Rest and the Sun Explore.
Instead of a ladder, visualize it as a wheel. And after we pass the Sun/ Explore- we learn again how time is active in our lives, how our resources or lack thereof affect our process.
Working with the ideas allready existing anout these Archetypes of the artist can inspire and enhance our body of work.
In my workshop, The artists oracle, I pulled together the Above and the Below.
The Oracle
Artists know thyself 🫴✨️ the "Sustainable 7":
● Time, resources, energy, relationships, communication, rest,explore!
●Repeat! It's the way 🎨
In the artists' oracle, the 5 visible planets of ancient times, + the Sun and Moon hold space for feeding the artist and their studio. Nourishing our bodies minds and ultimately our souls comes from holding our self in good esteem and trusting the process.
April 1st I will introduce you to the Oracle.
Then each day a prompt:
time,
resources,
energy,
relationships,
communication,
rest,
explore
line
shape
colour
texture
contrast
emphasis
harmony
rythym
value
movement
space
balance
form
pattern
The 14 remaining cards represent the fundamental elements & and principles of art and design, which, when combined, help to create beautiful art and more!
The artists oracle helps you center and focus on self care, studio care and can help inspire nw work, shed new light on old work and overall serve to instill a habit of checking in to your life in a creative growth mindset.
Join me through April as I each card as a prompt for the day.
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