My Forest Studio
I love the forest. For me, it’s a mysterious and nurturing place that soothes my mind, body, and soul. When I can’t be in my art studio, creating art, you’ll find me in my forest studio… Being nurtured by nature so I can Dream, Imagine, and Create…
I love the forest. For me, it’s a mysterious and nurturing place that soothes my mind, body, and soul.
Where I live, I’m surrounded by the huge, grandfather trees of the rainforests in British Columbia. Whenever I can, I make my way into the woods for a run, a hike, or simply a leisurely walk. Not only is it healthy fresh air, but it’s also therapeutic!
In Japan this is a practice called shinrin-yoku. Shinrin means forest and yoku means bath, so it translates to forest-bathing. You don’t need to exercise to receive the benefits of the forest, you only need to take in the atmosphere of the forest through your senses, so just taking time out from your busy life and going into the woods brings positive health benefits.
Here's a little video I made a couple of years ago when I was in Norway. It's a beautiful and tranquil place…
“Get lost in nature and you will find yourself.”
When I can’t be in my art studio, creating art, you’ll find me in my forest studio… Being nurtured by nature so I can Dream, Imagine, and Create…
“The fairy-tale journey may look like an outward trek across plains and mountains, through castles and forests, but the actual movement is inward, into the lands of the soul.”
Dream Catcher (read the fairy tale)
Imagine the details.
The second step in the creative process is to imagine the details.
Using your imagination is like playing in a sandbox. Like castles in the sand, you can make whatever you want.
In your imagination you can be whoever and wherever you want to be, and you can do whatever you want to do…
The second step in the creative process is to imagine the details.
Secret View - Detail
Using your imagination is like playing in a sandbox.
Like castles in the sand, you can make whatever you want.
In your imagination you can be whoever and wherever you want to be. and you can do whatever you want to do…
‘There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.’ ~ G.K. Chesterton
Whatever you imagine in your mind’s eye has the potential to become real in your life. Everything is imagined into existance.
Once you have a dream or vision of what you want to create, begin imagining the details.
You don’t have to figure it all out. You need only play with it in your mind’s eye…
Using all your senses, begin to imagine what you want to create or experience in your life.
Where do you want to be? What are you doing?... Who are you with?
How are you feeling?
Just imagine...
‘Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.’ ~ Albert Einstein