Beginnings

All beginnings can only come about through an ending of some sort.

Let me tell you my ending, and my new beginning.

Once upon a time I used to work in finance, within the hospitality industry in London.
Now this story isn’t one of those ‘I hated my job and wanted to be an artist and was miserable’. Nop. I LOVED my life in London. For sure there were tough bits, tough people, tough stuff. But I really loved the work I was doing. I was learning lots, working with some incredibly talented people and I was really proud of myself and the life I led.

However, The Universe had other ideas for me and brought me back to my home town of Perth, Western Australia, mid way through covid. I had a family situation which I chose to be home for and once that had played out I myself became very sick. I developed some unknown, undiagnosable illness which given the nature of the beast and the timeframe of it all can only be described as a chronic illness. It took about 4 years to heal, with me really diving headlong into all forms of self-healing.

There were two major parts of this journey of self-healing which are relevant to this story I am telling you:
1) I was given a painting online course which I began more for the person who gave it to me than for myself. But….Something beautiful happened. Whenever I picked up my brush I felt peace and joy. Two things which, if I am telling you the truth, I had given up all hope and expectation that I could actually feel. Joy and peace were two emotions I just couldn’t recognise anymore. But painting triggered my cells to remember. Something so special which I do not take for granted.
2) I signed up to a training certificate in somatic mind body coaching. In the course there was this half hour segment about art therapy, using colour, texture and drawings to express your emotions (in my case my pain). Beyond expressing it you could also play out and change the storyline through manipulating your drawing. This was a pretty big form of self-healing which revolutionised my path to health.

Fast forward a bit a we get to where I am today. A totally changed, new person, beginning a new journey.

My new beginnings is as an artist. Earning an income selling my explorations into tranquility, peace, surrender, divinity, health, fulfillment.
I do believe that buying a piece of art (especially an original) is a form of energy exchange, and all that really means is that by having one of my pieces hanging on your walls you will receive the energy of love, openness, curiosity, kindness, and pure peace itself.
This is my intention toward my pieces and I hope they serve you well.

So much love.
x SP