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Naomi Wild Artist
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25.01.2022 Enjoying some city scape in one of my favourite areas of Sydney. I just LOVE exploring the world, it feeds my inspiration. #streetart #cityscape #explore
25.01.2022 Full moon ritual and meditation going live on Wednesday morning at 11.11 am my time which is 11.41 on the east coast. Join me live in our Womens circle or check in when it suits you for your own rituals. If you can get outside on the land to connect, I will see you there Note, leave a comment below if you arent already in the Womens Moon Circle group. You are welcome and I will need to add you to the group x
25.01.2022 New moon. Dreaming seeds. Visual mapping. Journaling. Yoga. Ingredients for a new chapter. .. . . .... . #newmoon #arttherapy #soul #yoga #hope See more
24.01.2022 Some days, becoming unrecognizable to myself, it seems the world and our systems are slushy slop in individual COVID chrysalises, amidst a painful collective metamorphosis Now, more than ever, we are faced with the fragility and interdependence of our own bodies and the systems we inhabit. I keep returning to the chrysalis, for both solace and inspiration in that, the chrysalis is a messy, painful, and disorienting space, but within the mush there are imaginal seeds for tra...nsformation. The chrysalis has always spoken to me of the journey into fuller ways of being. I think much that people experience of pain or of what is labelled mental health is actually an experience that could be transformative if they just had the safe space to be held whilst in between states of being. This is a process I am quite familiar with...and the reason I offer all the things that I do. A good cocoon of support can be the difference between breaking down and breaking through
23.01.2022 Friday afternoons...teaching yoga via zoom to staff at a mental health support service. Gotta take care if ourselves if we are going to care for others. Those of us that get called to support roles are usually big hearted empathy and can be in danger of burn out. Ive burnt out myself and its not where you want to go...but where you will almost definately end up if you dont make your own R&R a priority. Also offering one on one tailored yoga sessions and programs for those keen to refine (or start) their home practice. Lmk . #yoga #mentalhealth #resilience
23.01.2022 Newcastle Art Therapy has a new shape!
22.01.2022 Stumbled upon some old sketches that became key pieces in my last exhibition, all now living in peoples homes. The remembering of these as visual maps not just of the creative outcome but also of the poetry of my being that they sing to me of. Art is so much more than just a pretty thing to put on your wall. Its a map, a story that leads you somewhere that no other thing can. It even has the potential to remind you of who you are, of what you believe; holding you when thing...s seem to get blurry everywhere else. This is what icons were used for in various faith systems around the world. They kept people focused on the way they were woven into a bigger story. I believe we can find symbols like this, like an icon, to anchor us through dark times. Like the pebbles of Hansel and Gretel, glowing in the moonlight and leading us home. I feel the creative muse whispering to me to join her... #artist #australianartist #brokenhillartist #visionaryartists #icon #artistprocess #symbolism See more
21.01.2022 I needed courage yesterday as I went to see the gynaecologist. Wearing my beautiful Yoni earings, by the very talented @barbara.nanshe.studio helped me feel like I had secret strength. It really is a radical act these days to take your health into your own hands and weigh up the medical model and its recommendations as well as standing firmly in trust that natural and alternative medicine has valuable things to offer. I have seen much healing in my life and the lives of friends and clients when an exploration of what is being stored emotionally in the body begins. Critical thinking & personal responsibility; essential to the woman of the new world. #symbolism #womenempowerment
20.01.2022 This project is almost done! I’ve never bitten off such a big illustration job before and it’s taught me heaps...especially perseverance. Collab with the writing talents of @liesel_clare. Watch this space for an interactive story time #newcastle people’s. . #illustration #artist #childrensbooks #watercolour #artistprocess #arttimelapse
20.01.2022 In times like these is is important to anchor ourselves so as to weather the storm. Nature shows us how with her trees sending roots down into the earth. We can strengthen our roots by using small rituals that connect us with the truths we hold in our hearts. One way we have done this in our family for many years is to assemble a mandala (not so much in a traditional way, more-so just anything within a circle) out of anything we can find in nature. We choose items (leaves, s...tones etc) to represent our dreams, our challenges and sometimes those people we are wanting to send more love to. I suppose it is our version of a prayer in action. Sometimes we talk about what we have put in our mandala and why (it can be a great map to help people connect with what they are feeling, hoping for or mourning) and sometimes just the act of creating it is enough. We then leave it there to be found by passers by or even to just radiate its beauty into the world with no need for an audience. The impermanence of this project is also really powerful; to create something without there needing to be a tangible, productive, lasting outcome...rather the outcome is within. Participating in these little rituals is calming and creates a space for stillness. It can be done anywhere and with anything. The main ingredient is to be present to the moment and our own hearts truth. That is truly all we ever have
20.01.2022 Scouting for inspiration today and came across these beauties. The stories they could tell... . . . .... . #brokenhill #brokenhillartist #australianartist #muse See more
19.01.2022 So many beautiful hearts struggling right now. Feeling whipped by the winds of fear and stress on the outside and being called to face all the darker places that have existed within them for a while; that now have time and space to emerge. This can be a healing time my friends. Yes its uncomfortable, yes it feels like things are falling apart. But they need to so that they can make room for new ways. The key to moving through these times is to turn to your resources. Commit ...to doing the things that help. Go for a walk. Do some yoga. Meditate. Dance. Draw. Sing. Connect with someone who you trust or reach out to a therapist. A theme that keeps coming up at the moment with those I support is the need for Mindfullness. Bringing us back to the present moment. Out of the anxious loops of what could happen next in this story of unknowns. Breathe and notice the sensations. Look at the details of the cup you drink from. Watch the light changing throughout the day. Feel the soft touch of your own skin. Be. Here. Now. This little vid of some dancing gum leaves was on my walk today. So many small moments that Im noticing more loudly now that so much is quieter. Im going to run a Free series of creative mindfullness workshops next week for those who want to connect. Stay tuned. Much love #mindfullness #anxiety #wellbeing #mentalhealth #breathe #therapy #help
19.01.2022 Belonging to yourself means giving yourself permission to be playful, to be childlike, perhaps even a bit weird. Sure we all like folks to take us seriously but how about taking us in our fullness, accepting us for who we are. Feels risky sometimes doesnt it? Learning to love your own sweet heart and being your own faithful companion is freedom from so many false stories about our worth. It can be quite a journey. Loving the parts of yourself that you would rather hide. But ...its worth it. You dont have to be alone to feel lonely. You dont have to have company to feel loved. Worth considering. Be kind to yourself... #brokenhillartist #selflove #weirdo #wellbeing
19.01.2022 Yoga classes are now online; offering an inclusive, non-judgemental & accessible practice for all abilities that is pay what you can. Hope to see you there
18.01.2022 Cold days indoors...longing for connection to country. Never did finish this piece...think I might dig I out and revisit the dreaming it gave me. Creative practice is a doorway to anyplace. Original post: Recently had the privilege to sit by a fire at Mutawintji National Park with some of the first peoples of that land. It was such a rich experience full of new learning, music, laughter and a deep knowing that our coming out to this part of australia was truly answering our s...ouls calling. The next day I made a natural dye bath for textiles that I am weaving into a piece called Mutawintji Healing. It felt good to be creating something on that land, on the fire that had warmed us all under a very big sky. This is how the process of how I create is even more important than what I create...as it nurtures me first and any offering I have comes from there. #artist #brokenhillartist #australianartist #fiberart #artistprocess #naomiwildstudio See more
16.01.2022 Here to offer support www.creativeheart.space
16.01.2022 Sacred places. Patches of our great earth that hold memories for us, that awaken something within us and quench our thirsty souls. Ive been back east on essential business this week and I knew that I needed to prioritise some of this medicine. In Japan they are calling it forest bathing and doctors are starting to prescribe it. Its really quite simple though...just get to nature. It heals us because it is us. It is a way of returning to a deeper existence than any of our modern constructs. Your head might rationalise being too busy, tired, unmotivated, etc...but your heart hears the call: Go get some natural goodness! #naturetherapy #forestbathing #ecotherapy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #newcastlensw
15.01.2022 When you let it...the paper becomes a mirror and the marks just make themselves...its a conversation. . Needed to clear my mind so headed to places where earth speaks louder than concrete. Deep earth listening always illuminates. A timely reminder of how we shape our world with what we focus on. .... #art #australianartist #artistsketch #earthwisdom See more
15.01.2022 Teaching yoga online this week as part of my final assessment. Such richness it brings to me in sharing this with others. So wonderful to see the ripples reaching into others lives. Feeling blessed to have committed to this teacher training and to myself in this way. I would never have dreamed I could do what Im doing now. So grateful to the incredible teachers @yogaforall_ for their guidance, wisdom and call to action. #yoga #creativemovement #brokenhill #wellbeing
15.01.2022 To sit in meditation doesnt mean rainbows will shoot out of my head and my butt....but it does mean that I create some space for alchemy to occur with whatever I am feeling. To invite some light into the tangle of emotions, to grow a state of witness to my humanness. To meditate is not to know how but rather to welcome the unknown... This is one of the mental/emotional/physical/spiritual health tools that has changed my life. Learning to be with whatever is here. Everything that is here is our teacher.
14.01.2022 Today i felt the weight of the world and needed to return to the moment, to myself and to honouring my own precious heart...a choice we all have at times when we feel challenged yet often choose to avoid or distract ourselves instead, only to have a melt down later. I used these feelings in a drawing that was really a mindfulness exercise and let the inspiration for the Artist Group Together, We play- care mongering (hosted by #timelesstextiles ,check it out) inform my mar...ks. We need to practice these self-care actions now more than ever...with them comes insight and wisdom that our heart is just waiting to share with us. "Being fluid for me at this time is about being with whatever is arising in each moment; being open to the changing phases of my emotional landscape just like the phases of the moon. Being kind to myself if I cant even create is sometimes challenging but feels like very important learning. Being fluid feels like having a sense of surrender....which is what Ive called this drawing I did today; a day with less ease. It feels nurturing to honour the uncomfortable parts of life right now, whilst holding the awareness that the next moment might be different too."
12.01.2022 New short course in Newcastle starting next week!
12.01.2022 Is this an invitation into death and new life for us all? This time, this moment that we have been called into....into stillness. Honouring the turn of the seasons and moving into darkness...physically with autumn days getting shorter and metaphorically with the way that this strange time of enforced distancing is bringing up many of our shadows. Feels to me to be like the myth of Innana; journeying into the underworld, being stripped of all the ways she understood herself an...d having to surrender fully before she could be resurrected into her fullness. Not the only cultural story like this. These journeys to darker or more painful places are truly challenging at times and take us using all our self care and deep listening tools...but they are gifts. Yes gifts. As you move through these places and grow to know your heart and what it needs, you become more yourself and can find a sense of wholeness, peace and comfort. It takes choices...each day, each moment. The deaths of old ways often dont feel easy and the rebirth can have intense contractions. Life-Death-Life. It takes honouring of your unique souls medicine. This is whats holding me at the moment. Years of practicing how to be with stillness, how to journey through darkness and how to be my own truest friend. And yet within this current global storm I too feel rocked at times by the winds howling at my ears. So I turn to my personal rituals and my practices. I find maps for navigating these unchartered waters in visual symbols...anchoring my days. I connect with earth & spirit. If you need help finding your medicine, I am here to help. Aware that we all have some stripping back to do. Parts of our ways are needing to die off so that we can rebirth as truer, stronger humans who know who they are upon their Mother Earth; learning how to be in harmony with the spirit of all things United. These are my musings on this holiday we are all sharing in some way...across this borderless human world. My sincere love to you all. #naomiwildstudio #myth #visualmapping #mystic #arttherapy #personalpractice #lifedeathlife #rebirth #wellbeing
11.01.2022 Current mood. There is this place between worlds when the illusions fall and we get to see the true mechanics of our existence. Perhaps the invitation through the chaos that seems to be coming in ever increasing waves, is for the ways that are not working in our societies to be seen and to die off. That process was never going to be easy. We have been choosing a life of compromise for too long. Living in a sleep walking state of being. Turning a blind eye to the many small ch...oices we make individually, every day, that allow for harm to come to our sisters and brothers of all colours, genders, beliefs and world views. We have been participants in our great Mother Earth being destroyed; voting yes with our dollars and our silence. I find it overwhelming and some days even paralysing to know how to do anything that might make a change for the better, but we can. It starts in the heart. To commit to standing for truth and for love...the kind of love that burns with sacred rage at injustice. Once you know this as your foundation, start researching what part you play in the illusion, what ways you can help to bring truth to light and where you need educating (and educate yourself). Today, first and foremost, check in with someone who might be feeling the pain of watching whats going on in America and what it highlights for us here in our own backyard. Offer to listen. You dont need to fix it (action is necessary but first you really need to know how, what and when). This simple act is what has been missing for far too long. Play your part, however small today. A million small voices become a roar. #aboriginallivesmatter #changeisoverdue See more
11.01.2022 Discovered some doorways into other realms whilst visiting my sister on the way to Newcastle for essential business. Found some playfulness in teaching some online yoga and mindfulness in this space. Feeling very blessed to be able to take my work with me atm. So many silver linings to the dark clouds that have come with corona. This is deep learning time. It has called for my full attention and commitment to me walking my talk. To my need to cradle the broken pieces that ar...e emerging whilst feeling isolated, as well as discovering new gifts that could only become visible once everything else got quieter. I hear you and I see you riding the waves that move through you. We are all in this together x. #door #yoga #personalgrowth #hanginthere . Thanks to @she___creates for the real life #backdrop
10.01.2022 Yoga is just another way to make art with life. Shapes with bodies. Expression that is deeper than casual language. It also helps HEAPS with anxiety and feelings of overwhelm which Im sure many of you will agree is up right now. I cannot tell you how much clearer, calmer and more motivated Ive been since doing this regularly. What I LOVE even more about this practice is the way that Ive been taught to teach in an incredibly accessible way. No expectations. No judgement. Ev...ery body welcome. If you havent already joined the Facebook group and come along to a live video session with me (pay what you canafford on a sliding scale), msg me and I will send you the link. I have a class Tuesday morn at 7(aest) and more throughout the week. Online workshops coming soon combining yoga, chakra activation and art therapy for a full body, heart, spirit, mind. #yoga #lifeisart #newcastle #brokenhill See more
10.01.2022 Location scouting today for a performance art piece. Not only finding incredible landscape, also some deep soul medicine from this beautiful country. A total sum of awe. #brokenhill #artist #ecotherapy #artistprocess #nofilterneeded
09.01.2022 Working on a mixed media assemblage piece and got caught up in shapes and colours.... Art Nouveau West Darling style. . . #artistlife #artnouveau #art #australianartist
08.01.2022 To all the Sisters I have shared space with, or have yet to, I have crafted us a room to visit when we need to commune with one another and connect with a sense of the sacred. Though we are needing to be physically apart at this time, lets make sure we are more connected than ever. Connected to the deep wisdom of our hearts, to one another through our shared experiences, our stories, our wisdom, joy and to our great mother; Earth and the great mystery of universal truth that she spins within. I will see you there
07.01.2022 When the bleep gets real, we need to remember a few things that we can give ourselves. #compassion #emotional #wellbeing #mentalhealth #gentleness
07.01.2022 ‘Sifting the Remains (Barka Grieving)’ is my submission for the ‘Desert Equinox Art Prize’ held annually by the Broken Hill Art Exchange. For those of you who don’t know it, participants have to display their work in places they independently organise around town. I am chuffed to have mine in the window of my fave vintage store out here: Jonnie loves Noreen. Go check it out and maybe get yourself a piece of vintage flare whilst your there. I will put the artwork details and concept outline in the comments once I’ve put the dinner on. #motherartist #desertequinoxartprize #brokenhillartexchange #art #brokenhill #brokenhillartist #mixedmedia #artassemblage #artactivism
07.01.2022 This project is almost done! Ive never bitten off such a big illustration job before and its taught me heaps...especially perseverance. Collab with the writing talents of @liesel_clare. Watch this space for an interactive story time #newcastle peoples. . #illustration #artist #childrensbooks #watercolour #artistprocess #arttimelapse
07.01.2022 Currently finishing my Yoga Teacher Training 200hr Certification. Had my final assessment today! Excited to be adding this to my box of paints. Yoga has brought my life to a new place of being. Anchoring me in the moment, no matter what I am experiencing. Cant wait to share it with you . #yoga #brokenhill
05.01.2022 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #sovereigntyneverceded #aboriginalland #invasionday #brokenhillnsw #peacefulprotest #changethedate
05.01.2022 Illustration sneak peak for the childrens book that @liesel_clare and I are creating. Learning to put perfectionism aside and just trust my mark making has been a huge journey...glad to say that even though some fears never leave, the addition of some self compassion goes a long way. . Working with some wonderful women at the moment in the course I offer, Finding your Creative Centre. All about working with the parts of you that seem to block or sabotage your creative proc...ess, with finding the spark and facing limiting beliefs. Things Ive learnt along the way that help me to keep showing up for myself and others. Its a fantastic course and such a privilege to journey with these people, witnessing them coming into a deeper connection with themselves and the dreams they have for their lives. Next round starting soon . #artist #creative #illustration #shortcourse See more
03.01.2022 Hi! Its been a while. Largely because the life of an artist isnt always obviously creative. Sometimes its about being buried in the metaphorical earth for a while so that old outgrown ways can break down, compost, and sprout new ways of being..thinking...making. Thats where Ive been. Im not even sure the earth is done with me yet but Im happy to report that Im feeling inspired to be creative again. The muse is whispering in my ear... #naomiwildstudio #artistlife #artistprocess
03.01.2022 Today I am being called to honour the sad, lonely, disappointed parts of myself. I used to think that if I was to be an evolving human, that I would stop having days like this. Not so. There are plenty of times when I can shake myself out of a funk by doing things that make me feel less powerless and overwhelmed...and then there are the times, like now, that Ive tried a bunch of things and my heart just needs me to stop and pay attention. To really feel. I also have the di...alogue of just be grateful and others have it worse than you etc....but Im not arguing with that. In fact thats half the issue...my heart aches for those who ache and my powerlessness and overwhelm come from wanting so badly to help but not being able to. So here I am. Surrendering to the uncomfortable places. Allowing myself to have a cry. Asking my heart what it needs. I know that this is an important part of my learning through this time ; through life. Dark days are gifts....even though they suck. They basically grab us by the scruff of the neck and show us the places that need some healing. They slow us down to listen. Of course its what we do with them that counts. If we feel sorry for ourselves then we will just compound the pain as well as making the process drag on...for as long as it needs to. If we take some deep breaths and ask for insight...it will come. It always does. It can help to have some maps, to show you how to be with darkness, to help you find its gifts. These maps are out there....and people that understand dark days will be able to share theirs with you. But ultimately you need to find yours. Thats one of the reasons I feel I have had to journey with my own anxiety, grief and depression at times. It has given me insight into how to walk alongside someone through theirs. A bitter sweet gift, that I treasure. I honour mine so I can honour yours. And the maps I have found over the last 30 years of riding these waves, will serve me well. If you feel like you could do with a companion through whatever your facing right now. Get in touch. Im offering zoom sessions at discounted rates to make help accessible to all. Link to new website in comments
02.01.2022 Caressing beauty with my eyes... A few years ago I came across a book about using drawing, painting etc, as a form of zen meditation. Its been a wonderful thing since to just sit in nature and allow the shapes in front of me to move onto the page in the pursuit of truly seeing rather than having to make something good. Some lovely moments were spent running my eyes tenderly over these trees in Pamamaroo lake on the weekend. . #artistprocess #brokenhillartist #zen #inkpainting #nature #artstudy #waysofseeing
02.01.2022 Turning to the things that ground me. Snake energy is strong for me at the moment....the cool winter has called me to sit in darkness and the edge of warmth is whispering of a new season in my life. Another layer shed that Im outgrowing. Old habits, old ideas, old paradigms. There is this moment (as Ive witnessed in watching Winston my snake) where the new skin tempers; a pause as the new way of being integrates. It feels like a place between worlds and can bring feelings of fear...this new unknown. My micro- cosm reflects the macro...an inevitable transformation of our world. #snake #symbolism
02.01.2022 A sneak peak at the short course starting this week- a couple more spaces available. Workshop1 The Dream Where do you long to be? What do you long to create in your life? Being able to visualise where you want to be can be challenging for some and for others its already so strong that it overwhelms and causes us to freeze. Either way, to begin we need to set our ships bow in the direction of our dreams, our creative desires. Here we will explore what these are and begin to ...craft a map that will lead us there. https://www.facebook.com/events/199133104668608/
01.01.2022 I love how there is a shard of light in this photo that shines down my centre. Its taken a lot to stay centred lately...the world being upside down like it is for so many. Walks in nature have been my medicine; practising the art of #shinrinyoku or forest bathing. Not really any forests as such out here in #brokenhill but the expanse I see reminds me of the spaciousness I am constantly discovering within me. Pictured is a huge throne of quartz that my dear friend @theaimeev led me to at dawn semi recently. The stones here also sing of this lands beauty. I feel really held by this land and so grateful to be able to soak her in. . #medicine #naturetherapy #staycentered #dadirri
