WHAT IS AN OPEN HEART?

A couple of weeks ago, I lost my sweet precious kitty, Timmy.  He was only five and a half years old.  He had a seizure and died.  

I had named him after a friend of mine, a childhood friend, who had died suddenly and unexpectedly.  This ironic oddity struck me soon after my cat died in my arms.  Life can change in an instant.  Or it can be over in an instant.  

Working on "Open Hearts" is like a healing meditation for me.... Here are some new ones that I finished today.  

more OPEN HEARTS coming soon...

Art & Spirituality

Several days ago I had a conversation with an interfaith minister about art and spirituality.  For me, personally, my art and my spirituality are each feelers with which to explore the mystical and extraordinary.  And one does not exist without the other. 

"Your art is your ministry," she said to me.  Hmmmmm..... I have never thought of it that way.  Perhaps she has a point.  And the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.  Maybe I need to change how I think about it. 

SEASONS OF THE SOUL ~ movin' out

detail from SEASONS OF THE SOUL
©1993 Stephanie E. Robinson

Recently a woman emailed me about purchasing a Seasons of the Soul print.  When I inquired about how she found out about the print, she shared with me that she had seen it in a therapist's office.  She told me she had lost her 21 year old son in a freak accident while he was away at college.  She wanted to have  the print so she "could just sit and stare at it for a while."  

When someone contacts me about purchasing a Seasons of the Soul print, I like to ask how they found out about it and if they are purchasing it to hang in their office, what is their profession?  The professionals who purchase it for their offices are in the helping fields, such as counselors, ministers, psychologists, massage therapists, physical therapists, energy therapists, etc.  Maybe I have an obligation to get this work out there where it can be seen by people in personal crisis.  But how?

Another thing that I found to be quite interesting is the number of people who have chosen to have selected Seasons of the Soul figures tattooed on their bodies.  A few years ago, a woman approached me and shared an interesting story.  She showed me the two Seasons of the Soul figures that she had tattooed on each calf of her legs.  She said that when she had the tattoos done she had no idea how to contact me to ask permission but when she found out that I lived in the local area, she wanted to thank me personally.  She said that she had recently been to visit a friend in Oregon and when her friend opened the door to her home, there hanging on the wall of the foyer was a Seasons of the Soul print!  She excitedly pointed out her tattoos, to which her friend responded by turning around and lifting her shirt to show a Seasons of the Soul figure on her back!

If anyone out there has a Seasons of the Soul tattoo, please send me a photo! Would love to see it!