Saturday, April 19, 2025

Less Is More

 




I have always been a big believer in “less is more.”

Spring, for me, is always a time for decluttering - a time to go through all of my recent work, reflect on it, and sit with it. It’s the time to ask myself:

  • What have you learned over the past year through your creative process?
  • Has your art made you happy? Has it uplifted you?
  • Are you creating to dive deeper into your inner genius, or are you seeking approval?
  • What creative paths are calling you that you haven’t dared to explore?
  • What would you like to experience more of as an artist, and how do you think you can get there?
To you and your kin, wherever my words may find you.

These and similar questions help me shed light on my creative work. As I explore these reflections and journal about them, I always end the process with gratitude. My journey has convinced me that gratitude is the foundation to lean on when doubt, frustration, and insecurity arise - and at some point, they always do. And that’s okay.

Spring is also the time when I look at everything I own to see if anything is ready to move on. Sometimes there is, and other times there isn’t. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is honouring the person and artist I’ve become - and making space for the new. The ritual of decluttering also makes me more aware of everything I own. What you own also owns you, so I prefer to keep a clear overview.

Going through the decluttering process - both externally and internally - offers the opportunity to reflect on what truly matters to you and whether your values have shifted. It also gives you a chance to examine how you want to create and what’s calling you. It’s a way to ask yourself what you're truly seeking when you dive into the act of creation.

For instance, if joy is something new you want to explore, how do you approach that? How can you tap more deeply into your inner joy, and what thoughts or patterns might be hindering its natural flow? This too is a path into creation.

Another way is simply to jump in and let the process lead you. That’s what happens to me when I lay out all my flowers on the floor and start creating. I’m still learning to trust that process - and my own divinity. I am a perfect channel, capable of calling a creation, like a mandala, into being and bringing it into the 3D world. The petals speak to me, and the flowers guide me. I don’t really need to do that much. It’s all about trusting your intuition.

All you need to do is listen to the small nudge - the quiet invitation to create. Follow it. Follow it passionately and without question. Let it show you the way and tell you the story you are meant to share with the world. It won’t speak to everyone, but it will move some to their very core. That, to me, is what art is about. Less is more.

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HAPPY EASTER to you and your kind!


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May peace be with you.


♡  Hele



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