MessyJessyCreatesArt

https://effywild.com/

The past 6 months have seen a new marriage, new family members, new house- saying good-bye to the old and welcoming the new.  FINALLY, I have my space to where I think I can create :-)   I am currently starting two new online classes: RAW   with  Galia Alena   Mixed Media Works on Paper with Donna Downey This blog post is an assignment to introduce myself and my sacred space.   I'm Jessica Ann Lane and I've chosen to show you my new studio space to represent my creative recovery because I just moved and it has taken a long time to get my new space to where I feel comfortable enough to start creating. It is filled with my precious supplies, photos of my family, paintings, and my sacred relics. #ThisIsMe

Journal 52  week 17  PAUSE  with Effy Wild

Journal 52 Week 16  SENSUAL  with Effy Wild

 The Inner Child Project:   The Toddler Self 18 months-3 years Part 1  The Toddler is mobile enough to walk away from the caregiver and verbal enough to refuse and protest.  They are learning how to establish and maintain personal boundaries- emotional and physical separations from the caretakers.  This teaches you how to be independent.   Testing how much you  can participate in the outside world and still come back to your caretaker and  be loved is a dynamic you will carry into every relationship.   In The Inner Child Workbook , under the section for the Toddler Self, exercise #1 asks 5 questions  which deal with saying and being told no as well as honoring boundaries.  These question are meant to make you think about your ideas and behaviors now and how they effect your relationships.  Exercise #2 is an extension of thinking about how we carry these issues into our lives today.  This exercise was very eye opening and ends with a short summary of problems you nee

 Journal 52:  Playing Catch Up Week 15- Clarity Week 14- Storm Week 13- Embodied Go to this blog post in order to see all three art journal spreads :-)

The Inner Child Project- The Infant Self The first part of the infant self can be found in my previous blog post  https://messyjessycreates.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-inner-child-project-infant-self_28.html This painting is of me as an infant.  After working through the exercises for this developmental stage of my inner child, I could paint myself as a happy infant. According to Cathryn Taylor in The Inner Child Workbook, There are several steps involved in dealing with childhood pain which are used at each level of child development AKA with each of your inner children. Identify the pain Researching your pain Regressing to the feelings of your self at that level of child inner self Objectifying your pain Grieving your inner child's pain Healing your pain and reclaiming your joy Each of these steps is accompanied by numerous exercises to help you through this journey.  If you are really interested in healing, many of our adult issues come from needs from

2018 Moonshine  with Effy Wild  Art Journal Spread  for March 31  Blue Moon in Libra Tree Sign Alder My personal Oracle Card from my Tarot Deck:  Justice

The Inner Child Project- The Guardian This year I have been doing some inner child work (see my other blog posts) and came to the point in the process where I am supposed to create a Guardian to look over and protect my inner children as I do this work.  I happened to be participating in a free mini-class by Ivy Newport (  https://ivynewport.com/spring-fever  ) in which we use our own portrait to create a guardian angel.  While I was working, it just hit me out of nowhere that I should be my own guardian angel- my grown self.  So, I finished the painting and call her "The Guardian" and she will join my other inner child paintings to watch over and protect all of the inner children.

Book of Days Week 13 with Effy Wild "In the Round" https://100mandalas.com/great-round/ Mandalas tell a story.  According to 100mandalas,  there are 12 psychological stagesthat we all go through in life which can be divided into four categories:  milestones, creativity, challenges, and embracing something new.  I chose to combine challenges and embracing something new to create my art journal pages.  I chose to look at sameness and change.  I ended up with a two sided mandala and freejournaling about each.  All of my art journal page was done with Sakura Jelly Roller Pens on black gesso.

Journal 52  Week 11  DREAM  with Effy Wild Artists have many dreams.  Some say they are dreamers.  I have had many dreams and have fulfilled many of them.  I have been published numerous times, participated in a few shows, sold my art at art fairs, etc.  The past year or so I haven't really been feeling it.  I really didn't have a focus.   However, I have recently been asked for pieces by several businesses in my area.  So now, I have a new dream. 

Journal 52  Week 10  Friendship  with Effy Wild For the past 10 years, my best friend has been Liz Duke.  We have been through good times and bad- just as any two bet friend have been.  I am glad that I could dedicate week 10's art journal spread to her.  Here is for many years to come...... :-)

Moonshine March 2018  New Moon in Pisces Pisces is emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and attuned.  Stuff might come up to be tended- not bypassed, ignored, or projected.  Man!  This explains a lot of what is going on with me right now.  I plan to journal it out on the facing page.

Moonshine 2018  Ash Moon in Virgo  with Effy Wild Running behind in my art groups and classes  (as usual)  I am catching up somewhat while working on three independent art projects for different organizations.   I thought that I would keep this spread simple by working with collage but ended up spending a few hours using many mixed media tools.  I am pretty happy with the end result.

Book of Days Week 11  with Effy Wild  Art Journal Pages Two weeks ago, someone stole my art journal that I was using for this year.  It was hand bound and all of my work since January was in it.  Sad was I.  However, I am moving on and am using my favorite pre-made art journal by Dylusions.  I like the bigger one but it is hard to scan and post... I am not really tech savvy LOL.  Here is my spread for BOD week 11-

This year I participated in The Sketchbook project with The Brooklyn Art Library.  For more information, here is the website  https://www.sketchbookproject.com/  After they receive my journal, they will scan it in and it will be a part of the online library as well.  You can visit this  https://sketchbookproject.com/library For now, here is a preview.....