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PAINTINGS + PRINTS DESERT DIARIES
SERENE SUNDAYS | A MONTHLY MEDITATION WITH PLANTS + SOUND
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PAINTINGS + PRINTS OFFERINGS SERENE SUNDAYS | A MONTHLY MEDITATION WITH PLANTS + SOUND DESERT DIARIES ABOUT MELISSA
MELISSA PARKE ROUSSEAU
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SOLAR INFUSED IMMUNITY HONEY
SERENE SUNDAYS |A MONTHLY MEDITATION WITH PLANTS + SOUND
PRE + POST SPIRIT SOAK RITUALS
CALMING DIY SPRING TONER
APHRODISIAC CAKE WITH JULIA CORBETT
SPIRIT ELIXIRS WITH HOUSE OF CITRINE
EDIBLE FLOWER GUIDE
ROSE PETAL TEA
ROSE PETAL TEA
ROSE SHEN TONIC
ROSE SHEN TONIC

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY

... about to burst . pre bloom ...
... scales . a textured base of puerh . coffee . rose infusion + watercolor . a tiny detail of a much larger piece in progress ...
... a meditation with tea . @7directionsalchemy will be serving tea this Sunday April 22nd from 5pm - 7pm @compoundyv in Yucca. See the link in my profile to join us. . . . . #tea #teapeople #meditation #sacredspace #compoundyv #7directionsalchemy
DESERT DIARIES PART II . WIND . I’ve been actively working with Wind (not gentle breezes which I welcome) but thrashing winds since we moved out to the desert in September . not having spent much time here before we decided to move, it was not something I was in any way prepared for . I grew up on the east coast, near Cape Cod, so hurricane winds I have dealt with . they are forcasted, you expect them, and they come + go, leaving their mark . sometimes a devastating one . but desert winds, for me, feel different, perhaps a bit more relentless, seemingly coming out of nowhere + staying for as long as they please . today was particularly challenging . this desert as guide + teacher, I’ve said it again + again before, SHE forces you to deepen your relationship with the elements . anything that you may have skimmed over before, perhaps just from not knowing the importance of it or even thinking your relationship was already solid, will firmly be brought to your attention. . to be fair, there are aspects of wind or AIR that I feel fully at peace with . the energies of the east, the spirits of blessing herbs, and of activated breath, and of gentle gusts that birds float on . ushering change in both temperature + perspective . but ferocious winds…mmm still not sure. . some emotions that come BOILING up to the surface for me from thrashing winds include deep frustration that turns into anger, even rage if I’m being fully honest, the feeling of being out of control, just hearing it relentlessly press against our old windows taps directly into my anxiety centers, and I feel deeply nervous for some reason that it won’t end . my whole body tenses. . and so in lies THE WORK . and my work with it, her, him (I guess, to me, wind feels more masculine) has included standing outside and just closing my eyes, fully surrendering, letting my body go a bit limp, letting my hair go all over, + breathing into the chaos . I can only do this for so long though at the moment before anxiety + frustration take over . my work also continues in studying a bit of Wind’s importance in TCM and the influences of Wind on the . CONTINUED BELOW
GOLD MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE VALLEY . 10”x16" . an alchemy of puerh, rose infusion, tumeric, watercolor, acrylic, metal dust, + gold leaf . sending this one off ... this is the otherworldly view out our back door . more from this series soon ...
... nucleus expansion ... . . . . . #painting #watercolor #wip #arttherapy #color #colortherapy #beauty #beautyiseverywhere #contemporaryart
... happy dance around the sun to this hot tamale . @7directionsalchemy we love you so . and your hair + liquid gold leggings too . deeply grateful to be flowing though this life with you . cheers to many more seranades ...
... it feels just right that paintings should travel to their new sacred space in the cloth they were created on . loving energy infused ... . . . . #artist #arttherapy #painting #watercolor #color #colortherapy #plantbased #plantdye #herbs #herbalism #naturaldye
... gold leafing ... . . . . #wip #artist #painter #goldleaf #watercolor #color #colortherapy #herbs #plantbased #plantmagic #beauty #beautyiseverywhere
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