Good Morning Friends,
Welcome to all of our new subscribers. If you live in Jackson TN, I will be out and about some this month so please come and see me at:
Art Walk - in front of Sacred Adornments - E. Main St. - Jackson TN
Friday May 3rd - 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Vintage Makers Festival - West TN Farmers Market - Downtown Jackson TN -
May 4th - 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. May 5th - 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Art in the Vineyard - Century Farms Winery - May 25th - 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
I am excited and a bit of nervous about participating in these two events. I will be doing a live painting at Art in the Vineyard using the pigments I have purchased in Spain. Additionally I have been loving talking about Women Mystics at my church. This past week, we discussed Hildegard of Bingen and her greening energy, veritiditas. Hildegard faced a variety of challenges especially physical as she spent a lot of time in bed but she grounded herself in the liturgy of hours and the Psalms giving her the strength to preach, teach, write and sing. She left behind a legacy full of songs, writings of many types and lots of spiritual guidance.
I am continuing to work on mixed media art and have recently completed a piece entitled neurodivergent brain which reflects my own neurodivergence - bipolar disorder, learning disability and birth trauma. I am also excited to providing Collage Kits for the Senior Citizen Birthday Parties held at Floral Cakes Bakery and as always enjoy hosting collage and open studio nights.
In this season of Beltane between now and June 20th, I invite you to spend in nature and observe creation as it blooms and grows. For those of you in the Southern Hemipshere, I encourage you as the days get shorter and you move toward the winter solstice to take notice of how nature prepares for its time of rest in the colder, darker days. Wherever you are, consider this season as my Mystic Christ calendar describes it, “A Season of Complexity and Spiritual Strengthening, a time of learning, growing skill, action and achievement.”
We are reaching the conclusion of the 100 days - the time of retreat and praying the prayer of Oneness for all. May 9th celebrates Jesus’ Ascension and then on May 19th, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. What is the gift you are being called to share with your community for the next year? How can you support oneness in the Human Family not as a homogenous family but a family of unique gifts and graces.
Remember if you are outside of West TN, I am available for virtual classes, can create custom class kits for you and also do individual spiritual direction via Zoom. I look forward to hearing your comments and thoughts about what this new season is calling forth in you. May the Christos radiant within, may your creativity multiply and may know you joy even in the midst of turmoil.
Joy on the journey,
Jennifer
“Neurodivergent” - available for $120