Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A Seed Has Taken Root in My Heart

Welcome to the Sacred Alter - yes, that's "alter with an e" as in "alteration."   The art on this blog has been created using a combination of traditional mediums and then altering them digitally.  It is about the  art of transformation...the art of going beyond one's natural capabilities...something akin to with God all things are possible.

 In December of 2005, I found myself at a crossroads.   A decades long battle with depression coupled with a series of significant losses in my life had me reeling.   In the midst of that long, dark night of the soul, I yearned for a creative outlet, and finally found one in drawing and painting mandalas.    My first blog, A Magic Mom and her Mandalas is dedicated to that art form.

Mandala-making satisfied my creative appetite for many years, but then I began exploring  new ways of art-making such as collage and photography.  I discovered the digital world, and was able to do things with my art that went beyond the scope of my limited  capabilities.  Soon I was using a combination of traditional mediums plus digital alteration to achieve the desired effect on a fairly regular basis.

"from now on, my story lives in you" (collage, mixed media, digital 2012)

I have no formal art training, so I'm making it up as I go...learning on the fly, absorbing knowledge along the way, finding inspiration in all sorts of places...taking source images, such as photographs, collages and hand painted pieces,  into the digital realm...to play with them, layer them...to see what they will become.

This  blog is the beginning of a dream...a seed has taken root in my heart...and I do not yet know exactly what will come of it, but I know it's there.     I invite you to take from these images what you will.  If you find meaning in them...or they speak to you in some way...I would love to hear from you.






10 comments:

  1. Oh Stacy...magnificent...I am honored to be the first to comment...such a beautiful transformation ...and so we turn and grow and whither and plant new seeds and transform and turn and grow anew.

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  2. Congratulations on your new blog! As always your beautiful art and spiritual messages touch the soul! So glad that you found this path - and that you are allowing us to journey on it with you!

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  3. Glorious! Fabulous! Soultorious! (Is that even a word? Let's pretend it is...) What a gift this gallery of art and soul is for the world. Thank you for following the nudge of the seed, for giving life to the dream taking root in your heart. Blessings!

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  4. I read the word "exploring" as "exploding"....Probably because that is what I see....You are exploding with talent, beauty and artistic flair. I love your artwork, Stace...you are an amazing woman!

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  5. thank you, good women! i feel blessed and humbled by your presence and kind words.

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  6. Fabulous Stacy! So glad you're sharing your many gifts with the world.
    Blessings Cheryl

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  7. Absolutely beautiful...words diminish its impact.

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  8. thanks for stopping by my new blog, kate! still not entirely sure where it's going, but wherever it's going...i'm along for the ride!

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  9. Stacy I have just discovered our newer blog (though I still very much love your 'old' one, which of course is still running and current....) What a great name for your blog and what a beautiful vision of transformation you imagine here! I love you art and your soul! xxx

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  10. Dearest Edith, I am so happy you have found your way here!

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