Our WOW! meeting this month is delivered by Sara Allan – an
artist whose paintings are created through “channelled” information she
receives from her spirit guide, and which convey a message that is only revealed on completion.
I am in an advantageous position ahead of the meeting
because I have had the chance to see a video of Sara explaining the process of
“relinquishing control” in order to
release the creativity that allows her to express her art.
So, this got me thinking of creativity, of inspiration, of
art in its many forms – painting, writing, poetry, story-telling, music, first
come to mind, but we should extend the perception of creativity to embrace
other activities we tend to “get lost” in because we enjoy them. In this respect, we can add creative
handicrafts, creative fashion, creative games – and so on. In fact, probably anything can be listed that
requires imagination and inspiration!
Many aspiring and even experienced artists and writers often
experience mental blocks – when the creative juices fail to flow and the
expression of the art fails to manifest – it becomes hard work. There is a tendency then to put even more
mental and physical effort into the creative process in order to push through
the barriers and complete the production process.
From Sara’s experience, my thoughts turned towards the issue
of control. Is there a need to
“relinquish control” in order to release creativity – perhaps a different kind
of creativity?
In relinquishing control and allowing ourselves to be guided
separately from our mind, are we then better able to step into the flow of
creativity, or experience a different kind of creativity? One that originates from outside our limited
human knowledge and experience? Should
we just “allow” creativity to happen in whatever way it wants to be expressed?
When we are in “creative mode” are we over-concerned with completion – the end
product – instead of the process?
It is interesting to see how Sara
allows decisions on shape, size, colour, texture, etc. for a painting to be
determined for her, rather than by her.
Mind does not interfere, spirit is given a free hand to use the physical
act to express what needs to be released.
“Relinquish Control to Release Creativity”
was the message I was inspired to
release in this brief meandering! And I
was reminded that my book, “Dancing with Dolphins” was pure channeling with no
intention at all of producing a book!
So, Sara’s presentation will be
an interesting insight into the art of channeled painting and the origins of
inspiration.
The WOW! (Women of the World)
meeting with Sara Allan is on Saturday 18 March 2017 in Koycegiz:
More information on Sara’s work and her exhibitions is at
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