Ep 11: MAGIC SPELL paintings & drawing for the soul, with Helena Perry
In this episode, Iβm talking with Helena Perry. Helena creates stunning paintings that are actually magic spells, and she also teaches workshops about drawing as meditation for well-being. This was a really beautiful conversation. Enjoy!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
π How Helena's relationship with art has changed since childhood
π Behind the scenes to Helena's process for creating her magic spell paintings
π Sharing this powerful art with the world and how Helena hopes collectors will respond and interact with her art
π Drawing as mediation for well-being - insights into Helena's experience running workshops on this theme
π Questions women should ask themselves if they want to welcome more mindfulness and presence into everyday life.
GUEST INFORMATION
Helena Perry is a UK based artist and teacher who has spent a lifetime teaching art and creating artwork for all manner of clients, from personal commissions, to The Sunday Times and even TV.
The theme that ties all her output together is wellbeing. She has learnt through many cycles of burnout, that finding a way of living more aligned with nature is essential for health and the planet.
Her stunning paintings are magic Spells, the culmination of hours of research, attention and intention, helping you call into your life what you need. She is also an experienced teacher and currently runs online courses that explore the place between how weβre wired, the practice of meditation and drawing from observation.
Her paintings and workshops invite you to slow down. Take a breath. Notice the magic moments around you. And receive the nourishment that connection to nature and the universe offers.
And Helena lives in the UK
Website: https://helenaperry.co.uk
Social media: instagram.com/helenaperry.uk facebook.com/helenaperryartistUk
Blog link: https://helenaperry.co.uk/blogs/covid-women-and-witchcraft
Youtube with course tips and timelapses of me painting: https://www.youtube. com/channel/UC9Eac5k1RBsZOCCOBK30Lug
Helena also mentions poet Rachel Bower in this interview: https://instagram.com/rachel_e_bower
HOST INFORMATION
Sam Horton is a practising Artist and Creative Wellness Coach who lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, in between the stunning coast and the luscious hinterland with her young daughter Daisy and their little bouncy dog Beau. She is a self-confessed homebody obsessed with connecting her heart with her home through her love for art, flowers, and sentimental treasures.
Sam helps women discover the powerful links between art, creativity and well-being. She supports creatively curious transform their self-care and improve their well-being by finding authentic, empowering ways to deeply express and connect with themselves.
She does this through holistic art-making & wellness practices that support soul-led inquiry encompassing the whole woman; including her inner heart space and closest relationships, her beliefs and perceptions, her energy for change and her interactions with the wider world.
By incorporating these nourishing creative practices into self-care, Samβs goal is empower women to access and harness their inner power and wisdom as they realise that they already have everything they need within themselves to feel more expansive, self nurtured and whole - mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
πππ INTUITIVE COLLAGE SOUL FLOWERS WORKSHOP πππ A fresh take on how to tap into your intuition using your creativity through soul-led art-making & wellness practices, so that you can start to reconnect with WHO you really are and WHAT you really want! https://samhorton.co/workshop