Tag Archives: shamanic journeys

Weather Shamanism

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Anna

Now, I am not a Shaman. But I enjoy going on inner journeys in a directed manner; call it Lucid Dreaming, Shamanic Journeys, Active Imagination; the techniques are many and startingly similar. My preferred technique is to listen to drums or … Continue reading →

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Ceramics and Shamanism

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Anna

Ceramic Shrines for mythological Gods appx 45 cm x 25cm When I first started to make Shamanic journeys, I would often appear before my Spirits dressed as Snow White in her full Disney regalia; a pretty blue top with a … Continue reading →

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How Gods are made…part 2

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Anna

‘Boy for a Day’ smoke fired sculpture 10” x 5” Inhabiting the land of magic and fairy tales; I spend my days in the studio creating sculptures of people and figures I meet during my dreams and shamanic journeys. This … Continue reading →

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The ceramic totem pole – and more whales

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Anna

I thought a totem pole would offer the best frame work for my interpretation of Dylan Thomas’s poem ‘The Green Fuse’ –  a story board where many different visions could appear next to each other. During my shamanic journeys I … Continue reading →

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Soul Gardens; the art of Faith Nolton

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Anna

‘My images, like icons, reflect a sacred world where all things are connected.’ My contact with Faith Nolton began after I stumbled across her paintings on the internet and felt an immediate connection. Looking at Faith’s images, I felt that … Continue reading →

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Faith Nolton, Painter of Shamanic vision

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Anna

   Faith Nolton is an artist- shaman who uses journeys into altered reality as inspiration for paintings and poems. We made contact a few years ago when I was looking for Shamanic artists online and found her website http://www.soulgardens.co.uk/. Faith describes Shamanism as an ancient … Continue reading →

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Shamanism and clay

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Anna

 Shamanism is not a belief system. It is based on personal experiments in altered reality, what we ‘see’ or ‘know’ is based on personal experience during Shamanic journeys to other worlds. It is not a doctrine; there are no rights … Continue reading →

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When the Gods walked the earth

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Anna

During my work with clay and fire I have learnt a lot. I started very early on to experience  the earth as a living entity,Gaia,  and my torsos are very much a way of describing this. I sculpt the Goddess as I … Continue reading →

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