by Dawn Patel | Dec 25, 2016 | art and nature, Brilliant Stranger, conquering fear, dark times, darkness, dawn patel art, dreams, kali time, nature, relationship with nature, storytelling, visionary art, visionary painting, visions
In the earliest hours of morning our thoughts connect two worlds. Dreams open doors into a fluid world. In daylight the thick shell of the world hides from us from the truth we seek. We forget the stars are still there. This is my story of remembering. It is one of...
by Dawn Patel | Dec 11, 2014 | animals, creative process, creativity, dawn patel art, fables, fox, jackal, lessons, life is stranger than fiction, moon, mystery, myth, nature, never-ending story, sentient beings, stories, storytelling, wolf
More Jackal… she is Dancing Jackal, after a long journey via magic arrow. During the long and reckless journey she is pierced by the arrow and has to land in a canyon where there is no escape. Dancing Jackal does not have the patience...
by Dawn Patel | Sep 18, 2014 | age, animals, art, art on instagram, belonging, dreams, fantasy, fun, grandchildren, instagram, laughter, life, love, monkeys, nature, old ladies, wisdom, wishes
When I was younger I wished to be appreciated, for belonging and acceptance, and to be a famous artist.I also wanted an ark of my very own, including a tiger, a soft-shelled turtle, every breed of dog in my very dog-eared copy of “Man’s Best Friend”...
by Dawn Patel | May 25, 2014 | art, artists studio, being brave, Brilliant Stranger, Chance, change, creative process, dawn patel art, doors of perception, healing through art, nature, Randomness artists process, The nature of time
When life hands you lemons, make something nourishing, and get strongerIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted. A lot has happened and I have not been in the right frame of mind to write about it. When we are navigating through unexpected...
by Dawn Patel | Mar 6, 2014 | books, Brilliant Stranger, buddhism, etsy, nature, spirituality
Being a seller on etsy requires more than talent, creativity and passion. It is a very competitive marketplace where one must consider most choices with asute...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 16, 2014 | arctic, art, commissioned art, eskimos, intuit, nature, painting, spirit helpers, studio, winter
Close up from “Spirit Helpers- Arctic Peoples”Last December we were settling into our new life, working daily in the studio and living in a small house in the woods in Door County Wisconsin. It happened to be an early, and somewhat snowy winter....
