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I believe that magic is art and that art, whether it be writing, music, sculpture, or any other form is literally magic. Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words, or images, to achieve changes in consciousness.

Alan Moore

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Jan 75 min read

Eco-Art: How I Choose to Say It

What is eco-art, and how should ideas about climate change be expressed? In this post, I want to address how I choose to say it, and why.

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Trusting the Process: Faun in the Brambles

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Dec 20, 20244 min read

Trusting the Process: Faun in the Brambles

What to do when you like both sides of a two-sided print, and can't decide between them? Sometimes confusion is the mother of invention...

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Oct 31, 20244 min read

Liminal Space: The In-Between

We all inhabit liminal spaces from time to time. Much of my art is about these spaces, as I seek to capture the transformations of nature.

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sharmondavidson

Aug 25, 20244 min read

My Why: What I Have to Say

Why am I always going on about interconnection? Because it's the underlying catalyst, theme, and message of all my work. We are nature.

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Summer Reflections: My First New Blog Post

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Jun 22, 20244 min read

Summer Reflections: My First New Blog Post

My first post on the new blog, and I'm so glad I moved. In this post I reflect on the experience, and share some more water reflections.

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sharmondavidson

Jan 5, 20244 min read

Reflections

Many people see the new year as an opportunity for reflection and self-evaluation; we often try to reset one or more aspects of our lives.

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The Thing About Wings: Symbolism of Wings on Humans

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Jun 28, 20234 min read

The Thing About Wings: Symbolism of Wings on Humans

My work is full of images of wings, and not only on birds. In this post, I explain my take on the symbolism of wings, especially on humans.

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Aug 11, 20224 min read

Crossroads: Making Decisions

Making decisions about which direction to take their work is tricky for many artists. What can we do when standing at a crossroads?

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Jul 15, 20223 min read

New Transformations

After my long writing hiatus, I'm catching up with more monotype collages to show you! My ongoing series continues with new Transformations.

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Nov 7, 20214 min read

The Life of an Artist

The life of an artist is full of difficult lessons. The older I get, the more I realize how little control we have over anything!

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Dec 21, 20203 min read

Begin Again

The concept and general appeal of these time markers are the same: They give us the psychological and spiritual opportunity to begin again.

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Oct 5, 20204 min read

What's Next

It seems like everyone is waiting for the return of normalcy. But what if we accept' the 'new normal' and go forward from here? What's next?

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May 1, 20206 min read

The Healing Power of Art

Can art really heal? In this post, I explore the history as well as current evidence and practice of the healing power of art.

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sharmondavidson

Apr 23, 20194 min read

Heart Symbolism: Matters of the Heart

Heart symbolism is defined as emotion, affection, and love.”But how did the image of an organ that pumps blood come to have that meaning?

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Collaborative Art Project: A Talisman of Love

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Mar 5, 20193 min read

Collaborative Art Project: A Talisman of Love

I'm excited to have my work included in Mo Orkiszewski's collaborative art project, I dream of a world where love is the answer.

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sharmondavidson

Nov 30, 20182 min read

Analogy IV: Patterns in Nature

Analogy IV focuses on the similarities between patterns in nature. Their starting points are monotypes, to which other media are then added.

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New Monotype Collages: Transformations 50, 51, and 52

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Aug 21, 20182 min read

New Monotype Collages: Transformations 50, 51, and 52

I've been working on some new pieces in my Transformations series. I hope you like these new monotype collages I've just created.

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sharmondavidson

Jul 13, 20183 min read

Dakini: Visionary Painting

I suppose you could call this dakini piece a visionary painting. She came to me, this sky dancer, out of the clear blue sky, as she should.

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sharmondavidson

Jun 11, 20182 min read

Nature Inspired Print

In this nature inspired print, I’m playing with the similarities between the patterns found in nature. These patterns are called fractals.

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Butterfly Effect: Mystical Interconnection

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May 25, 20184 min read

Butterfly Effect: Mystical Interconnection

What is mystical interconnection? In this post I explain how I've come to see that everything is literally connected to everything else.

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“Deep ecology does not see the world as a collection of isolated objects but rather as a network of phenomena that are fundamentally interconnected and interdependent. It recognizes the intrinsic value of all living beings and views humans—in the celebrated words attributed to Chief Seattle—as just one particular strand in the web of life.”

― Fritjof Capra

the art of interconnection

Mystical Mixed Media Blog

Eco-Art: How I Choose to Say It

Trusting the Process: Faun in the Brambles

Liminal Space: The In-Between

My Why: What I Have to Say

Summer Reflections: My First New Blog Post

Reflections

The Thing About Wings: Symbolism of Wings on Humans

Crossroads: Making Decisions

New Transformations

The Life of an Artist

Begin Again

What's Next

The Healing Power of Art

Heart Symbolism: Matters of the Heart

Collaborative Art Project: A Talisman of Love

Analogy IV: Patterns in Nature

New Monotype Collages: Transformations 50, 51, and 52

Dakini: Visionary Painting

Nature Inspired Print

Butterfly Effect: Mystical Interconnection

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