I am absolutely in love with this new way I have re-discovered of making art/vision boards!
When I was in school I was always super disappointed with the outcome of any collage - it was such an eighties thing and I haven't touched it for years!

But now I see it clearly, again!

It's really easy. And it's simple. And it makes things a whole lot clearer!

The magic of the vision / health board is that you don't have to THINK! In fact it works much better when you don't!




So:

How to make a Health Board!

1) Grab a magazine - just one is enough!
2) Get a piece of paper or cardboard - A4 will do - a gluestick & a pair of scissors.
3) Decide what your board is about (health, love, romance, garden, creative project, anything!) This board is about "My Health" that is one of my passions for 2015.
4) Now: Cut out all the bits that drags your attention, makes your stomach butterfly shimmer and catches your heart! Cut them out!
5) Get the paper and the glue stick out, and carefully chose a place for each cut-out piece, and place and glue it on the board.
6) When it is finished: Put it up somewhere nice where you can see it often, and
7) Reflect on the new things this board is telling you about your life!

Useful guidelines...

* Biggest pictures goes first and underneath, smaller parts and words go on top

* Cut ALL your pieces first, then put the magazine away. Then, start gluing your board (otherwise things can get too confusing).

* Be completely open. Don't judge what you cut out; trust!



I cut out a picture of a woman I felt drawn to, but I thought she was pretty ugly. Instead of fighting it, I cut her out and glued her on my board, anyway. When I saw her together with the other pieces on the board; it made so much sense! It wasn't about her, but about adventure! Next to Big Ben and the words 'La Prairie' I suddenly realized that she was a symbol of traveling, adventure, America and unseen places! Something old and authentic! So there we go! Don't judge - just flow!

If you would like to read even more about creating dream/health/ vision boards, have a look at my article Make a Dreamboard.

Happy Dreaming!

OMG! Yes! I just said OMG! Oh my GOD! I am so happy. I am releasing MY FIRST EVER free audio talks! I am sooo excited!!

But wait! Hey! What's that all about? you may ask! Well I'll tell ya!

Dancing With The Divine is a series of 6 inspirational talks, about presence, God and living your life with guidance and awareness. We are going to be touching on 6 different themes, all linked in together, that makes the web of a beautiful journey I call Dancing With The Divine.


You can listen to the talks (podcasts) on your phone, computer or where ever you have internet access. You can also download them and take them with you on a walk!

Read loads more about it and how to sign up, here - and know that it is FOR YOU! Yes, it is FOR YOU - and it's free! Treat yourself to a little magic. :D We begin January 15th!

I am creating a video about intuitive painting! In the video I am sharing painting techniques, information on how to use colour and it's basically a gentle introduction that takes you by the hand, and helps you take a step towards your first intuitive painting!

Here is a sneak-peak still photo from the video "How To Do Intuitive Painting"!


The idea for this video took off when my friends were here, and we were all painting together!

This is not my first video. If you want to see my other videos, go to The Sunshine Studio YouTube channel :) Enjoy!

Just wanna say something though I don’t know what it is. I love the connection with other people and how things just happen when you let them.
Like tonight, I was having friends over, and before I even knew it they stood with 5 of my prints in their hands, ready to sell in a spot they know. I mean, how does that happen? It wasn’t me. Was it God?
The other night we were with other friends. He said to me, like SO many people before him, (you were probably one of them!), he said: “You should do like children’s art books. Like illustrate for that, because your drawings are so simple and would be perfect for that”. And I said to him; “ I know. I just don’t know how”. And then he told me. He told me how. He said “Start with a story. Make up a story”. And today I was listening to some music and I heard the words in the song; I met a profet, dark as the Night. She could see into my soul. And there was my story!
And you ask me how artists work, and I think this is HOW! In the flow. In the moment. In every breath every new heartbeat.

Ok so my studio doesn't look exactly tidy today. But hey! What's a little fun if you can't mess about?! ;)

I am so ABSOLUTELY EXCITED to have my cards in Kate and Robert's Radiant Light Retreats yoga studio! Let me share with you my story with this place, and why it is so important for me to have my cards here!
I first met Kate and Robert and visited their beautiful house and the yoga studio in the summer of 2012. I had just graduated with a MA in illustration from Denmark and needed some time off to be myself. So I went to southern France to take some time to recuperate. On this particular day, the weather was beautiful (like on these pictures here), and my first time in the yoga studio was magical. I really felt embraced and loved, and the yoga and meditation we did was pure nourishment for my SOUL. It helped me remind myself of my spirituality, and the importance it has in my life.
I have visited the yoga studio many times since, and always feel a sense of peace and connection there. I have also had many wonderful visions in the room, including the vision of this painting.

I am SO delighted that my cards are allowed in this sacred space, where so much awareness, transformation and healing is taking place. It's such a loving space and so effortless to be in! THANK YOU!

Having my cards here also remind me, that I would like to sell my cards in places of LOVE and appreciation. In this space they can completely shine in the way they were intended without judgement or competition!

Robert Duddell (intuitive homeopathic healer) and Kate Marney (spiritual counsellor and guide) runs Radiant Light Retreats at their home and retreat center in the French Pyrenees, southern France. They offer "the opportunity to journey into the core of your being by stepping out of the stress and chaos of modern life into the peace of nature". Please visit their website for more information!

I know it's hippie. And I know it works. For 30 days I am going to be listening to Louise L. Hay's "I can do it". Because I'm worth it. And so are you. Aren't we all ?!

About 5 months ago, in October, I was on a retreat to help me clear myself and change my life. I was in the good care of Lynn and Terry at Själastugan, but in many ways it was a horrible week. Changing ones life is not easy, because it means standing face to face with the roots of your life. And really see them.
In the mist (yes fog) of this process, I was fighting, dreaming, screaming, wondering, sleeping and being, all in this very wonderful spot in northern Sweden that I took 2 planes to get to.
As the week was coming to an end, and my life hadn't change (it often doesn't happen overnight ;), although sometimes it does), I was looking for affirmation, re-assurance that things were going to alright. I wanted things to be alright, but how could I be so sure, that any thing would even change at all?! And I simply couldn't bare the thought of going back to what was.
Then I looked at my hostess, a little old lady, with wrinkles and a continuous smile, and I asked her: "How can I be sure? How can I be so sure that any of this will work, and that things WILL change?". And she looked at me, with tiny eyes, and a little voice that echoed across the far end of the lake and straight back into my heart, and said: "Because you make it so".

Because you make it so.