Welcome to Creative Connection with Nature {#1}

Welcome ❤️I have recorded an audio version of the post (with some extra snippets), so if you prefer to listen, this is for you. Above image: Walking the Labyrinth at Ghost Ranch, Arizona. Photo taken by Ashley Fincham of A Global Walk.The World is My Art Studio & Nature My Materials.ART will always be... flowing from my heART, coded within nATuRe and within the centre of our eARTh. Hello there, friend.I am so happy you’re here. You are so welcome. This Substack space makes me feel a little nostalgic for the old days of blogging. (I started my first blog in 2009) and my intention for this space is to find that feeling I had when I first started writing and sharing my art in those early days of the online world. I plan on sharing my own journey for a deeper connection with nature through my art so am looking inside of myself to ask what would I like to write about and how could I serve / inspire you. I’ll start sharing twice monthly studio news in October, 2024 to begin my own journey back to a deeper connection with nature and creativity.Creative Connection with NatureAbove: Driftwood Art in Costa Rica. Nature were my art materials in 2020Connecting to the healing energy and beauty we find in nature has long been a thread that weaves itself through all of my creative projects. More so now, I feel that I am longing to go deeper, go slower and (re)connect myself back to MORE time in the natural world.My current work schedule means many hours on the computer and as I now find myself living in both the UK and Spain, I am longing for that balancing and healing energy that nature provides. Above: A page from my Spring Clean Your Life class journal. This substack will be my little sanctuary to write and share my nature-inspired art as I explore further.Above: One of the Artworks commissioned. My canvas work is inspired by nature and I love painting cascading flowers.My Intentions for this spaceI plan on sharing: * My own explorations into the natural world, being inquisitive, going barefoot on the earth, slowing down and finding my own Creative Connection with Nature. * Paintings and poems inspired by moments in nature* How to tap into the healing energy of nature with creativity. * Nature collections from my beachside studio in Spain and my Garden Studio in England.* Monthly studio newsIn terms #3 and the healing energy of nature, I guess there's many ways of doing this, but one of the ways that really got me started on this journey and started with writing books was creating botanical mandalas for this book. So that was really about tapping into the healing energy of nature and combining that with the meditative process of mandala creating. And I have a whole masterclass series online of online classes all about exactly that. And I guess they're kind of like my signature classes. So, this new space is born. A quiet, slow journey back into (re)connecting with nature to inspire my ongoing creative journey. I hope to inspire you along the way.Love Louise xxP.S. When I first thought about starting this Substack, I was going to call it Dream-Inspire-Create which was the name of my very first blog. I wrote a little backstory post here if you are interested in reading more about that.I would LOVE to meet you here!Above: Giant heart Stone found on the beach in Costa Rica, 2020.If you've read this far, thank you! I’m so glad you’re here! If you would like to receive my posts via email, please subscribe below. Please also introduce yourself in the comments. I’d really love to connect with you. Lots of Love Louise xxThanks for reading Creative Connection with Nature - by Artist Louise Gale! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisegale.substack.com