Spiritual Companioning Art

Spiritual Direction by Karrie Kirchner 2018

Art has been my constant Spiritual Companion.  My own process was born in middle school.  A great desire to fit in and belong yearned and burned inside of me.  I wanted to be liked.  I wanted to be wanted.  My deep insides desired to be experienced - but I did not yet know how to be honoured.  

My outpouring of art covered every square centimeter of wall-space in my bedroom in my adolescence.  I don’t remember which wall I started on - probably an obscured wall because I was strictly forbidden to use tape on our plaster walls.  I remember physically tearing, ripping and cutting. National Geographics - for their authentic, worldly photography.  Piecing and taping.  In reflecting, I went through a mental, physical and spiritual process cutting out my world and putting it back together again.  

I used my art to find beauty.  It was and IS all around me.  My art reveals a story.  MY STORY. My CENTERING COLLAGE process takes me deeper into the highs and lows of my life.  Centering Collage helps me extract the meaning and purpose to the pain points of my life.  

I invite you to try! 

(I’ll share my supply list in my next post!)