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Art Spotlight (self portrait): Arms Wide to the Wild
There is a moment, right here with this self portrait, where surrender becomes strength. In the creating of this piece, I wanted to show the wind on my skin reminding myself that I am still alive, and the sea whispers don’t rush healing ~ it will come when it needs too. I am standing with arms open, not in defeat, but in a brave invitation to the horizon: “I am here. I’m ready to breathe again.” The waves carry stories of what I have survived. The tide attempts to pull away

Lisa Raie
4 days ago1 min read


Transformative Art Journaling with Mindfulness
I have found that mindful journaling practices can be a tender bridge to that inner sanctuary. Through the delicate dance of words…”

Lisa Raie
5 days ago4 min read


A Sunday Blessing Through Reflection
“…God is not done with me yet.
Sanctity is already blooming within me , slowly, quietly and faithfully…”

Lisa Raie
6 days ago2 min read


Art Spotlight: Conversations in the Landscape
“This week’s Art Spotlight Tuesday brings a piece still in progress, a mixed media work of oil paint and oil pastels, alive with…”

Lisa Raie
Oct 282 min read


Morning Musings From The Studio
To build emotional resilience in art is to find a way through the storm, a way to manage. heal, grow and even transform.

Lisa Raie
Oct 273 min read


“The Plans He Knows”
The verse from Jeremiah 29:11 has become more than a promise I hold onto it’s become a rhythm I live within…

Lisa Raie
Oct 262 min read


Stripped Bare ~ Now Breathing Free
Here she stands ~ quietly unadorned, unhidden.
Every line of her body tells a story of loss, surrender….

Lisa Raie
Oct 222 min read


Art Spotlight: “The Weight Of Belonging”
There’s a story in this hat, a story that carries dust and wind, sun and silence. When I painted my cowboy hat with cattle tags, I didn’t set out to make a statement. I was simply following the shape of something familiar, something that had held its place in my mind for a long while. But as the layers of paint built up, I began to see what was truly asking to be seen. The cattle tags, in their bright, worn colours gathered around the hat like memories. Each one belonging s

Lisa Raie
Oct 212 min read


Art Spotlight: “Red Dirt Path & Golden Field”
There’s something about the red dirt ~ the way it holds the weight of footsteps and still manages to cradle life at its edges.

Lisa Raie
Oct 142 min read


Healing Isn’t A Straight Road
Healing isn’t a straight road. It’s a gradual walk along long and winding ways, where each bend reveals only a little more of what lies ahea

Lisa Raie
Oct 142 min read


When Words Fail ~ Art Finds a Way
Out here, in the quiet stretch between paddocks and sky, stories rise from unexpected places. A water tank becomes a canvas for memory, ...

Lisa Raie
Oct 91 min read


Art Spotlight: The Long Road Home
“There’s something sacred in the stretch of country space, a learning ground, a reminder “

Lisa Raie
Oct 81 min read


The Sacred Practice of Drawing That Becomes Prayer
“Drawing as prayer allows me to express worries, desires, and gratitude to God — transforming the creative process into a sacred…”

Lisa Raie
Oct 72 min read
The Ground Beneath My Boots
This first week of October has been full of movement, of making, and of moments that have asked me to pause and breathe it all in. So...

Lisa Raie
Oct 51 min read


The Art of Making from the Floor
“My studio floor is a wild tangle of brushes, paint tubes, scraps of paper, and broken pastels. To anyone else, it might look like disorder”

Lisa Raie
Sep 294 min read


Embracing Stillness: A Journey to Inner Peace
The Power of Stillness Standing on the ground this morning, I was met with these thoughts: Stillness is not an empty room, but a...

Lisa Raie
Sep 243 min read
Art Spotlight – Humility
This latest piece in my Solitude & Contemplative series is titled Humility. I chose her name because humility feels foundational to this...

Lisa Raie
Sep 231 min read


Embracing Imperfection: 100 Days of Faithful and Mindful Presence
In a world obsessed with perfection, showing up imperfectly but faithfully and mindfully has been a powerful shift. Over the last 100...

Lisa Raie
Sep 224 min read
A Sunday Blessing In The Smallest Of Ways
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…” (Luke 16:10) May this Sunday remind you that the small things...

Lisa Raie
Sep 211 min read


How Do You Refill Your Cup
This weekend, I have a question for you: How do you refill your cup? For me, it begins simply. I light my sage and let its smoke drift...

Lisa Raie
Sep 201 min read
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