Creative Thresholds

by Aurora Art

Bursting with Joy

I have been creating what I like to call Organic Abstract Art on my ipad now for about a year. I am self taught, and follow no rules other than the often untamed but fearless musings of my soul…

Dance of Souls

My training as a dancer and my work with textiles combine in my art and allow the creation of pieces that have depth of both texture and movement – abstracts that come organically from inner impulses – to me it is as if I am dancing when I create my pieces –I have always believed in the beauty of improvisational dance – the creation of a pure moment – and so it is when I create these pieces…

Continuous Energy Flow

Energy and Flow feature again and again in my pieces – the energy that is within us all, is all encompassing, and from where creativity flows …

Natural flow

Flow to unfold all …
Fleeing familiarity
And swiftly turn to face freedom…

Art is indeed food for the soul, which in turn nourishes our awareness and consciousness…this piece I created for my cousin Maren (meaning sea) we were very close when we were children although our meetings were few  – magical days spent by the waters edge.

Maren

See you then the world little one, from afar
Never in it, but as if from a distant plain
Take the sorrows and let them wash over your skin
Enfold in your small tiny arms each weeping joy
And every moment, devour it in your sweet breath
Innocent eyes on every beauty feast

Take the blood that runs in your veins
And run with it to the waters edge
Where you drink of sweet purity
To cleanse your inner heart
And there do rest and stay awhile
To listen to the earth singing to you
Its sweet song of life

I love discovering new textures and delve deeply with effects and layers.

Inner Elegance

I have no fixed image in mind when I start and they are often created very quickly…with swift dance like movements.

As My Soul Dances and Plays

Yooxayatangi

I am constantly surprised by the textures that can be achieved … almost like textile art.

Deepsea

Dark Matters

Being a dancer by nature, I find words often limiting and prefer the art to speak for itself…

From Where it all Comes

Cold Abstraction

Between Worlds

Vulnerable Homeless

Quiet Confidence

Justwhenyouthinkyouknow

in Harmony

Artist: Aurora Art

Learn more about Aurora and her art here:

Twitter: @Auroraart1

https://society6.com/auroraarts

https://crated.com/AuroraArt

http://www.redbubble.com/people/auroraarts1/portfolio

by Ashley Sauder Miller

These Two, 10 X 10″

At the End, 50 X 35″

But this Belongs to Us, 5 X 8″

Pulling Things Together 1, 11 X 14″

Bind and Separate, 48 X 50″

Quick Fix, Under the Rug, 56 X 60″

Cover/Veil (Blue), 30 X 40″

Here Again, 12 X 12″

Little Yellow, 4 X 4″

Pink Rug and Chair, 28 X 60″

Interior Spaces (My Memory is Fuzzy), 30 X 50″

Interior Spaces (Cover/Hide), 48 X 50″

Ashley Sauder Miller holds an MFA from James Madison University (2007) with an emphasis in painting and drawing.  She actively exhibits her work, maintains a regular practice  from her home studio, works as the director at local art center, and is the primary caregiver for her four children.

In my most recent work, I am particularly aware of the demands of motherhood, preservation of memory, and repetitious patterns of thought and behavior. Consistent in my work throughout the past number of years are my children’s mark making, textile design, Biblical text and stories, and a deep rooted passion for painting, drawing, and making.

Website: http://www.ashleysaudermiller.com/

Instagram: @ashleysaudermiller

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