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STYLE | art 25<br />
light streaming in from the skylights almost illuminates her<br />
and the painting.<br />
“It is like the series came up in my spirit almost. When<br />
I pray about what I should create, I like to tap into a place<br />
that is much higher than myself,” she says.<br />
The words ‘Psalm 46:10’ sprang into her mind and she<br />
didn’t know what they meant. Her bible revealed it was, ‘Be<br />
still, and know that I am God.’<br />
“The whole collection is about the stilling of your mind.<br />
To bring you down from the frenetic pace that most of us<br />
live our lives. We almost race every day to get to the end<br />
of the day.<br />
“And so, the whole collection in my mind was about<br />
creating something that didn’t demand too much of the<br />
viewer but still the mind of the viewer a little,” she says.<br />
She turns towards the painting, the resin reflecting her<br />
own image.<br />
“When you look at the painting you are then part of it<br />
when you gaze in.”<br />
She moves deftly once again to where another piece,<br />
Morning Glory, rests. They work together, she explains,<br />
representing the start and the end of the day, and an<br />
opportunity to live better with each new dawn. Clarity, a<br />
black and white piece, explores the stillness of the day at<br />
which time wisdom can be heard.<br />
“In the busyness of the day there is noise and we<br />
can’t actually hear the wisdom. And the voice of wisdom<br />
is calling out to us all the time, to lead us in the right<br />
direction.”<br />
Heather smiles as she moves back to her chair.<br />
“And now it is like I can’t actually do anything else. I<br />
believe it is what I am meant to be doing. Finally, after all<br />
these years I’ve found the sweet spot. I’ve found the dance<br />
of my soul. Because that is what it feels like when I am<br />
painting, like my soul is dancing.<br />
“It heals, it makes something whole within you. I feel as a<br />
woman it is a very important part of who we are and when<br />
we don’t allow it to express itself, I do feel like something is<br />
missing,” she says.<br />
And now it is time for us to leave, for Heather’s soul is<br />
beckoning her to dance once more.<br />
In the Stillness, SCAPE Public Art exhibition, Studio 125 Gallery,<br />
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