Param (the symbology of storytelling)

As a visual storyteller I can be found converting concepts into symbols.

Param means transcendence - to move beyond or above.

To me it also means to reconnect with source. To recognise growth in cycles within the whole - ever evolving.

rise + e x p a n d

with infinite balance

move above or beyond

connect with SOURCE in the everyday things

obstacles are removed when challenges are accepted - opening the opportunity to learn to move through life's events with grace. . .

the joy of empowering heartfelt change makers + magic seekers tell their stories on their own terms.

When I was asked to create a logo for Param Events I aimed to express these concepts graphically - using symbology to tell a story.

I believe logos are a form of storytelling. They tell the essence of a business in a visual sense. 

I chose a series of circles, triangles, and petagons to represent sacred foundations - sacred geometries. Laszio, the creator of Param, requested an image of Ganesa be incorporated. 

Ganesa is the mover of obstacles. Who helps us move through life's challenges with grace. Each challenge we face, accept and move beyond allows us to grow and move to the next level of challenges.

I enjoy working on graphics for small businesses because we can use creativity to produce images that tell their story and which incorporate their core values without words.

To see other explorations in visual story telling for small businesses visit the gallery.

Be Wonderful

♡

LaToya

I used vectors from here to complete this design. 

Clarity of Passion (creating fulfilment)

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.

Blaise Pascal

Often around the new moon I restate my desire for CLARITY. My sense of clarity sometimes goes in cycles. When I am most unclear I know it is time to recalibrate.

I have been participating in Mindy Tsonas's Wish Alchemy and last month's theme is ALIGNMENT - which has come to be all about readjusting + finding my way back to my own path -

with my passions guiding the way.

Passion is revealed when Iedit, when i release and get very clear on what is important to me.  Clarity helps me to focus my energy rather than letting it wander all over the place. (I think some wandering is necessary, but focus helps me to stay centred no matter my circumstaces).

It is inner clarity that I seek.

Because even when I am feeling very clear intellectually I am not always fully at ease in the flow. Fulfillment eludes me if I only use my mind.

When I release self doubt I move into

clarity of heart

and my True self brings solutions into every challenge. Getting Clear reminds me of my core values, which makes decision making come with more ease, bringing with it peace of mind.

Clarity allows me to set all of my other intentions into motion. 

It is clear to me that my passions lie around creativity and the freedom to create. Giving myself the freedom to create. Creativity itself clears my mind + my search because sometimes you need to create what you most need to find.

Through the process of pursuing my passsion clarity finds ME.

Fulfilment is something I have to define for myself. I have to look at what really brings me joy and that always brings me back into ALIGNMENT.

I really enjoy collage I always find my way back to it. Last year I completed my first 100 day project where collage became my meditation.

I placed no restrictions or requirements on my creations + they evolved naturally from day to day. This 100 day journey lead to many new opportunities, including creating an album cover with a custom collage for Leaf Newman.

Leaf reached out after seeing my passion project and the above image is the results of this collaboration. I love that Leaf makes MUSIC THAT BREATHES.

The flowers I used come from another creative outlet I enjoy: macro photography of flowers and other flora + fauna.

Beautiful when you look back and see the things you love to do come together while being of service to another,

that is fulfilment.

be wonderful

♡

LaToya

On Needs (a realisation)

I have learned that I don't really need much. This came from the many times I have travelled and left so many things behind.

Some things are nice to have, but not truly necessary. Above all the things that have meant the most in my life are the people (relationships) i have come into contact with, family, friends and complete strangers. It is the interactions, the stories, i remember how people make me feel.

If I had to choose between a box of my most dear possessions and experiences:

I CHOOSE EXPERIENCES.

Relationships + Experiences are the most valuable in this life experience. 

So I have needs and I have preferences in how I like to live. I was musing on NEED + things I LOVE as prompted by Shalagh Hogan + Susannah Conway respectively and I wrote about the things I am drawn to (either naturally or through my life experience).

Here are my musings + wonderings intertwinded with my latest 100 Day Project:

24/100

26.2450° S

BURIED LAYERS (uncovered, composed + connected )

I WONDER if mapping exposes all the layers held together within...

I wonder if what I NEED most in this experimental cartography is to uncover the LOVE that is the base layer to all experiences in this realm.

i wonder if this is found in an outliook + connection:

an overall optimistic perspective that sees the networks that weave subtle magic + meaning into the layers of each day.

i wonder if this is found in a belief in the power of relationships + connections that keep us building the stories of our lives

what I LOVE is the possibilities held within these creative investigations... i have a need to explore these things

connecting, mapping + shifting the layers to unfold BURIED treasure for #100daysofiwonderinthelandscape

After musing on NEED this quote arrived:

Needlessness is Godliness

NEALe DONald

Neale, author of Conversations with God,  goes on to say he asks himself how little does it take to be totally happy, totally joyous, totally fufilled,  and totally one with everything. Timely words indeed.

be wonderful

♡

LaToya

Resources : See video 2 in this Mindvalley Academy post

Cartography (a love affair with charting)

I have always loved {maps}:

Is it the w a n d e r l u s t? Is it the concept of cartography? DISCOVERING new lands. Travel + Adventure are always on the top of my passions lists.

For a long time I have had this idea to map my life... would it be through a series of time lines? Or a physical map? Perhaps maps are a form of storytelling + I see myself as a storycatcher...

I have started a new 100 day project. It started with a new "wondering" each day, and has developed into a mapping project. I recently renamed it 100 days of I WONDER in the landscape. 

This is an evolving exercise of mapping my way back to myself - to my inner HOME. It is an extension of my explorations into Interior Alchemy. It is also combining my love of nature photography, travel + collage. Feels right. Feels good. 

Be Wonderful

♡

LaToya

Artist Prayer (Revisiting Intentions)

Creativity is not and has never been sensible.

Julia Cameron

Sometimes all it takes to put something in motion is to set an intention. Prayers set intentions into motion. Intentions set creativity into motion.

So here I am revisiting a post i started a year ago when I revisited the Artist’s Way for the second time.  The first time was 3 years before this, an inspiring journey each time (no matter how far i delve into the book).

Julia Cameron’s book is about embracing our innate creativity - our inner artist. Funny I find myself here again recently writing a post on instagram about how I find uncomfort with calling myself an artist.

In the book you are prompted to write an Artist Prayer, here is what I wrote :

Dear Great Creator,

Oh, the amazing workings of the Universe. How grateful I am to explore it and access its great treasures with true love. I am open and willing to see and explore my divine light and to use it for service and connection with all  other divine beings.  I let down my guard, all my fears, and my need to be in control of outcomes, please create a map through me - work through me.  I accept and embrace my creativity,  my dharma, my inner peace, joy, wisdom and hope.  I look within for all that my ego seeks outside. Thank you for your ever present guidance and patience.  Thank you for opening my eyes and heart (more and more each day ) beyond the surface.  I accept my purpose and birthright fully and connect back to spirit, soul, and source.  Thank you for the journey. Thank you Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.

I surrender.

Amen. Ashe. So be it.

Love,

me and my higher self

I hope to return here whenever the path feels unclear.

The photo above was taken on a walk a few weeks ago. although i am not there now, i felt so alive + joyous on this walk with my family in nature discovering + exploring new things. These are moments that remind me that

my life, my time with family, my interactions + relationships with others + my creative pursuits ARE my prayer.

It is so empowering to revisit this prayer + to be reminded of the intentions I already set. 

Lovely and so empowering to be reminded of the intentions I already set - sometimes i forget the seeds i planted...

I have been mapping my way back to myself all along.  

In Gratitude

BE WONDERFUL

♡

LaToya