animal oracle art

Tiger, Robin & Polar Bear! New 5 x 7 Originals and Prints Available – with a Fun Twist!

Posted by Barbara Techel
Becoming I Am

Tiger, Polar Bear, and Robin are new 5 x 7 mixed media animal friends I’ve added to my art shop on my website. Tiger and Polar Bear came about because of an inspiring reading I had from a friend this summer.

Tiger encourages us to know that we are always in a state of becoming and there is nothing we need to do, but to just fully embrace who we are fully in each moment.

While Polar Bear wanders its path with curiosity and without worry of what will be, the spirals reflect that this is the process of life as we wander. An ebb and flow of inward and then outward which is a necessary part of what walking our path is all about.

Wander the Path of Curiosity

Robin with its very vocal and beautiful song pulled me into a welcome trance one early evening. Noticing the change in light as we head toward fall, I appreciate how Robin sings its song in every season as it truly knows the song of its soul! And how gorgeous the colors of Robin looks among the foliage of fall.

Imagine the Song of Your Soul

With each original or print there is the option of an add on to make it even more personal as a gift for yourself or a friend… with a one card reading! In the write up I include the wisdom of the animal you purchase, plus I pull one oracle card from my collection of decks and intuit a personalized message to you (or friend).

Originals available here.

Prints available here.

My mixed media is a combination of collage paper, photos I’ve either taken or copyright-free images from various resources and then enhanced with pastel chalks, paint, gel pens, stencils, and sparkle gems. Plus I add dried flowers, twigs, feathers and/or stones I forage from around my Joyful Pause Cottage studio from what I gather on my early morning walks.

And…Inspired by the animals who are loving, compassionate, wise, and trusted informants and allies.

XO

Barb

    

 

Rabbits and Mushroom Animal Oracle Collage Art…For Sale. Plus Chipmunk Prints.

Posted by Barbara Techel
Rabbits and Mushroom w/personalized oracle message 5″ x 7″ $45.00 + $5.00 shipping. You can buy it here. SOLD!

Early one morning, the day after I began creating this rabbit and mushroom animal oracle art collage, I woke to see two rabbits chasing each other in my backyard.

As I continue to create pieces of animal oracle art the personal bonus for me is a deeper connection to the natural world. While sometimes I create because I am inspired by an animal I encounter, sometimes I come across an image or photo in a magazine or on Instagram and that is what inspires my creative juju to flow. Either way, it’s always a great feeling as I can hardly wait to get to my art table to begin the creative process!

This time it was an image I saw on Instagram that got my mind to open to a new possibility. Then when I saw the two rabbits playing outside Joyful Pause Cottage the day after I’d laid out how I wanted the collage to look, well, that was just another wink from the Universe that it was exactly where I was meant to be in this creation.

The collages I’ve made so far (and sold most of them) include dried flowers, leaves, and/or feathers I find around my cottage or on my daily walks. This one has Queen Anne’s Lace, as well as, some dried leaves. No doubt the rabbits love to take time to stop and smell the flowers and also enjoy bedding down in the leaves for extra warmth.

This 5″ x 7″ collage, which comes with a personalized oracle message that is included on the back, is for sale in my Etsy shop. It is $45.00 plus $5.00 shipping. If it is calling to you, you can buy it here. SOLD! Or you can email me at barb@joyfulpaws.com.  I take checks, PayPal and Venmo. 

Many of my originals that I’ve sold I also now have prints for sale of them as either 5″ x 7″ or 8″ x 10.” This chipmunk is a recent print I added to my Etsy shop here…

And what inspired this one was this sassy little one who was determined to stock up on birdseed for the coming winter months…and I might add, he/she was quite successful!…and as I finish writing this post is back again for more! 🙂

          

XO

Barb

                  

My New Etsy Shop: Animal Oracle Art! Plus September Animal Wisdom Reading.

Posted by Barbara Techel

I announced my new Etsy shop and my animal oracle art on Sunday morning to newsletter subscribers and must say I’m so honored to have sold over half of my original artwork in a few hours!

As a reader of my blog, I’m now sharing with you what remains for my original artwork inventory. I do plan on offering prints also, so if you see something you like, but missed out on the original I’ll be offering print versions soon.

To check out my original artwork on my website click the graphic above or click here. On my website page it will take you to my Etsy shop if you are interested in purchasing an original or prints coming soon.

As you know if you’ve been with me a while, I love, appreciate, and deeply respect animals and all the wisdom they offer to help us expand and grow. I have a feeling you do too!

I also enjoy the wisdom of oracles which can be almost anything in the world, really, but my favorite oracle by far is the Animal Kingdom and all the unique creatures within it—each with a teaching that never fails to help us along at different junctures of our life path.

So I’ve combined my love of animals, oracles, writing, and collage and also incorporated paint, gel pens, pastel chalks, paper, and dried flowers that surround Joyful Pause Cottage (and some found on my daily walks) and created what I’m calling: Animal Oracle Art.

Because animals are an opening to our hearts…

Some of these creations have been inspired by past encounters and/or connections with certain animals, and some more recent, while some I just felt called to create as a way to learn more about a particular animal.

Diving into a new medium has definitely been another opportunity for me to address and acknowledge my inner critic/inner child. Oh, the vulnerability!

But the animals were once again my guides to appreciating my shadow, calming my fears, and forging ahead despite this — and riding the tails (paws, wings & hooves) of teachings from the animals and the desire to continue to follow my heart.

What’s special about the original creations is that included when you purchase one is it comes with a written personalized inspirational oracle message. This means I will pull one oracle card from a deck of the many I have in my collection that I feel drawn to just for you, plus incorporate intuited wisdom of that animal into the message. 

While the past twenty years of my life have been so much about connecting deeper with the animals and their wisdom, these past eighteen months I’ve found myself gravitating even more to their teachings. They have, and continue to bring me a great deal of comfort, understanding, and assurance that all that is happening in our world is for a higher purpose.

Connecting with that wisdom now through art and combining my love of writing and oracles, I hope you will enjoy this new offering I now share with you through my Etsy shop I’ve named:

Joyful Pause Cottage (inspired by PAWS that taught me to value slowing down, tuning into what matters, and following my heart…)

P.S. The other exciting project I’ve been working on is making my own animal oracle deck! I don’t have a title for it yet but have created 35 cards so far.  It’s been so much fun! While I’ve much yet to create and write,  I’ll soon be sharing some sneak peeks here and on Facebook and Instagram.

And now for September’s Animal Wisdom Oracle reading…

Just click here or on the graphic to watch…

XO

Barb