“Keith’s Garden” – A New Series of Meditation Garden Art

Contemporary art quilt, "Keith's Garden", embellished with buttons, beads, and laceWho wouldn’t like to wander in a garden designed around their own personal energy field? This piece, “Keith’s Garden” is the first in a series of meditation gardens for you to use to use as a place of comfort and solace. I create them by tapping into the person’s energy field and “see” an image shown to me that would be an optimal place for that person to meditate, play, and thrive. This first piece utilized  the energy of my good friend, Keith Allen Kay. Keith is an amazing healer and fractal energy mandala creator, whose view of the world is vibrant and colorful. His take on life is that all things are possible and his workshops are inspirational in that he instills in you a strong belief in yourself. I think you can see why I picked him as the inspiration for the first garden.

The image for this small framed art quilt,(16″ x 20″ or 40.cm x 51cm, without the frame) began with the gold center frames for the portal sewn onto to a golden orb of the sun stitched onto turquoise organza in the upper right of this photo. I chose that motif as Keith lives in AZ in the American southwest, so there’s lots of sun there. The next choice for the composition was the trumpet shaped lily, which I envisioned Keith sliding into once he entered the garden through the portal window. (Instructions on how you can energetically play off Keith’s amazing energy and experience some of what he does can be found at the page, “Transition Portals – Meditation Gardens” in the Page section on the right of this blog.)

Detail of "Keith's Garden", a contemporary beaded art quilt used for meditation and experiencing energy fieldsIn this detail shot, you can better see the sun orb behind the frames of the entrance portal to the garden. To the upper right of the portal is one of two small (1″ or 2.5cm) shi sha mirrors, circled by pearl beads, which make for even smaller entrances to the garden.Scattered throughout the sky are golden metal rings that have been fastened down to the surface with turquoise embroidery floss. They, coupled with three pale aqua glass buttons to the lower right of the main portal suggest other ways for energy to move in and out of this garden playground. Imagine standing in the middle of waves of such powerful energy. My local playground never had features like this!

Detail of "Keith's Garden", a contemporary beaded art quilt used for meditation and experiencing energy fieldsWater features are often an important component of many gardens, and Keith’s is no exception. A shiny deep blue, purple, and subtle green organza shot through with metallic threads was used for the pond. Dark turquoise glass buttons suggest depth in the water, while green glass buttons and beads highlight the foliage off to the side. I can only imagine the glorious insects that would frolic along with the chirping birds in this glowing garden. Knowing Keith’s vivid imagination, I would just bet that more than one new species would set up housekeeping in these environs.

Art has been used for centuries as sources of spiritual inspiration, and to focus the human intentions inward as we strive for understanding and peace. By using the commands and instructions found on  the page “Transition Portals – Meditation Gardens”, allow yourself to use this image, and the ones that will follow in this series, to center your energy, and find peace.

Note: You can find out more about Keith’s work on his Facebook page.

I REALLY would love to hear about how it was for you with regard to focusing on this image and how it felt for you to use the commands. Please leave a comment on your experiences so I can offer suggestions or tweak future offerings of art based meditations.

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4 comments

  1. Leslie Richter says:

    Wow Keith’s Garden thrills me to the marrow. Awesome! Awesome! I love fabric art and divine to hear of your intent and awareness with your work. Made my day! Big smiles and hugs your way.

  2. Nancy Smeltzer says:

    Dear Leslie, thanks so much for the compliments…you have no idea how much comments mean to a blogger, especially such enthusiastic ones!

  3. Wendy says:

    Another beauty for me to spend time looking at. It’s the balance you get to everything. And that gold ‘centre’ piece is just so imspiring. Congratulations – yet again.

  4. Nancy Smeltzer says:

    Dear Wendy, saying that my work is balanced is one of the ultimate complimnets for me. I spend a LOT of time trying to get the little blue circles evernly distributed to balance out the bigger patch of blue water, while trying to even out the clear beads sewn on with blue threads… get the picture? When I need one more little “woodgie”, that comparatively blank space “screams” at me to get me balanced…:) This piece was the first of a series where I use my intuitive skills to tap into a person’s energy field to “see” their personal garden. Be sure and check out the “Transition Portals – Meditation Gardens” page over in the “Pages” section on the right to get the directions on how to say the commands to access the energy….great, good fun!!!

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