Sea Creature Batiks

 I do hope that my stories of miraculous healings, and how they came about, plus some metaphysical meanderings as well as my daily life, will fill your days with hope, healing, creativity and the Great Mystery. 

Cheers C.M.W
Hello everyone,
Thought I might share a couple of batiks. Hope you enjoy them.

Part of a Large Batik Using Sea Creatures to Provoke Attitudinal Healing
Sea Cucumber member of the Dendrochirotida Family

The series of very large batiks were hung in the corridors of a Queensland hospital. Explanations in poetry next to the batiks gave those that read them  insights into re creating a balanced happy life. We all lose our way at times and usually when we are ill we are suffering emotional as well as physical  pain. An unbalanced life is a precursor to sickness. Patients in hospital have plenty of time to think about life and how to rearrange their lives and attitudes so they can heal quickly.
Batiks, being on fabric, create a soft non-reflective surface which is easy on the eye. Often batiks can fill the space in which they are hung with warmth as well as beauty.

Patience and the Willingness of Acceptance. 
Open and Ready To Receive Love & Sustenance  in its many forms.
This amazing sea cucumber, a member of the Dendrochirotida  family, shows us how sea creatures are adapted to their environment. This sedentary sea cucumber lives on the soft muddy substrate between the coral reefs. The creature waits patiently as its large tentacles, with their branching dendritic ends, catch it`s food supply of plankton. The batik shows movement and fluidity. The sea creature naturally eats what it needs - no more, no less. It is open to receive and waits patiently experiencing the 'now' fully. The beauty of creation surrounds and imbues this remarkable creature.

Chromodorid Nudibranch

Adaptation and The Use of Creative Imagination and Expression
Part of a huge batik featuring the Chromodorid Nudibranch. These sea slugs have evolved with opting out of  having no hard protective shell! Instead they have evolved using many interesting shapes and colours. Many have poisonous or bad-tasting glands in their skin. It is thought that the beautiful bright colours are there to warn off possible predators.
We sometimes have to change ourselves, our life, our environment, bad habits - diet etc. in order to adapt  to new situations be they emotional, physical or financial. Use the imagination as creative thinking, action and visualization can allow us to live more fully and joyfully within the changed or new circumstances. Think outside the box. Delight in being alive now. Delight in nature. Look at things and situations with new eyes.
You are uniquely you. Make sure you bring your true colours into your life. BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
Change your colour and with a little imagination let yourself evolve into a new and authentic you.

Until next time
May love and joy be part of you and your day
Cheers  CMW