When Have You Had Awe Moment?

Some sources say, researches suggest that Awe moment makes your life better.  It may make you happier and healthier. They say that an awesome experience may improve your mood or lift your spirit, and that may lead to you being satisfied with your life.   Or awe may make you happy to be connected with people, community, or the world around

Online Workshop This Month

Hello beautiful souls! It’s short notice but here is my online workshop of the month. Every workshop I host as Okikam Therapy is designed to support your nurturing self in your day-to-day life and you can revisit your representation or re-do the exercise by yourself anytime after the workshop is done. You don’t need art

‘Marry me…

..Shirley❤️’ Yes, I seem to have witnessed someone making marriage proposal to Shirley. 🙂 That skywriting message used to be seen often in Sydney until pandemic started three years ago. This was another sign to see that our life is getting out of that unusual yet exceptional three years. It was perfect afternoon for making

Come And Go

Hello beautiful souls! Sydney iconic fleets departed and returning to Circular Quay. These classic ferries still hold my fascination which never got stale since I moved to Sydney. And I still do love seeing ships and boats departing and arriving at Circular Quay wharf, regardless small or large. And I took a number of photos

Online Workshop on 8th Feb

Hello beautiful Souls! A week evening online Workshop is coming up next Wednesday, 8th of Feb. Theme is, ‘Create Your Mandala’ Start: 19:00 AEDT (75 min) Media: Zoom. Some natural rules consist of 4. Four seasons, Four directions, Four elements of nature.. In the workshop, let’s explore what are your 4 aspects in you upon

My First Face-To-Face Art Workshop Finished!

Hello beautiful souls! Time flies and the first month of 2023 was gone yesterday! Last Saturday I opened an on-site Art Workshop as my first face-to-face group work after Covid. One participant couldn’t come in due to a family emergency and we had a small group of two who met each other for the first

A Message from A Late Bloomer

Hello, beautiful souls! When I was at a lane behind my house and was about to take my first step to walk, a late bloomer of Jacaranda shed right in front me. Jacaranda get their peak time full of violet flowers around October and November. The fallen flower paused me, developing my imagination. When it

A piece of work of the day 37 ~ the inspiration from the flow work

チャクラワークの為の瞑想から引っかかった、私の第４チャクラと第５チャクラから生まれた一枚です。 最近こういう抽象的だったり概念的な絵が多いかも。😅 As one of requirements to comply with the Diploma Course of Transpersonal Art Therapy I am currently taking, I regularly take 1 on 1 sessions with a Transpersonal Art Therapist. I usually am not good at doing meditation by myself, but because Kimberly, the therapist, is very good (she is a meditation facilitator

‘You can take a photo of me…’, the snaps of the curious gull on the beach ~撮られたがりのジョナサン~

This summer was not as hot as the usual summers in Sydney. I missed (or almost forgot) making my typical beach time packing beach throw, sunscreen, and the straw hat together with some favourites in the basket. So I took a long morning walk the other day to soak my foot and appreciate nature and

Out of my this week’s in-class project ~ 魂 (soul) ついて~

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