Comments on: Sketch evolution + a prototype “PebbleStorm Tree”

By: Olivia Kuhn-Lloyd

Olivia Kuhn-Lloyd — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:14:59 +0000

This is great, Aaron. I love to see the metamorphosis!

By: Scott Krajca

Scott Krajca — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:17:48 +0000

Love how you share your process! I think this will help TONS of people! Thanks for sharing your brilliance!

Cheers,
Scott

By: Babita Dubay

Babita Dubay — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:35:46 +0000

I so get it!!

By: Ruth Higgins

Ruth Higgins — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:35:11 +0000

Aaron,
The image you had about happiness is so right on! We did an art therapy class within a Reiki class once where everyone in the group scribbled or drew on a piece of paper for about 30 seconds…then they gave their scribble marks to the person on their left and that person was supposed to see something within the scribble and draw something and label it.

We had one student who had a received a scribble that, as her teacher, I had no idea what she was going to do with it…she turned it into this beautiful knarled tree. She said it was a reprensentation of herself. The tree was alittle crooked like the trees that are shaped by the wind(like the events in her life had affected her)….The one thing she noticed was that her roots were on top of the earth and not grounded into the earth.(she said that was also like her life in that she had no groundedness…her roots were not strong) In doing that art project, she was able to solve her own life problem and put some strong roots down into the earth.

Since then she has become alot more spiritual which has changed her life incredibly. I couldn’t believe how strong she became by becoming grounded and rooted.

So…back to your imagery about trees and happiness…I love it!….can’t wait to see the finished product.

Love and Blessings. Ruth

By: Lynn Higgin

Lynn Higgin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:34:17 +0000

Beautiful Aaron! The tree image is so powerful -very important about the roots being grounded in the drawing image (nice, Ruth!) !! I’m in the alternative healing field, and I have far better outcomes when I use that image for myself before I work with another person. It’s so cool how that pertains to all aspects of life-career, love, healing!

I also love the fact that it all starts out as a ’sun’- which is the logo of my business! My original ‘napkin’ sketch was similar-puts thing in perspective for sure!! I am a very visual person, so I relate to your drawings very much-awesome! During my last retreat (back in 2005) I had to draw an image also, and my ‘meditation vision’ and drawing was that of a tree! Such an amazing visual, and so representative of human growth and happiness.

I signed on to your website for emails and am passing them to my husband, who is in a definite holding pattern for moving on to his passion and career. I have a feeling you may be hearing from him!

By: Debra Gehrke

Debra Gehrke — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:33:36 +0000

Thanks for sharing this, Aaron! I love trees (I’ve hugged many to prove it!)…one of the things I love the most is how trees offer themselves to us in this way, such profound symbolism they give us. I love how you equated the 4 kinds of happiness with the tree. It’s an image that sticks. (hah! sticks…very good, those come from trees too!)

I’m also a very visual person…and kinesthetic…these images speak to both. Isn’t it FUN to color with pastels???? :0)

Peace, Love and Harmony…