Loveday Funck  Fairy Surreal Art

Five years ago, I enrolled in a marketing class for artists offered by the Arts Council of Baton Rouge. The class opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities and opportunities that I didn't even know were a thing. I applied to some of the local art markets (was somehow accepted!) and my first Art Melt (also, accepted!). That first little bit of positive reinforcement was enough to propel me forward and even though I've faltered here and there, I've kept moving forward. I'd tin

The Tower is not a card that I like to see in my card layout. While I embrace personal evolution and growth, I don't enjoy the idea of sudden, unexpected catastrophic change. Which is what makes it such an important lesson for the Fool. Sometimes no matter how carefully you plan, no matter how positive your thinking, no matter how convinced that you are that are in the flow of the Universe; sometimes bad things just happen. Sometimes life takes what you have built and reduc

Over the weekend, I worked a three day festival and had a lot of very positive interactions with potential buyers. While I always have the inevitable browser (or several) who insist that I must be using psychedelics to come up with the surrealistic themes of my art, I realize that they are mainly just trying to interact and be clever but their distracting inanity does help me to appreciate that rare browser that really wants to talk about the meaning and intent behind my wor

No matter how much you prepare, no matter how much you know, we are all subject to the whims of fate; the Wheel of Fortune turns, sometimes in our favor, sometimes not. The Fool has learned and advanced. We are halfway around the Major Arcana now. He has learned many lessons: life is better lived in moderation, with a sense of balance between the spiritual and the material. He has learned that hard work and determination can get him far. What he must learn now is that life

Back at card 5, the Hierophant taught us that there is no shame in getting help if you don't know something. The Hierophant is the highest standard of knowledge in the material world. Now at card 9, the Hermit teaches us that sometimes we need help in a more spiritual context. Sometimes we need wisdom from without. There is never shame in seeking for that help if we need it. I've been taking a class in online marketing. One of our modules asks us to think about which arti

I aspire to moderation. I try to walk the middle way. I know how important balance is to life of contentment. Unfortunately, I don't always achieve that balance. I start projects and work at them with single minded determination. I want to finish the thing and I want to finish it now. My time would be better served putting down the project and coming back to it later. Trying to force completion often works against me. I end up frustrated and unhappy when the project jus

"And my whole life, y'all, my whole life is just a boomerang valentine; coming right back at me" - Andrea Gibson Valentine's Day is hard and heavy with expectations: the perfect lover; the perfect gift. Western society has emphasized this notion that somewhere out there we have all some perfect soul mate; someone who can make us whole; someone who will shower us with love and attention. I don't believe that. I believe we're already whole. I believe the perfect love we're

A new week. A new lesson. I dreamt that I was in charge of the entire country. I had to make all the decisions. Everyone, absolutely everyone hated me, but that couldn't matter. I still needed to make all the hard decisions. Someone has to lead, and this week, that person is the Emperor. The source of the Emperor's power is that he knows who he is. He isn't afraid to be unpopular. He insists on owning his truth. As the Fool arrives at the Emperor, he realizes that he

Every week, the Fool advances and learns. This week, he's arrived at the third stop in his journey: the Empress card. As I start each week with a new card, I'm trying to emulate the Fool, trying to learn as he learns. The Magician emphasized the importance of balance. The High Priestess reminds us to connect with our inner wisdom and power. The Empress represents fertility and growth. She is all things material and nourishing. From her springs forth creation and abunda