It is always interesting for me to watch people look at Alchemy Stones in a "live" setting, like an arts & crafts show or festival.
People ask me "what kind of stencils" I use, and whether the designs are "a transfer." Some want to know if it "hurts my eyes" to paint in such detail. Others want to know if I sketch out the patterns before painting them on the rocks.
No, I don't use any stencils, transfers or other "plans" created ahead of time.
Alchemy Stones are 100% free-hand painted, going only by what I see inside my head. Even this large stone pictured here simply started as the single dot in the center, and then developed from there.
I simply start with a stone and some colors... and then start building a design from there. After the first few elements are laid down on the stone, I pretty much just "intuit" what to do next.
My wife insists it's "channeled information." Maybe she's right-- or maybe I just happen to be "one of those people" who work well on a really small scale. The
metaphysical properties associated with a design definitely feels like channeled information, so maybe it all just walks hand in hand.
Much of the time, I have no idea what's going to come out, when I start painting. And sometimes, I'm as surprised as some of those around me who have been watching.
Alchemy Stones are definitely "
inspired by" Sacred Geometry and recursive patterns in nature (fractals), but I generally don't refer to them directly as BEING Sacred Geometry because I don't want to lock myself into having to recreate accurate reproductions of the Flower of Life (for example) on every stone I paint... I'm more in favor of the "
let's just see what comes out" method.
Besides, it's a lot more fun that way!
So to conclude, YES the stones
are 100% free-hand painted, and every one is unique.
