#art witchery

I consider myself a art based witch. And I noticed there isn't a lot of people who talk about this topic in the witchy community and I wish to try and spark it! With that being said, I decided to make a mini podcast called "Starlit Veil Of Crimson" and together we can go over how to make your art (any medium) into something so magical and sacred. Acknowledging how being an artist is magical in it's own sense whether your a witch or not!

I'm not the best with tech stuff, so the episodes I have released are not the best. But I hope it may inspire you all. Episodes will slowly be released from time to time as I am doing this purely as a hobby but to help offer insight.

I discovered this handy little Feng Shui color palette made by Katherine Betts! I thought i'd share it here for witches wanting to work with the Chinese elements or as a way to utilize color in your home in conjunction with Feng Shui principles, or to use in your Grimoire/BoS!

Definitely check out Katherine's insightful article on how to utilize Feng Shui for your child's (or your own) bedroom!

As someone who enjoys art, learning different ways to put my craft into pieces of art has been one of my favorite things to learn on my path. I decided to make this post, not only to show and explain my latest piece, but also to talk about other methods I have used to put witchery into art.

For my most recent project, I decided I wanted to do a small-medium sized painting for each room of my house. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do at first, but out of the blue, I had the thought to paint a plant and a crystal, the properties of which would match the energy I want each room of my home to have. I just finished the first painting. I wanted to do my bedroom first, so I chose lavender and amethyst to represent calmness and tranquility.

First, I sketched everything out how I wanted it.

Next, I painted the circle of lavender. I used watercolor pencils, so I shaded with the pencils, and then got it wet with a brush. I used rainwater turned to moon water to rinse my brushes. As I was painting, I thought about the lavender and amethyst bringing calmness and tranquility to the room the painting will hang in.

Next, I painted the amethyst crystal, while thinking calm and tranquil thoughts. After I finished painting, I signed my initials and put the year under my signature. And now it's done!

Before I frame and hang it, I plan to cleanse it and say a few words, something along the lines of "may this lavender and amethyst bring peace and tranquility to my life, as well as to the room it hangs in." I can already feel its power. 💜💫

Other methods I have used to witchify my art:

💫make and paint a sigil on the canvas before painting over it

💫use color associations that match my intent (i.e. green for prosperity, red for passion, etc.)

💫rinse my brushes with moon water and/or rain water

💫draw or paint objects that represent my intent

💫burn an herb or incense that matches my intent and cleanse my supplies and the finished piece in the smoke (if you choose to burn herbs, please make sure it's safe to burn them first!) 💫say a little spell or affirmation while hanging the piece

I'm sure these aren't the only ways to do this, but that's just what I've done personally and had success with!

If you know of any more methods, please feel free to comment and tell me what you do! Happy painting, my fellow artsy witches! 🎨🖌

Yes! I love doing this!

A few methods for this.

Method 1: an important part of the existence of art is for it to be seen. So put it in a window, even if only the birds and the squirrels see it, it’s still being seen, it’s still being noticed, the world is being made known of and acknowledging your intent. It’s like putting up a big traffic sign for change. This is always something I do in workings like these as a final step. Alternatively, photograph it and post it online. Just a photo, no context, maybe a title if that feels appropriate. Any notes, likes, ect. are also an added boost.

Method 2: get a few small candles (I’m talking birthday candles btw. They’re cheap and small and don’t take a huge chunk of time to burn) Melt the ends a bit to stick them on the piece in the corners, or where ever you wouldn’t mind seeing some wax on it. Use any number you think corresponds to your intent. Light the candles and as they melt, either focus on your intent/what you want to achieve, or create a chant to mumble/ say out loud as the candles burn out. Once that’s done, do method one, or hang somewhere in your room as a reminder.

Method 3 (fire free): Take any ingredients that you used, create a powder-y mix from them (obviously with petals they would be larger chunks but that is a- okay), maybe crumble up some soft pastel or charcoal, add a few drops of your paint water if you still have it, if not it’s okay! Once you have your powder made up, sprinkle it on the piece, let it sit in the sun for a bit or in moonlight. After a while, open your window or take it outside and blow the powder off of your piece, sending your intent out into the world.

Method 4: Use a corresponding incense, burn it over your piece and then blow the ashes off of it like in method 3. However, I recommend placing a thin barrier like some cloth to catch the ashes because some forms are much hotter as ashes then others and can singe your work.

Method 5 (fire free): Make a water from your ingredients (use hot water like you would a tea),let cool and then sprinkle some drops or put in a spray bottle and spray on your piece and leave by a window to dry, the evaporating water will carry away your intent. Alternatively, what I’ll do most times because I don’t want the look of my work to possibly change, you can create a basic “activation water” which then can be used to spray/sprinkle on your piece and let the water evaporate off of it. I’ll usually keep this water around as well to give it a boost every now and again.

You can use all of these on digital art as well, just print out the piece!