Saturday, April 11, 2020

A Healing Prayer



   This is a special edition here at this blog today.  We, all across the world, are in this uncertain time of a pandemic.  I'm sure everyone was caught off guard.  Most (certainly more and more) of us have been at home under 'shelter in place'.  I myself just spent the last few days sewing masks for friends and family as supplies are getting hard to come by.  But in spite of all that going around us, I see more and more people are helping out friends and neighbors in positive ways to reach out and stay connected while still respecting the suggested guidelines like social distancing.  And this post is about a way for us to do something together as a community, as colorists.

    I would like to share the back story of this image with you.  I had this idea come to me - I call this "inspiration" when it happens - while I was meditating one day just recently.  The feeling of this is as if a drop of oil falls into a bowl of water.  If my mind was a bowl of water, the drop of oil is the inspiration.  Occupying the same space, but distinct.  It's an idea that grows in my mind, but there was an influence.  A nudge.  A spark.  That something extra!  Anyhow, the idea was to draw an image and share for coloring with anyone who wanted to color it.  With the hope that the image was such that coloring would put you in a meditative state, thinking good thoughts and feeling good feelings, even for just a little while.  The hope was to replace the feeling of fear and frustration that so many of us are feeling right now with something like love, hope, positivity, and peace.  It took me a week to get going, but when I did, I worked on it straight without a break for hours.  And I didn't feel tired at all.  In fact, I had energy left hours after I completed inking, and had a hard time getting to sleep. 


A Healing Prayer
©Mitzi Sato-Wiuff    AuroraWings.com
Feel free to download this image for printing out at home and coloring.
(Comments are appreciated.)
Color the angel while meditating on/thinking about good feelings and things that make you smile.
We encourage you to add your finished coloring pic to a contest album at
to be entered into April 2020's special contest for prizes.
(Details in the description of the contest album.)
Regardless whether you join the contest or not, please share your coloring pics on social media
with a link back to this post so your friends can find this image and color, too.
And please share the work-in-progress pics if you feel so inspired.
We love seeing the full picture emerge in steps.

Below, I would like to share again, the beautiful coloring work our designers have done already with this image (in two versions).  Be inspired and get coloring!  Send a ripple of a healing prayer with your coloring.

Donna

 Marion

 Marion

 Susan

 Jan

 Debbie

 Donna

 Mimi

 Mimi

Mimi

 Susan
The contest is open to the image above as well as the original version, which is an 8 x 10", full-page size coloring page.


This version available at

   I am also extending the discount codes from earlier this month.  These codes are good through April 25, 2020.


 Happy Easter

Thursday, April 2, 2020

New Release Showcase - April 2020


It is time again for our New Release Showcase!  Glad you can visit us today.  I have been finding it difficult to focus lately with all that going on.  I am grateful to have art and gardening to help me feel grounded.  I am sure that anyone who colors and do things with their hands understand what I'm saying.

In my area, the weather has warmed up to the point grass and weed seeds are starting to germinate.  I am also seeing a lot of "volunteer" sunflowers popping up all over.  So, this month's releases are inspired heavily by nature.  I have three lush floral images plus the latest addition to the more illustrative style of zodiac images today.

First, check out the elegant bridal floral titled Peony Bridal Bouquet and the different takes on this image by our talented designers!  And don't let the title limit your imagination into thinking that this is only for wedding cards.  I already had "Peony Bouquet" digi, so I had to give it a slightly different title, and sometimes, you don't want to go with '2'.






Peony Bridal Bouquet
2250 x 1650 pixels / 7.5 x 5.5 inches at 300 dpi
JPG at AuroraWings.com     PNG at AuroraWings.com
PNG at AW on Etsy

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Next up, we expand on the peony floral theme with Peony Corner.  As you will see in our designers' work, this is a versatile image for just about any occasion.  Luxurious petals make this such a fun and satisfying image to color. 


 Jan






Peony Corner
2100 x 2100 pixels / 7 x 7 inches at 300 dpi
JPG at AuroraWings.com     PNG at AuroraWings.com
PNG at AW on Etsy 

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Next, we have another sweet floral image, Spring Posey.  It's a small bouquet of dainty flowers like violets, pansies, and lily-of-the-valley tied with a ribbon.  Another versatile image great for just about any and all occasions you'd want to make a card for from birthday to sympathy cards.  Check out the inspirations created by our designers.


 Jan

Spring Posey
1500 x 2100 pixels / 5 x 7 inches at 300 dpi 
JPG at AuroraWings.com     PNG at AuroraWings.com
PNG at AW on Etsy

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For the final image, I have a new image in the illustrative zodiac series today, Taurus.  Taurus is the second sign in the zodiac, but this image is the third release in the series, following Gemini and Aries.  I've made this image available in two versions - the original version and the no-horns version.  You get both files in a single listing at either of my shops.  Let's check out the inspirations our designers came up with for you.

 Jan

 Jan


Taurus 2-pack
2400 x 3000 pixels / 8 x 10 inches at 300 dpi
JPG only at AuroraWings.com
JPG at AW on Etsy

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Now it's time for the extra fun part - discounts and specials and such.  First, here are two codes for you to choose from to save when you go shopping at either of my locations (www.AuroraWings.com and www.AuroraWings.Etsy.com) this weekend.


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And here's something that I was struck with an inspiration, then later again to finish so I could bring her to you today.  Since most of us find ourselves staying home for uncertain length of time under the circumstances, I was inspired to bring an angel for you to color.  I'm calling this image "A Healing Prayer", and this lovely angel is your Gift-with-Purchase this weekend with any purchase.  This promo is not automated like the digi downloads, so please remember to allow up to 24 hours for me to send you an email with an attachment.

Coloring helps us stay grounded and focused.  And as we know that fear can be detrimental to our health when we need it the most, I would like as many of you to have the chance to bring this angel home to color - to distract from worry, to relax a little both mentally and physically, and to meditate upon the image with your vision of the world at peace that you'd like to experience.  Stay well and stay safe.



Check out the lovely samples created by the AW designers using this gift image!





A Healing Prayer
2400 x 3000 pixels / 8 x 10 inches full-page size
JPG