Week 1: Gentle Faces & Quiet Gestures | Self‑Directed Art School

Before you try to make art, try making safety first.
I created a free, 7-minute nervous-system art ritual to help your body settle so creativity can emerge naturally.

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Week 1 of my Gentle Art Life experiment is all about *gentle faces* and the quiet, surprising feelings that surfaced while I drew them.

In this video, I share my first week of self‑directed art school: Grace face studies, Quiet Companion “sitting with” poses, and a big realization about what happens when emotion finally comes from the inside instead of being borrowed from somewhere else. If you’re a tired therapist, sensitive creative, or former high‑control religion survivor who’s learning to feel again through art, you’re welcome here.

You’ll see:
Simple Grace profile and 3/4‑view face studies (including the “freaky” first attempt)
Quiet Companion gestures that are slowly becoming real companions
Honest reflections on trauma, shutdown, and feeling alive in art again

🌿 *Quiet Studio Notes (email list)*
If you’d like gentle check‑ins, behind‑the‑scenes pages from this self‑directed art school, and early peeks at Quiet Companion cards and oracle imagery, you can join my studio mailing list here:
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🎨 *More Gentle Art & Resources*
Website & Quiet Companion art: https://tamara-ridge-art.com
Spiritual Teaching Podcast: https://innerlightcompanion.com/podca...

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