painting – Integrating the Spirals

August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Mind-Body

Tiger sketch using pencil, marker and oil pastels

I looked through some of my husband’s 100+ framed paintings to see if I thought I might attempt a sketch of a few more, recall the lions:

This is a face on tiger. I love Richard’s artwork. He always creates a mat for his art as well, so we just print and frame. Easy! He used to sell these for $100 each, but has taken his artwork down due to low sales and too many scam-like emails coming in to him.

Tiger artwork of Richard’s on top; my version of the tiger sketch on paper. I got a little likeness but feel I could have done a better job at mapping out where the white needed to be. I used the watercolors only on the nose and add some “hairy” strokes. –Sheila Murrey

The shoulder/arm/back pain I have been experiencing is starting to ease, though today (and it was our busy grocery day), my arm has had a dull ache all day. Ugh! I found an arnica roll on at Walmart and giving it a try. I am continuing to seek out a good inexpensive comfrey cream. Let me know if you know of a good one. Thanks Julie (over at: https://emotionalpeace.wordpress.com) for the prayers! I chatted with Christina at Herbal-Cottage this morning and she’s ending me a bottle of nerve relief tonic (she was only out of stock on her website)! Yay!

Breathing in the miracles today…

I’m breathing and repeating my new mantra: “Art communicates more than words, builds new brain neural pathways, and connects us all!”

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. Doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling integrating ride to better health, doing with more ease and less effort-ing, to help us find and sustain the JOY in our lives! (Sprinkling Gratitude all around while we’re at it.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband and I are creators of life-enhancing spiritual and soulful information, music, and digital designs for wholly vibrant living.

Here’s our Unsolicited Radio music show channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Unsolicited_Radio

And here’s a link to join our public-facing, original music group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CF7Q2gbkA/

Find me over on my YouTube channel for JIGGLE WIGGLE, mobility movement videos, video book reviews, plants, art, and more at: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

And here I am talking about my new 5th book on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share Here’s how to get a paperback copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg or eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

You can support us by picking up merch at: https://sheilamurrey.net/store/

Richard and I (in 2020) performing one of our cowritten songs: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

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August 10, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Mind-Body

The watercolors I use now

Thanks to Walmart extending me the offer to become a Recognized Reviewer, I have been searching their 1,000 items list for the last few days and thinking about all the things we need, or want, plus what we might give as holiday gifts, especially to the granddaughters. I’m beyond excited to know that because I’ve freely given Walmart hundreds (I think it’s over 1,000 by now actually), mostly on food items we’ve bought from them in the two years we’ve lived in New Hampshire, that NOW, I will save us at least a few hundred dollars a year by getting free products just for reviewing said items. Yippee!!

Plus, I can order some items that have not yet been released on Walmart.com! So, I finally found a great watercolor set (and I had been looking and checking different stores online for a while). What a FUN retirement “job” to have now, right? And currently, I am an elite Yelp reviewer too, but I digress. I’m a writer, right? And a writer writes, as we say. So there’s that.

Screen capture of part of the email Walmart sent me about what it means to be a Recognized Reviewer. –Walmart

I had been wanting to try some watercolor painting for months, since my blogger pal, and artist, Linda, has been painting her sketches with watercolor paints. She suggested I get a children’s set of watercolors to begin with and that’s pretty much what I did.

Screen capture: 24 watercolor palette by ArtBox. –Sheila Murrey

Screen capture: opening the 24 watercolor palette by ArtBox. I still don’t know what the ring on the bottom of the case is for. –Sheila Murrey

Screen capture: the open 24 watercolor palette by ArtBox. Left, what it looked like as soon as I opened it with paint mix tray; on the right, after filling brush pens with water and painting. –Sheila Murrey

Screen capture: Left, back of paint mixing palette; right shows closeup of one of the brush pens. I really like that they give you a color chart too, so you know what color is what. –Sheila Murrey

I’ve already left my review of these watercolors on the Walmart site, so this is simply an extra post to show you all, my readers, the background on how I found these and what they are. And it’s all thanks to Linda’s encouragement. Aren’t I lucky?

You can get to know Linda too, if you’d like. And I’d highly recommend it. Here’s her site: https://creativeartworksblog.com

I’m so thankful for my new mantra: “Art communicates more than words, builds new neural pathways (in the brain), and connects us all!”

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband and I are creators of life-enhancing spiritual and soulful information, music, and digital designs for wholly vibrant living.

Here’s our Unsolicited Radio music show channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Unsolicited_Radio

And here’s a link to join our public-facing, original music group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CF7Q2gbkA/

Find me over on my YouTube channel for JIGGLE WIGGLE, mobility movement videos, video book reviews, plants, art, and more at: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

You can support us by picking up merch at: https://sheilamurrey.net/store/

Richard and I (in 2020) performing one of our cowritten songs: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

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August 10, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Mind-Body

Child on tree swing sketch using pencil, marker and oil pastels

I felt inspired, since receiving my new watercolor kit (Thanks to Walmart! See my next article where I explain the program and show you the kit), that I got to sketching and painting right away yesterday afternoon! I decided to attempt another one of the sketches I’ve held onto for months (from Linda Lewis’ blog). Let me know what you think of it:

Linda Lewis’ child on tree swing sketch on laptop and my version of child on tree swing sketch on paper –Sheila Murrey

My child on tree swing sketch. My critique is that I really need to practice hands (haha! Mine kind of look like claws), and I probably should have used watercolor on the shirt and pants instead of the oil pastels. –Sheila Murrey

Thanks to my artist, blogger and “soul sister” pal, Linda Lewis… this was the post where she presented her sketch of the child on the swing back on April 28th, 2026: https://creativeartworksblog.com/2026/04/28/tuesday-4-28-2026/

The shoulder/arm/back pain I have been experiencing for just over a week is continuing to ease. I checked Walmart for any other kind of pillow or massager, etc. and couldn’t find anything I liked any better than what I have (an ergonomic pillow, TENS machine, and PowerPlate massager in a sort of peanut shape). The herbal tincture from Herbal-Cottage helps, but I believe I need their nerve tonic as well, and they are out of stock on it right now. The Ibuprofen didn’t help at all last night, so I am looking at getting a stronger topical comfrey cream. I found one via a Facebook ad, but it’s about $50 for a 2 ounce jar! Not wanting to spend that, I’m checking elsewhere online. Let me know if you have used a good one.

I’m breathing and repeating my new mantra: “Art communicates more than words, builds new neural pathways (in the brain), and connects us all!”

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband and I are creators of life-enhancing spiritual and soulful information, music, and digital designs for wholly vibrant living.

Here’s our Unsolicited Radio music show channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Unsolicited_Radio

And here’s a link to join our public-facing, original music group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CF7Q2gbkA/

Find me over on my YouTube channel for JIGGLE WIGGLE, mobility movement videos, video book reviews, plants, art, and more at: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

You can support us by picking up merch at: https://sheilamurrey.net/store/

Richard and I (in 2020) performing one of our cowritten songs: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

July 29, 2026August 7, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections

A pier sketch with pencil and oil pastels

My daughter did this sketch a month or so ago at the art studio where she works. I knew as soon as I saw her photos of the progression she took on it, I knew I wanted to sketch it. But with high prioritizing my mobility exercises (at various times throughout my day), prepping food and cooking then performing the subsequent clean-up, working on reformatting the paperback version of my book, doing interviews and Zoom calls to promote it, reading and working through about 6 books, reviewing and posting video book reviews of such, and attending a book club, plus a variety of summertime things going on while the granddaughters are off school, and walking with hubby (sometimes to our local coffee shop for brunch or other times for lunch or an early dinner at another local place)–this blog totally takes a back seat! Whew!

I’m betting at least some of you can relate though and have just as much going on.

Now, here are the sketch progressions:

Top is the sketch by my daughter; bottom is my version of the sketch with new pencil. –Sheila Murrey

Top sketch by my daughter – step 2; bottom is my version – step 2. –Sheila Murrey

Top sketch by my daughter – step 3; bottom is my version – step 3. –Sheila Murrey

But I finally broke open the new pack of pencils I bought and erasers, AND I did actually use an eraser on this sketch a few times, so yes, I can see where these are going to help improve all of my future sketches quite a bit! Thank you to my dear fellow blogger and long distance “soulie” friend, Linda Lewis (watercolor sketch artist and weight loss inspiration to me). I think Linda may love this–though I couldn’t figure how to do the water very well either. Linda and I have chatted about how to create a more fluid water look.

Top sketch by my daughter – step 4; bottom is my version – step 4. I thought I was done, but do you notice what I forgot? –Sheila Murrey

My completed version and I reworked some of the grass and rocks too because I noticed that the white helped some of the other colors blend better. –Sheila Murrey

I stopped a few times to check to see if I was enjoying the sketching. While I can’t say I smiled much throughout this, I think it’s because I still see it as another task to get done. And then, also to try and “get right.” But I keep reminding myself that Art can communicate more than words and connects us in my subconscious ways. And THAT makes me happy.

My book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

See me talking about my new 5th book on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share and here’s how to get a paperback copy of, **We Are All Connected: The How and The Why**. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg or eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

Find me over on my YouTube channel for JIGGLE WIGGLE, mobility movement videos, video book reviews, plants, art, and more at: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

July 28, 2026August 7, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections

An example of our connections: a high school friend (retired nurse now artist) offers watercolor sketches

Fellow bloggers and long distance friends, Gray Summers (retired nurse, songwriter/musician, fan of all things vintage, and Johnny Depp) and Linda Lewis (watercolor sketch artist and weight loss inspiration to me) may LOVE this post! (Click their names to visit their blog sites.)

My high school friend Teresa Damron has retired from her nursing career and been drawing and sketching, with her most recent being watercolor sketches! I’ll share a couple of her exquisite animal sketches (yes, she works on commission too), and these fantastic bookmarks she’s now selling (though I do not believe she has a public facing website, yet):

Bookmarks for sale. –Teresa Damron via Facebook

Closeup. Bookmarks for sale. –Teresa Damron via Facebook

My comment on Teresa’s bookmarks Facebook post.

Artwork by Teresa Damron (Background of her Facebook page)

Pan pastels and colored pencils artwork by Teresa Damron

Teresa is starting to get known. I’ll let you know if she sets up a website.

It’s funny, because as soon as I saw Teresa’s post (about the bookmarks) on Facebook the other day I thought of Linda. When I’d first ordered something from Linda’s former Etsy shop (back a few years ago), she’d included a wood burned bookmark in the package as a gift! I loved it so much that I ordered several more, and eventually a few more pieces of her art. I still love each one and the tote I gave to my daughter with penguins on it. Wink!

Art often communicates more than words on how much we love the same things and connects us in sublime and subtle ways–perhaps more than we are consciously aware!

My book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

Find me over on my YouTube channel for JIGGLE WIGGLE, mobility movement videos, video book reviews, plants, art, and more at: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

March 30, 2025 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Shared Posts

Minisa’s Art and a Traditional Healing Way for Times Like This

The Elders say… Greetings Beloved Kin, In the beginning of my journal, I often quoted what “Minisa says.” By her words she encouraged me to say, “the…
Minisa’s Art and a Traditional Healing Way for Times Like This

March 2, 2025April 11, 2025 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Self Reflection

‘Thrive in 25’ – Art class: Found my jam!

Last night’s art class was the bomb! I have found my jam (my favorite)!

My daughter and I painted these big ceramic mugs (pint size) with glaze. Let that dry and painted 1/2 with color paint. When that wasn’t shiny anymore but not thoroughly dry, we used a toothpick and made etchings through the color layer just to the glaze layer. (That’s when I felt a level of enjoyment I had not experienced before!)

I did all of my engraving by hand (without tracing over a stencil and sharpie marker drawing), like most used—even at the risk of messing up.

I was doing the class to try the process (certainly not because we needed any more mugs). Nor to come away with a professional piece. I am sooo NOT a professional artist by any stretch of the imagination! Ha!

I found this etching/engraving process hugely satisfying! It felt a bit like archeology or sculpting, as I dug into the paint and blew with my breath/used a dry brush to brush away the little bits of removed paint! It was immediately thrilling! I felt I could do this all day!

And even better, unlike some of the other classes, like the fused glass, the owners said now that I know how to do this, I can use this process any time I want! I don’t have to wait for another ‘class.’
So, I will definitely be doing more of this! And I can do this technique on any of the ceramics from their shop—and there’s lots more than cups and mugs to choose from. Yippee!!

Pictures of my mug (in process)

Do you see the snail? Hehe! Yes, this is my first ever hand drawn snail!

Our teacher (the shop owner), said my engraving wasn’t wide enough (thick lines). We shall see after it comes out of the kiln. My daughter (who did the first one and was used as the class example/sample mug), said my style will look more vintage this way. And that brought a big smile from me! I love vintage stuff! (Her sample mug looks more vintage too, so there’s that.)

Before we left the art studio I had an opportunity to look at everyone’s mugs. One of the ladies was an amazing artist and hand drew mushrooms of various sizes and shapes on hers! I didn’t get a picture, but I might sketch it out on paper and try that next time, as well as gnomes! Ha!

I feel doing this kind of art shows our differences in perception and perspectives. Heavy or light handed? Thick or thin lines? Angles or curves?

New music videos

I Am Multiverse. —Sheila Murrey

AND

Hearing Voices. —Sheila Murrey

I an improving in my use of Canva for these music videos, can you tell? But I will leave all of the less good videos on YouTube to show the progression. Plus a few have over 100 views! (That’s quite astonishing to me!)

I actually uploaded Hearing Voices on Facebook first, before uploading it to YouTube. And a few friends said they loved the song! I must say, I am thrilled with it too.

If you’re new to songwriting

If you’re interested in songwriting, you might want to check out my husband’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

If you’d like to try Suno AI, you can sign up for free using my link: https://suno.com/invite/@atomicsoundquality3245

I’ve updated the Connect with us section below, so keep scrolling…

Everything happens for a reason in the multiverse with myriad sides to every story

Yes, Everything Happens for a Reason in the multiverse and Everything Resolves to Gratitude. Knowing that each of us (as fractals) uplifts my mind and allows me to view life as a lively kaleidoscope grand design that moves about in an ever-expanding, revolving, melodious, consciousness. Even if we have to disconnect from some people, for a time.

Enjoy (IN Joy) everything and love! Be Everything All the Time. Let’s THRIVE in ’25!

Yours in expanding, coexisting (because there’s more than one-side to every story), balancing, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

About us

Richard and I play at the intersection of Energy, Spirituality, Health, and Music, to let FREEDOM ring for ALL! We’re down to earth (even if we are conspiracy theorists), yet not in the ground! We’re just dancing around in rhythm with the mystifying Multiverse… all humble like. But we’re always thinking, onward and upwards, so we keep exploring and creating!

My husband of 20 years, Richard Murrey, is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (having penned over 400 original songs).

Video of us performing Live: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

All of our 400+ original songs are available for song placement in TV, film, games, etc. Video content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, Vloggers, YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such. We’re also seeking bands to play our songs. If you know of any up and coming musical artist, please forward this blog article to them.

Sheila’s books on Amazon

My meme: Books by Sheila –Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

I have four books on Amazon. The two most recent are: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection. I invite you to check them out and leave a review on Amazon for me, if you’d be so kind. Amen. Namaste. OM

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

Connect with us

The social channels where I am most active (after thoroughly testing out others in 2024, I’ve dropped a few. My stats revealed almost no one opened my blog posts from Substack, Locals, or Instagram. I still have accounts there but I won’t be posting to those anymore):

November 17, 2024August 12, 2026 Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Multifaceted

November 17th – I miss you

It’s November 17th, 2024; We’ve got a multidimensional love song for ALL! This is one of our favorite songs. The music was done by Steven Cooper’s music studio in Nashville, TN originally, with John H on saxophone. But then, years later, we spent the money to hire Adam Cunningham to sing it, and record/remix it at the Beaird Music Group of Nashville, TN. https://www.beairdmusicgroup.com

This is the three-hundred-twentieth new music post for 2024! This original song of ours is radio-ready and song placement ready! Let us know if you work with any music groups, sound engineers, or film producers who want to use it.

I miss you. Music, lyrics, and video by Richard Murrey.

I’m still a work in progress, as I suspect most of us are… so here’s my mission going into 2025, both personally, and here in this blog site:

Meme: “Hating the haters and judging the judgers, amplifies hate and judgment in us and in the world. Amplify LOVE!” —www.thecosmicconduit.com

Even before the Election, this happened… and vindicates those of us who “questioned the Science”

I’m thrilled for ICAN on this win!

The nightmare for those of us who “Questioned the Science” is over. **Part 1** from an email I received a few weeks ago. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 2**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 3**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 4**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 5**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 6**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

The nightmare is over. **Part 7**. —Informed Consent Action Network – ICANdecide.org

Shopping, lunch, and painting… oh my!

My daughter and eldest granddaughter went to the art studio yesterday and I painted a canvas a ceramic (for Christmas). We really had a great multifaceted day! We had some ‘teachable moments (yes, even for me), and I had time to tell my 13 yo granddaughter about the epiphany I had on Friday (I did tell you about that, didn’t I?), Law of Attraction, and what the term ‘moral ambiguities’ means. Ha!

Jennifer painting a Christmas canvas with a penguin. My daughter, son-in-law, and all three girls LOVE penguins. It’s like their family soul animal. Hehe!

My dragonfly. In colors that suit my spa room. Stay tuned for photos of that tomorrow. –Sheila Murrey

Ascent Nutrition

As for me and my house, we’ll listen to our inner Truth. I practice what I preach.

Healing methods:

My meme: “I am drawn to using Super Patches to heal, from our experiences with Healing Touch, Reiki, Glyphs, Laying on of Hands, and meditation on the Intelligent Design of our fingerprints!” –Sheila Murrey

Everything happens for a reason

Yes, Everything Happens for a Reason and Everything Resolves to Gratitude. Knowing that each of us (as fractals) uplifts my mind and allows me to view life as a lively kaleidoscope grand design that moves about in an ever-expanding, revolving, melodious, consciousness. Even if we have to disconnect from some people, for a time.

Enjoy (IN Joy) everything and love! Be Everything All the Time. Let’s soar in ’24! And let’s (are you ready for this?) THRIVE in ’25!

Yours in expanding, caring and sharing, spiraling consciousness,

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

About us

Richard and I play at the intersection of Energy, Spirituality, Health, and Music, to let FREEDOM ring for ALL!

We’re songwriters open to placing any of our 400+ original songs in TV, film, games, etc. We’re also seeking bands to play our songs. Video content creators, filmmakers, podcasters, production companies, deejays, Vloggers, YouTubers, and more can use our original music and songs in movies, TV shows, video intros, and such.

My husband of 19 years, Richard Murrey, is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (having penned over 400 original songs). You can view his artwork and hear original songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Video of us performing Live: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share