Artist Diary

  • 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRINCE’S PASSING


    Today marks 7 years since Prince’s passing. Every year since then, I’ve noticed snow in April. The number 7 was a significant number to P, as he was born on the 7th of June. It is also known as God’s number. This year, I was inspired to make this tribute artwork based on the lyrics of his song, 7.

    And I saw an angel come down unto me
    In her hand she holds the very key
    Words of compassion, words of peace

    I layered my photography to make the background, a photo of a sunset sky, and the night stars that I captured while I was in Europe on the year he passed.

    I sense that he is happy where he is, observing our world at a “distance”.

     

     

  • EVP AT THE GROCERY STORE – March 20, 2023

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  • PRINCE REACTS TO SEEING HIS FACE ON A MAGAZINE

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  • SPIRITS WATCH ME TRY SOME CHOCOLATE – EVP January 1, 2023

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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM P – EVP NYE 2023

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  • HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM THE OTHER SIDE – EVP

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  • LIFE & ART UPDATES – FALL 2022

    Latest EVP
    The weather is getting colder, and it’s time to get the garden ready for winter. A friend gave us this lemongrass plant that I’m going to keep indoors. I filmed it and a spirt voice said “Lemon grass”. It is so loud and clear!

    I haven’t had time for much EVP lately. But I hope to get back to it again soon.

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    Art that I’m working on
    Now that I am spending more time indoors, I am working on my art. There is a lot that I want to do. But time is so fleeting. I even have things I want to put in my Etsy shop, but they are on the back burner at the moment. I have to manage my time better. I feel like I am saying that all the time. But it just feels like time slips away.

    Below is an artist proof of a piece I did recently.

    New art piece ©2022 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.

    I recently got back into doing my sun dye printing. I printed some T-shirts. I love finding new ways to do photography.

    ©2022 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.

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    A tribute to my friend
    During the summer, a dear friend of mine passed away suddenly. She had developed breast cancer. I met her in 2018, and sadly, the timezone difference made it hard to talk on the phone. I knew she had many burdens. She was a mother of a young child. The photo below is one of my most favourite portraits that I’ve ever done.

    My friend ©2022 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.

    While she was at a retreat, in hopes that she could heal from cancer, she sent me photos of her surroundings.  There was one pic of a sticker on a door that said, “You are beautiful”. I thought that was something that people should see more often. Positive affirmations are a powerful thing in the mind. I decided to create a sticker that I could stick to packages I send out. I think people need to see more positive messages.

    U R Beautiful sticker ©2022 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.

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    That’s all for now. I hope you are having a lovely autumn. Wishing you Happy Thanksgiving, if you are in Canada this weekend.

    ©2022 by Andrea Mai. All rights reserved.

  • SPIRIT VOICES IDENTIFIED A PLANT FOR ME – EVP ON VIDEO

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  • VOICES IN MY GARDEN – EVP CAUGHT ON VIDEO USING iPHONE

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  • P SAYS “I LOVE YOU” ON EVP – July 1, 2022

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