A Bridge Between Inner Stillness and Creative Action

Susan Hunter Guise brings more than just website platform knowledge, accounting and business experience to the table for her clients. A talented artist herself, Susan’s creative work has spanned across many mediums and styles over the years. Susan is an accomplished violinist, having studied at Western University, Ontario, Canada, for several years. As a visual artist, Susan has worked in oils, pastel and acrylic mediums. Her work is currently in several exhibitions in Ontario.

Zen meditation has had a profound influence on Susan’s work by fostering a deeper connection with the present moment, enhancing her creativity, and encouraging a state of inner calm and clarity. The principles of mindfulness, simplicity, and the cultivation of awareness, all inspire her creative process and influence her style, themes, and approach.

Her plein air work has developed her ability to observe the natural world with greater sensitivity. Her works capture the fleeting moments of beauty, light, and form in the environment around her.

Susan took an interest in Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) and studied with Sensei Noriko Maeda of Waterloo, Ontario. Stillness and awareness cultivated in zen meditation, directly inform the art of calligraphy. Just as meditation encouraged Susan to clear her mind, Shodo calligraphy required her to be fully present, focused, and free of distractions to allow her brush to move freely. This form of art allowed her to focus on the essential elements of her work. Susan learned to communicate her ideas with fewer and more deliberate strokes.

Her current artworks are organic, authentic and personal pieces.

View Susan’s video to learn more about Shodo calligraphy and how this artistic medium tied into her practice. Both meditation and art engage Susan with mindfulness, imperfection, breath, spontaneity, and presence. There is indeed a bridge between Susan’s inner stillness and her creative action.

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