The creation of beauty, harmony, and balance in my art has always been a most natural process, but when I allow the two-word poem, “sacred spaces”, to transport me, I am struck by the number of ways these words can be seen as a sort of “central organizing principle” in my work.  Like a symphonic theme, it runs throughout my life in various forms with different inflections of tone and meaning.

When every woman decides to actively direct the course of her life she must make her home a kind of sacred space where she can come to feel her power.  She must feel fundamentally untouchable by forces she wishes to avoid.  In fact, the very word sacred is derived from the Latin sacer meaning “untouchable.”

To take the monumental step of attempting to share this feeling of power and safety with another requires the creation of a sacred space in a formerly solitary existence and, sometimes, a sacred space for the public acknowledgement of this partnership. The failure to regard each other’s existence as a sacred space inevitably results in separation.  In my own life, I have been fortunate enough to find a partner who shares my views and joins me in actively seeking new ways to acknowledge our lives as sacred.  Our relationship has evolved to the point where we have joined forces artistically to create successful projects of our own design.

An artist must extend her sacred space both physically and metaphysically.  She must first contact the sacred space within us all from which all creation emanates.  To do this often requires the creation of a sacred space in daily affairs – a time dedicated to establishing that contact – that empowers the creation of life as a work of Art and art as a work of Life.

All of life requires a womb, a matrix of support where emerging creations can grow, and the artist’s studio – whether it is a small kitchen table or as big as a stable – can truly be a sacred space.  My supervising the design and construction of my studio four years ago marked a turning point in my evolution as a woman in charge of her own destiny.  It’s construction was distinguished by the use of both ancient and modern techniques to consecrate it as a sacred space to be used in the creation of sacred art for the good of all.

I have evolved a collage technique that allows me to create images that allow our five senses to contact the sacred, untouchable spaces beyond our senses – the unseen forces of our Higher Self and the energies that empower, nurture, and unite us with All-There-Is.  Images from the sacred spaces of the land of our dreams – the landscapes of our soul – can be found in my “materializations”.

Using the exquisite handiwork designed and executed by women for women, the laces, beading, and appliqués which are themselves timeless works of art, I use the fabrics of today’s existence as well as various other techniques to turn these secular objects and industrial processes into sacred spaces.  It is a form of alchemy that I am desirous of extending to the marketplace as well.

I have used my art to reclaim as sacred spaces both the walls of the art galleries and museums which exhibit my work, and the pages of the more than forty best-selling books and divination systems I have created with my husband, author Monte Farber. The world of business must not be neglected for it too thrives when seen as an opportunity for the creation of sacred spaces in our environment.  The threats to our survival are caused by poor decisions made in the absence of seeing daily life as a sacred space.

Every one of my artistic projects involves creations designed to put the viewer in that most sacred space of relaxed attention caused by the blending of left and right brain hemispheres.  In this state we can harmonize our intuition with our analytic power.  We gain insights that inform our appreciation for our simple existence and the decision making that can either further or impede that existence.

Though, at times, seeing every space I find myself in as sacred seems as untouchable a goal as grasping space, I am fortunate enough to snap back to my more sacred space rather quickly.  This resiliency is only one of the beneficial results of keeping such lofty goals in mind and in perspective.  By so doing, we ensure the continuation of our lives as an ever-widening definition of what constitutes a sacred space.

More About Monte Farber and Amy Zerner:

Internationally known self-help author Monte Farber’s inspiring guidance and empathic insights impact everyone he encounters. Amy Zerner’s exquisite, one-of-a-kind spiritual couture creations and collaged fabric paintings exude her profound intuition and deep connection with archetypal stories and healing energies. For more than thirty years they’ve combined their deep love for each other with the work of inner exploration and self-discovery to build The Enchanted World of Amy Zerner and Monte Farber: popular books, card decks, and oracles that have helped millions answer questions, find deeper meaning, and follow their own spiritual paths.

Together they’ve made their love for each other a work of art and their art the work of their lives, with over two million books in print in fourteen languages. Their other best-selling titles include The Chakra Meditation Kit, The Tarot Discovery Kit, Karma Cards, The Enchanted Spellboard, Secrets of the Fortune Bell, Little Reminders: Love & Relationships, Little Reminders: The Law of Attraction, Goddess, Guide Me!, The Animal Powers Meditation Kit, Astrology Gems, True Love Tarot, The Instant Tarot Reader, The Psychic Circle, Wish Upon A Star, The Pathfinder Psychic Talking Board, The Truth Fairy, Spirit of the Ancestors Altar Kit, Vibe-Away!, The Mystic Messenger, The Breathe Easy Deck, The Healing Deck, and The Ghostwriter Automatic Writing Kit.  More info at: www.TheEnchantedWorld.com

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