We were lucky to catch up with Edwina Alarcon recently and have shared our conversation below.

Edwina, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

I am immensely happy living my life fully as an artist. I can not imagine myself in a “regular” job. I have held office positions in my past positions, as a graphic designer, and I enjoyed it. I learned a lot about the administrative side to business so I wouldn’t trade those experiences for anything. They helped to mold me into the professional that I am today.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I started with drawing as most do, in childhood. I found that it was the perfect outlet for my creative spirit and I never stopped. I went to college in the late 90s to become a graphic designer and I still continue to freelance to this day as it is another wonderful way to be of service.

Later in life, I found myself resting a lot due to chronic pain and issues with my hip and spine. To keep myself entertained, while I was healing, I would draw mandalas. I found it to be very therapeutic. I went from small drawings to canvases and expanded from there.

What sets me apart from other artists, is during my art sessions, I activate a meditative trance and I am guided to make my creations. I have no idea what the end result will be. I pick a color pallet and a canvas and then I am used as an instrument to bring spiritual visions to life. They are not created by me but rather, through me. In this way, I serve the world by offering these creations that invite the viewer to spiritually connect with themselves and all of God’s blessings.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I thought that I had to be perfect to start. What I know now is that you just have to start. There is no such thing as perfection. It’s an illusion. It is something that I used to use as an excuse to play small. To hide from my potential. After realizing this, I placed those insecurities and excuses in the backseat instead of letting them drive. As I progressed, it was like I gave them an iPad in the backseat and I rarely hear a peep out of them.

I began to understand that the beauty of breaking this inner resistance was to just show up for myself. I had been called to do something. I heard a whisper in my ear that said, “You should be doing this…” I had to answer that call. I had to. I was ready to be bold and step into my true self. The one that I was born to be.

It took personal work to be vulnerable by allowing myself to be seen. I’m human and I’m going to make a million more mistakes before I die but I’m not going to let that stop me from living my dream. Now I craft my own world of art, spirituality, beauty and connection and I couldn’t be happier.

I hope that you answer your call too.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My sole mission is to enjoy the journey, because I know that great things are in the stars for me. I don’t know what and I look forward to them being revealed to me. As a spiritual being, living this human experience, I’m choosing to have fun. To create beautiful works to inspire peace, love, connection and joy in my fellow man. Whatever transpires from my pure heart is going to be greater than anything that I could conjure up in my limited thoughts.

As I’m living out this dream the doors of wondrous opportunities continuously fly open for me. It shows me that I am on the right path. There is no resistance. Even when I do an event and I don’t make any money, I still see the blessing in the action of showing up. I constantly tell the Universe, “I believe in what I am doing! I am here! I am ready! I love this!”

Contact Info:

• Website: edwinatheartist.com
• Instagram: edwinatheartist
• Facebook: edwinatheartist

Image Credits
Tru Royalty Images, Michael Weippert