This epic project has been in the works for close to 9 months. I feel like I’m about to give birth!
During this live virtual event there will be interviews with nü paradigm ICONS to inspire you, wildly creative photoshoots to make your jaw drop with awe and a guided Vision Quest for you to get a vision of your own Iconic Essence.
It has been a creative storm here at Soul Art Studio to prepare all this inspiration for you!
I wanted to share some behind the scenes shots of the Global Vision Quest in the making…
Kevin Thom is the brilliant photographer behind all the video and photos you’ll see in GVQ.
In the summer I had a big shopping trip in Toronto where I bought heaps of fabric for all the costumes that you’ll see in GVQ. I worked closely with designer Lissa Hill to bring all my costume visions to life.
Sue Upton is the wildly creative makeup artist that helped transform every scene into pure magic.
Soul Art Studio is the set for all the GVQ interviews. nü ICONS flew in from around the world for their interview and photoshoot.
We worked in the studio as well as outdoors on location in some of the most magnificent areas in Canada.
One of my favorite parts of this project was the experience of meeting ‘Whisper’ the white horse. During the summer I took riding lessons so I would be ready to ride bareback for a scene in the Global Vision Quest mini-movie.
Stay tuned to see Whisper and all the nü ICONs in The Global Vision Quest. We go live October 4th!
You can sign up now to make sure you don’t miss a single second of this bountiful magic.
I am bursting with anticipation. I can’t wait to share this with you!
Watch for a very special announcement going out on October 4th.
Knowledge is something that comes from outside of you. Wisdom is something that comes from inside of you.
When you are learning you are gathering knowledge. Then, there is a magical process where that knowledge transforms into wisdom and you own it from the inside out.
Learn how to transform knowledge into wisdom…
Transforming knowledge into wisdom is the journey of embodying what you’ve learned and making it your own.
Here are 4 steps to Transform any Knowledge you’ve gathered into Wisdom.
Step 1: Let it in
When you are gathering knowledge you are in the learning stage. The most powerful thing you can do during this stage is let it in. Allow yourself to listen, receive and absorb what you are learning.
Think of something you are learning right now, are you letting it in?
Step 2: Try it on
As you gather knowledge you need to try it on. Put the knowledge into practice and make it relevant in your life. This stage is about implementing what you are learning.
Where can you put some knowledge into practice?
Step 3: Make it your own
When you put knowledge into practice you build a solid foundation to stand on. That foundation gives you the freedom to express yourself and add your unique creative flair.
Where can you add your own unique creative flair to something you’ve learned?
Step 4: Embody what you’ve learned
When you embody knowledge you have transformed it into wisdom. This is the stage where you fully understand what you’ve learned and you have made it your own. You understand it inside and out!
Where in your life have you fully embodied knowledge and transformed it into wisdom?
*I would love to hear about how you have transformed knowledge into wisdom in your life! Be sure to share your thoughts in the comments below.
The CD Knowledge Dress is a metaphor for embodying knowledge and transforming it into wisdom.
‘Knowledge Dress’ Laura Hollick wearing her CD Dress.
Makeup Sue Upton. Silver top designed by Lissa Hill.
Photo by Kevin Thom.
Want to see the making of the Knowledge Dress?
Check out this behind the scenes video here….
All the Thought Leaders included in the CD Knowledge Dress:
I’ve been passionately working away on the Knowledge Dress made of CDs.
While surrounded by a pile of CDs I realized all the great leaders, mentors and coaches featured in the dress have something in common…
they all express their unique creativity!
The Knowledge Dress is my way to celebrate and honor all the creative visionaries who have courageously followed their unique path and inspire us to do the same. The world wants your uniqueness!
If you want to create wild success based on your own unique expression you must discover, develop and express yourself.
I created the 21 Day Creativity Cleanse to guide you to unleash your unique creative expression and wild success!
When I worked as a truck driver I felt like I was wearing a mask pretending to be someone I wasn’t. It was so frustrating to keep my true self in hiding.
If you’ve ever worn a mask and felt like your true self was hiding this video is made for you!
Learn why we wear masks and how to peel them off.
If you find yourself wearing a constrictive mask that is concealing your true self here are…
5 Tips to Peel off the Masks that Constrict You
1. Recognize that you are wearing a mask.
2. Ask yourself: Is this mask expanding me or constricting me?
3. Ask yourself: What am I afraid of?
4. Ask yourself: How can I bring more love into the areas where I am afraid?
5. Practice being your expanded self!
Not all masks are bad. Some masks expand us into the person we dream of being.
Here is an image of some of my masks both expanding and constricting.
‘Mask Family Portrait’, Laura Hollick in various masks. Hand mask painting/ hair/makeup Sue Upton. Photo by Kevin Thom.
I would love to hear about your masks! How would you describe your expanding masks and how would you describe your constricting masks?
Creating inner wealth is like tending the garden of your spirit. Every time you connect within and express yourself creatively, you deepen the roots of your inner wealth garden and nourish your being.
Inner wealth is the foundation for outer wealth. If you want to grow a magnificent life, start within and tend to your sacred inner garden.
Creative Expression is one of the best ways to create and grow inner wealth.
‘Inner Wealth Garden’ Laura Hollick in her Inner Wealth Garden. Hair/makeup Sue Upton. Photo by Kevin Thom.
My ideas usually come to me while I’m hiking in the forest. Once I have an idea, I start playing with it to figure out how I can turn it into reality. Here is one of the initial sketches for the Rainbow Tree photoshoot.
As the seasons are changing from Fall to Winter the landscape in the forest is quite mono-tone. I thought it would look so beautiful to have a tree glowing with rainbow amongst all the other sleeping trees.
To bring the Rainbow Tree image to life I gathered my team and we started to work on the idea.
I worked with Sue Upton to do my hair and makeup with rainbow accents.
My hair was braided with the same wool and fabrics that were used to wrap the tree.
I worked with photographer Kevin Thom to bring the image to life.
The location for the Rainbow Tree was a bit of a hike in from the road so we used a cart to bring loads of fabric, the ladder and camera equipment to the location.
Then we went to work!
It took over 3 hours to wrap the trees. Once everything was wrapped I changed into my Rainbow dress and we snapped the shot. I always giggle at how fast the photo is compared to the hours that go into making that moment happen. Kevin studied the composition while I was wrapping the trees so it was easy to put me in position and get the shot.
Here is the final image of the Rainbow Tree.
Rainbow Trees, Laura Hollick. Photographed by Kevin Thom.
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nü Native Air and nü Native Earth were created with a team of creative people. I worked with photographer Kevin Thom, bodypainter Sue Upton and designer Lissa Hill.
Like most of my ideas, the idea for this shoot came to me while I was hiking in nature. I had already created the bean headpiece for last week’s photo and I knew I wanted to do more with it to pull out the rich browns and earthy colors. I was walking in Canterbury Hills in Ancaster, and I saw the tall grasses swaying in the wind. I thought this would be the perfect setting for another bean headpiece creation.
I started sketching possibilities.
I had extra bean pieces and created fingers that attached on to my own fingers.
The rust colored dress with black velvet leaf patterns was something Lissa Hill and I worked on together the year before. I had never really used the dress. It felt as if it was waiting for this shoot!
In order to pull the dress and the head piece together there needed to be some kind of body painting or tribal touch to make it feel earthy rather than too glamourous. I worked with Sue Upton to create the bodypainting to match the leaf pattern on the dress and echo some of the bean shapes.
Kevin Thom and I drove out to Canterbury Hills. It was a very cold day with strong winds that made the bean headpiece sound like a rattle every time the wind blew by.
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