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From Office to Designer
‘Love and Grace Weaves its Common Thread’
Hi! My name is Gwen As a child I suffered severely It took a willingness to change
Gyldenege. I am an artist, from perfectionism, sometimes followed by courage, dedication,
seamstress, engineer, athlete and not even starting a project if I and consistent awareness to
performer. Thanks to my very couldn’t do it perfectly the first being my journey of stepping
talented & nurturing mother, art time. I remember sitting in front into my joy and surrendering. It
has been an ever-present thread of blank notebooks of the most also took a reawakening of my
in the fabric of my life. I’ve been gorgeous paper thinking, “I can’t. own connection to what I call
drawing since I could hold I just can’t.” Or, I’d get so The Divine. Every human knows
crayons and I learned to sculpt frustrated that I’d throw a fit the energy that inspires them at
when Fimo, polymer clay, was which was just a way to create some time or another. We may all
introduced onto the hobby evidence to prove I wasn’t good call it different names.
market. enough, capable, nor talented Ultimately, I see the thread of
because it didn’t come out perfect Love and Grace that weaves its
I learned to sew in 4-H and like the sample or how common thread among every
Home Ec. But my devotion to something looked on the belief system. It is this energy I
sewing began in earnest when I model. I was constantly invite to take me over, to work
decided to trade time hating comparing myself to an through me and to create what
myself in dressing rooms after immeasurable standard then serves the absolute highest good
trying 30 garments on and none giving up. This stifled my for all.
would fit for time behind the creativity and created severe
sewing machine and in classes artists block. While I did make I see & feel The Divine in
learning to fit. My passion is for art and lots of it over the years, everything. Some days it’s easier
knits, especially multi-use I rarely gave myself credit, even than others. I am also a healer
activewear that can traverse from when winning awards or and an Oracle. I deliver messages
the gym to the forest, from the drawing things that I now see are to clients direct from their Divine
pool to the sea and still shine as I amazing. Effectively, I lost out Team of guides. My deepest felt
express my heart and soul out on on millions of opportunities to honour has been in doing this
the dance floor. Sewing create, learn and experience joy. work. And so, I thought, why not
delights my inner artist, It was debilitating. invite it into my art?
empowers the athlete in me and
allows my engineering mind to Today, I find I have greater
solve some fascinating puzzles! success when I completely let go,
trust, and allow what wants to be
I have also spent a large portion created to come through me. I
of my life studying spirituality, allow myself to be inspired by
the common threads among all Divine Grace. In my life
our experience, allowing myself to be
beliefs and bringing healing taken over, used and inspired by
messages and spiritually The Divine, is an act of radical
connected art to as many people courage. I have spent so much
to whom I am guided. time in fear trying to control
