"We feel very blessed by experiencing 'you' and the insightful way you experience our world." Blessings, joy and abundant love, Rebecca and Wen of Twinflame

"Thank you for providing my eyes with seeing the beauty of God through your web site and your paintings and words." Robert Storey, South Africa

"I went to your web site and thought that your art work was amazing." Mark Patterson, renowned Sound Healer known as a human singing bowl, www.thegodtone.com
 
Bio - Tania Marie, The Artist and Person:  

Born in Pasadena, California on February 26, 1973, Tania Marie has been drawing and creating since she was a child gifted
with natural artistic and creative abilities. Her work exemplifies the meaning of "Raw Spirit" in the way she authentically expresses from the heart and soul through all that she creates and all the healing she is helping to spread to many across the world through her art, work, and by example. This "Raw Art" that she creates is a product of freedom of expression without judgment, rules, or constriction, allowing what naturally channels in whatever form it is meant to be. Tania has never been one
to enjoy the confines of labeling her style or that of any other artist, as she believes in the natural, transformative quality creativity can take and realizes that words cannot fully express or capture what is created from the heart and soul. She celebrates and honors all styles and all artists, recognizing, encouraging, and valuing every creative expression in life, yet has kept within her own artistic experience, so as not to be influenced by others. Tania believes there is no right or wrong way with
art, or any individual expression, and so her "style" remains pure, authentic, and raw; undefined by others' definitions of what art "should" be. When asked if she could put words to her style, for those that do enjoy a more tangible description, the best way she said she can be described, is as an artist of "Visionary Realism." Although no words can truly express what exactly that "style" is in which she paints, she has definitely created her own unique niche of painting that has developed into a signature style that is synonymous with her work, through the use of what one might call "swirls."

Tania Marie is a Visionary Artist and Reiki Master Teacher leading integrative global journeys and workshops. She is an avid traveler, raw foodist, explorer of conscious experience, continuous student of life with a great love for our ancient and cosmic
mysteries, and deeply connected to the Earth and her many precious children. An adventurer and explorer by heart, she maintains a childlike innocence and excitement that is intoxicating. She believes in balance and enjoys both her private, sacred time as well as connecting with, and experiencing, the world and others. Tania is a chameleon by nature and describes herself
as a visionary, mystic, dreamer, romantic, gentle warrior, and ambassador of peace and love, here to help bridge all separation and to inspire beauty, grace, and joy every step of the way.

Tania's artistic gifts emerged as a child and naturally flourished into a beautiful expression
mirroring who she is. The images she creates are bridging and healing portals that evoke a sense of inspiration, innocence, empowerment, and love; echoing the importance of believing and dreaming. Her paintings are like "living art;" alive in rich, uncompromised detail. Tania integrates her gifts into a unique healing "experience" through everything she shares and is an example of following her heart's joy and honoring her truth as she moves through life courageously and authentically. 


Her art is a true example of allowing Spirit to move through her freely and without limitations, as she is a self-taught artist without any formal training and has developed a divinely inspired, unique, and expressive style that symbolizes the energy of these new times we continue to move into. She is a true example of natural inspiration, vision, and gentle love as an artist and person and is at the forefront of new and innovative artists of our time.


Residing in beautiful Lake Tahoe, Nevada with her sweet Russian Tortoise and friend, Gaia, Tania creates and inspires as an artist and empowers through her Reiki practice and expanding global journeys (currently focused in Egypt) and workshops through her company, Emerald Bridge.

She has a new series she is working on titled, "In Lakech" that is an expression of her life's work thus far and is truly "Raw" in essence.  A couple of Tania's pieces were debuted at the Global Sound Conference in Los Angeles, California this last May of 2008. Her "Earth" painting appeared
in the November '07 issue of Luminati Egyptian Travel Newsletter in the Featured Article, "The 999 Circle the Pyramid Event" by Samone Myers (director of www.earthcure.org). Tania's "Tree of Life" design is featured on the cover of the new e-book, "The Lazy Raw Foodist's Guide," by Laura Bruno and she has more book cover projects in the works. Tania Marie was invited to showcase her work at the Raw Spirit Festival in Sedona, Arizona, September 12-14, 2008 where she pre-launched some of her new series, "In Lakech," at this venue for the very first time. The Reno Fall Psychic Fair in Nevada, October 25-26, 2008, was Tania's latest expo showing of her artwork and more.


Tania Marie "In Words" About Her Art and Life:

To me, there is no separation between my life and my work. Everything I do is an extension of my heart's passions and my soul's drive and therefore everything for me, now, boils down to simply being a choice of my joy. And while life can be challenging, it can also be quite magical. That's the beautiful thing, that it's all so individual. Everyone resonates with something different. That is life and art for you - ever unique and ever relative. My experiences with things are interesting and complex, but where my art is concerned, the images first come to me through channeled vision and inspiration and then I do a lot of research on the ancient background of the civilization, symbols, and information I receive, which is an amazing process. It's a very cool Universal nudge and reiteration for me in
 
trusting what I receive, first, and then later discovering the substantiations my logical mind did not know. I love that process! This is something I continue to practice in all areas of my life so that one day it will become second nature to integrate intuition with knowingness and thought. 

My work is very different and not for everyone and definitely not strictly for the logical mind (although they tell stories and contain ancient history), but are created for and by the heart. They allow one to feel and listen inwardly, as they are filled with symbologies and are healing portals with visual stories to behold. I am guided by the collective and through my own personal processes and unfoldings, as to the timing and the images that are channeled through. There is a definite "style" that has emerged with the use of swirls, which I've never seen before. I can't get away from them. I paint them everywhere. I think it
partly has to do with the fact that I am "seeing" with different eyes....seeing the energy and essence of things, rather than how they appear in 3D. And these swirls I believe are part of the energy encoding that is being imbued in my art as healing messages one can feel and hear with their soul. And so, the swirls are like a glimpse into the life force of everything, as if everything we are seeing is translucent. I also love color and play with color combinations that are truly stunning and unpredictable, and never enjoy painting things as they are "perceived" to be. I paint them how they "feel" to be and capture the true essence of how the images/life forms would like to be represented. I never know how I am going to create something until the moment I do. When I let go, it just flows divinely. There are many layers to how and what I paint and so I choose not to disclose the story that was revealed to me in creating them, but to allow each person to write their own story when viewing these portals of experience. My paintings are mirrors into your soul and are bigger than me - a collective collaboration indeed!

Being one that values freedom of expression, I like to leave the mind and "rules" outside the door when creating. My work is a blend of raw and refined, as it is a mirror of myself. There is a certain degree of detail and "perfection" and yet there's also a level of natural, imperfect, purity and innocence to balance that out; seemingly executed by both an experienced adult and an imaginative, flowing child. Duality is something I embrace and am very much like a walking dichotomy of opposites because they are an integration of the oneness within me. We only perceive things as separate, depending on what we choose to focus on. I really like having that quality in my work, as a reflection that beauty is in everything. It's not about being "amateur" or "inexperienced," as opposed to "expert" and "highly skilled," but in allowing whatever, however. I feel this way of creating and allowing will revolutionize not only art, but the way we go about life in general, getting us back to that state of being natural, unencumbered by a "this or that" mentality. I feel that, like with many things, art has become more structured and in a lot of ways this puts people off from wanting to share and express their creativity because of fear of judgment and being outside that "accepted" box. Like with many things, there is a sense of what is "good" or "elite" work and then there is "the rest," which is anything not in that category. I believe in valuing what you have to share and I create from that place, no matter what it looks like to certain eyes. Art is about creativity, imagination, inspiration, expression, and passion and when you're in that space there is no shortage of people that will relish in the beauty of your creation. To create authentically and from the heart is the only "rule" I choose to follow.

I have always been called a dreamer and an idealist, of which I apologize for neither. My life is about transforming and
shattering the old and the idea of "impossible," to bring forth the realization that miracles ARE a reality which I create. I am limited only by myself and yet in healing myself I help others to do the same. We cannot rescue another. The best way to help someone is by being an example of your own life working. The healing waters of our experience create a rippling effect that touches the collective consciousness, one soul at a time, all souls for eternity, simultaneously. I question everything that has always been and I don't accept anything until I've thoroughly examined it from the perspective of every level of my being. Just because something is "tried and true", doesn't mean it's right, or at least doesn't mean it's right for me. Just because that's the way it's always been, doesn't mean it has to, or should even, continue that way. What I choose to believe and focus on is what I create as my experience. It's not okay to me to find comfort in the continuum of my pains, thus recreating the same experiences over and over. We are all cocreators of our world and it's time to harness that power. We all have a unique light to shine on the world and I celebrate that light within each of us, every time I create. When I heal myself and take courageous steps forward, that energy is available to everyone and vice versa. And so I move forward with conscious effort to choose joy and love. 

Part of that love is living in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, which truly is a blessing that I am grateful for every day. I love experiencing and traveling all over the world and feel wonderful, supportive energy in many places across the globe, yet I always come back to my home here at the lake. I've never been able to say that I truly "love" my home, but now I can, and whenever I return to my place after one of my travels, it's like returning to a dear friend that welcomes and nurtures every part of me. The enchanted beauty and energy here, continually mystifies and inspires me, adding the perfect ingredients needed to support my personal path, creative processes, and expansive opening to connect further with the collective. Whenever I look out my solarium window from my desk, I am greeted by the powerful and beautiful waters of this gem of a lake. What more could an artist ask for than to have an art studio in the midst of fairy forests, nestled in the majesty of the Sierra Nevada alps, overlooking the ever-changing, regal waters of this Lake Tahoe Goddess? Never has there been such a place that compliments and mirrors my constant, personal transformations and the minute I drive into the area, I can feel the freeing, crystalline energy welcoming me back home.

I enjoy transforming my physical being, loving to feel like a new person, to match the evolution I go through continually. I have always felt that the inner and outer should reflect each other. I am a very symbolic person and create my life as a work of art. My healing work provides me the opportunity to express my feelings and visions through different mediums. My canvas is ever changing, as am I. Sometimes it may be my art, other times my writing, and sometimes.....the canvas is simply me.










To express and to inspire, to heal and to transform,
to expand and to free, these are the reasons I create.

"Like each individual, creativity is uniquely beautiful in all of its forms. We are perfect in our imperfection."