Christy Higgins, M.A.
@creativepagan.bsky.social
Native Los Angeleno
Surreal collage artist & essay writer
christyhiggins.com
IG: @creativepagan
Surreal collage artist & essay writer
christyhiggins.com
IG: @creativepagan
3 new works from my “Self-Residency Project”; portraits paired w/essays that explore what the images may be trying to tell me about myself.
In “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part II: My magic trick,” the tale of my transformation continues. Link in bio.
#theseekersnotebook #surrealart #collage #essays
In “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part II: My magic trick,” the tale of my transformation continues. Link in bio.
#theseekersnotebook #surrealart #collage #essays
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
3 new works from my “Self-Residency Project”; portraits paired w/essays that explore what the images may be trying to tell me about myself.
In “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part II: My magic trick,” the tale of my transformation continues. Link in bio.
#theseekersnotebook #surrealart #collage #essays
In “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part II: My magic trick,” the tale of my transformation continues. Link in bio.
#theseekersnotebook #surrealart #collage #essays
I lost some professional credibility when I quit my lucrative job in post-production 13 years ago, which was a hard thing to give up; however, by following my inner guidance I became credible with myself instead. I validate my life choices now & I have a beautiful life that I love and call my own.
March 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I lost some professional credibility when I quit my lucrative job in post-production 13 years ago, which was a hard thing to give up; however, by following my inner guidance I became credible with myself instead. I validate my life choices now & I have a beautiful life that I love and call my own.
Hey Everyone!
I’m happy to share the first essay in my new series titled “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part I: Wounded Me.” It’s the story of how I became a girl. Thank you for checking it out and sharing it if it resonates. Link in bio (under essays). 🤓
#christyhigginsart #essays #theseekersnotebook
I’m happy to share the first essay in my new series titled “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part I: Wounded Me.” It’s the story of how I became a girl. Thank you for checking it out and sharing it if it resonates. Link in bio (under essays). 🤓
#christyhigginsart #essays #theseekersnotebook
March 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Hey Everyone!
I’m happy to share the first essay in my new series titled “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part I: Wounded Me.” It’s the story of how I became a girl. Thank you for checking it out and sharing it if it resonates. Link in bio (under essays). 🤓
#christyhigginsart #essays #theseekersnotebook
I’m happy to share the first essay in my new series titled “Are You a Boy or a Girl? Part I: Wounded Me.” It’s the story of how I became a girl. Thank you for checking it out and sharing it if it resonates. Link in bio (under essays). 🤓
#christyhigginsart #essays #theseekersnotebook
A #surreal #selfie from 2014, Parts of Me.
#blackandwhite #selfportrait #mirrors #christyhigginsart #photography #theseekersnotebook #surrealart
#blackandwhite #selfportrait #mirrors #christyhigginsart #photography #theseekersnotebook #surrealart
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A #surreal #selfie from 2014, Parts of Me.
#blackandwhite #selfportrait #mirrors #christyhigginsart #photography #theseekersnotebook #surrealart
#blackandwhite #selfportrait #mirrors #christyhigginsart #photography #theseekersnotebook #surrealart
I love this quote by #TaraWestover (author of #Educated) in her February article in #TheNewYorker titled, A Visit to Madame Bedi:
“No one had ever told me that delusion is not a nutrient, that you cannot build a true future from a false past.”
“No one had ever told me that delusion is not a nutrient, that you cannot build a true future from a false past.”
February 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I love this quote by #TaraWestover (author of #Educated) in her February article in #TheNewYorker titled, A Visit to Madame Bedi:
“No one had ever told me that delusion is not a nutrient, that you cannot build a true future from a false past.”
“No one had ever told me that delusion is not a nutrient, that you cannot build a true future from a false past.”
If you are a #selfseeker and #selfhealer, like me, then I’d like to offer you a big dose of compassion. I know how hard it is to #change, but change is not only possible; it is inevitable. Why not #direct yourself to the changes you want to experience? You have so much #creative #power.
February 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you are a #selfseeker and #selfhealer, like me, then I’d like to offer you a big dose of compassion. I know how hard it is to #change, but change is not only possible; it is inevitable. Why not #direct yourself to the changes you want to experience? You have so much #creative #power.
The theater of #time and #space, a dimension with its own rules and logic, is an illusory domain as in a dream. We play out our #thoughts, #beliefs, and understanding of things in a dense, #physical dimension where time tempers the learning curve. But this is not the real world.
#cause #effect
#cause #effect
February 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#Jung said that you can only deal with the #unconscious through #images. He took the view that we needed to express ourselves & the works of #art or #talismans that we created are means to our own #growth. (aka #healing.)
This feels so resonant as I embark on self-portraiture. It’s a deep process.
This feels so resonant as I embark on self-portraiture. It’s a deep process.
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Jung said that you can only deal with the #unconscious through #images. He took the view that we needed to express ourselves & the works of #art or #talismans that we created are means to our own #growth. (aka #healing.)
This feels so resonant as I embark on self-portraiture. It’s a deep process.
This feels so resonant as I embark on self-portraiture. It’s a deep process.
Tend to yourself; the kind of world we live in depends on our collective #selfawareness. You can’t be a part of the solution if you’re still vibrating at the level of the problem.
#knowthyself #selfcare #shadow
#knowthyself #selfcare #shadow
February 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tend to yourself; the kind of world we live in depends on our collective #selfawareness. You can’t be a part of the solution if you’re still vibrating at the level of the problem.
#knowthyself #selfcare #shadow
#knowthyself #selfcare #shadow
This is the second in my #self-portrait project for 2025, titled “Self-Portrait II: Pollinated.”
It’s a #mixed-media #analog #collage with an #encaustic wax finish on a wood box panel. 20” x 20”
#Original #artwork and #prints available on my website (link in bio).
It’s a #mixed-media #analog #collage with an #encaustic wax finish on a wood box panel. 20” x 20”
#Original #artwork and #prints available on my website (link in bio).
February 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is the second in my #self-portrait project for 2025, titled “Self-Portrait II: Pollinated.”
It’s a #mixed-media #analog #collage with an #encaustic wax finish on a wood box panel. 20” x 20”
#Original #artwork and #prints available on my website (link in bio).
It’s a #mixed-media #analog #collage with an #encaustic wax finish on a wood box panel. 20” x 20”
#Original #artwork and #prints available on my website (link in bio).
My #artwork & #writing explore themes of our superficial selves & the #masks we wear to adapt ourselves to the social order we inherited. I’m interested in revealing and tending to the inner wounds that keep us prisoners to our #stories & #fate, so that we may heal & free ourselves for our #destiny.
February 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My #artwork & #writing explore themes of our superficial selves & the #masks we wear to adapt ourselves to the social order we inherited. I’m interested in revealing and tending to the inner wounds that keep us prisoners to our #stories & #fate, so that we may heal & free ourselves for our #destiny.
It’s the inner Magician who enchants the acorn into becoming an oak.
#tarot #magician #archetypes #archetypalpsychology #depthpsychology #jung #enchantment
#tarot #magician #archetypes #archetypalpsychology #depthpsychology #jung #enchantment
February 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s the inner Magician who enchants the acorn into becoming an oak.
#tarot #magician #archetypes #archetypalpsychology #depthpsychology #jung #enchantment
#tarot #magician #archetypes #archetypalpsychology #depthpsychology #jung #enchantment
Hey everyone!
With newfound energy in the new year, I’m happy to share some new #artwork and #plans for 2025 in the latest exploration of The Seeker’s Notebook, “A Year in Self-Residency: 12 Self-Portraits.” I hope it gives you some comfort & enrichment for your Deep #Self. (Link in Bio)
With newfound energy in the new year, I’m happy to share some new #artwork and #plans for 2025 in the latest exploration of The Seeker’s Notebook, “A Year in Self-Residency: 12 Self-Portraits.” I hope it gives you some comfort & enrichment for your Deep #Self. (Link in Bio)
January 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“Something out there — we don’t know what — is doing something we don’t know what.”
— Sir Arthur Eddington, astrophysicist
Another favorite: We don’t know what we don’t know.
Ponder and enjoy!
— Sir Arthur Eddington, astrophysicist
Another favorite: We don’t know what we don’t know.
Ponder and enjoy!
January 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Something out there — we don’t know what — is doing something we don’t know what.”
— Sir Arthur Eddington, astrophysicist
Another favorite: We don’t know what we don’t know.
Ponder and enjoy!
— Sir Arthur Eddington, astrophysicist
Another favorite: We don’t know what we don’t know.
Ponder and enjoy!
Clever #TurtleDove nesting safely on our wall, thankfully well out of my cat’s reach.
#nests # bougainvillea #cats #protectwildlife
#nests # bougainvillea #cats #protectwildlife
January 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Clever #TurtleDove nesting safely on our wall, thankfully well out of my cat’s reach.
#nests # bougainvillea #cats #protectwildlife
#nests # bougainvillea #cats #protectwildlife
I am the #Wendy to his #PeterPan. He teaches me to #fly and I help him keep his feet on the #earth. Together we make #magic.
#magicians #DanPiraro #Bizarro #partners #love
#magicians #DanPiraro #Bizarro #partners #love
January 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I am the #Wendy to his #PeterPan. He teaches me to #fly and I help him keep his feet on the #earth. Together we make #magic.
#magicians #DanPiraro #Bizarro #partners #love
#magicians #DanPiraro #Bizarro #partners #love
In #Tarot this is year of the #Hermit. As a student of this system, I’m going deeper into the woods. I’m circling wagons & hunkering down w essentials.
So…it’s a simpler digital life for me! I’ve made the leap from all #Meta platforms to #publishing my content exclusively on my website & #Bluesky.
So…it’s a simpler digital life for me! I’ve made the leap from all #Meta platforms to #publishing my content exclusively on my website & #Bluesky.
January 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In #Tarot this is year of the #Hermit. As a student of this system, I’m going deeper into the woods. I’m circling wagons & hunkering down w essentials.
So…it’s a simpler digital life for me! I’ve made the leap from all #Meta platforms to #publishing my content exclusively on my website & #Bluesky.
So…it’s a simpler digital life for me! I’ve made the leap from all #Meta platforms to #publishing my content exclusively on my website & #Bluesky.
A new #thought I’m working with in the new year:
“I don’t owe anything to anyone.”
I’ve been making this true in my life for decades already in my financial life, but now I’m looking at the ways that I feel #indebted to people #emotionally…the default people-pleaser feeling of guilt for existing.
“I don’t owe anything to anyone.”
I’ve been making this true in my life for decades already in my financial life, but now I’m looking at the ways that I feel #indebted to people #emotionally…the default people-pleaser feeling of guilt for existing.
January 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A new #thought I’m working with in the new year:
“I don’t owe anything to anyone.”
I’ve been making this true in my life for decades already in my financial life, but now I’m looking at the ways that I feel #indebted to people #emotionally…the default people-pleaser feeling of guilt for existing.
“I don’t owe anything to anyone.”
I’ve been making this true in my life for decades already in my financial life, but now I’m looking at the ways that I feel #indebted to people #emotionally…the default people-pleaser feeling of guilt for existing.
#Art is a #mirror of and for #humanity; making art (of any kind, at any skill level) is like holding up that mirror to your own face. Get to know yourself by making your own art. 🖼️
#selfawareness #selfknowledge #knowthyself #makeartnotwar
#selfawareness #selfknowledge #knowthyself #makeartnotwar
December 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
#Art is a #mirror of and for #humanity; making art (of any kind, at any skill level) is like holding up that mirror to your own face. Get to know yourself by making your own art. 🖼️
#selfawareness #selfknowledge #knowthyself #makeartnotwar
#selfawareness #selfknowledge #knowthyself #makeartnotwar
I had a good day in the studio yesterday. I’m really starting to love #painting. This is a #WIP #background for a new #collage #composition I’ll be hopefully gluing this week. Stay tuned! And a merry winter’s eve to you and yours. 🖤🕊️🖤
.
.
.
#art #analogcollage #collage #mixedmedia #clouds #bluesky
.
.
.
#art #analogcollage #collage #mixedmedia #clouds #bluesky
December 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
I had a good day in the studio yesterday. I’m really starting to love #painting. This is a #WIP #background for a new #collage #composition I’ll be hopefully gluing this week. Stay tuned! And a merry winter’s eve to you and yours. 🖤🕊️🖤
.
.
.
#art #analogcollage #collage #mixedmedia #clouds #bluesky
.
.
.
#art #analogcollage #collage #mixedmedia #clouds #bluesky
This is a time that calls on all of us to see and think of ourselves as #globalcitizens, first. #Nationalidentity is a beautiful expression of our uniqueness and specialness, but there’s a bigger identity that we share as #humanity that supersedes our #individuality. All of us depend on #Nature.
December 24, 2024 at 1:57 PM
This is a time that calls on all of us to see and think of ourselves as #globalcitizens, first. #Nationalidentity is a beautiful expression of our uniqueness and specialness, but there’s a bigger identity that we share as #humanity that supersedes our #individuality. All of us depend on #Nature.
If you’re ever in Long Beach, CA and you like books, coffee, baked goods, and plush mix-matched chairs scattered around, go check out The Library, A Coffee House. It’s one of my favorite places.
#coffeehouse #books #coffee #bakedgoods #longbeach #favorites
#coffeehouse #books #coffee #bakedgoods #longbeach #favorites
December 24, 2024 at 12:51 PM
If you’re ever in Long Beach, CA and you like books, coffee, baked goods, and plush mix-matched chairs scattered around, go check out The Library, A Coffee House. It’s one of my favorite places.
#coffeehouse #books #coffee #bakedgoods #longbeach #favorites
#coffeehouse #books #coffee #bakedgoods #longbeach #favorites
Warm wishes on #WinterSolstice; may the Spring come soon. 🖤🦢🖤
December 21, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Warm wishes on #WinterSolstice; may the Spring come soon. 🖤🦢🖤
I see and feel how much I live in a box. It’s a comfortable box, but it’s limited. Lately I’ve been feeling the box, as though my damp wings are pressed up against it from inside.
#livinginabox #boxes #wings #transformation
#livinginabox #boxes #wings #transformation
December 20, 2024 at 1:36 PM
I see and feel how much I live in a box. It’s a comfortable box, but it’s limited. Lately I’ve been feeling the box, as though my damp wings are pressed up against it from inside.
#livinginabox #boxes #wings #transformation
#livinginabox #boxes #wings #transformation