Creating from My Channel: What It’s Like to Receive Art Spiritually

A dreamy little painting from my 2024 gouache sketchbook.

There’s something indescribable that happens when I create from my intuitive channel ; a deep sense of ease, connection, and purpose that reminds me my art isn’t just coming from me, it’s coming through me.

Over the years, I’ve come to understand that my most resonant, collected, and deeply felt pieces arrive when I allow myself to open, receive, and let Source energy flow through my hands.

In this post, I want to share what that experience is really like — not just the outcome, but the energetic receiving process behind the art.

Receiving the Vision

When a piece wants to come through, I often receive it as a vision. The image arrives in my mind's eye fully formed complete with its layers, textures, and energy. It’s more than a concept, I feel the experience.

The feeling of receiving it is similar to sliding into a hot bath: deep relaxation, openness, and a quiet certainty. These visions often arrive in the liminal moments, during meditation, after I’ve moved my body, or just before sleep and in dreams. My nervous system needs to be relaxed and open, otherwise I can't hear the whispers of my creative channel.

Sometimes I even receive instructions, like a tutorial from Spirit. Over a decade ago, I was shown in a dream exactly how to create a painting on wood and finish it with beeswax. I remember being confused in the dream, and the scene literally rewound and slowed down so I could understand it more clearly. That painting sold immediately. I’ve never forgotten that moment.

Channeled Art Feels Effortless

There’s a distinct difference between trying to think up an idea and receiving one. When I try to create from effort, it feels tight in my body. I overanalyze. The inner critic gets louder.

But when I channel it flows. There’s no “trying” involved. The piece unfolds organically, and I feel connected, curious, and excited. My job becomes simply to stay open and keep going until it’s complete.

How I Open My Channel

I don’t need a big ritual to connect, just presence and preparation. I always start by moving my body first. I’ve learned that moving the body moves the mind and movement opens my channel far more effectively than stillness alone.

Once my body is relaxed, I may sit in meditation or simply remain in a state of quiet receptivity. I’ve also had incredible moments right before waking up or during sleep where pieces arrive as full downloads. These are the pieces that feel sacred, almost like gifts.

The Pieces Always Find the Right People

The most magical thing about creating this way is that the right people always seem to find the work.

Many times, collectors will share with me that a painting felt like it was made just for them. Sometimes these are pieces I never fully understood until someone else told me what it meant to them, how the symbols and colors held significance I hadn’t even considered. That’s the moment I’m reminded again: I’m not the source of my work. I’m the channel.

That’s why I’ve always said: I’m not the artist. I’m the paintbrush Source chooses to use for this particular work.

Why This Matters to Other Creatives

If you’re an artist, a visionary, a soul-driven creator… this is your permission slip to stop forcing and start feeling.

Your best work doesn’t come from the ego, it comes from the part of you that knows. Your inner mystic. Your intuitive self. Your higher guidance. And the more you open to that, the more easeful, connected, and impactful your art becomes.

You are a channel. And your job isn’t to be perfect, it’s just to be open.

Want to Strengthen Your Connection to Source?

If this post lit something up inside you, here are three ways you can go deeper with me:

• 💌 Join Patreon — where I share my process in real time and let you vote on the characters and pieces that get created.

• 🌠 Download the Starlight Dream Lab — a free guide to help you uncover your big dream and connect with your higher creative vision.

• 🌟 Join the Epic Year Workshop — to map out your dream life and creative goals using soul-aligned tools like numerology and astrology.

Final Thought

You’re not imagining it , your visions are real. Your art matters. And every time you create with intention, you become a bridge between the visible and invisible worlds.

Keep your channel open.

Keep your heart open.

The work will find its way through you and to the people who need it most.

Dreaming While Creating: How I’m Grounding My Art Practice in Big Vision Season

I turned some quick ice sketches into this quick digital piece recently.

As I prepare to host the Epic Year Workshop inside my other business, Blythe Starlight, I’ve been reflecting on how much energy it takes to hold a big dream while also staying present in my art.

Big dreams stretch you. They ask more from you. And yet, this season, I’ve found ways to stay grounded even while navigating behind-the-scenes projects, emotional ebbs and flows, and the natural tension of expansion.

I wanted to share a few of those ways with you today because maybe you’re also trying to hold a big vision while tending your art and your sensitive, creative soul.

1. Letting Practice Be Simple—But Consistent

Right now, I’m sketching every night. Nothing fancy or precious, just showing up. I’m using a tiny sketchbook I call my “Sketchbook of Rage” because of how annoying its shape and paper are. That’s the point. It forces me to let go of perfectionism and just draw quickly, freely, and repetitively.

I’m using a set color palette and experimenting with turning quick sketches into digital versions, trying to bridge the gap between my traditional and digital style. Some of it works. Some of it doesn’t. But it’s moving me forward, which matters more than perfect results.

2. Dreaming Into the Future (With a Plan I Can Feel)

I’ve also selected my Big Dream Statement for 2026 using the Starlight Dream Lab, a free tool that helps you find your North Star by working with your nervous system, symbols, and body-based knowing.

Instead of starting with strategy, it starts with how you want to feel. Then we anchor that feeling into a future memory that you can recall right away to reconnect to your expansion and purpose. This process gave me a vision that still lights me up every time I think about it.

And that’s the energy I’m bringing into the Epic Year Workshop (read more about that here) where we turn that soul vision into a personalized, practical strategy.

3. Gentle Reminder: Creatives Need a New Kind of Strategy

If you’re a sensitive creative like me, chances are you’ve struggled to turn your dreams into steps. Traditional strategy can feel too rigid or overly masculine. That’s why I designed The Epic Year: to guide intuitive dreamers in building a plan that’s soul-aligned, cyclical, and actually exciting to follow.

Because dreaming doesn’t stop when you start creating. It evolves. And the more grounded you feel, the more powerful your work becomes.

Want to Join Me?

✨ If you’re curious about your own North Star and want a gentle tool to explore it, download the Starlight Dream Lab here (it’s free.)

🎨 Want to watch how my Big Dream unfolds through art? Follow me over on Patreon where I share behind-the-scenes sketches, polls, rewards, and process.

🌠 And if you’re ready to map your own creative dream with a somatic, strategic container join me for the Epic Year 2026 Workshop. We start soon.