As I’ve grown more confident in my understanding of the world & of the way every single thing is connected - when I came across the term “artist of consciousness” (I’ll admit, I don’t recall where I came across this term, but it clearly resonated with me)

It felt like the appropriate title for myself, and to encompass my work & vision.

Let’s set the scene.

Erase everything you thought you knew about the modern world, the concepts of “good” and “bad,” the expectations that have been placed upon you by society, family, religion, & the monetary definition of “success.”

Science, physics, and philosophy have shown us that every action (or thought) has the power to affect reality.

When you look back at your own life, I’ll bet you can draw the lines between the butterfly effect of a decision you made or action you took that changed your life forever - whether you expected it or not.

Stay with me here -

The last idea I want to share with you about the idea of “consciousness” is one that will really turn all you knew on it’s head, especially if you’ve been programmed with a traditional religion as your way to understand “life.”

The thing is, we’re all little bits of the one consciousness.

There isn’t really a man up in the sky, pulling the strings - punishing some people for doing “wrong” and bestowing others with salvation because they lived the “right” way.

We are all the universe. The saints, the janitors, the convicts, the animals, the wind, the earth.

And when you understand that we each hold the power to use our own mindset, and therefore actions, to influence the environment & interactions with others around you - you might realize that you have a lot more power to change the world than you might think.

Have you ever received a random compliment from a stranger & it sparked something lovely in your heart? They were an artist of consciousness, influencing your state of mind & perhaps inspiring you to also spread some cheer by way of a compliment.

Have you (like myself) been influenced by the atrocities happening currently (and that have been happening since the dawn of humanity…..but that’s a rabbit hole for another day.. but I’ll give you a hint - patriarchy!)

and as a result fallen down into a pit of despair? Yeah, I know that’s putting it lightly.

Unfortunately, even the billionaires & corrupt people in power are also artists of consciousness.

I hope I’m getting my point across while trying to simplify these concepts as much as I can.

The funny thing about language is that when you become more open minded about words, you begin to realize the importance about not taking things so literally. You might begin to understand that things written in the Bible, religious preachings - can also be taken as allegories, and metaphorical stories meant to bestow certain mindsets. Not facts. Not literal historical occurrences.

So the moral of THIS story is - we are ALL artists of consciousness.

We are all parts of a greater consciousness, we are all interacting with our world which is also parts of the same greater consciousness, and this cause & effect of everything happening simultaneously across our universe is this greater consciousness evolving.

When Shakespeare said “All the world’s a stage”, it’s the same concept. All of us are actors in this play, but unlike what your parents, your peers, your church, modern society, & your habits have ingrained in you - you have the ability to walk your own path. You can change what you’re doing and who you are any time. You can live your life on your terms.

This doesn’t have to mean crazy examples that may be coming to mind.

It can mean dressing a way that may be a little funky. It can mean listening to different music. It can mean smiling at strangers instead of ignoring them. It can mean not using social media, making friends with elderly, volunteering at a mutual aid organization, or boycotting a group that’s causing harm to others.

It can mean choosing not to continue to be a part of the religion you were raised with, it can mean dyeing your hair crazy colors, it can mean marching to the beat of your own drum.

By making small tweaks in the way you live - embracing things YOU like and that give YOU peace and joy - you will be living as an artist of consciousness, too.

The art (your life) that you create is up to you. Your art will influence others whether you realize it or not. Your art will influence how you feel about yourself whether you believe it or not. Your art has power. The way you live has power.

As someone who has grown up with many, many unconventional and non traditional experiences and mindsets programmed & deprogrammed out of me, and someone who has lived through the unexpected death of a spouse at a young age, and someone who spent all of 2025 trying to understand how the US is where it is now - being a self proclaimed artist of consciousness & sharing my explanation of it is how I am empowering myself to make change while still soaking up every bit of happiness and love I am lucky enough to experience - guilt free.

Because terrible things ARE happening. And I’ll be vulnerable, because the world could use more of it - the hurt & sorrow that our corrupt government is inflicting upon myself & my loved ones drove me to a very unstable place that made me feel like there was only one way out.

My unexpected response to this feeling of being cornered is to take my power back, and to zoom out to look at the whole picture. I may be just one particle of the collective consciousness, but the action I take could have the domino effect of spreading positive change.

So I will take my privilege of having the ability to receive inspiration from source & produce my physical artworks in order to financially support myself to further distribute My Work. I do not take the ability for granted, whatsoever.

The surface level explanation for My Work is creating “cool dog mom merch” and “pretty affirmation posters” - but if you read between the lines, My Work (and yours) is the way I do everything - the words I write, the way I dress, the way I interact with anyone I meet, the choices I make - all of these things combined create the fabric of the reality I live. It may not make the horrors stop. But I can die at peace, knowing I did what I could.

To finish, I’ll share a message that came to my mind out of the ether:

if all the world’s a stage

then i’ll create a reality

where i will be able to play the part that I

want to play

I am the alchemist

Peace & Love,

E.S.

Thank you so much for taking the time to witness my work. ✨ If this piece made you think, I’d appreciate if you shared it on a platform of your choice or sent it to a loved one directly to help my mission of resistance through my art works ✨

I encourage you to check out my work on these platforms to see if maybe my other projects strike your fancy, too 💖

Shop human clothing, dog hoodies, & fine art prints at thepnwdogmom.com

Apple Podcasts

Spotify Podcasts

TikTok

Instagram

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepnwdogmom.substack.com