Susan Lewis Storey
The creative urge has been with me for as long as I can remember. Naturally introspective, the quest for meaning, purpose and resolving the larger questions of life were equally as strong. The merging of these two passions is as natural to me as could be. In my late twenties I discovered a thread woven into the very fabric of life. As I tugged at it, my own life and the world as it had been presented to me came undone while simultaneously knitting itself seamlessly back together. This revealed to me that we are each the mystery we came to solve.
As introverted as I am introspective, when I embraced my personal responsibility to awaken to the truth of my individual soul, my soul extended itself to me in unimaginable clarity. Creativity became the vehicle through which my intuition heightened and my awareness expanded. I aligned these with my quest for truth, and my life became a metaphorical reflection of the distance between who I'd been taught I was and who I truly am. I believe this revelation awaits any who desire it and are willing to step into an introspective adventure where the traveler and the journey are one.
I share the way I use creative energy to do just this. Sharing the artwork, experiences and inner wisdom that evolve along my own 'road less traveled' as well as the tools I have used and created for others to use is the reason behind Innerwyze. Not so others will follow my path, but to encourage the use of creative energy for personal understanding and spiritual well-being.
Innerwyze
About Innerwyze
Innerwyze is a container for sharing my relationship with introversion, introspection and creative energy. I have artfully wrapped all this in a concept I have come to call Creative Transmutation. Insight has been my greatest teacher and has predominately shown up in my life through the creative process. Because of this I wanted a place to share my work and the powerful role creative energy can play when aimed in the direction of insight.
As a retired counselor, reiki master energy worker and an artist who has deliberately focused my attention on the road less traveled, I have reaped tremendous rewards in spiritual riches and synchronistic occurrences. It took me a while to understand why there wasn't a clamoring crowd on this endless introspective journey. But there is indeed a reason this is a 'road less traveled'. Fortunately, I embraced my introversion and creativity for myself despite a society big on extroverted social interaction, endless productivity and recognition. This resulted in profound revelatory experiences that forever changed my relationship to myself and the world as I experience it. Sharing my journey and the creative maps I used along the way is simply the next bend in my own road. I primarily do this through my blog, occasional art exhibits and teaching Creative Transmutation and the Art of Mindfulness. Below is a list of some of my licenses and certifications. I offer these as well as my creative bio only as a glimpse into a few of the paths I have explored. In all honesty, I have personally gotten far more from going within than any outward exploration has ever revealed. Encouraging others to create from this well of richness is my greatest passion.
LCDC - Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (ret)
Exploring Perception & Personality through MBTI - Cadwalder Behavioral Center
Jungian Dream Interpretation Certification- Jung Center Houston, Tx
Reiki Master/Teacher Usui Tradition
Padmacahaya Reiki Tummo
The Reconnection - Dr. Eric Pearl
Akashic Records Certified Practitioner-Linda Howe/Center for Akashic Records
Awards, Publications & Shows
Additional Information
Publications:
- Spirit in the Smokies magazine - featured on five covers.
- Cover art for book and CD, Dancing With the Universe, James King.
- Lark Books publications featured my artwork in two publications entitled, Pretty Little Mini Quilts.
- Artwork, including cover art and an interview about my creative process is featured in the fourth issue of Indie Arts DVD Magazine.
- Three of my artquilts from the 'I Remember Mama' exhibit are featured in the book by the same title.
- Artwork entitled 'Mermaid' was featured in Quilting Arts magazine.
- A group quilt that I initiated and created with the Austin art-quilt group is featured in this third volume from the series Lone Stars; A Legacy of Texas Quilts.
Invitational Art Shows
- 2006/07 Quattro Gallery Invitational Quiltart Show
- 2007/08 Quattro Gallery Invitational Textile Show
- 2006 KAAC Texas Invitational Show
- Underground Art Market- Houston Invitational 2008-2011
- Public Space Exhibit: 2013 University of Houston Women's Resource Center; The Bee Holder - artquilt
- Mem-Fix The Edge District pop-up gallery 2014 - jurried exhibit.
Paint media shows/awards 1997 National Society of ArtistsInner man 3rd place The Magus 5th Place 1998 National Society of Artists Tapestry In Laura's Garden 4th place Kitchen Counter 5th place silver brush award 1998 International Society of Artists Blue Silk Kimono finalist Bay Area Arts Show Melancholia Honorable Mention Textile:Art-quilt shows/awards 2004 AAQG Costume Change 3rd place 2004 AAQG Bogie and Bacall Honorable Mention 2004 IQA-Houston Warhol Finalist 2004 IQA-Houston The Beatles Finalist 2004 I Remember Mama Exhibit Patriotic Star Finalist/published 2004 I Remember Mama Exhibit Ida;Bio-Imagery Finalist/published 2005 IQA-Houston Lunacy Finalist 2005 I Remember Mama Exhibit My Sleeping Beauty Finalist/published 2005 IQA-Houston (group quilt*) Leaves 2nd place 2005 IQA- Houston (group quilt*) 2012 IQA- Houston (group quilt*) Cosmic curves 2013 IQA-Houston (group quilt*) Balancing Act- IQA Finalist * group quilts were created with: Nikki Vick, Frances Holliday, Kathy York, Leslie Jennisen, Connie Hudson, Sherry McCauley, and Barb Forrester.
