Sand Magic by Aiyanna

Sand Magic by Aiyanna I am a sand artist and visionary. I create giant drawings in the magnetic sand.

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 20 14/5/2026Todays love story is about rituals. They have been part of my life for a numbe...
13/05/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 20 14/5/2026

Todays love story is about rituals. They have been part of my life for a number of years now. Different ones come and go.

Setting up the altar is the main part of a ritual for me. Creating a sacred space. This can be done firstly by smoke, clearing the air and space with insence, fire sage, Palo Santo for example.
Lighting a candle. πŸ”₯
Giving thanks to the 4 directions N,S,W,E
Giving thanks to elements ,water, fire, air, earth, spirit and matter.
Using sprays for aura clearing and/or essential oils . Your favourite or one you are being called to work with.

And then sit and be.....
I've been setting a timer and candle gazing lately....that's been a beautiful practice.

Allowing space for messages to come, however they do for you.

At the end closing the space and giving thanks.

It's wonderful to include children in altar building. From what I've observered those interested in it have done it before......and its a wonderful reconnection to a past life

⏳️ I use the same process when I'm.on the sand, casting a circle that I stand in and drawing symbols representing the elements. It's the anchor to my creation.

Enjoy πŸŒπŸ™πŸ”₯🌬🌊.

Coming up...World Bee day May 20th πŸ’›πŸπŸπŸ’›What can you do to send more love to the bees or make people more aware of how im...
13/05/2026

Coming up...
World Bee day May 20th πŸ’›πŸπŸπŸ’›

What can you do to send more love to the bees or make people more aware of how important they are to our existence?

Created by me November 2020 Maukatia/Maori bay, Muriwai

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 1811/5/2026Todays love story is about following the wee messages you get, the nudges to cal...
12/05/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 18
11/5/2026

Todays love story is about following the wee messages you get, the nudges to call or check in on someone. To create, doodle, paint or draw in the sand. You never know where its going to take you.

This beautiful heart/love picture is me doodling on a beach called Killmurin Cove on the Copper Coast in Ireland in 2023. There was an opportunity for me to go and be a resident artist for 10 days in Ireland along with 27 other environmental artists around the world. Accomodation, food and transport around the area was provided for the 10 days and of course you get to create on a different beach every day if you wanted to!!

It was a Hell Yes for me so I applied, was accepted , Whoop whoop!! and then my friend Emma TomaΕ‘ helped set up a give a little page for me to raise the airfares to go. Ive found from personal experience people really love to support your dreams when you share them,, and so I was able to raise the money to go and was given so many other gifts, like transport to the airport, multiple dinners, people making videos about me, for me, to support my journey.. And In a matter of months I was off!!

It was an incredible month I was away, being totally in the creative zone.
I definately went through an initiation, the heroines journey, as so much was new and different and I was called on parts of me to be big and brave a number of times in lots of different situations.

It was an incredible experience, i made so many amazing connections in the environmental art world and some long time friends.

Thank you so much Sean and Miranda for having the vision of Talamh and bringing us all together. The whole experience is forever nestled in my heart.

Im definately keen to take part in another artist in residence opportunity again.

Do what you love, you never know where it will take you

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 114/5/2026Today's love story is about other precious gifts from Mother Earth..... the beaut...
08/05/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 11
4/5/2026

Today's love story is about other precious gifts from Mother Earth..... the beautiful pebbles/stones found around here and by the rivers.

It's incredible isn't it the vibrant colours you see in the water of the stones, the way the water magnifies their beauty somehow.

It's a very vivid memory for me from my visit to Gallipoli, Turkey. In 2018 as part of my pilgrimage to visit 20 cemetries overseas, where the soldiers from my hometown of Albany, Auckland, who never returned, were remembered. This journey became part of my book I self published.

At ANZAC cove the water was just like that, with so many beautiful coloured stones in it. It all seemed so topsy turvey somehow,seeing such beauty at a place that saw such horror and death.

It feels little like that now........

If anyone knows what the barnacle thing is I'd love to know. It was a gift from the beach from Wayne yesterday

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 12 5/5/2026Today's love story is about this special sand magic piece that was created at Ma...
08/05/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 12 5/5/2026

Today's love story is about this special sand magic piece that was created at Maukatia/Maori Bay Muriwai on 28/11/2021 with Leesa Paradise
A very special mandala with the words Love, Peace and Freedom written in it.

It was photographed by a NZ Herald photographer and ended up in the NZ Herald, national newspaper not once but twice that week.
It was at a time the newspaper was filled with other news and so it was a golden gem that we artists have the gift of, slipping our messages of love and joy into the world amongst the chaos.

It was and still is a very proud moment for me. Thanks Leesa for joining me πŸ™

33 days of Love and Peace Day 136/5/2026Today's love story is about doodling your emotions. This doodle makes me feel so...
08/05/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 13
6/5/2026

Today's love story is about doodling your emotions. This doodle makes me feel so happy inside.I learnt this new piece yesterday about doodling self care . That intrigued me. When we went through the process I really felt how special I felt, the love for me.❀️❀️

I drew the doodle again and this time added flowers into the picture. I love receiving flowers and so gave myself some. πŸ’

What a wonderful gift this doodling your emotions is. Thank you Maritza for creating Heartplace Journalling University HJU πŸ™

05/05/2026

33days of love and peace
Day 10

World labyrinth day was Saturday 2/5/2026

This labyrinth was drawn by Wayne/Webby before I moved to Chistchurch.
I love seeing everyone's interactions with it and its one of the ways to walk the labyrinth.
Look at everyone having so much fun!!

Cloud magic this morning.I watched this cloud morph into this genie i drew in the sand nearly two years ago......How mag...
01/05/2026

Cloud magic this morning.
I watched this cloud morph into this genie i drew in the sand nearly two years ago......

How magical is that!!!
Today is going to be a lucky day!!!!☘️

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 81/5/2026Today's love story is about sand magic piece I created on my daughter Alice's birt...
30/04/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 8
1/5/2026

Today's love story is about sand magic piece I created on my daughter Alice's birthday in 2023, 14/5/2023.
The message...
A Mothers love is eternal

It represents two gannets doing their greeting they do when they see each other. There is a Gannett colony behind the big cliff in the distance in these photos. I loved the rainbow ray of light that appeared in many of the photos. Magical!! 🌈🌈

33 days of Love and PeaceDay 629/4/2026Today's love story is about gratitude to be living so close to the He Puna Taimoa...
29/04/2026

33 days of Love and Peace
Day 6
29/4/2026

Today's love story is about gratitude to be living so close to the He Puna Taimoana hot pools here in Christchurch. I go nearly everyday and I am so grateful to be able to get there independently and for all the wonderful friendly staff and beautiful pools. There are 5 pools plus a sauna, steam room and plunge pool. This is my favourite pool where I hang out.

The lifeguards are always so helpful and always move the gate for me so I can get into the accessible shower as well as bringing my walker to the top of the steps to make it easier for me getting out.

This kindness that is shown to me everyday really fills my heart ..... and gives me moments of ease and grace in my day.πŸ’•πŸ’•

Today I made the word LOVE out of my clothes!!! That was fun to do. And a lovely energy to put on after my shower!!!!

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