​Mathematics was never my forte in school. Instead, I would dream of art class, intuitively covering my notepad in spirals and circles, creating a disorderly critique on abstract patterns, an accurate representation of how my brain would look to the outside world.  

Annoyingly, nearby, a fellow student sat joyfully with pen in hand, dancing around the paper like a beautifully choreographed ballet performance, effortlessly transitioning from one step to the next. 

My feelings of inadequacy portrayed in my critique were sound symbols of impermanence as I tossed them into the bin at the end of term. Perhaps if someone told me that mathematics held the key to the foundations of the universe, then that may have ignited a little more excitement. So, I began my search. If I couldn’t understand the world in words or numbers? I drew. 

 

Art became my daily practice, my meditation, my spiritual discipline. It wasn’t until I found my place in the world and learnt to sit quietly within the elements witnessing the potent subtleties nature has on display.

The petals on a flower, the concentric circles emanating from a single raindrop. A green pentagram on top of a tomato and the eight arms radiating from a quick-witted octopus. It seemed that my art always focussed on geometric patterns, and I found immense comfort in drawing lines and circles. The repetitive motion and symmetry put me in a trance which I realised was my attempt at self-healing. 

 

I started to research the meaning behind circles, and it was within this journey the Sanskrit word ‘mandala’ surfaced. Digging deeper still, I found significance and comfort in the writings of psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Jung’s teachings, in particular, showed me that the psyche has the potential to re-organise, self-heal and manifest itself through patterns. I had been drawing geometric patterns intuitively for many years, and little did I know these patterns pre-exist thought, time and place. 

 

Drawing geometric patterns offer a unique portal into understanding our imperishable relationship with nature, the cosmos, human creativity and potential. We have an intrinsic understanding and affiliation to symmetry and pattern. By opening my mind’s eye to the profound sensitivities of Sacred Art and Architecture around the world, I’ve found peace in search of divine life. 

 

Stephanie June Ellis

London

July 10th

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Stephanie June Ellis is a skilled Speaker & Teacher, Artist, Author and leading specialist in Sacred Geometry. Through her workshops and retreats she engages with worldwide communities offering the art and therapeutic nature of patterns with a focus on the undeniable interdependency between all things. 

Stephanie developed The Art Of Process Mandala Technique, published two books and has over 14 years experience teaching and researching patterns. She has taught over 10 000 people worldwide through in person group classes, retreats and online learning developing an expansive knowledge in communicating information clearly, affectively and creatively to the individual and collective.

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She has dedicated her life to exploring primordial patterns and symbols

( the circle, the square, the triangle ) which operate in the psyche of everyday individuals. By exploring these principles, her journey continues, soaking up the very essence of ~ The Art Of Process. 

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A nomad at heart, Stephanie has lived in various parts of Australia, Bali, Singapore and London. Stephanie has worked with a long list of publishers, schools, universities, community organisations and retreat centres across the globe including Bali Mountain Retreat, Flores Del Camino, The Brisbane Institute Of Art, Latrobe University,  Dumbo Feather Magazine, Barossa Regional Gallery, Art Of Islamic Pattern, Sacred Art Of Geometry and Uk based charities The Common Ground Collective & The Creative Dimension.

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Stephanie currently continues to travel extensively, working closely with Artisans, Marine Biologists, Ecologists and NGOS. 

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Please email hello@theartofprocess.art for queries & collaborations.​