About Alisha Lee Jeffers
Over the last twenty years I have been a painter, writer, graphic designer and photographer. I've learned that one of the biggest challenges to thriving as a creative person is figuring out how to organize the constant flow of ideas that my muse wants to share. I imagine her as a playful being, continually tugging for my attention. But sometimes the ideas she brings can feel overwhelming if I don't have a means to act on them. They can pile up and lead to shut-down.
I have found that this sense of overwhelm is common to creative types like me. I designed the "Big Picture" system to be a way to navigate through the flood of ideas I have and the limitations of my own fluctuating human energy. It is something I use regularly and share with my coaching clients to keep inspiration flowing!
About the Big Picture Creative Compass
The format for this metaphorical compass was inspired by "Ojo de Dios" (God's Eye) handicrafts of the Huitchol people, as well as traditional Native American and Celtic traditions that work with the four directions, four seasons and four elements. I have created my own system that combines elements of these traditions, as well as modern practices of mind mapping. This helps me see and understand the big picture of my life.
I am an associative thinker, so grouping details into the four quadrants that represent the cardinal directions, each with its own theme, helps me make sense of information more readily. By working with the cycles of nature and my own human body's rhythms, I am able to achieve balance in my life. This is the basis of the Big Picture Creative Compass.
Mission: Reflect Reasons for Existence
Ultimately, it comes down to connecting with your own "why" in life, your purpose. This is at the heart of what I do.
The phrase “Reflecting Reasons for Existence” is the meaning of my name in Kanji. This was shared by my friend Satoko, an exchange student from Japan who I met in college. Satoko spent the time to think of me, research the Kanji characters and meanings for each syllable of my name, then write those characters beautifully to give back to me as a gift.
Little did she know how perfectly this would come to describe my mission and work.
Services
I translate ideas into tangible visible forms to help you get a perspective on your own best reasons for existence. Select from the options below for more info.
Explore my collection of visionary art that expresses the spirit of life through my colorful interpretation.
I provide a reflection of where you are now and gentle guidance to get you where you want to be.
Arts and craft techniques inspired by a diversity of traditions can engage you with your own unique story!
Testimonials
”I think the visual aspect of Alisha's work helps me enormously as I need to SEE things in order to fully understand. Big Picture Creative Co, through art, helps a person discover their path, and how the road is truly entwined whether it is the business path or personal path. ”
- Heidi K.S.
”Alisha is warm, joyful and welcoming. She listens to understand and asks questions to draw my thoughts out further. She is amazing at seeing what I cannot and gently presents a new possibility for the situation. I'm grateful for her insights and creativity that have helped me build a future that I can actually see becoming real now.”
- Cate P.