PUBLISHED ARTIST/AUTHOR/INTERIOR DESIGNER, a.s.i.d

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Finally, the Global Village Women are born. Every day I enter my studio, I know that the girls will emerge from the canvas and have a kind message to share. Sharing the girls is my most joyful experience. Their very message promotes random acts of kindness that I feel can make a difference, globally 

ARRACHME ART PRINT CANVAS GICLEE LOVING GIFTS WOMEN MESSAGE  FREINDS QUOTE

It began for Arrachme at age five when she first noticed that she was able to perceive thoughts. Listening skills developed while hearing conversations before birth. These conversations were later confirmed as accurate. The spiritual world was not something "out there", it was alive and well for her. Standard learning through conventional means was not normal for her. She had to tune in by using different methods to get required information. When graduating from a large high school at the top of her class just happened as if by osmosis; she realized that producing unique personalized methods of functioning was not going to be as difficult as it appeared. Conventional study was exciting for her but the spiritual world and religion was a thirst that could not quench. As soon as her over protective mother would allow, she started attending church with her friends. She knew that experience was her way of grasping information. One after another she joined regular, mundane religions all the way through to what could only be described as beyond the term ritualistic before settling on her chosen spiritual path.

At the same time, life in the world continued like a separate program running on a computer. She enjoyed a professional career as an accomplished artist that spans over twenty-six years. She founded her own a.s.i.d. (Accredited Florida Interior Design Firm) where her designs and those of her student's work were displayed in residential, commercial, show houses and celebrity homes. She also authored a newspaper column that included educational articles on art history, color, and technique.

After a few decades of spiritual research, the religions all came together. It was clear there that they were all saying the same thing. Within a week of that revelation, she was introduced to Ramana Maharshi. He was an awake-being (enlightened) that had dropped the body in the 1950's. An Ashram, in North Carolina with a second location in India at the base of Arunachala, had developed a program of his teachings, "Self Inquiry". This was the invitation to conscious awareness where everything finally made sense to her. As her current, living teacher, also named Ramana said, "There are many ways to conscious awareness. You can walk around the mountain hundreds of lifetimes to get to the top or you can go straight up the cliff". The direct path is "Self Inquiry". Needless to say, Arrachme is not the kind of person that would procrastinate about anything.

Arrachme's family is from Kashmir, India. She is a grandchild of the Brahman spiritual teacher named Parah. "Spiritual practice and an artist's life are a natural pairing". Arrachme says. She follows the teachings of Ramana Maharshi which support the actual specific words and teachings of Jesus. We are truly one.

In 1998, Arrachme moved to Asheville, N. C. and developed the first Internet driven tourism business of its kind. Its success afforded her the time to write an autobiographical novel, “Awakening Woo”. While illustrating the chapters, she discovered a powerful passion for painting.

Asheville was touted as a spiritual place. Arrachme recognized the new age influences which were similar to the word used in India called "cities". It was all present and alive, Shamanism, healers, and unusual people in large numbers. Her Guru had told her to drop attention on these gifts when they first met. He was not discounting them but defined them as distractions from the spiritual path. She began traveling to India from north to south with a back pack and a friend. On her last trip a renowned Indian spiritual teacher of self inquiry said, "It is time for the student to become the teacher". Along with the accelerated personal growth came the unresolved issues that were glaring. Karmic experiences came and went. When they went they seemed to drop issues like a broken string on whole strands of pearls. Left with a health issue that felt like energy moving through the spine then stopping, the spine filled her days with sometimes unbearable intense pain. Her Guru at the time said the back pain was a blessing. It was a good way to learn to drop attachments.

The magic of the mountains continued. In 2006, as a birthday event, Arrachme met Peter Collins, a British gentleman. Like a fairytale, he rode into her life on his white Arabian horse. Romantically he bent on one knee at his equestrian ranch in the Pisgah National Forest. Surrounded by mountain views, butterflies, gentle deer, a trout filled river, and great neighborhood friends; they are free to enjoy a peaceful spiritual life filled with beauty and love. She knew Peter was the right person when a deer mistook Peter's energy pattern, thinking he was another deer and came up to him to play not once but twice.

Peter not only strongly supports her; he is an artist as well. As an excellent singer and musician, he begins most mornings with much musical joy. You can find his photography on the site. Their artistic life is best reflected in one of Mr. Collins' favorite saying, "Like a hand in a glove."

In 2006, another miracle graced Arrachme’s life. Accomplished teacher and internationally renowned artist, Vadim Bora, adopted her as a student. She says, “It is an honor and a blessing to be a pupil of such an incredible artist and kind teacher". More accomplished artists appeared as friends and peers, Jonas Gerard (a modern day Pollock), Leo Monahan, (Disney illustrator, teacher and Multimedia Artist), Govind Garg, (fine photographic art), and they keep coming.

Peter and Arrachme moved to Black Mountain, N.C., where they entertain friends, artists and fellow musicians, often. One day Richard and Sheila Inman, who are larger than life characters, were introduced at a party. They are medical professionals by day, but musicians and thespians when off duty.  Richard can belt out a laugh that lights up the world. After several weeks, Richard, violin in hand said, “Arrachme, I am going to fix your back”. It took only three months. Through Rolfing methods, Richard kept straightening the spine so it could heal itself. She could feel air flow increase and energy moving through her entire body without stopping. She said it felt as if her roots penetrated deep into the ground and firmly anchored whilst her branches filled out abundantly with lush leaves. All drama disappeared out of her life and anyone enjoying negative drama could not stand to be around for long. There was a time when she could not be in crowded areas without feeling sick. Now she can walk through a crowd of people enjoying it as though it was a movie. The gifts of perception that she had to put to one side started returning one by one in a very clean easy stream. The Tangible Visualization Process that she had been developing grounded and manifested fully into the world as an art form that can be seen on this web site. The spiritual merged with the art.

Arrachme and Peter travel back and forth between Asheville/Black Mountain, N.C. and their peaceful home in "The Villages" Florida where magic happens daily.

Arrachme has a current copyright and the trade mark processing for The Tangible Visualization Process as it relates to the creation of art and visual manifestation from a spiritual perspective.

And the miracles keep happening...

Contact Arrachme directly for requests. 828-230-6613