Conversations with Linda Fabry

Today we’d like to introduce you to Linda Fabry.

Hi Linda, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
Like most artists, I have had the compulsion to create for as long as I remember. I got in trouble a lot as a child, mostly in school, but found solace in the art room. It stayed in the background most of my adult life, until I started my career as an artist at age 26, while pregnant with my son. I was determined to stay home with him, even as a single parent, so I started selling my art on ebay. It was 2001, so selling work online was fairly new frontier and pretty exciting.

A few years later, I decided to pursue a degree in Art Therapy. It was on that path that I made the connection between my art and my spirituality. I ended up minoring in Theology and getting trained in a few metaphysical healing modalities. During the last year before graduating I became terribly ill with chronic pain, fatigue and what would years later be revealed as an autoimmune disorder. It was nearly incapacitating in most areas of my life. It was definitely a “dark night of the soul” that lasted many years. During that time I returned to my art for healing, practicing everything I had learned and continuing to learn more.

Eventually I started receiving clear guidance directly from the art. I was not only able to process emotion and express myself, but it was showing me glimpses of hope like breadcrumbs to follow toward wellness. I used a combination of intuitive painting with self portraits for a process that was intended to “reveal the masterpiece within”. It worked so well for me that eventually I started offering this as a service for others as well. Over the years I learned that I could channel energy through this process and started doing so with and without a visual representation of the person.

I have always made art using paraedolia, our ability to connect the dots and see images in abstract forms, but now I use it intentionally as a way of tapping into the collective unconscious and bringing forth messages. Because it’s very similar to divination methods like tea leaf reading or crystal ball gazing or cloud gazing, I call it Paintgazing. I have channeled hundreds of Paintgazing soul portraits and scenes over the years and I am still regularly astounded by the revelations that come from them! I feel really blessed to be able to be part of people’s journeys and help them see themselves in new, positive ways.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Looking back from a big-picture perspective, it looks a lot smoother, but there were definitely some really rough patches. When I started, I was a new mom and so I worked when my baby slept. As he grew older and his needs changed, I would need to adapt my business. It was also in a time before social media or even google. And no smart phones! Something as simple as putting a photo of a painting online took hours because I didn’t own a digital camera. I had to scan paintings in sections and piece them together using “paint”.

Chronic illness was a major challenge for many years. I’ve been blessed by clients who are kind and patient. I learned that the best thing to do is communicate honestly and openly. Pretending like you’re ok when you’re not makes it nearly impossible to recharge an already drained emotional battery.

The road got rough financially many times. I did a lot of work I didn’t really align with in order to fill those gaps. I also had help from family. Most of my family were very opposed to my making a living as an artist. That was probably the biggest struggle for me. I felt very alone for most of this journey and like I was doing something bad or wrong because it was hard for people around me to understand something different from what they thought a life and work should look like. But I am grateful because despite their opinions of me and my life, they were there to help when I really needed them.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Simply put, I’m an artist. I’m also a clairvoyant empath, an expressive arts therapist and I’m trained in healing touch. I paint Soul Portraits, make oracle card decks and am probably best known for Paintgazing- an intuitive art process through which I channel energy and interpret the images, translating them into uplifting and empowering messages. I offer 1-hr sessions during which the client chooses colors and watches a scene form while receiving intuitive messages and answers to their questions.

I’m very proud of the fact that I’ve been able to support hundreds of people on their personal journeys and to know that thousands of original artworks that I’ve made exist in homes and businesses around the world. I’m proud to have a work catalogued by the Smithsonian.

My work is multidisciplinary. I am not just an artist and not just a spiritual guide. What sets me apart as an artist is that I offer a very personalized experience of the art. People get to choose the colors and interact. I think of it as more of a co-creation. What sets me apart as a psychic is that people receive something tangible and witness a very unique experience of manifestation during their reading. Because I am also an expressive arts facilitator, it’s important to me to inspire others to connect to their own inner guidance, so any products or services I provide also serve as a catalyst to spark connection to their innate creativity.

We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
I’m actually an introvert and quite shy, even though I love public speaking and teaching. I’ve developed skills over the years that make it hard to tell, but I’m always a little terrified before interactions. And while I genuinely love people and truly enjoy interacting with strangers, I often need a full day of solitude after big events.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.lindafabry.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/lindafabry
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindafabry.artist
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lindafabry.artist