Mary-Lynne Stadler
The Creative Spiral
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About me
Now that I am in my seventies, with gallery exhibitions and published books behind me, I am finally embracing my identity as an artist and writer. Even with these milestones, I must admit a small sense of disbelief still lingers when I claim those titles.
My path was never a straight line; it was a journey filled with deviations that taught me deep lessons. Years spent as a homeopath and Tarot reader provided me with a profound understanding of human development. These experiences were vital for my own transformation and allowed me to guide others through their own personal evolutions.
Today, as a silver-haired grandmother, I treasure my role as a mentor. My goal is to pass down a lifetime of understanding gained through experience to the emerging generations, sharing insights that I have gathered along my winding road.
This blog serves as a window into my book, The Creative Spiral. Within its pages, you will discover a fusion of personal stories, spiritual wisdom, and actionable techniques. I explore the deep links between the Tarot ’s Major Arcana and the artistic process. It is a heartfelt guide designed to help creators of all disciplines—from musicians to makers—find their way back to a state of imaginative flow and self-assurance.
Whether you are just starting out, healing from creative exhaustion, or seeking a fresh spark, The Creative Spiral encourages you to move past your doubts, lean into your instincts, and reclaim the magic found in the act of creation.
My Story Continued
I had the glimmering of an idea that painting was what I wanted to do the moment that I first felt and smelled oil paints, at around the age of ten, but it took many years, and many digressions before that wish became a reality. No-one was more surprised than I was to be accepted into Bath Spa University College at the age of 51. That was after two years taking my A Level Art at the local Secondary School while my older daughter was also taking her A Levels.
The University course was in Creative Arts and I majored in in Art, Printmaking, Creative Writing and Dance. By then I’d already had many jobs, often running concurrently: as a teacher, a journalist, a writer, and an editor. I had also run my own homeopathic practice for sixteen years and raised two daughters as a single parent.
My interest in the Tarot began more than three decades ago and over the years I built up a good reputation as a reader with clients from all over the world.
I have ghost written a number of books, among them the family biography, ‘El Tronco Argentino’ under the pseudonym Perdita Peach, and also co-authored, translated and illustrated the bilingual book (German/English) of short stories, ‘Trees and Souls/Bäume und Seelen.’
After a lifetime of living all over the world - from East Africa to Jordan, Australia, Austria, Cyprus and Spain, I have finally settled in a rural town in the north of Mallorca where I enjoy time spent in my studio and garden, as well as with my family and grandchildren.
