I find so much peace and joy in the process of collage. There’s something about it that almost always brings with it an emotional release. I think there is something so healing about creating without any expectations or intentions and collage often lends itself to that by its very nature. It is spontaneous and intuitive. …
It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense or Sound Good This evening’s unwinding came in the form of free flow of consciousness journaling. One of the things that I’ve learned is that I journal from a deeper place when I journal in unexpected ways. So, tonight, I took an empty roll of aluminum foil, used it …
I had a blast attending a 30-minute Create & Play session on Zoom today. We were invited to play with string, paints and ink. It got messy. 😍 I was so excited that I didn’t realize I started on the first page of a mixed media art journal and ended up making my art on …
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I really enjoyed participating in a Creativity and Community online art making gathering last night. I’ve been down with some sort of virus and haven’t had much energy this week but I did manage to get to this and I’m glad I did. It was a good reminder of how much I need to make art …
When fear and passion come together and are held in the gentle, loving embrace of compassion we can let go and begin to know who we truly are beneath many masks, the fears, and the blinding expectations. Each and every one of us is made up of so many parts. None of them are bad …
One day I found myself being called by the candle that was flickering on my desk. I felt a strong impulse to dip my painting into the fervent flame. And I did. I felt a rush — a mix of fear, excitement and fascination. I loved the way the paper negotiated with the hungry heat …