One of my favorite ways to let myself play is to act like a kid. After all, kids are the masters of play so it is no surprise that they are the inspiration for this month’s Let’s Play theme. This miscellaneous box of inexpensive oil pastels created a scribbled background in my art journal. The [...]
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Precious paralysis struck while I was making this art journal page. I was between a rock and a hard place. I loved this background so much that I didn’t want to ruin it. But I wanted to add more to the page. Was it a bad thing that I had a bit of paralysis? Not at all! One could [...]
“Can I go over to Christi’s house?” “Can Maria come over?” As a kid, I was always asking to go to a friends house or to have a friend or two come over. Now I am an adult and I still want to play! So I am interrupting my grown up day for a little play! [...]
The way a piece of art play starts does not always give me an hint as to where it will go. As was the case with this piece of cardboard and paint…who knew this would end up being Marie Antoinette on a gameshow? I was playing around with my Arched Aqueduct stencil with absolutely no idea [...]
Being vulnerable can hurt but when I have a way to process the feelings, it hurts less. Whether I am working in an art journal or on a canvas or on a wood panel, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that I am creating. There is something magical for me when I get paint on my [...]
Today, I share with you a very personal art journal page that came about because of the loss of my oldest and dearest friend recently. I share this with the hope that others will be able to use art to heal their wounds. The only way my soul can begin to process this is through [...]
I had something I had to work out so I had a session with my most trusted therapist, my art journal. When I am caught up in the mess of the emotions I don’t see things terribly clearly. Today, I calmed myself down with some paint and stencils. Then some scribble journaling, in white pencil [...]
Get Messy? Yes, that is the challenge for the Craft Hoarders and StencilGirl Products blog hop! In the spirit of Craft Hoarders I used up some of my hoarded items. But I was quite surprised by what went through my head as I made this art journal page…and there’s great giveaway info at the end of [...]
Would I like to play with Totem Poppets they asked. The name alone sounded fun to me! When the goodies arrived in my mailbox, I realized how customizable these animals are…which means freedom! I can make them whatever I want. Wish these were around when my kids were little, oh the possibilities. Since my kids are [...]
I was running behind schedule. There wasn’t much time. But there was no way I was going to miss out on the fun of trades at Art Is You. Trades are a a little something you trade with other people at the retreat. There are no rules for this which allows each and every person [...]
