My art was trying to tell me something, a message I needed to hear.  One that has been told to me before but oh do I struggle with this message.   It was a bad day.  The kind of day where the gremlins were pummeling me with cruel comments and harsh words.  I am not a fan of feeling down and defeated so I turned to my art journal to help me connect with my emotions.

I decided to play with a Spark of Art-spiration I had printed out. I saw a figure standing in the paint so I cut her out and glued it all down.

The body language of this girl mirrored how I was feeling. The person had so much to tell me.

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Now all that white space was not going to last long. I smeared colors of paint around.  Just smushing and sliding that color lightened my heart and helped me stand just a little taller.

But I just couldn’t touch that white line between the girl and other part of the Spark paper.

I addd a scrap of the Spark down at the bottom for balance I thought.  But that isn’t why the art wanted me to put it there.

It was so I would find the word I needed to hear. The message my heart needed to be reminded of yet again.  The word  was connect.

Then I used a white Stabilo pencil to write all over the bottom of the  page. Fast, furious, scribble journaling to let me get my feelings out.  No editing.  No grammar rules.  No fear of misspelling a word.  Just my raw feelings.

Letting it out brought me the message.  I needed to connect with my friends so they could help get me through a dark day.  When I feel alone I have such a hard time reaching out and asking for help.  Every time I have ever asked for help from a friend, that friend has gladly given. I am so thankful to my art journal for reminding me of just what I needed to hear.

Sharing with my friends at  Paint Party Friday, Creative Every Day, SimonSaysStamp (anything goes), and Art Journal Every Day.

When I started playing with this wonderful peacock stencil in my art journal, I just let it take me where it wanted to go.  I wasn’t in control – the paint was completely in charge.  So freeing to let go of any expectations, any stress, and just create.  It felt incredibly  meditative – and this is the kind of meditation I can get in to…thanks Jessica for an amazing set of stencils!

Guess you could say I “got into the flow”….oh silly me…you won’t get that joke until you’ve watched me play with Golden’s High Flow Paints in the video…

You can watch Peacock Stencil and High Flow Paints  on YouTube here.

You can check find all the details about joining StencilClub over on StencilGirl Talk. And you can see the amazing piece Maria made with these stencils by Jessica Sporn!

Supplies Used

• Liquitex Heavy Bodied Paint (the blue)
• Golden High Flow Acrylics
• Stabilo Pencil (white)
• Peacock Stencil

Sharing with my friends over at Inspire Me Monday, Creative Every Day, and Make It Monday.