“It must be so fun to be an artist!”
I get lots of remarks about how fun it must be to work as a self employed artist. Well, yes it is. I love it. But I’m not sure it is exactly what people visualize. I don’t get to spend … Continued
“Someone Just Like Me” by Frida Kahlo
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same … Continued
A Matter of Style
Finding your “own” style as an artist can be an elusive pursuit, a bit like capturing mist in a jar and defining its shape. In the jar, it’s shaped like a jar, but set free to see its true … Continued
Here is the World
“Here is the World. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” Frederick Buechner
Painted Foundation
A good background in art is like having a good foundation to build on. It is what turns a journal full of doodles into an “art” journal. As I begin my new sketchbook, I paint a few pages as backgrounds, … Continued
Tab Dividers in Your Art Journal Box
Today I am going to show you a part of the art file journal project that really adds to the fun. That is the tabs, which are the first thing you notice when you open the box. I have collected … Continued
Art Journal Box for the Graduate
Daughter #4 graduated from high school this weekend. For each of my children I have created some sort of special scrapbook or album for them to take along on the new leg of their life journey. This time, I made … Continued
To the Graduate
as Piglet said to Pooh: “Remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think” a.a. milne
Be brave my dear!
Art is scary! Not the end result, but the process itself. To follow your creative urge is to first of all become vulnerable to yourself, and then to reveal that same vulnerability to the world. Creativity is somehow connected to … Continued