Hope Sings
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson
Art Journal Class #5 Lettering
This week at Studio 13 I taught the 5th class in the monthly art journal series. This session was all about lettering tricks and tips to use in the art journal. We talked about stamps and stencils….but mainly focused … Continued
Journal Pages
This page has been evolving for awhile, but I think it is finally done now. I have been getting a little more comfortable with using my own script handwriting on pages. It is both the quickest, and most personal method … Continued
Pages from my Art Journal
It’s been awhile since I shared pages from my art journal, so I thought I would start the week with a few! This one uses some scraps of CitraSolv paper on a stenciled background of brown on black. I really … Continued
Spring’s Turn!
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Hal Borland
For Such a Time as This
When Mordecai challenged Esther to use her royal position to influence the king to save the many lives of her own Jewish people, he said to her “Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for … Continued
Lincoln on Happiness
“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln
Introductory Art Journaling Class –
I had so much fun last night at an introduction to art journaling class. In my own journal I take notes, and paint over notes. I write shopping lists, and to do lists, and then paint over them as well. … Continued
Art as free as a child’s
Once in awhile I have a little paint party with my 4 and 5 year old granddaughters. I am always distracted from my own paint project by watching them. Their imaginations and enthusiasm just run free without all the constraints … Continued