3 Creative Practices to Embrace in 2022
Start the new year with these 3 creative prompts
Three Ways Creativity Brought Healing from COVID
Backstory I had planned a visit to my niece for her granddaughter’s thirteenth birthday. She had let me know they had been exposed to COVID but tested negative using an at-home test kit. We felt assured and went to the birthday dinner. All was well until she called while we were driving home and said…
Read These 3 Books to Boost Your Creativity
The Listening Path If you’ve been a reader of this blog, you know I’m a big fan of author Julia Cameron. Her book, The Artist’s Way, had a profound effect on my thinking and my daily practices. It’s been nearly a year and five journals later that I implemented her Morning Pages practices. When I…
The 3 Best Apps to Boost Creativity and Healing
So many resources are available today for personal growth and healing. I am a big fan of those that can be easily accessed from your phone via an application. I’ve tried many over the years and like to find free apps – try before you buy! The following are my favorites and all three are…
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SoulCollage®
This week I taught a class at our Evergreen Arts monthly meeting. The topic was collage, specifically SoulCollage® although I did introduce and share many of my collage practices. What is SoulCollage®? SoulCollage® is a unique blend of spiritual practice and the fun of collage. It is an intuitive collage process created by Seena Frost that is easy for anyone…
In My Studio
Last week I managed to complete four of the “taster” lessons from Tamara LaPorte’s Kaleidoscope session. T tried to choose lessons that used a medium I wasn’t comfortable using or a subject that I don’t typically draw/paint. Two of the subjects were portraits and those I tend to lean towards, but the medium was different…
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Altered Books
Here’s a confession – I have mixed feelings about this. I love the concept of repurposing and reusing but find it difficult to paint over or tear up an old book. I try to find ones that are in bad shape or maybe a topic I don’t care for, but part of it seems like sacrilege! …
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Handcrafted Journals
Today I want to share some of my different techniques to create handmade journals. Paper Cloth Journal A journal cover is made from a type of “paper cloth” using muslin for a base material and then applying thin papers on top using thinned down Mod Podge or a matte medium. Paper napkins (decorative part separated) or…
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Art Journals
Today I want to share with you the Art Journals I use and techniques for filling them up. Art journals are those I use to draw, paint, or sketch in. These are typically purchased but sometimes I use altered ledger books, record books, desk calendars, etc. The purchased books I use are Canson Mixed-Media pad or…
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Types of Journals
Types of journals I use in my daily creative practices to unblock creativity.