Last week I started the #100dayproject on Instagram to spur me into working on the pieces for my show. (You can see my work at #100DaysOfArtShowPrep.) It was a big…
Emotional Weight
Weekly Recap: April 3-9, 2017
Monday, April 3, 2017 My first page for Season of Contrast for Get Messy! Check out the Season of Contrast Hashtag on Instagram. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 I am beginning…
When What You Planned isn’t Working
Over the next few Thursdays I’ll be talking about topics that came out of a discussion I had with The Council of Arty Cleverness. They suggested some blog topics and…
Weekly Recap: March 27-April 2, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017 I’m a part of a faith journaling circle where we each made a journal for another person in the group and then mail it on to…
Magic Eye
Over the next few Thursdays I’ll be talking about topics that came out of a discussion I had with The Council of Arty Cleverness. They suggested some blog topics and…
Weekly Recap: March 20-26, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017 One of my coworkers on the Get Messy Creative Team, Sasha, had a tiny journal tutorial on her blog this week. I decided to give it…
Get Messy Art Journal: Season of Art 101
This past week finished up Season 13 in the Get Messy Art Journal Community*. Get Messy Art Journal is an art journaling program that is a school, art playground and…
Weekly Recap: March 13-19, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017 Sometimes you just gotta make pie for Pi Day. Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Scrap page in my Season of Art 101 journal. Wednesday, March 15, 2017…
A List of Things to Do When Your Muse is on Vacation
I’m a firm believer in showing up and doing the work even when the Muse is on vacay but I also get that there are days when you just aren’t…
Weekly Recap: March 6-12, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017 Tuesday, March 7, 2017 I did a video today. Below is the finished piece. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 It’s International Women’s Day and I’m striking with…
A few notes on fear
How did I get here? To this place of wanting to do something and feeling as if I don’t have the skills. How did I get here? In the gap,…
Weekly Recap: February 27-March 5, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017 So much good stuff going on in Get Messy this month. We are in the Season of Art 101. It is a back to basics class…
2017 Goals
I’ve talked before about how this year got off to a bit of a slow start for me. But I did finally get to my goal making session! Yay! Go…
Weekly Recap: February 19-26, 2017
Yep, I took some time off. For six weeks, I rested, had the floors redone in my house (which means we moved out and then moved back in two weeks…
Tag Making Video
For the Get Messy Season of Art 101, I decided to make a tag book. I’m creating individual tags and then adding them to a ring book. I decided to…