These books are excellent resources if you want to make and maybe are not sure where to start. Some of them resonated particularly with me and you will easily be…
Must Read Creativity Books
Essie’s Zine
Last week I blogged about the zine I received from the Zine Squad. Here’s a look at the zine I participated in to gift to Essie Ruth. The theme of…
Weekly Recap: September 18-24, 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016, 261/366 Found this great quote about music and I stuck it in my book! Monday, September 19, 2016, 262/366 More than a little obsessed with…
The Gap
THE GAP by Ira Glass, from Daniel Sax on Vimeo. I love this Ira Glass quote and I particularly love Daniel Sax‘s visual illustration of it. I first read…
I Got a Zine!
So some of my Get Messy Art Journal friends have a little side business making zines. They call themselves the Zine Squad. Julia, Vanessa, and Katie are the core team…
Get Messy x MALALA
Remember a week or so ago when I posted this and said it was part of a Secret Project? Well the Secret Project is ready! I got the opportunity…
Weekly Recap: September 11-17, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016 Today I had to break my 254 day streak. I had emergency gall bladder surgery and unsurprisingly didn’t feel like working. Monday, September 12, 2016,…
Bad Days, Imposter Syndrome, and Joy
Last Friday I had a bad day. Accumulated tiredness from coming home from Dragon Con and getting back into the swing of our daily routine, I guess. I wanted to…
Weekly Recap: September 4-10, 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016, 248/366 A couple of pages in my Wired to Create journal. Monday, September 5, 2016, 249/366 Worked a few more rows of this scarf. I might…
Materials Used: A Rather Exhaustive List of Tools and Supplies
Who doesn’t love a list of supplies? Just me? Collage and mixed media art are material intensive work. You have to have lotsa paper. I mean: Lots. Of. Paper. No…
Weekly Recap: August 28-September 3, 2016
Sunday, August 28, 2016, 241/366 We sang this song in my church this morning and I left knowing I needed to put it in my book. Monday, August 29,…
Organizing My Creativity
As an artist, I try to make something every day. Imagine it. I walk into my studio when the mood strikes, sit down, am flooded with ideas, and then I effortlessly…
Weekly Recap: August 21-27, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016, 234/366 Ahhh, The Cure. I have a lot of feels about this band. Those formative years are a thing and The Cure figures prominently in a…
Turning Pro
I bought The War of Art in February after practically the entire internet suggested it as one of “The Must Reads” for artists. The book is very Hemingway-manly in both…
Weekly Recap: August 14-20, 2016
Sunday, August 14, 2016, 227/366 I’m loving this size journal to work in. This is another page in my Season of Music journal for Get Messy. Monday, August 15,…