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…
Essie’s Zine
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,…
Why I Make Things
As I am preparing for applying for a show at a local gallery, I’ve been writing a bunch of supporting documents to turn in with my application. One of those…