Fear of the blank page will lead to some interesting choices. I learned to leave myself a trail to follow to keep the fear at bay.
Leave yourself a trail to follow
Color bars and registration marks
Color bars and registration marks hold magical properties for me. I wax ever so slightly poetic about how I use them and enjoy them in this post.
Using my art journals as wall art to enjoy and celebrate
What do you do with your books when they are finished? This question comes up a lot. I let people look through them whenever possible. I take them to shows…
Weekly Recap: August 6-12, 2018
Monday, August 6 A couple of inchies! Tuesday, August 7 Working in a traveling journal today. Finished this shawl I’ve been working on for 3 months. Wednesday, August 8 Trying…
Weekly Recap: July 30-August 5, 2018
Monday, July 30 Started a two week inchie challenge with my friend Debbie. Tuesday, July 31 These inchies are so fun!! Next in the series! Wednesday, August 1 People keep…
Weekly Recap: July 16-22, 2018.
This week was big adventure week! Loved it all!! Drove to Asheville, NC to meet up with Caylee and Lauren to do the Get Messy 2018 Summit which is where…
Weekly Recap: July 9-15, 2018
Monday, July 9 98/100: Love Stamps. Tuesday, July 10 99/100: The Seahorse. I made some journals. The red one is for me for a class I’m starting and the purple…
Weekly Recap: June 18-24, 2018
Monday, June 18 77/100: Pink Mushroom. Tuesday, June 19 78/100: Eat. This is my in person Tuesday night craft group. We eat, laugh, work, and enjoy each other. Wednesday, June…
Weekly Recap: May 14-20, 2018
Monday, May 14 42/100: Purple Lotus. I loved this unfocused polaroid my daughter took a few days ago so I decided to do a paint recreation of it. Tuesday, May…
Weekly Recap: May 7-13, 2018
Monday, May 7 Working in my brand new altered book. And by brand new I mean a social studies textbook from 1963. 35/100: Double Happiness. Tuesday, May 8 Another page…
Weekly Recap: April 16-22, 2018
Many of the 100 Day Project pieces from this week are still available for sale. I’ve marked the sold ones. If you are interested in purchasing any of them, please…
Weekly Recap: April 2-8, 2018
Monday, April 2 Trying to get back in the swing of things after that epic trip!! Tuesday, April 3 Started the #the100DayProject today with #100DaysOfPinkAndYellow. This is Day 1/100: Present….
Weekly Recap: December 4-10, 2017
Monday, December 4 Working on hats today! Tuesday, December 5 Swirly paints today. Wednesday, December 6 You know it’s a good day when your table looks like this. Thursday, December…
Weekly Recap: October 16-22, 2017
Monday, October 16 Working in Renée’s new art shed today. She’s on the left and I worked on the one on the right. Tuesday, October 17 I painted for a…