Creativity starts with self-care
In order to bring creativity to projects undertaken for others I foster my own creativity through the practice of arts journaling and I share some of my work with our creative soul-searchers through mail art.
Art Journaling
Break the Cycle
I wanted to convey a habit I have of closing down and tuning out when I feel over-whelmed or depressed. Sometimes that’s warranted but usually it is better to open
Just green
Another monochrome exploration. This time with a colour I don’t usually use, bright green.
Mojo Thief
I drew myself in the box. This year I find my main mojo thief is the formation of a mental construct of “my style”. I’m really not entirely sure I
Voice
My voice lives somewhere at the meeting place of Yellow Submarine and Victorian steampunk and lace.
Just Jump
The theme was “water” and after all the trite and predictable ideas had played out, I was left with the fact that I hadn’t been swimming in ages and yet
This is not a test
The task this week was to turn around a page you had started and abandoned. Although a lot of art journallers recommend using up paint randomly on pages, personally, I
Have your cake and eat it too
Do we delay gratification out of a hope that we might be able to “have our cake and eat it too?” That rarely works out but hope springs eternal.
Awake in the Night Forest
I think of myself as very much an “in the moment” type of person. I don’t over-plan much but I realize that I almost always have a plan for my
Fake it ’til you make it
This was a thought-provoking prompt this week that has really led me to think about concepts of maturity and authenticity particularly in relationship to art and art journalling. However my
Inner Child
There she is! I have a lot of sympathy and caring for my child. She was crazy tall for her age (the tallest kid in her class until half way
