There is a song called "We Live" by Superchick. Part of the lyrics say,
There’s a man who waits for the tests to
See if the cancer had spread yet
And now he asks why did I wait to live ’til it was time to die
If I could have the time back, how I’d live
Life is [...]
“When people start to meditate or to work with any kind of spiritual discipline, they often think that somehow they’re going to improve, which is a sort of subtle aggression against who they really are. It’s a bit like saying, “If I jog, I’ll be a much better person.” “If I could only get a [...]
My newest ebook is a fun childlike book to inspire you to return to innocent, unafraid way you created art when you were a child. Here are a couple of pages from the book. Feel free to right click on the images and download them for your own use – print them out and have [...]
How cool are these?! I found them here
I have a crush on colored pencils anyway, but in these awesome cardboard tubes, aren’t they just the best?
I know nothing about this company, but I’d order them just to find out. And I don’t know exactly what the exchange rate is for the British pound but they [...]
The Twelve Rules for Journaling
I can make mistakes
I can question the rules
I can take my time
I can do it my way
I can express my anger
I can risk looking foolish
I can wait until I feel ready
I can write down my secrets
I can experiment safely in the pages of my journal
I can make a mess
I can draw, [...]
When I talk about "art journaling" a lot of people think I"m talking about doing beautiful artwork in a journal. For many years my journal has been my saving grace. It is where I dump the waste of my life.
You know that good feeling you get when you go through a room in your house [...]
My art is often inspired by what is going on in my life. When my life is boring and not much is happening it seems that I don’t find the inspiration to create art from my soul. I can think of ideas and make things, but always the true art comes from within inside me [...]
I learned of this guy’s site from Eliza.
He is a prolific sketcher! It really inspired me to spend some time looking at all his sketchbooks, drawings and doodles. Check out his blog, too.
Moonshadow at KSBorn tagged me for this meme. Here are the instructions:
Step one is to take the first book you lay eyes on that fits the rules. Not your favorite book, but the closest at hand:
The rules are as follows…
1. The book must be over 123 pages.
2. Find page 123 in the book.
3. Find the [...]
Purpose serves as a principle around which to organize our lives.
Anonymous
Since I quit working I have had a feeling of loss and am finding it hard to get things done that I want to do. I think that work gave me a central focus around which I organized everything else.
The weekends were separate from work, [...]
