When I do art journal pages, my main purpose is to write. I love doing art to create a page to write on, but I don’t create a piece of art in my journal. I create a page that allows me to write because writing is the way I document my life. I write about [...]
Alphabet of Gratitude
I believe that graitude is a necessary part of living an emotionally and spiritually healthy life. It isn’t always easy, though, to recognize what we are grateful for especially when things aren’t going well in our lives. Sometimes we need little tricks to help us find things that we are truly grateful for. [...]
I made a new journal for the On My Word mission. For the past several months I’ve gone back to using cheap composition books for my journal. I find that I work more readily if I don’t pay much for the journal. When I use watercolor paper or a more expensive sketch book, it makes [...]
I wrote on the last page of my current journal last night. The cover on it is one of my favorite’s. Writing in my journal is such an effective way for me to sort out reality from the crazy thoughts in my head. As thoughts circle around my mind, thinking only sucks me into the [...]
This course was my first journaling course and it has been enjoyed by hundreds of people over the past four years. This course is great for a beginner to art journaling. If you’ve been journaling a while but need some inspiration or creativity sparks, this is a course for you, too.
The [...]
I have just updated all the classes on a page, with new descriptions, and new starting dates. All my classes will be offered at various dates in July, so take this opportunity to have some summer fun. You’ll learn some things and meet some other artists in the online class groups.
Schedule of Classes:
Happy Feet begins [...]
In my fun journaling group today we were discussing what types of journals we prefer and how many different journals we each keep. Some of my journals are still packed away, but what I have with me you can see in this photo.
The colored ones on the left are from a time when I was [...]
I have recently been evaluating where I should be spending my time in building my business. I have felt pulled in many directions for a while now and want to focus my efforts in the way that will help my readers and customers the most.
Art journaling is a broad topic and it is covered by [...]
I have read a lot of blog posts lately with suggestions on how to get to know your mate, or how to be a good listener so you learn more about others. I like this idea because I really do want to know other people better. They fascinate me.
But, I’ve been wondering, do we need [...]
I just read this post on Terri’s blog about the strands of potential in each of us, and how life can push that potential back into dark places.
One thing I know for certain, from my own experience, is that if we hiding part of ourselves – any part – or holding back anything, we are [...]
