Playful Resources
I've been hearing from a number of people about their resistance to play and oddly enough, that gets me a little excited. I get excited because I believe that resistance is telling and it most likely means that those of...
Tag Film
Being Brave with Depression
Floating Over the Circus marker and ink on watercolor paper, 9"x12" I've been feeling a bit quiet and tender around the edges this week so far. One thing that really helped brighten my mood was getting out the door and...
Language
New piece I've been working on, "Language" built up from layers of acrylic, ink, colored pencil, and paper on 11" x 14" watercolor paper. Again, thinking about memory, losing words and their meaning, the way trees are shaped like the...
Creativity from the Top of Your Head to the Tip of Your Toes
I love the way CED participants have been noticing the endless ways to be creative. Today, I was thinking about the little things that bring me delight. It's so important to notice those things that make you happy and bring...
Day 3 – Dandelion Wishes
A spontaneous painting. I sat down with a 6"x6" gallery wrapped canvas and some paint, picked out some colors that called my name and started. This is what came out. The colors I chose were influenced in part by my...
Wedding Veil Ordered – Check!, Crazy Relatives – Check!, Wedding Mania – Check!
Oh, I'm so off! I feel completely discombobulated. This cold is kicking my butt. I'm so over you, cold! Take a hike! I've got one of those racking coughs goin on that makes my brain hurt and sleep difficult. Despite...
For Now
Art to be posted later. Started something last night and I'm not sure where I'm taking it. What I know is that I wish I had a big wooden panel to paint it on. Something tall and skinny. I wonder...
Feelin’ Summery
I did the above art "Time Travel" a couple weeks ago in that mixed media class. It's collage and acrylic on watercolor paper. I think the teacher was disappointed that I didn't do it on wood as we had wood...