Posted in art journals on Mar 1st, 2008 6 Comments »
sometimes the only answer,
the only thing that makes sense
or feels right at the moment is art.
getting lost in the colors and textures.
breathing life into the ink, the paint, the paper.
spilling open onto the canvas.
Posted in art journals, inspire me thursday, my sacred life on Sep 25th, 2007 11 Comments »
bury the bad stuff journal promptinspire me thursday
As usual, lots to be smiling about in my life:
• My youngest daughter’s new friend, Paper. Not sure if I heard her right, I asked ‘Paper? Are you sure that’s her name?’ She gave an enthusiastic nod. The next day she came home to explain that her friend’s […]
Posted in art journals, inspire me thursday, gratitude friday on May 19th, 2007 7 Comments »
This week…
♥ Good music. Listening to The All Dave Matthews radio station almost nonstop this week. DMB always puts me in a good mood and brings back so many memories of college.
♥ Evenings on the back porch, sitting on the swing next to my husband, a glass of wine in my hand as […]
Posted in inspiration, art journals on Oct 24th, 2006 12 Comments »
This is amazing. Stephen Wiltshire is a creative wonder who has the amazing ability of being able to study urban landscapes and sketch them from memory in extraordinary detail.
I cannot help but feel that each of us has such amazing potential, but for reasons unbeknownst to me we are wired so that we do not […]
Posted in art journals, inspire me thursday on Sep 1st, 2006 12 Comments »
A journal page inspired by design.
Finding inspiration in a magazine: I was drawn to the spread shown below which I found in a page from a fashion magazine. I was particularly inspired by the red background with pale yellow polka dots which I emulated in the journal page above using paint and stamps.
my inspiration […]
· getting my hands dirty in the garden · trying to live a life less plastic · coconut and mango ice cream ♥
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