Last week, I set up Mondays for marketing and focusing on the business of the day. That went amazingly well, so I'm staying with that schedule, unless a better way shows itself. I believe in going with what works and re-examining it again in a couple of months, to make sure it's still working. But I also scheduled in time-outs or much needed breaks...to do what my heart calls me to do in that moment. Which means, I stop to drink a nice hot chocolate and savor its goodness. Or to just look up from my desk and laugh at the silly pictures on my bulletin board, to make me remember that laughter is important, too! Today, during my scheduled ... Continue Reading »
Journal
Monday Laser Focus…
This month is a time of some big transitions and rescheduling my time, so that I can get the most out of my studio days. Yesterday, I was feeling on edge, because of some new changes in my my work life. More to the point, I was super anxious. Yes, I'm excited about becoming more laser sharp on my time management and reorganization. But, I'm also wildly nervous, which sometimes leads to a vicious cycle of being stuck in place and getting no where! However, looking through my art journal, and concentrating on my intentions for this month, I am sharpening my focus. I know that I don’t want to just flounder around all day, procrastinating, so I ... Continue Reading »
Fear Less, Fear Less…
At the beginning of this year, my intention was to act with "Courage" and it seems that from the moment, I announced that as my intention, I've been thwarted by a near and strong individual, who has cared for me, all my life. This individual wants success for me on her terms and always gives me the deepest, and strongest feelings about every action I take. She took amazing care of me as a child, a teen and my early adulthood. I understand her like no other in my life...BUT, she keeps me from being the best that I can be and after a few days of arguing, hurtful things said and lots of lethargy. I accept the fact, that she is someone I have ... Continue Reading »
Gratitude for Imagination
My imagination has been on overdrive this week! Creating my own pages for my Book of Days Art Journal and creating pages for the "Gratitude Art Journal" Give-Away. I wanted the pages for the give-away to be different from my everyday art journaling efforts, but still have plenty of the bold colors, I'm known for. Below are some of the pages, I've completed for the Gratitude Art Journal. Next, I will be adding text to the pages, but also leaving room for the winner to add whatever they'd like to the journal as well, once they receive it. This is going to be a sweet, deliciously colorful journal, if I must say so myself! :) So in order to get ... Continue Reading »
Gratitude Journal – Give Away!
I am creating a "Gratitude Art Journal." The journal will be filled with art, collages, quotes and affirmations about gratitude. The journal will have all kind of embellishment and colors, with plenty of room for your journal entries and/or entries of gratitude. Once it's completed, I will be giving it away! So in order to get this Gratitude Art Journal all you have to do is leave a comment here about what you're grateful for and/or "like" my Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/indigeneart (you also get to see my art journaling pages on my FB page). If you leave a comment and like my FB Page, you will get two entries and for those of ... Continue Reading »
Bounce Back
The last few weeks have been an incredibly busy time for me. I've finished (15) paintings in three weeks, while I continue working and being part of an Artist Mentoring Program. I am art journaling in a new altered book that has me reaching deep into the well of inspiration and creativity, adding new items to my Etsy Shop and still dealing with the now smaller waves of grief that come to me since the loss of my sister and mother. With all of these feelings running rampant, I'm breathing deeply, meditating, indulging in active self-care and lots of family and friends' love. I'm loving the becoming and realizing that I'm absolutely the Queen of ... Continue Reading »
Explorations & Experiments
I can't believe it's been five weeks, since I've blogged! No excuses, but I've been working hard in the studio! I am working in a mentorship program with Michele Theberge, which is changing how I work in the studio and increasing my accountability for creating and growing my mentors and support group. It's intense and I'm so worth doing this for myself as an artist. Here's some of the work, I've created... I've been experimenting with my style of portrait making. I've been wanting my portraits to be more 3-D, because of the art journaling I've been doing! I'm trying to find a way to incorporate the three dimensional aspect of my art ... Continue Reading »
