Art & Inspiration For Your Life
I just had to share with you this little drawing I did in my Journal the other night. Typically I don’t do much actual drawing in my journal. However, I just took an online class at 21 Secrets that inspired this page. One of the perks of being an instructor is having early access...
Introducing an exciting new line up of “Inspiring Artist” interviews. This year I am going to be featuring an AMAZING group of artists including painters, journal artists, art therapists, photographers, art educators, mixed-media artists, gallery owners and more!!! Join me right here at JoyfulArtsStudio on Mondays for a weekly dose of artistic inspiration. To...
There are moments in our lives that act as a turning point. A turning mentally or physically from the straight path we were following onto a new unexplored road. Perhaps it leads us towards an external goal or maybe it takes us deeper within our selves. This morning, out of the blue, I was...
I think we all need to practice the art of breaking our routines from time to time. So much of our lives are lived on auto pilot. What we do, where we go, how we get there, who we see, what we eat, what we say, and when we do it all are largely...
I’ve got some exciting news about one of my former “Inspiring Artist” interviewees. The amazingly inspirational Carmen Torbus has just published her first book, The Artist Unique. Congratulations Carmen! If you missed her interview, be sure to check it out here. At the time she was still in the process of putting the book...
I LOVE MY JOB!! As I’m sitting outside, “working” on this beautiful, warm, sunny day, I am utterly overwhelmed with gratitude. I am grateful for the beautiful natural world that surrounds me. I am grateful for this creative life. I am grateful for laptop computers and plein-air artist easels. I am grateful for the...
You do not need to explain yourself. Simply be who you wish to be. _______________...
21 SECRETS is on sale now! Click here for details & registration information. 21 inspirational instructors share their ART JOURNAL SECRETS with you. Whether you are new to art journals or have been doing this for years, you are guaranteed to be INSPIRED!...
For those of you living in North Carolina I’m excited to present a new hands on workshop!!! Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 pm Tuition: $30 (preregistration required by Wednesday April 13th) Location: Gallery One13 – 113 Gillespee Street, Downtown Fayetteville, NC...
Busy, busy, busy getting my workshop together for 21 SECRETS! I’ve spent hours in front of a camera getting just the right take and created an incredibly emotional journal page. Currently putting together PDFs and other workshop materials. Whew. It’s a lot of work, but knowing you are going to get a lot out...