Tag: art thoughts
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Raven
Right before the beginning of the new year, I was watching a Blessed is She talk that recommended that you pick a word to reflect on for the new year. The word that was whispered to my heart was “ordinary.” Shortly after, I was brainstorming ideas for a collective body of artwork to produce. I…
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From the sketchbook…
Last week, I got the chance to meet up with two of my art friends from college. We met for coffee and sketching, but ended up just talking. My friend Liz, recently started a 30 day sketchbook challenge for herself. The purpose is to challenge herself to create artwork on a daily basis. She has…
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Sunday Sketches
I had been struggling to find time to put time aside for art. Being a full-time mom as well as a painting instructor for Pinot’s Palette, it was a struggle finding time and motivation to work on art. In the spring, I read a book called Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly. I read a chapter a day…
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When you’re too busy to do art…
The last couple of months have been very busy months for me. November and December were filled with lots of holiday commissions for Christmas presents and weddings. Even though I didn’t have the time to work on getting my Etsy shop ready for the holidays and working on some holiday marketing and prep, I ended…
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A Peek in the New Sketchbook
When I was in middle and high school, I used to draw in my sketchbook daily. My sketchbook went with me everywhere I went. It was a good icebreaker for meeting new friends, a good way to pass the time during class (don’t worry, I was a good student 98% of the time), and a…
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You know you’re an artist when…
You know you’re an artist when you’re hard on yourself… when you’re often in the frame of mind that your work isn’t “good enough”… when you talk yourself out of starting or finishing projects because you’re afraid to make mistakes or that it won’t live up to your expectations. I think that all people go…