Creative mothers
If you are, or have, a creative mother, this post is for you. I happen to belong to both categories so I speak from experience when I say that the combination of Motherhood and Creativity is truly a one-of-a-kind journey! Happy Motherās Day!
Studio tour
Welcome to my new creative haven! This studio space is a total dream come true and Iād love to show you around!
Art journal magic
There is more to art journaling than you might think⦠When creating dreams on the page with paper and paint leads to dreams coming true āfor realā, itās time to open up to the magic!
Ready for the next step
Right now, Iām in one of those āin-betweenā moments, one of those liminal spaces where everything seems to slow down and freeze, holding its breath before the next big leap⦠which happens tomorrow!
Dear creative block
Iām feeling stuck, Yippee!⦠Thatās right, since the holidays I have been feeling totally and utterly STUCK. The Artist Block in all its glory! If youāre a creative in any field at all, Iām sure this is something you can relate to, because itās 100% part of the creative process. So what if we explored this together a little and see if I can lure myself back into the studio? Letās find out!
Gratitude & New Beginnings
Today Iām sharing a page from my journal that speaks of embracing the flow of life, letting go and welcoming new beginnings. Our wings are ready to lift us up towards the light, if we trust them and follow our heart.
Light & shadow
Maybe that's because the solstice is approaching, but I'm more than ever fascinated by the play of Light and Shadow these days. And texture. And color... So here's a peek at what I'm up to lately: new, big abstract paintings, a solo show, encaustic wax and Layers of Light⦠Read on!
Whispers & touch
Making art is a physical experience: my hands and my whole body are as involved as my soul. It's a dance between this physicality and the deeply spiritual side of the process. Whispers and touch... There's something so intimate about this.
Around here lately
So many exciting things going on at the moment! New art, new classes, a treehouse and some top secret projects⦠the studio is buzzing with abstracts, fibers, flowers, art journals and more⦠Come on in!
Handmade journal
Making my own art journal is really what got me started with the practice. Find out more and create yours with this free video tutorial!
Abstract roses
Oh it's really starting to feel like spring! How about celebrating with a gorgeous floral abstract painting?This project is featured in the latest issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine and I even have a lovely timelapse video for you. Enjoy!
A Secret Garden
Do you sometimes feel like there is magic in the air? Like anything you can dream of is actually possible? Do you sometimes feel so inspired by the inexplicable beauty of Nature that your heart can hardly contain it all?Come discover my biggest painting to date and join me for a few moments of magic and inspiration in the Secret Garden.
Where the heart is
My first art journal page of 2018 is all about welcoming and exploring my "word of the year". Join me as I share the whole process on video!
With gratitude
I feel so incredibly grateful for all the growth, the beauty and the gifts that 2017 has brought into my life, and I thought that one of the best ways to express it, was to give back something special and beautiful...
Hope & love
Working intuitively with collage, journaling and cut-out words, little messages of hope and love kept showing up on the page and my art journal really became a true friend.
First page
Today I'm going back in time as I share my very first art journal page from a year ago, and how I began my art journaling practice at a time when resistance was strong. Revisiting it brings out new stories and thoughts about these first steps...
My Book of days
I'm a lover of books, and a year ago I started my first art journal, my "Book of Days"... I'm opening it for you today!
In the mood for art
In the studio: Sometimes I really feel the urge to create something moody, something that feels like a stormy sky, where light and shadow dance together, where the rain washes away the layers of doubt and fear, leaving me renewed and just little bit raw. Just a little bit more me.
Behind the pages
Today I'm sharing the story behind the creation of my new class Little Book of Whispers... It is a journey, a quiet one, a gentle one, born in little pockets of time amidst the roars of the world. A little bubble of stillness to reconnect with the not-so-loud part of ourselves and create beauty from this sacred and fragile inner place.
Imagine
Oh how good it feels to be painting big again! This new work, titled "Imagine", has been such a beautiful, joyful, relaxing journey... In fact I've enjoyed it so much that I have started a whole new grid-based series. And so today I want to talk a little bit about the creative process, and the sweet dance between intuition and... structure!