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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:
Welcome to Mindful Art Studio. I am Amy and I’m here to show you how to paint from your heart and soul and play with art again.
Mark Making With Natural Materials
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Making marks with natural brushes is one of the most fun and inventive ways to create. I'm excited to share some of what I've made and how it has supercharged my art practice. https://youtu.be/-SGXIaY0eLE?si=8u__FpUxQayxQ0XR It's been...
What To Do After An Art Challenge
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Art challenges provide a wonderful burst of inspiration, accountability, and community. But they all end eventually, and to really dig into your own art practice, you can't always be responding to a challenge. So what do you do when the...
How To Art Journal Every Day
This video will show you fun and easy ways to create tiny pieces of art and then combine them in beautiful little art journals. You don’t need any experience, this is for everyone!
The Three P’s Of Making More Art
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Folks often ask me how I find time to make art. It is hard to make time to make art sometimes. It's my job to make art, and even I struggle sometimes when I'm really busy with the business side of things. But there are a few tricks that...
Play With Repetition: An Art Tutorial
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: When I'm creating art journal collages, some of the elements I like to play with are repetition, variation, and texture. Let's start with texture. https://youtu.be/RgyvmOQRk9U Texture in Art If you haven't thought about texture in art...
The Power of Starting Simple
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: What is the simplest thing I could do artistically right now? I've found this is such a powerful question for my art practice. I don't ask: What masterpiece could I make? We need to build our skills over time. You're not going to reach...
How to Organize Your Art Studio
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I have always had a space dedicated to my art making. For years while living with roommates it was tiny - a container under my bed, or a small desk in my bedroom. Now I'm lucky enough to have an entire room in my house. Whether in a big...
More Art Play Makes Better Art Work
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I spend a lot of time urging you to repeat yourself, to focus on exploration, and to luxuriate in the joy of the process. Today I'd like to illustrate what that looks like for me in the hope of inspiring you to push further in your own...
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