Sep 11, 2018 | Art journaling tutorial, Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness
Dear Wonderful Creative You: Tomorrow I am off for my annual art retreat for the next several days, so I want to leave you brimming with ideas for YOUR creative life. Connection with other artists is one of the most nurturing things I do for my creativity. An...
Jun 29, 2018 | Art journaling tutorial, Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Our creative lives are made up of lots of little acts of creativity – the way you arrange the flowers, the card you made for your mother, the silly poem you wrote with your nephew, or the art journal page you worked on while waiting...
Jun 20, 2018 | Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness, Spirituality
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Since last fall, I’ve been participating in a practice called authentic movement. It’s a movement-based mindfulness practice and active imagination process. I’ve been inspired by all of the parallels...
Mar 9, 2018 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Happy March! I’ve been deep in content creation mode, and I cannot wait to spill the beans about my new class! It’s going to be such an adventurous and beautiful experience for so many of you, who will dive deeper than...
Jan 31, 2018 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’ve been thinking a lot about what empowers us to create. It’s slightly different for each of us, but one thing that artists of all kinds consistently talk about is trusting the process. What exactly does that mean? When you...
Jan 9, 2018 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: As I reflected on my goals for this new year, one thing was very clear: In 2018, I want to make my days more art-filled, everyday. I’ve got a few ideas on how I’ll be making each day more art-ful, and I am excited to...
Dec 11, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care, Spirituality
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: These are the tools of my self-healing: A board. A painty towel. Varied colors of paint. Water. This is how I am finding meaning in my art: I wet the surface with a wide brush and let my emotions flow with the water. I’m not pushing...
Nov 30, 2017 | Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: For this year’s holiday gift guide for artists, I thought that rather than just offering a list of all my favorite art supplies, I’d offer a mix of cherished supplies and fun artsy items that will help inject more creativity...
Oct 25, 2017 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’m excited to be brining you this conversation with Connie Solera of Dirty Footprints Studio on the merits of choosing from the heart, both in her life and in art. We talk about how art helps us know ourselves and our needs. I...
Sep 20, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’m coming to you fresh from my first Squam Art Retreat on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. As often happens with such experiences, I’ve arrived home inspired, slightly disoriented, and wanting to carry what I felt on...
Sep 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’ve been thinking a lot about what inspires and empowers me to create lately, so that I can best inspire and empower YOU to create. A lot of what inspires me is seeing other artists’ work, gathering ideas and...
Aug 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Trends
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Aug 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Inspiration
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Aug 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Trends
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Aug 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, New Products
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Aug 7, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Inspiration
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Jul 17, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’d like to share a personal story about why I make a little art everyday. My parents both grew up poor. Their families were raised in the depression and so they learned to be resourceful and practical. They both scraped together...
Jul 7, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: By now you are probably aware that I am in love with small format art, and perhaps I’ve even managed to give you the bug too. Perhaps, you’ve signed up for my new class, Fluid Art, which teaches how to use high flow...
Jul 3, 2017 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’ve been thinking a lot about why you think you aren’t an artist, when of course, I know we are all creative. This is one of the most common issues that gets in the way for folks in pursuing their creative dreams. Even...
Jun 26, 2017 | Creative Self-Care
Hello Wonderful, Creative You: I’m so excited about the work I’ve been doing lately, I wanted to share another flip through video with you. I hope you like them too! This Fluid Art method has been wonderful for me because it’s so time effective. It...
Jun 19, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: If you’ve been hanging around in the Mindful Art Studio community for any period of time, you know about my passion for dots. I’ve enjoyed doing simple patterns for some time, but since discovering high flow liquid acrylic...
May 1, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: We have been talking this year about creative goals, and at different intervals, I’ve been checking in with you about mine. I’m happy to report that I’ve been pretty faithful to my goals, and I want to share how....
Feb 21, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Spirituality
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Honestly, there is so much that can get in the way of a creative life. Creative endeavors are an extra, right? A bonus for those who have time. A benefit for the rich. Unless you are an artist, creative projects are for retired people who...
Jan 31, 2017 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Let’s make time to make art. It’s time to clear out the emotional cobwebs, and find the joy in creation and connection. You deserve creative self-care. Let’s get started with some concrete ways you can make more art....
Dec 5, 2016 | Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful Creative You: I frequently get questions about what to give creative people and art journalists. Most artists I know get pretty darn excited about supplies, and I like to make it easy for their loved ones to wow them with inspiring goodies in a little...
Nov 18, 2016 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Today is the last day in the Creative Self-Care interview series, and in a way, I’ve saved the most powerful story for last. Joy Simon is an artist who I’ve known through the Mindful Art Studio community for a few years now....
Nov 17, 2016 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Today’s interview is with Barbara Shelton, an amazing artist who has used art through recovery from a serious injury to her body and soul. I think her relationship with art, the inner critic, and her need to create will resonate...
Nov 16, 2016 | Creative Self-Care, Spirituality
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: We have arrived at day three of our interview series and I’m thrilled to introduce you to Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd. I met Vanessa several months ago when she took my online class, Freeing the Muse. Her passion for art and the courage...
Nov 15, 2016 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: This is part of an interview series on members of the Mindful Art Studio community who have used art as self-care. You can find all the interviews in this series: Day 1: Finding the Courage to Create with Guylaine Morin Day 2: Using...
Nov 14, 2016 | Creative Self-Care
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Each day this week I’ll be bringing you an interview with an artist from the Mindful Art Studio community. These women are just like you. They will share how, despite the voices of self-doubt, they use paint, words, photography,...
