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Heaven
A couple weeks ago, the Children’s Director for our branch of Community Bible Study asked me to bring my art supplies in and paint a picture of Heaven for the children. Normally they try to act out the story for … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylics, art, art with God, art with toddlers, heaven, kale, tree
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More Sketches
I finished another of my little handmade sketchbooks. (Someone online posted about making sketchbooks that use a greeting card as a cover, which sounds like a really nice size to work with – I might try that next. I could … Continue reading
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Tagged art, friends, pen and ink, portraits, sketching, watercolor sketching
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Document
I’m doing the Documented Faith project this year, which so far means taking some time during the weekend to journal about what I’ve been thinking/praying about and do some intuitive-ish art. I’ve been posting to the facebook group, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylics, art, documented faith, failing fast, faith, intuitive painting, new projects, printmaking, prothalamion
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Unraveled
Recent events have brought to light yet another set of lies and hurts that have been lurking in my brain and holding me back. This one was started by a teacher in elementary school (this teacher was a bit overbearing … Continue reading
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Tagged art, failing fast, freakonomics, God, healing, housekeeping, intuitive painting, prayer
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Flummoxed
I’ve never liked sketching. In high school art class, sketching was generally what I did to get to the interesting stuff. Working a sketch into a full, polished drawing was okay, but not nearly as fun as painting. As an … Continue reading
Nomad
(Okay, I don’t normally bring up blog analytics in posts, but in the last week or so my Zebra post got dozens of hits and I have no idea why. It’s very disconcerting.) Like many artists, I make art as a … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, acrylics, art, printmaking, small studio space, stamping
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Squashed Star
I feel like I’ve been incredibly prolific lately, but when I went to look at things apparently not. Maybe I’ve just been prolific for a mother of two small children. Or maybe it’s all been in my head. I do … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, art, art with toddlers, child anxiety, oil pastel, parenting, portrait, printmaking, scratch foam, watercolor
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The Remedy
A month ago, I was depressed. Not hugely depressed, but enough to be annoying. And I wasn’t making any art. I stop making art when I’m depressed, and I knew that I needed to start again to get un-depressed, but … Continue reading
Getting Out
(Two posts in a row? Don’t get too excited – I mostly posted yesterday so the art post would be on top because reasons.) Anyway, I’m sending out a whole bunch of postcards at once, some new and some old, … Continue reading
My Brain and Other Curiosities 