"Art is not a thing; it's a doing. It's a way of life" ~ Georgia O'Keeffe.

Hey creative friend!

Here we are another two weeks later and life just seems to find a way to get in the way of my creative time. I know I am not alone in this struggle, when I chat with friends and students it seems we are all in the same boat. Time seems to slip away faster these days.

Sometimes making time for art is as easy as managing our time better or saying 'no' to unimportant time-wasting activities or we can just simply get off the 'doom scroll' and get out our art supplies. But sometimes, like with me the last 10 days, life stops you in your tracks. No one plans to get sick but that is one of the times when you just have to slow down, take care of yourself and give yourself grace for not doing anything else.

So, whether you have been sick or just too bogged down with work or 'doom scrolling' because you are just that worn out, give yourself grace - you are doing the best you can.

How do we get back into a creative habit when life got in the way? Well, you just start... in my case when the mountain of tissues started to get smaller and I was able to hold anything in my hand long enough without coughing!

The joy of life is that each day brings a new sunrise and a new opportunity to start again! So just start, dust off your favourite art supplies and just play, make a mess and enjoy the process. And give yourself grace if it turns out to be a yucky page.

So, let's talk about those ugly, yucky pages that we get so annoyed with. Always remember that the benefit of a creative activity is in the process and not the end result. But I know we will feel a little better if the page does turn out half decent, it gives us a little more confidence to do it again.

This month during our Art Journaling workshop I am going to show you how to save those yucky pages from the bin and give them a make-over! Let me show you how to revive those 'not-so-pretty' pages and turn them into a piece of art you can be proud of.

Get creative with me:

Join me for Art Journaling this month and we are going to learn reverse painting or negative painting to revive a messy/ugly page.

Art Journaling, Saturday 28 June 2025 at 10am in Oakford

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Looking forward to see you in a workshop soon!

Thanx for joining me on this creative journey.

Have a fabulously creative day!

Theresa