"It takes practice, and the conscious building of daily ritual" ~ Julia Cameron Hey creative friend! We are nearing the end of August but it seems Winter is still holding fast and Spring is slow to emerge. I am loving the few days of sunshine in-between all the rain, I try and get outside with my on-the-go art kit as much as possible. One thing my mini art kit has helped with, is to hone in on a specific art medium and improve my skills on that one medium. The biggest issue I had was having...
7 months ago • 2 min read
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot" ~ Michael Altshuler. Hey creative friend! It's been a hot minute since my last newsletter. I did have technical difficulties and was unable to connect to send out any newsletters. But all is fixed and we can continue our discussion on how to identify time wasting activities and how you can redirect that time into a creative activity. I will also share my practical tips for managing some of these activities that are necessary but...
7 months ago • 2 min read
"Time is what we want most but what we use worst" ~ William Penn. Hey creative friend! I am busy planning workshops for the rest of the year and then realized how close we are getting to the end of the year. I haven't made half the stuff I planned in January! I have been trying to be more intentional with my time and have tried to paint/draw/colour for at least 5-10 minutes each day. That doesn't sound un-doable but before you know it, it is 6pm and you are rushing to get dinner done and the...
8 months ago • 3 min read
"Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth" ~ Abraham Maslow. Hey creative friend! I don't know how you personally feel about AI but I have always been a bit apprehensive about it and to this day I am not a fan. When AI started making art and social media was all a buzz with how AI is going to replace artists... yeah the rebel was born Don't get me wrong, it can be a useful tool but just like all smart devices too much of it can impact your mental health. And your...
8 months ago • 2 min read
"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...
9 months ago • 1 min read
"Art Enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time " ~ Thomas Merton. Hey creative friend! My newsletters have been a bit sporadic, just like my creativity these last two weeks. Sometimes even I struggle to make and create as life gets busier by the day and I find that I actively have to 'make' time to slow down and be present. Often I am asked why is it so important and what's the use of silly colouring pages or faffing about with watercolour for no apparent reason... My...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Slightly vulnerable email... For almost 8 months I have been meaning to do weekly emails loaded with creative inspiration and studio musings but none of that happened because I psyched myself out... yup I kept telling myself I need to update the website first or get the course ready first etc etc. It was the one excuse after another and ALL the online marketing and business training I've been doing had my head in a spin with all the 'best practices' and 'do it this way' or 'avoid...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read