this week, I’ve been very inspired by Laurie Kanye’s book, collage care. I ordered it last year or early this year and am just now taking it off the shelf. I was not sure what to expect from the book as I do not consider myself a collagist but rather a glue booker but maybe it’s all the same. so […]
artjournaling / self compassion / writing
Yourself
Keep yourself For yourself at times Take yourself out and just be without shields Let who you are come back to the earth And fill your bones with your name Again.
artjournaling / creative practice / self compassion / writing
mantra/s and meditations of freedom (no1.)
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” ― Albert Camus “I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all. I do not belong to the sobbing school […]
artjournaling / creative practice
soul
this afternoon, I was looking at some of my old journals. I think I was trying to understand my style journey. I still don’t understand that but I just want to keep creating things I like. I have a small stack of journals that are just meh. they have no soul in them. it is hard to explain. it’s not […]
artjournaling / creative practice
You are loved
I really don’t set out to cover the whole page. it just happens. I love the blue and pinks. the circles, the flowers, polka dots and woman sticker ( Elaine Michelle Etsy). this process is pretty simple. I do a bit of reading. I listen to some music. In this case Jesus Culture’s 2nd album and I go with the […]
artjournaling / creative practice
small gluebook collages
This past week has been full and time to create has been scarce. I am not complaining but I am thinking about creative practice and all that jazz. I have been doing a lot of collaging with the hopes of enticing myself to journal. However, now I am thinking I just might collage for the sake of collage and journal […]
artjournaling / creative practice
art journal flip <1>
a flip through of one of my in-process art journals