Steam Punk Frenzy

  A few weeks back I signed up for an art-swap that was based on a steam punk theme.  This is of course a theme that’s not my usual style.  It threw me into a world of metals and hard edges, which is totally different for someone like myself who’s...

Stretching Outside Your Creative Comfort Zone

  As I mentioned in my last blog post, I am working on a small ATC swap project with a “Steam Punk” theme to it.  Now if you’ve been following my blog for a while you probably recognize this as something a bit different for me.  So very correct...

Art from the Heart

  Does your art reflect where you are in life, in your creative explorations, what’s going on in your world?  Mine almost always does.  When I was younger and in art classes at school that was not always the case.  Back then when I approached the lessons I...

Springy Thingies – Journal Prompt… Plus

  Spring is in the air where I live.  The crocus poked their little heads up this past week and so I suspect we’ll only see a couple more snows this season and soon all the new things of spring will wake up again.  I always look forward to hearing the first...

Change is a Coming

  Like the seasons, change is inevitable.  What it will be and when it will come is up for grabs.  The real question we’re looking at today is, “how do I deal with change?” I’m sort of all over the place with it myself.  I usually prefer...

Silky Smooth – Inpiration Prompt

  No, I really didn’t fall off the edge of the earth.  I’ve just had a busy and not so healthy week.  Feeling better now and more relaxed as well.  And I’m looking for a much different week this go around with smooth sailing all the way…....

Journaling About Core Values

  One of the books I’m currently working my way through is Desire to Inspire: Using Creative Passion to Transform the World written by Christine Mason Miller.  In one section of the book she focuses her writing on the subject of core values and how staying...

Homeland with Love – Inspire, Inspire Journal Prompt

    I know I’ve been a been lax with adding a new journal prompt, but I have actually been working in my journal quite a bit just the same. I hope that you have been too! “Homeland with Love” is the creative prompt I put before you today. ...

Wordy, Word, Words

  Most everyone has a page (or two… or more) in their creative journals that incorporates the use of text presented in an artful way.  Since I haven’t done one of those in my Inspire, Inspire journal for 2012 yet – it’s time to get with...

Moon Glow Inspired

  Several nights this week we had a full moon lighting up our night sky.  Each evening as I pulled the curtains closed before climbing into bed it seemed the big fella was whispering, “good night.”  And when I awoke the next morning he was still there...