Painting my respite
During my recent respite, I painted the serene wooded view from where I stayed. I loved how the afternoon light illuminated the trees in the distance. Many hours passed taking […]
Mixing green paints for mental health
In an ongoing effort to boost my mental health and feed my creative soul, I’ve begun painting with acrylics on canvas again. I’m playing around with creating a self-portrait surrounded […]
Playing with clay again
I forced myself to play with art supplies today in an attempt to boost my mood and ease anxiety. I initially tried to shape a wee dog but ended up […]
A revolutionary book
I torture myself with Imposter Syndrome. I always have. Even when I got paid for my writing, it felt odd to call myself a writer. And though I’m a lifelong […]
Mama’s beaded creation
For Mama’s birthday earlier this month, we each started beading projects! This gorgeous turquoise and purple necklace is Mama’s design. Today we finished the cord and clasp so she could […]
Art For The Carer Night
This evening I participated in a wonderful virtual art therapy session with other caregivers from around the country. I didn’t finish my collage, but I had a great time meeting […]
Art pieces all fired up
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was seeing the fruits of our creative labors! We picked up our ceramic and glass art pieces following their kiln firing at Create It, a local […]
Experimenting with canvas
I’ve never painted on canvas before but have long been intrigued by this medium. Mama gave me canvases and acrylic paints for my recent birthday and I’ve been eager to […]
Rolling felt rosebuds
My first infusion after surgery has left me flat-out exhausted. Though I wasn’t up and about, I was able to work on an ongoing art project a bit. I’m making […]
The allure of green fruit
It’s Day 8 of our September Art Challenge and the inspiration/prompt for today was fruit. Since we picked up a large bag of our favorite bright green Emerald Beaut pluots […]
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