I love cutting letters from old magazine tear-outs and what not (here’s a recent work)– it’s one of my favorite ways to fill a sketch book. I had my super sharp/super unsafe scissors out, along with a handful of leaves from a hike in the Blue Hills… and a strong desire to, you know, not fold laundry. Procrastination births most of my creativity. Here are some leaf letters. Once I’d…
Art and Creativity
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An art peek
I haven’t posted a peek at my art or sketchbook lately… so… here we are. Still making little things, with a little time and a little glitter (but mostly paint). AN ART PEEK This piece was inspired by a Christopher Paolini quote included with one…
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End of the Year Creative Team Blog Hop | Get Messy Art Journal
In some (most) ways this was a very long year. But in a few ways, it really flew. I really loved my year on the Get Messy Art Journal Creative Team and will miss my time with this incredible group of women. We are closing…
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June 2017 | Currently
True Life: I meant to post this last month. In May. But I forgot. So here we are… pretending I have my act together. The more things change, the more I stay the same (consistently inconsistent). JUNE 2017 | CURRENTLY CURRENTLY MAKING …moves on my…
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Get Messy Creative Team Blog Hop | Season of Color
The newest season of the Get Messy Art Journal program is just about to start, and I’m excited to be joining my fellow Creative Team members on a little blog hop. You can follow links at the end of each of our posts to a…
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An Irish blessing
An Irish blessing for you, on St. Patrick’s Day: And also… may you celebrate very quietly on my street in South Boston this evening. I am tired. And my shenanigans tolerance level is dangerously low. Cheers to you and yours. Also On Tap for Today:…
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On our walls | at the Cape
After three or four consecutive weekends in the city, we are back at the Cape, enjoying the peace and quiet of the off season. Since closing on the house here in mid-October, we’ve been down as many weekends as possible. We’ve made a lot of progress…
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Get Messy Art Journal membership giveaway
If you find yourself looking for a new creative outlet and a supportive community (not to mention, a really healthy alternative to cable news) lately, you know I’ll be the first to encourage you to pick up a pen, paintbrush, pair of scissors or box of…
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The aforementioned purple chair.
Here’s the aforementioned purple chair I painted earlier this week. Materials: Gouache, giant new square sketchbook (Seawhite Hardback Artists Sketchbook) I imagine this is what Prince sits in while chilling in Heaven (and can we talk, solemnly, about the all star jam band Jesus formed…