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 crayons. Materials used: Magazine scraps, matte medium, sharp/dangerous scissors, Jane Davenport canvas art journal. As a member of the 2017 Creative Team, I am thrilled…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Throwback Thursday
Don’t worry. This isn’t the kind of Throwback Thursday where you have to see a photo of me with braces and curly bangs and pretend I was cute. We have a little break between Get Messy Art Journal seasons, so Julia wisely suggested we go…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 3
This post is a day late. I mention that simply so you don’t fear that I’ve entirely lost track of days (though… some days…). If you’d like to learn more about the Get Messy Art Journal program, click on over. Get Messy Thursdays | Words,…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Words, Week 1
After a brief hiatus between seasons, it’s time for another round of Get Messy Thursdays. It’s never too late to join the group, so if you’re interested in learning more (doooo itttttttt), please check it out. I’ve spent much of the break playing with shells,…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Serenity, Week 6
This week’s pages are sort of wacky. In a rare moment of organization and clearheadedness, synced with a sleeping child, I prepped a few surfaces ahead of time. And then I realized this was the week (the last of this season/theme) we were to use…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Serenity, Weeks 4 + 5
I did a little bit of painting last week, but very little art journaling, so I decided to throw together a combination post for Weeks 4 + 5 of the Get Messy Art Journal challenge, Season of Serenity. Several of these pages feature poems…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Serenity, Week 3
So I got a tiny bit brave today and made my first Periscope broadcast, doing a little flip-through of my sketchbooks and art journals. You can watch it here… until it expires and vanishes… or whatever happens to Periscopes? Clearly I have a lot to learn…
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Today: Get Messy Thursdays | Serenity, Week 1
I’m so happy the latest season of the Get Messy Art Journal challenge has begun (I’m also so excited about this season’s theme: Serenity!). I seem to lose momentum between seasons and realize how much I benefit from the community, structure and accountability of this…
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Today: Get Messy Art Journal | Brave, Weeks 1-3
I wish I could say I’ve been busy doing super cool things, but mostly I’ve been either at the office or the dentist or reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar to a very hungry fifteen-month-old. I’ve neglected the Internet, my weekly manicure ritual, and routine art…