For the most part, we have had an unseasonably warm spring this year. I keep thinking it’s summer. BUT, I think there are some important things to reflect on in each season, before rushing off to the next season (this is true in life too). Spring has always been a hopeful season for me, especially … More Thoughts on Spring
I took an online class this weekend by Roben Marie Smith about making salvaged journals from old book covers. It showed her entire process from how to remove the pages, add a book cloth to the spine, upcycling the cover with a new design, choosing papers, and sewing the signatures into the journal.. She also … More Steel Construction Journal
I just realized it’s been about two weeks since I last wrote a blog post. I kept meaning to get on here and write something, but last week we had three LONG travel days to get home, and this week we had to catch up on a month’s worth of yardwork and then clean the … More Snow Globe Spring
I have been working away in my various art journals the last several days and am starting to upload some new hand drawn designs to the shop. These listings can be used for many purposes: digital scrapbooking, printing physical copies to use in art/junk journals/scrapbooks, printing as art prints for the home, etc. I am … More New Hand Drawn Patterns in the Shop!
Well I managed to take some photos this week and am happy to be able to share some of them here. I am really loving all of the rainbow colors that are popping up all over the desert landscape. It has definitely been inspiring my fountain pen sketches. It has been so hot and sunny … More Texture Inspiration in the Desert
Everywhere I look lately, I seem to see fountain pens. Surprisingly I have never used one before. I bought a cheap one at the dollar store to use for calligraphy about a year ago but I didn’t even know that it was called a fountain pen. And I never got around to trying it out … More The Beautifully Simple Fountain Pen
This week has been absolutely so busy so far and I have hardly had any art time. I was able to finally get myself out of bed early this morning and did a bit of sketching and painting before the kids were up, and got in a bit of exercise too. Hopefully I can get … More Branches and Beetles
I have been jumping back and forth between projects lately, as I am only able to create in small bursts, so it can be hard to get really sunk into something. So I just wanted to share a little of this and a little of that. First off, this stack is what’s on my reading … More In the Works
This is the first spread I created in the little traveler’s notebook I made for Sketchbook Revival. I love that you can take the signatures out to work on them and then pop them back in when they are all filled up. This first lesson was by Jeanne Oliver (love her work!) and she taught … More Update on Sketchbook Revival
This will be my second year participating in Sketchbook Revival hosted by Karen Abend. I wasn’t going to participate this year because I wasn’t sure how much time I would have to dedicate to it, but it was so enjoyable last time, I couldn’t resist. One of the opening sessions was to create your own … More Sketchbook Revival
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