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Vulnerability
My son sent a link to me yesterday, saying that a Ted Talk he listened to, given by Brené Brown, had affected him deeply. Opening to Vulnerability I listened to it, and was struck, immediately, by three things: 1–You can’t pick … Continue reading
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Use a Book to Make Purse: Especially If You Don’t Like the Book
My friend Jan recently attended the One of a Kind Show in Toronto, where a mutual friend, Laurie Skantzos, has a booth displaying her paintings (see more on her website). Jan mentioned some purses made from book covers, which really piqued my … Continue reading
Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Artists, Authors
Tagged BevsPaper, Book Crafts, Carol Wiebe, Cracked Paper Quilt method, Designer Style Handbags, Laurie Skantzos, Lois Wade, Michelle Mitton, One of a Kind Show, opinions, purses, purses out of books, Scribbit, Sherri Haab, Squidoo, Ulysses, wikiHow
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Steeling You For Revelation
Read the introduction on poet David Whyte‘s page, and your spirit will be utterly seduced by his: P O E T R Y The poet lives and writes at the frontier between deep internal experience and the revelations of the … Continue reading
The Benefits of Being Silly
Carla Sonheim is teaching an online drawing class called Drawing, Collage, Color, and Silly. Here’s her scoop: Each day I will create an Activity Sheet just for you. Worksheets may include one (or more) of the following: drawing exercises (can’t … Continue reading
Sacred Expressive Arts
Deborah Koff-Chapin is an artist whose work always moves me, on a profound level. I would so enjoy seeing her work “up close and personal.” Even better would be an opportunity to watch her paint an Interpretive Drawing Session. Deborah … Continue reading
What a Privilege!
I am speaking at the next meeting of the Oakville Stitchery Guild, on Monday, April 26. My topic is Cracked Paper Quilts. What a privilege, both because I do not consider myself a bona fide stitcher (I really only have … Continue reading
Art Books That Give You the Tools and Impetus to Create Meaningful Art
Last night I got home from work and found a BIG box from Amazon sitting on the inside step. My heart performed a little leap. I waited until supper was done, made myself a soy chai latte, and sat down … Continue reading
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Tagged acrylic paint, Aimone Art Services, Art books, Artists, Blank page problem, books, Carol Wiebe, Collage Journeys, Donna Seager Gallery, Inspiration, Jane Davies, journaling, Julia Andrus, never mind the press, New Acrylics Essential Sourcebook, painting, Paper arts, Paper Transformed, Rheni Tauchid, Steven Aimone, Tri-Art
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