Clik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #6
This assignment is a follow-up from last month when we created a me-quilt journal page using bits and scraps. Look at your me-quilt and choose an image or doodle that you can expand into a story. As...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Over the river and through the woods…
Well, actually I didn’t have to go that far. My grandma lived within sight of my house out in the Kansas prairie. Below is a map from my house to hers. It was a vast 1/4 mile to get there. The buzz for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Moi
Quick self portrait for AEDM Day 8: At An Attitude of Gratitude, the prompts today were about self. I thought this would be the perfect time to do a quick sketch and play with my water-soluble crayons....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cleansing flow
I’ve been a little stuck since my illness, artistically speaking. Or maybe not stuck, but just not drawn to my studio. Without my notice, piles of wonderful creative ideas and projects had formed on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Relentless
Yea, that’s how I feel about the attacks on my body right now, they are relentless. Just when I think I am on the road to wellness, a new ailment rears its head. This week it’s shingles. I feel like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #7
Ah December, a tangle of joy, bustling activity, gatherings, stress, over-commitment, surprises, anticipation, traditions, etc. Some approach December with joy and exuberance, yet much of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2 things
First, to let you all know, my sister-in-law is on the road to recovery. She has a long road to go and will most likely be in the hospital for several weeks, but the medical staff is using the phrase...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #8
Happy New Year all you Joy Journal participants! I can’t wait to see what word you picked for the new year. I’m a bit of a Latin nerd, so I chose the word Vita which means life or way of life. I found...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #9
The power of appreciation is often overlooked. Over time and life, our brains are typically trained to remember things that make an impact, both good and bad, but learning to dwell on moments of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A little help
I was having a little trouble making my Americano’s taste as wonderful as my dotter’s. She shows me, I forget. So she created an easy to follow instruction guide for me. It works! Thank you, dotter! I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #10
Through the past 10 months, we have worked on remembering stories of appreciation whether they have to do with people, places or times in our lives. We have also touched on quieting our own souls and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #11
Today we begin with a poem, quote, or saying that speaks to your heart about joy and/or appreciation. Take a moment after you gather your supplies to read through your selection. What made you choose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All good things must…
come to an end. Sometimes they morph. Hurray!! The Joy Journal Project will reach its one year mark this May. Our last official Joy Journal Project meeting will be May 5. But the majority (me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joy Journal Project Assignment #12
You know what #12 means? A celebration of a year of Joy Journal Project is in order! I am suddenly hungry for cake. And never fear, for those of you that haven’t completed all the assignments, I will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Art Journal Monthly
Free monthly art journaling group in Kansas City We are using Journal Fodder 365 as our guide for a year long exploration in art journaling. While I will share techniques, ideas and supplies when we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Art journaling
First I was excited about this, my first homeade art journal. Then I was excited about this, my art journaling tribe. We had our kick off Art Journal Monthly class on June 2 and I must say it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Toys Become Real
I was trapped here on Monday during a surprise downpour. Stuck for over an hour on the inner steps like the couple above, I was so thankful to have these essentials in my purse: a pocket-sized version...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rock quarry of love
So I hammered rocks this week, beautiful flint rocks from Kansas. And then my fabulous peeps at the Willow Tree transformed the rocks into offerings at the altar of remembrance. The past few weeks, we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Repentant Rule Breaker
Lenten page in my Altered Hymnal from 2008 I’m a rule folllower at heart, but not to the letter. If I can justify that the rule is empty, meaningless, then I break it. Or if I’m lazy…. The presentation...
View Article
