Stopping at the trail marker of my art journey to look back for a moment at the month behind. Then looking into the distance for the next month. Rehydrate—and then keep going.
Contents of This Post:
What I made
What I learned
What surprised me and how I found my why
Intentions for January
Read MoreAnd so this begins what I intend will be a monthly ritual: take a few days at the end of each month to stop at the trail marker and look back at my art practice for a moment. What I made and what I learned. Rehydrate—and then keep going.
Read MoreMy digital journal experiment continues. I have to say, I think this kind of visual summary of my week will be useful as a way to reflect and move through my practice.
It’s been a creative week. Emotionally (and creatively) I was all over the place—but I think I landed somewhere. Or at least somewhere else. I’ll never really get over losing my dog—Rufus was a part of the family—but this is how it is when losing someone you love. Loss is real—and life goes on. Eventually the happy memories will linger longer than the pain.
Read MoreWelcome to my first weekly digital journal! This is an experiment.*
Read MoreLong ago I admired a friend’s art and she used what Copic markers. So I went out and bought a few of my own—like maybe 20 over a few months.
I didn’t know much about alcohol markers—or the differences in kinds of ink at all—so and I’m sorry to say I didn’t really learn more. All I could see was that they came out really splotchy when I tried to draw with them on drawing paper and that I would need far more than 20 colors if I wanted to create anything interesting—and they were expensive. Didn’t seem worth it to me.
It didn’t take long to pretty much abandoned my small collection of Copic markers and focus on creating with other materials.
Fast forward to the present. I’m a bit further along on my art journey, having fallen much further down the drawing rabbit hole since then. One day recently, I started playing with those old Copic markers in my sketchbook. I was pleased to find that 10 years later they still worked as if new (turns out their caps are air proof), and I instantly became intrigued with the way they layered color.
The more I played, the more first realized that I did in fact need more colors! So I added to my collection just a bit. And then, I began to discover the possibilities.
Read MoreYou might notice that I’m dedicating my blog to my three passions—art, spirit and earth—but it seems that mostly and so far, I talk about art.
You might suspect there’s some kind of struggle going on with me—and you wouldn’t be wrong.
So here’s the truth. I LOVE to draw and paint and creatively problem solve and share my creative life. Which is what I do every chance I get—online and off. I’ve mentioned this journey several times lately—I love art making and I’m all in. That metaphorical plate is spinning in the air.
Read MoreMonday morning art practice routine. I start each week in my journal with a list of creative intentions for the upcoming week and reflection on the former week’s list. I’ve been doing this for years as a way to navigate my art practice, giving direction and personal accountability. Now, I’m bringing this little practice to the blog. I hope my personal accountability system gets you thinking about how you’d like to approach your art practice, too.
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