blog repair

All is fixed and I decided to change the background AGAIN! Winter is officially here as it snowed yesterday. Barely a dusting, yet everyone forgot how to drive! Of course my kids are wanting LOTS of snow. They are ready to go sledding!

Just participated in a holiday shopping event and did really well! I was thrilled by the positive response. Everyone loved my girls and felt my work touched them in some way. Additionally, I am excited because two local shops will be carrying my work. I have to get a move on and make a few more pieces so there is enough of a selection when I bring in the pieces on Wednesday.

I SO want to go away, take a bunch of classes, be around like minded people and get inspired! Now that it is so yucky outside, I will be inside a lot. However, I love learning and exploring new mediums and ideas and am feeling a little isolated not being able to have some fun! I'm still kind of stuck having to take online classes as I don't have anyone to come stay with my kids while I'm gone. My husband works a ton and they aren't old enough to leave alone. One day! I know..... one day. I have found one online drawing class that sounds good. Anyone find anything they definitely will be signing up to take?

Problem with the blog! Trying to fix it. So complicated!!!

Black Gesso

Played around with black gesso, Caran d'ache neocolors and Stabilo pencils. I usually don't use black gesso but since it was part of Julie Fei-Fan Balzer's class, I thought I'd give it a whirl. You see, I can't stand the texture! When I rub it, or write on it, it feels like someone dragging their nails down a chalkboard. I do like the overall effect though as the white really is white! I had fun doodling and writing here.

I'm looking for a new fantastic online class. Anyone come across anything???

Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a feast for sure and enjoyed it all with our amazing friends. So thankful for our fantastic children, health, security, family and wonderful friends. Will smoked the turkey on the grill rotisserie all day and it was deeeeelish! I tell you ..... there is no better way to cook a turkey. I was in the kitchen all day making desserts and everything else. I tried mac and cheese muffins and they were yummy! The kids loved them.

No time for art today, but the kids that were over tonight are ready for me to teach them about art journaling. My test class will run over winter vacation. The time is NOW!

I am coming to the end of this journal. It spans the last half of the year. In my next journal, I want to try journaling more regularly and making sure I put the date somewhere.

It's interesting that I'm finding it challenging to finish off the last three pages. I can't figure out the issue here. I mean, seriously! I've come all this way and am getting stuck at the end. The pages are prepped and I have some images taped down but I just don't know where to go. Has this happened to you at the end of a journal? How do you push through?

30 Days in Your Journal

I am having fun with Julie Fei-Fan Belzer's 30 Days in Your Journal. Her videos are great! Quick and good ideas to get you going. Now I just need to find more time. This is definitely a theme of mine. Why is it there never is enough time????

Art Play

Last Wed. I invited my girlfriends Marissa & Kathy over for a day of art play. We each got into our groove and had a great time creating in our journals. I think we are going to try to make it a regular thing!

Still trying to figure out how to set up the journaling classes I'm hoping to start teaching out of the house. I'm anxious about it. Will it be sustainable? Will people want to learn?