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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:

Welcome to MINDFUL ART STUDIO®. I am Amy and I’m here to show you how to paint from your heart and soul and play with art again.

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Trusting Your Ideas

Dear Wonderful Creative You, One of the most important questions you can ask yourself is why...

Fine Line Flower Tutorial

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Over the last six years, presenting roughly 40 different patterns...

Developing Your Artistic Voice

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: This quarter in The Gathering, we are focused on developing your...

Be More Curious, Make More Art

May 30, 2019 | Creative Self-Care, Paper Cutting

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: How does curiosity relate to art making? I think there are a number of ways, and I'd like to show you some of my paper cut journals to illustrate how you can be more curious, and make more art. Curious Artists Indulge in Really Seeing For...

Get Inspired with Paper Cutting Artist Carol Held

May 7, 2019 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Get inspired to do paper cutting when you see the work of paper cut artist, Carol Held.

5 Ways to Fill Your Sketchbook

May 2, 2019 | Art Tutorials, Favorite, Mindfulness

Use these 5 simple methods to fill your sketchbook, gather your ideas, and improve your drawing skills.

Paper Cut Art Journal Tutorial

Apr 2, 2019 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: There is so much that's beautiful and intriguing to me about a paper cut art journal. You might remember that I did my first one a few months ago, and shared it in this post. Now that I've begun my second one, I thought it would be fun to...

Making Art with Simple Materials

Mar 7, 2019 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness, Paper Cutting

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: When was the last time you felt completely engrossed in your creative process? Lately I've been incredibly engrossed in my art, making art with simple materials. I'd like to help you imagine the same for yourself. In your mind's eye,...

How to Develop Your Artistic Style

Feb 12, 2019 | Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Here's what I most want you to know about how to develop your artistic style: you can't force it. When coaching clients and students tell me they want to develop a style, I suggest that what they need is not a style, but a consistent art...

5 Ways to Begin (and Finish) an Art Journal Page

Jan 14, 2019 | Art journaling tutorial, Favorite, Mindfulness

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the most common issues that folks run into when they first start trying to keep an art journal is how to begin an art journal page. Some people have too many ideas, some have none at all, and lots doubt their artistic ability. Art...

Top Mindful Art Journaling Ideas to Inspire and Calm

Dec 14, 2018 | Art journaling tutorial, Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness

Dear Wonderful Creative You: I've been looking back at what I and my students have accomplished in 2018. This year, I wanted to spend more time with you in "live" online classes. We did that in Spring, Summer, and Fall sessions of Diving Deep. Students in the Diving...