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Dear Wonderful, Creative You:

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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...

Your Job as an Artist is to Show Up

May 1, 2017 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: We have been talking this year about creative goals, and at different intervals, I've been checking in with you about mine. I'm happy to report that I've been pretty faithful to my goals, and I want to share how. In my...

Work in Layers in Your Art Journal

Apr 24, 2017 | Art Tutorials

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the issues I hear most frequently from art journaling students is that they have no idea what to do with their backgrounds. My solution to this problem has always been to make sure journal pages don't feel too "precious," as...

Art Journal Flip Through: March 2017

Mar 14, 2017 | Art Tutorials

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I just love getting a little tour of other people's journals and sketchbooks, so I thought you like to see an art journal flip through with some of my latest work. I hope that you find some bits of inspiration for your own art journal...

Make Time to Make Art Part Two

Feb 21, 2017 | Creative Self-Care, Spirituality

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Honestly, there is so much that can get in the way of a creative life. Creative endeavors are an extra, right? A bonus for those who have time. A benefit for the rich. Unless you are an artist, creative projects are for retired people who...

How to Make Time to Make Art

Jan 31, 2017 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Let's make time to make art. It's time to clear out the emotional cobwebs, and find the joy in creation and connection. You deserve creative self-care. Let's get started with some concrete ways you can make more art. Leave your art out...

Art Journaling: Emptying Out, Filling Up

Jan 19, 2017 | Art Tutorials

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Art journaling is a vital part of my creative self-care practice and I hope these little videos spur you into creative action too! It's amazing to me how something that helps empty me out, lower my stress, and understand the world...

Studio Tour: Get Organized to Get Inspired

Jan 6, 2017 | Art Tutorials

Hello Wonderful, Creative You: I'm so excited to share my studio tour with you today! Creating a space for your art making is one of the single most important creative self-care habits I teach students at Mindful Art Studio. Even if you think you have no space at all,...

Holiday Gift Guide for Art Journaling

Dec 5, 2016 | Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful Creative You: I frequently get questions about what to give creative people and art journalists. Most artists I know get pretty darn excited about supplies, and I like to make it easy for their loved ones to wow them with inspiring goodies in a little...