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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...

Today I'm psyched to be featured as a guest on Cayleegrey.com. If you aren't already familiar with Caylee, you should be. In addition to being one of the most sweet, sincere, and organized people I know in the world, she is also one of the founders of GetMessy.com,...

Wanderlust 2017

Sep 6, 2016 | Art Tutorials

Hello Wonderful, Creative You: I've been holding this exciting news for some time now, so it's time to tell you: I'm honored to be one of the guest teachers for Wanderlust 2017. I hope you'll join me, because if you are looking for the structure and inspiration...

Painting the Blues

Aug 12, 2016 | Art Tutorials

The Blues is a musical form that knows a lot about creative self-care. The blues takes a sad, hopeless, dark feeling, and expresses and transforms it through the music with gusto and style. Today we're going to be painting the blues, and hopefully, transforming...

What Kids Can Teach Us About Creative Self-Care

Jul 27, 2016 | Creative Self-Care

Today I have a the honor of doing a guest post on Tinkerlab about how our kids can teach us creative self-care. Have you been on Tinkerlab with Rachelle Doorley yet? It's an amazing art education site. Rachelle focuses on art education for kids and families,...

Art Journaling for Anxiety: Dwelling in the Mystery

Jul 20, 2016 | Creative Self-Care, Favorite, Mindfulness, Spirituality

I've been trying to find the words to describe why working abstract, with no plan, and letting go of the outcome is such a mindful, exciting, and yet calming experience all at once. It's one of my main forms of creative self-care these days, and really helps...

Art Journaling for Healing: Doodle and De-Stress

Jul 8, 2016 | Creative Self-Care

At the end of the day, you're tired, you're stressed, and it's too easy to reach for a glass of wine, watch tv, or get caught up for hours on social media. While brainless activity is sometimes important for letting go, when it's your only go-to for winding down, it...

Using Art to Relax

Jun 20, 2016 | Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: If you've hung out here at Mindful Art Studio you know that creative self-care is what I'm about - how to use simple art techniques to express your feelings in a playful, joyful way. As someone who tends toward the more anxious, driven,...

How Even Non-Artists Can Use Art Journaling to Relieve Stress

Jun 3, 2016 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

[bctt tweet="Children ALL express their feelings through art. You can too. #artjournaling"] Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Even non-artists can learn to express and explore their inner worlds and release stress through some simple art techniques, it's part of what I...