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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...

21 Secrets Art Journaling Workshop – Adding Play & Wonder

Feb 17, 2016 | Art Tutorials

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: As you may have surmised, one of the things happening in my Year of Creative YES is that I was invited to be one of the instructors for 21 Secrets Spring 2016 session. I've been prepping my video lessons for months and haven't said...

Art Journaling Inspiration

Feb 12, 2016 | Art Tutorials

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: It feels important to sometimes just share my art with you. My hope is that you will find art journaling inspiration in seeing another artist's work. Perhaps you'll try new techniques or materials. Just looking at some of the blogs...

Art Journal Magic: Transforming “Ugly” Art Journal Pages

Jan 20, 2016 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I am waaay excited to be sharing this free online class with you! A while back I did a post focused on embracing the imperfections in your art. I showed you my "ugly" art journal pages, and you spoke loudly about how seeing my "mess"...

2016: The Year of Creative YES

Jan 4, 2016 | Creative Self-Care

This is Your Year of Creative YES. Yes, your year. Yes is such a powerful word. Artists and thinkers of all kinds have written about the power of YES, from SARK, to business leaders, to ABC executive producer and writer, Shonda Rhimes in her book, Year of Yes. When we...

The 15 Best Gifts for the Artist in Your Life

Dec 2, 2015 | Art Supplies, Creative Self-Care

Whether you looking for the best gifts for the artist in your life, or you are an artist hoping to pass on a wish list, I'm sharing some of my favorite art supplies, online classes, and inspiring art retreats. I'm hoping this list will have something for everyone, but...

Art Journaling Prompts for Gratitude

Nov 24, 2015 | Art Tutorials, Mindfulness

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. You don't need to worry about gifts or extraneous obligations, and all the focus is all on family, food, and all the good things happening in your life. In the United States, it's also the most widely celebrated holiday across...

The Mindful Breath: A Simple Form of Self-Care

Nov 18, 2015 | Mindfulness, Spirituality

You've probably heard that controlling your breathing, and practicing mindfulness are great ways to beat stress. But what does that really mean? How does a mindful breath help you psychologically and biologically? A Simple Breathing Technique The Breath Project, a...

Just Keep Creating

Nov 12, 2015 | Creative Self-Care

Create Because You Must I want you to believe in your art. No matter what others might say, or how much self-doubt you might feel, you ARE an artist. If you are reading this blog, chances are, whether you indulge this feeling or not, you feel the need to create in...