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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...

5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge: Get Outside

Aug 7, 2015 | Creative Self-Care, Wellness

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: It's the last day of the challenge! How has your week been? I have been loving the connection, engagement, and stories that you have shared. I'm always so inspired by you during these challenges. Today's challenge is to go outside, even...

5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge: Draw or Paint

Aug 6, 2015 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care, Mindfulness

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I love all the challenges, but of course today's challenge is my favorite, because I want to encourage you to get in touch with you inner artist. Today is going to be a fun day. We've got some 5-minute art prompts for you to try now, and...

5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge: Write

Aug 5, 2015 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I've been really excited to share this post with you because writing is one of my passions, and I haven't shared it much here yet, so now is the perfect opportunity. What's your first memory of writing or journaling for yourself? I got my...

5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge: Exercise

Aug 4, 2015 | Creative Self-Care, Wellness

Hello Wonderful, Creative You: How was your Self-Care Challenge day 1? I hope you loved seeking out beauty as much as I did. Today's challenge is exercise. Exercise is such a vital part of a good self-care regimen. You might have realized that I love to run and do a...

5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge: Finding Beauty

Aug 3, 2015 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Welcome to Day 1 of the 5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge! If you're not sure about the rules and what it's all about, find out more here. Today is one of my favorite challenge days. We miss SO MUCH BEAUTY in our rush, rush, rush. Let's...

Join the 5 for 5 Self-Care Challenge

Jul 29, 2015 | Creative Self-Care, Spirituality

I want to show you how good it feels when you make self-care a priority. I want you to see that it's not selfish. That it doesn't require too much time. Self-care is not as much about what I do, as it is how I think. It's about taking a moment to put myself in the...

Finding Time for Self-Care

Jul 12, 2015 | Creative Self-Care

Finding time for self-care is a challenge for most of us, so I'd like to help make it a little bit easier and a lot more fun. [bctt tweet="Self-care is not a luxury, it's a necessity for living a balanced life - Mindful Art Studio #5for5selfcare #selfcare"] This...

Stone Mandalas: An Artist Interview with Maria Trujillo

Jul 1, 2015 | Art Tutorials, Mindfulness, Spirituality

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I'm so excited to introduce you a very special artist, and now friend, Maria Mercedes Trujillo A. I first became aware of Maria's gorgeous work through Pinterest as I searched for mandalas and nature-based art projects. I've always loved...