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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...

Art Tutorial: Painting with Tissue Paper

Dec 4, 2014 | Art Tutorials

Be sure to test that your tissue paper does not have a light waxy feel, if it does, its colors will not bleed the way you want them to. Dollar store tissue frequently does not bleed. You may want to try tissue paper from an art or craft store. Here's an art...

The Holiday Self-Care Challenge Starts Today!

Dec 1, 2014 | Art Tutorials

By Amy Maricle Welcome to the Holiday Self-Care Challenge Week One! Each week I am going to offer a theme for you to focus on. You are never tied to the theme. Feel free to capture the season's beauty and meaning in any way you want. However, if it's helpful to...

The Holiday Self-Care Challenge Starts Tomorrow

Nov 30, 2014 | Art Tutorials

By: Amy Maricle Hi You, The Holiday Self-Care Challenge starts tomorrow, Monday, December 1st. #holidayselfcare Are you ready? I am! I can't wait to see and hear about all the beautiful pictures you capture that speak to the spirit and beauty of the season. ...

Save the Date: The Holiday Self-Care Challenge

Nov 20, 2014 | Art Tutorials

By: Amy Maricle The holidays are upon us: Shopping, decorating, wrapping, cooking, trudging, shopping, slush. And some family drama just to keep things interesting. This time of year is meant to be warm and family-oriented, but it can end up feeling more like...

I Do Art to “Get the Crazies Out”

Nov 18, 2014 | Art Tutorials, Creative Self-Care

Recently I came across a hilarious t-shirt: I Run to Burn Off the CRAZY. I loved it because it really speaks to why running makes me happy. I run on my own, but also as part of a club, so it's exercise, community, and social life all wrapped into one....

Insights From the Summit: The Power of Metaphor

Nov 13, 2014 | Art Tutorials

At the end of last week, I attended a wonderful conference in New York City, The Expressive Therapies Summit. My weekend was full of learning and discovery. Surprisingly though, one of the best teachers I met wasn't at the summit, but sitting across from me on...

Can You Meditate Through Art?

Nov 4, 2014 | Art Tutorials

When was the last time you enjoyed what you were doing so much that you lost track of time? Can you think of a time when you were having coffee with a friend, reading, praying, beach combing, or making art, you got so immersed that you suddenly realized two...

When Do You Let Fear Go?

Oct 27, 2014 | Wellness

By: Amy Maricle A lot of us are scared. Worried. Anxious. We have good reason; there is a lot to be anxious about. Lots of things scare me. Terrorism, serious illness, growing old and losing the people I love. I try to remind myself that it's the juxtaposition...