Amid assorted partially-painted papers, a pile of magazines and some random ink cartridges, this is on my desk today: My travel itinerary! I’m headed to Portland for Art & Soul, via Amsterdam (with just enough time at Schiphol Airport to…
Just because nothing says “autumn” quite like a bicycle and books. Photo taken in Amsterdam.
Lately I’ve been journaling about topics that come from a huge variety of sources I’m taking in right now: Kelly Rae Roberts’ Flying Lessons, Laura Hollick’s Soul Art Studio and Teach Now. Each and every one of these classes and…
This week I’ve been experimenting with Ice Resin. I love Ice Resin for filling jewelry bezels, but hadn’t done much with it and paper. A long time ago, I tried coating vintage paper with Ice Resin and the result was…
It’s just kind of a good thing to keep in mind, don’t you think? Photo taken in an alleyway in Amsterdam.
A new blog series, yay! Every Wednesday, I’ll share a weekly art journaling question and my own pages. I hope you’ll join me! In my journaling exploration, I’m realizing just how many amazing (free!) resources there are out there to…
In my interview series on teachers in the creative industry, one thing became quite clear: Many, many of us who teach also take classes. It’s a double- (maybe triple-) edged sword…We need to take classes for inspiration, to expand our…
The wall—yes, wall–of books at my local cafe, which started in business as a literary meeting place and now features a gorgeous bookish decor and the strongest coffee I’ve ever had. (And really good scrambled eggs.)