In dreams anything is possible, which makes for some pretty bizarre and amazing dreams in my dream time .My one little page this week represents that for me. In my dreams I can dance on clouds under the stars, I can fly, swim with whales or find treasures in huge thrift shops. I can forget … More Impossible dreams:Season of dreams: week 6
It’s Saturday, the sky is completely overcast, I have two daughters studying and I’m happy to be writing another quick blog post and sharing my art journal pages from this week. I’ve been feeling quite inspired this week but had less time until today to get stuck in. I did make time to listen to … More Dreams: 5 : Get Messy Art Journal
Bedtime stories, a beautiful prompt which inspired my pages for this week. Lots of treasured memories of the snuggly cozy time after teeth brushing and before sleep. I can look at these pages and hear my own voice reading one of our favorites “Time for bed” by Mem Fox. I’m so grateful to have had … More Dreams:4: Get Messy Art Journal
I may not be great at remembering my dreams, but I’m an excellent daydreamer.For this weeks prompts I think I managed to channel some of that daydream energy and convert it into art journaling energy. I sat with a pile of my collage fodder and just flicked through it selecting bits and pieces that I … More Dreams:3: Get Messy Art Journal
I woke up the other night trying to hang on to my dream so that I could art journal about it. In the morning, the dream had been reduced to a giant tomato plant which our neighbours were admiring and drinking champagne with some people I’d never met. It got me thinking about the difference … More Dreams : 2 : Get Messy Art Journal
Yep, it’s a new season of art journaling prompts over at Get Messy and I’ve been trying everyday to remember my dreams so that I could use them in my art journal pages ( hello frustration). I have managed to remember snippets, but when I finally got to art journaling rather than be too specific … More Dreams:1: Get Messy Art Journal
I stepped away for a little bit and suddenly it’s September, Spring, nearly school holiday time and the end of another Get Messy season of art journaling. What !!! I hopped off the Get Messy habit Merry- go- round to see what would happen without the commitment to producing and sharing my art journal pages … More It’s been too long.
I’m feeling a bit excited today because I’m contemplating a little retreat. I’ve been juggling so many things for quite a while. All the feelings, all the responsibilities, to do’s, to think about’s, the everyday, the big picture and then all the creative stuff I’m doing as well! The thing is, at the moment it’s … More Retreat time : Introspection : Week 6
“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next” Jonas Salk Isn’t this a great quote! I’m a big believer in following my gut, be it going towards or away from something. Sometimes things just feel right and sometimes they don’t and it is a knowing before my logical brain can understand … More Intuition : Week 5 : Season of Introspection
Want a sneak peek at the process behind my art journal pages? Well this week for something different, I took some photos as I made my pages with the prompts from Get Messy art journaling. I took a photo as I finished each ” layer”. It was actually interesting to me to break it down … More Do it for the process : Get Messy : Introspection : Week 4
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