The journey continues as now I’ve moved out of my dream studio and home and into our trailer. I had grown accustomed to going in my studio and picking what I wanted or needed to work with and start making. It is an adjustment indeed! Looking at this move as an adventure helps look forward with anticipation and not panic, but it’s still not easy …
Read MoreI’ve been going through every inch of my studio and our home to clean out, get rid of what is no longer needed, and trying to decide what that is. We are looking to downsize so I know I will be going through the process again from boxes when we move in to our next home. To be honest, this process feels drastic, and yet I have peace in the midst of the turmoil. There is even a seed of excitement growing in thinking, ‘What could be next?’
Read MoreThis is the eighth post dedicated to making everyday things special by finding ‘Art in Real Life.’ Joyfully making miniature nature houses aka fairy houses.
Read MoreThis is the seventh post dedicated to making everyday things special by finding ‘Art in Real Life.’ A house-shaped shadowbox with an arts & crafts flare filled with memories, mini journals, nature and hope.
Read MoreThis is the sixth post dedicated to making everyday things special by finding ‘Art in real life.’ Not knowing when our family would be together again, I painted a peg doll for each person in our family. I painted two of each person and kept one for myself, and am sending each family their own family peg dolls.
Read MoreThis is the fourth post dedicated to making everyday things special by finding ‘Art in real life.’ Earlier this year I was struggling with sadness more than usual and needed to fill up my joy bucket, and for me one of the best ways to fill that bucket is to create something. I got the idea of buying some unfinished wood toys and painting them for the grandkids.
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