Pretend Until you Are
One of the Twelve-Step recovery slogans that empowers me to become the person and artist I dream of being is… “Act as if!” Simply put, emotional health often results when […]
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“Oh Little Sparrow” Mixed Media Collage
Whenever I feel afraid, I remember the little sparrows in Matthew 10:29: “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from […]
Fun and Easy Salt Dough Art Projects
Salt dough sculpture is a fun and easy art activity for people of all ages. I’ve made a series of free YouTube videos that demonstrate the entire process and are […]
Leaning into Seclusion
I plucked flowers from my garden, this month of January, and formed a bouquet with the blooms. Warm temperatures had fooled the foliage into blossoming although the plants should have […]
Love Mixed Media Heart Tutorial
Learn how to create a heart mixed media by watching the following video Love Mixed Media Heart Tutorial. Here are the supplies you will need: Art Canvas Acrylic Paint: White […]
Dream Eye Water Color Portrait Lesson
The Dream Eye Watercolor Portrait Lesson is a fun and easy art activity. Learn how to use carbon paper to transfer a copy of the mixed media painting I created, […]
The Fighter: Lessons from my Father for Life and Art
My father taught me how to be a fighter, someone with the tenacity to see things through when the going gets tough. He taught me to stay in the ring […]
The Healing Power of Creativity
We live in a rushed society so to be housebound for days on end has a way of changing our perspective. When crisis forces us to slow down, we begin […]
How to Create a Mixed Media Background
Painting on a mixed media canvas provides a forgivable surface you can wipe clean to start again. You can create a mixed media background with scrapbooking paper or photos printed […]
