for those afraid of lettering...

This is such a great video about how easy it is to create interesting lettering for your art journals and canvases.

Lettering for Your Art Journal from Julie Balzer on Vimeo.

I'm a big fan of her blog too... there's tons of inspiration and she's very generous with her "how-tos" as in this journal spread. So interesting to see how it transforms in the process.

You will love this!

I happened on Christy Tomlinson's first online workshop - She-Art - signed up on a whim, and have been thoroughly enjoying it for the last few weeks. She has such a warmth that you just want to grab a cup of coffee and hang out "with her". (Watching her videos). It was a three week process, with new videos of inspiration and techniques uploaded each week and lots of time to watch - I think they are up through April.

I'm taking the next one and thought you might want too, too. It's worth every penny of the very inexpensive $35! Sign up here. Plus I think you'll like her site. Be careful, though, I got a little carried away in her online store.....

some help in making creativity part of your daily life

Every January I wonder how I can be more creative in the year ahead. (And keep it up past January). Fit more projects in, make journalling or painting or sewing more of a priority as opposed to letting it sit on the back burner - as it often does - while I race around attending to all the other "priorities". Fortunately, there are artists out there who understand! And who've, either on their own, or in groups, have created projects and challenges for people just like me - to provide daily, weekly or monthly inspiration to make the time and enjoy the process. I've discovered three sketching/art journalling ones so far and have put their badges on the right side of this blog so that you can check them out. I love that each of them is a mix of inspiration, technique and support. Now to find the time to fit them ALL in!

And... if you have lots of time and really want to go down the rabbit hole, check this out! What a fantastic art journal reference post... Rhomany's Realm.

Lori

April's Wine, Women and a Paintbrush was NOISY!  But the "results" were spectacular and the evening, as usual, lots of fun.

This TED talk with Elizabeth Gilbert is well worth the 20 minutes you'll spend.  Grab a cup of tea or a glass of wine and settle in for an interesting perspective on the creative process. Whether you were a fan of Eat, Pray, Love or not, if you have a passion for creativity and all that it brings to your life, watch it.  And if you have comments, please leave them - I would love to know what you think.

Lori