I had fun on the weekend (in between bouts of severe endo pain) taking and editing some more map photos. I used Instagram and Camera+ on each of these images. (Did I mention how much fun this was?) One of the things I really love about maps – apart from their usefulness – is their [...]
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even more maps
Also posted in art, creativity, magazines, maps, my life, photographs
Tagged blue, colours, green, lakes, maps, National Geographic, road maps
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sidewalk chalk
I love children’s sidewalk chalk scribbles. I love the colours, the raw energy of the lines and forms, the joyous abandon of the images and messages (like “LOVE” and “Hi!” signed by scrawling first names). When I walk in my neighbourhood at night, I’m always on the look-out for new masterpieces. I especially enjoy meeting [...]
Also posted in appreciation, art, beauty, creativity, drawings, inspiration, my life
Tagged activities, chalk, children, crafts, play, sidewalk chalk
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importing
I had a thought-provoking conversation with Nicole Rushin on Google+ last week. She had posted this blog post, where she talks about how she came to write her most recent “about” blurb for her website. (Read the whole Google+ conversation here.) In a recent webinar, Eckhart Tolle talked about the importance of telling your story. [...]
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Tagged art journals, blog, blogging, Chookooloonks, creativity, emelgy.tumblr.com, Google+, importing, inspiration, journals, Nicole Rushin, Sabrina Ward Harrison, The Bloggess, Tumblr, web log, Wordpress
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so i’m writing this book
I’m not quite sure how it happened (to be honest, it feels a little like a dream that I may wake up from at any moment), but I’m writing a book right now. It’s based on these daily blog posts that I’ve written for my Kitchen Sink Wisdom blog over the past two months, on [...]
Also posted in appreciation, art journals, blogging, books, creativity, inspiration, my life, writing
Tagged book, creative practice, creativity, inspiration, personal growth, ritual, spiritual practice, spirituality
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playing on the weekend
I’ve been spending so much time writing lately, I thought I’d put my visual art aside, but on the weekend I had the sudden urge to pull out one of my art journals and do some collaging. (I don’t think that’s a word, but anyhow.) Here’s a snapshot of my work area, gluing in progress. [...]
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Tagged art journaling, collage, drawing
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maps
I recently started a map pinboard on Pinterest. I was so excited and full of ideas about what I could put there, including some of my own art journal work, which sometimes includes collaged vintage maps. These are some Instagram photos of details from five different art journal spreads. (And yes, I’m going to pin [...]
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Tagged illustrations, maps, Pinterest
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writing
When I was a little girl and started visiting my friends’ houses, I remember being blown away by the fact that not every family did things the way my family did. It was a life-transforming revelation to me. Suddenly my world – which had never before seemed limiting – became HUGE, as I realized that [...]
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Tagged creativity, Do the Work, From the Desk of..., process, steven pressfield, the war of art, Turning Pro, workflow, writing
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pretty pinterest iphone screenshots
Still loving Pinterest. Still addicted. I love filling my eyes with so many beautiful photographs. A few nights ago when I was pinning in the middle of the night, I noticed that my Pinterest stream looked really beautiful, too. Here are some screenshots. I would love to make quilts that looked like these…
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Tagged boards, colour, iPhone, pins, Pinterest, screenshot
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I joined Pinterest back before it was a thing. It seemed like fun, but I didn’t really have much time to play around there. Then I got concerned about reports I was hearing of Pinterest’s deceptive affiliate links, so I consciously avoided the site for a while. There was also the issue of Pinterest’s user [...]
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Tagged affiliate links, copyright, Pinterest, social media
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what i believe about creativity
Yesterday I talked a bit about creativity. Here’s some other stuff that I believe about creativity, from my blog of daily creative prompts, Mirificationis. My creativity creed I believe that I’m merely the instrument for the creative impulse. I don’t know where the ideas come from, but they definitely don’t come from me. I believe [...]
