Hey there and Happy New Year! I was scrolling through my email this morning, looking for inspiration and found an email from Journal 52. Now, as some may recall, I started this art and creativity journey...
Autumn has a special charm and sadness about it. I love the season while hating what it signifies, the end of green and the end of warmth. Despite the predictions that this fall would fall flat due to the...
“Seriously, are you making more pickles!?!” That was the question asked this morning when A.D. saw the crock on the kitchen counter and the mason jars in a neat line. “I am not making more...
So the other day when I was finishing off the first batch of my Icicle Pickles, which I must say are a-freakin’-mazing, I had about a pint of the syrupy pickle juice left over…all hot and ready to...
When my grandmother was younger, she would make and freeze the our family’s favorite soups and serve them to us when we came to visit. She has since moved to an apartment with a much smaller kitchen and...
In my New Year’s Day post I mentioned that part of my stunning failure to complete the Journal 52 prompts through last year was choosing an art journal that was way too big and overwhelming. I sometimes...
The prompt for this week on Journal 52 was a little distracting for me and I decided to go in a completely different direction than drawing real or imaginary creatures. This is how it goes. I spent the...
The selected prompts for this week on Journal 52 was ‘monochromatic’ or ‘psychedelic’. I chose monochromatic as despite my love for color, I do love the muted tones and matte finishes...