I loved making these backgrounds for week 1 of “the Artistic Mother”. They were so soothing to make and I can see many different uses for them. My mind is already full of ideas. My first project was making an art action plan as described in the book. Now I just have to start […]
Archives for April 2010
Making space for art
April 19, 2010 By 18 Comments
Ever since we moved into this house 5 1/2 years ago I’ve kept my art supplies in the office, which is in a room off the garage on the other side of the garden. This, you see, is where I envisaged making art when we first looked around the house. It seemed the ideal studio space. […]
Artistic Mother: My Vision Statement.
April 16, 2010 By 12 Comments
I have an admission to make. Usually when I read a book like this and it asks for a vision statement, I skip over it. I really did enjoy making this though. I have decided to share it here to hold myself accountable (especially since the last paragraph of the statement focuses on sharing with others). […]
The Artistic Mother Group
April 15, 2010 By 6 Comments
Image from Shona Cole’s blog I’m pleased as punch right now! I received my copy of the book The Artistic Mother by Shona Cole yesterday morning, and devoured it while Aoife happily played in the sand pit on her own. I had heard great reviews of the book on other blogs, seen some wonderful projects made […]
Art journal: process, progress and where to go from here
April 8, 2010 By 20 Comments
I’ve been looking over all my pages recently and am truly amazed how far I’ve come in just a little over a month (I made my first pages on the last day of February). I seem to create my pages in two ways: 1. I do the journalling first, then add paint and images based on what […]
