Category: Art journaling

Self-care = being informed

My self-care journey has been working well, I’m feeling a lot more rested and my head actually feels connected to my body again, sleeping is easier and I’m not waking up in the middle of the night sweating.. :) I guess when overwhelming events happen in our lives our first reaction is denial, I tend…

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New art journal page – Inktense face

I made a quick face sketch/painting mainly using inktense blocks, neocolor II watersoluble crayons and a little white acrylic paint.. She looks a bit like an ice maiden..

New art journal page – No one to blame?

I recently found this Erica Jong quote and it really resonated with me. ‘How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life…

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New Self-Care Art Journal Page – Waving?..

I made this page to remind myself about the importance of self-care. Had I noticed the signs 3 months ago when I was feeling run down and overwhelmed, I really should have gone on the retreat I had planned. And a month ago when I had a tightness in my head, trouble sleeping, lots of…

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Lifebook week 29 with Marieke Blokland

This lesson with the lovely Marieke Blokland allowed us to become a diva using hand made patterned paper and a photo of ourselves, I also used washi tape and paper cuts. Playing with all the bright colours made me feel like a child again, however the lesson’s message was supposed to be ‘Today is today,…

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New art journal page – Lady Hawkmoth

I decided to paint a new art journal page with an Elephant Hawk-moth and lady, it’s sort of supposed to describe how nature is both in us and around us.. :)

New art page – There is just us..

I made this page using all my Lifebook 2014 lessons. I drew the heads before reading a book about proportion and perspective in human faces.. I managed to correct some of the wrongness but think it adds a bit of interest :P Painting dark skin is very hard, the way it reflects light is almost…

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