Join me as I share my experience for my first official urban sketching experience and share my travel art kit and stealth sketching tips.
My First Time Urban Sketching People
Colorful Cow Watercolor
Watch me paint a whimsical and expressive, colorful cow watercolor painting that is quick and easy and uses just 4 colors.
How to Transform a Bullet Journal into a Bucket Journal- and Why!
Learn how a bullet journal can be transformed into a bucket journal, and how a bucket journal help keep the important things in perspective and in balance.
Simple Happiness Strategies
Learn about the two elements that are at the very foundation of human happiness, and strategies on how to achieve them.
Top 5 Tips to Help Make Body Wellness Achievable
One of the wonderful things about the internet is the ease and speed at which we can research just about any topic. This can be an amazing gift, but sometimes it can feel more like a life sentence. The problem is, there’s a LOT of negative information out there, provided by well-meaning individuals. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful to everyone who takes the time and makes the effort to share information that is often swept under the
Finding Zen in Mandala-Making
The best way to overcome creative blocks that keep you from making art.
Learn to Make a Custom Sketch Journal
TOP 8 REASONS TO MAKE YOUR OWN SKETCH AND ART JOURNALSBecause a “smash journal” can be made almost entirely from free, recycled materials. If you ruin a page, so what? That paper was destined for the landfill before you rescued it anyway!Because you can close it up, put it on a shelf and know it is safe and secure. No one will see your work unless you decide to show them- it can be your secret.Because you are sensory being. You can flip through the pages, feel the weight
The Real Cause of Creative Blocks, and How I Overcome Mine
The best way to overcome creative blocks that keep you from making art.
The Artful Journal: Project Supplies
Project Supplies Materials used for each project will vary, however there are a few standard materials I always keep in good supply. Paper Fill: My go to for this is my 9” x 12” drawing paper. I really like the texture and weight of this paper, and I purchase this in larger quantities from Blick. If you plan to make writing journals, where it’s important to have lined or dot grid paper, then you will
The Perfect Gift for the Wine Enthusiast
Gift giving can be difficult. Sure, some people have a knack for this, but gift selection has never been my strong point. I lost count of all the times I’d find myself wandering aimlessly down the aisles of my favorite store, waiting for the perfect gift to jump off the shelf at me. Of course, that never happened. So in the end, I would walk out with something generic and impersonal. My go to gifts: a pretty candle or a bottle of wine. Well, now