happy happy day

Today I am celebrating with my mom, who is retiring. This is the card I made for her. Happy happy day for her!

bringing me joy

This week I've been devouring Juliette Crane's newest online class, Abstracts & Backgrounds. I am loving it. It is exactly what I need right now, as I struggle with getting my creativity back. It is simple and messy and loose.

thoughts on 26

I have been creatively lost lately. I have had no desire to create things. I turned 26 last weekend, and I haven't made a list for 26. 

I've been spending a lot of my energies on organizing my life. Decluttering. Cleaning. Trying to simplify. It is a hard process and something that I am not naturally very good at. Perhaps there is a feeling that if I can streamline my life there will be more energies for living a creative life. Perhaps I feel that if I declutter enough, there will be more space in my life for the things that make my heart sing. 

I have decided to not make a list of 26. My goals and priorities seem to change so much throughout the year, that by April I feel like I have to rush and cross all these things off a list that doesn't inspire me anymore. 

Here is my 25 list and what I managed to accomplish. 

1.                 improve my 5k time

2.                 Take a drawing class

3.                 explore a new city

4.                 go surfing

5.                 make real hot cocoa

6.                 drink sangria

7.                 make salad dressing from scratch

8.                 Take a staycation

9.                 Get a design *out there*

10.               do something spontaneous – I’m counting my octopus tattoo, which was not planned, or drawn in advance.

11.               do yoga daily for one month

12.               read seven deadly sins  - I read about half of it, and that’s enough for me. I’m getting rid of it.

13.               make a fire

14.               declutter studio – Well I did a bit of decluttering, but more is needed…soon

15.               slip n'slide

16.               paint a big canvas

17.               make ice cream

18.               clean out my closet

19.               screenprint something

20.               chinup – Well technically, I still can’t do a chinup. But I did swing upside down from the flying trapeze.

21.               draw a self portrait

22.               finish my quilt

23.               ride a bike

24.               live with less

25.               grow something – I did grow something. Mould, but I don’t think that counts. 

I did get inspired enough to make this little birdy stamp this week. And I'm quite smitten with him. And my heart sang. 

For now, I'm happy with that. 

my new favorite shirt

I made this design a while ago, but I just turned it into my new favorite t shirt from society 6.

Don't ya love it? Get one of your own here 

feather queen

Feathers - A painting

Well I've finally finished my second large canvas that I started during Bloom True in October. You can see my other big painting here. This canvas hangs in my hallway, and its the first time I've really painted a piece of art to hang in my home. As you can see from the evolution below, the first feathers were there quite a while ago, either hanging from the top or the bottom. 

spray paint

Inspired by the Daring Adventures in Paint class I’ve been taking, I picked up a few cans of spray paint today. Outside in the sunshine, I played on some of my on-the-go canvasas. All of these are still a long way from being finished, but I’m pretty in love with spray paint.