Thankful

Counting your blessings is such an easy way to improve life. It doesn't always make challenges
 go away, but it helps me see how small they really are compared to the Blessings in my life. Lots to be Thankful for!

I made a plate (and lots of other stuff) to remind myself of that fact every meal :) Thanks to my brother-in-law & siss who bought me these glass and porcelain pens..the best gift ever!

That time of the year

I usually have two real creative peak times a year: one wandering in foreign places during summertime, one when it's getting colder, which means around this time. I wasn't feeling it yet this year, so today it was time to mentally & creatively prepare for good winter times!

1. winter art journal, first spread 2. my soon to be christmas tree 3. detail of a drawing I did last year, one I love to look at..

Longing

I love trusting my longings to paper, its their first step into existence

Simplify

Simplify, get rid of the noise, focus on things that deserve your attention.

(Thank you all for your sweet words on my previous post!) 

Dear artist in me,

I told you I wouldn't forsake you, sorry it took me so long this time.. Reconnecting

Also literally reconnecting, someone broke in to my house and took my laptop and Canon and lots and lots of work with it. Now I'm catching up, doing it all over again & hopefully better.

Connecting the Dots

I am working on a short art course that I will be teaching. This made me ask myself what it is about making stuff I enjoy the most and how my creative activities are described the best. My art (or the things I make) for me is a product of living a creative live. Of being playfull, of being conscious of the world and beauty around me and the constant wish to not just live life, but to design life. Even better than an end-product for me are my little books of notes, drawings, quotes & souvenirs I've been keeping since I was a child. A few months ago I discovered there is not only a name  for the thing I've been doing so long,  but that there is even a whole (very inspiring) scene out there! And -as always when you discover something- I can't believe I never heard of it before. I am talking about art journaling, also described as creative of visual journaling. I feel like this is the connecting the dots that have been floating through my mind for some time now. A very good feeling :) What about you? Do you do any kind of creative journaling?

Leaf

The trees are dropping their leafs. I'm doing the same. Learning to 'let go'. Making room for new things to grow.

(autumn is also the time of...creating! more about that tomorrow)