Time once again to recap what I have done in the previous week.
I started a course (She Had Three Hearts) with Christy Tomlinson and am loving it. There is sooo much information, just in the first week alone. The concept of a woman having 3 hearts is intriguing and besides journaling about this I am learning new techniques. I have been watching the videos (28 for the first week alone!), so have only done a bit of experimenting. More next week!
Summer of Colour
This week at "Twinkle Twinkle" for the "Summer of Color" we were to work with orange. I worked on the colour collage and the tints as usual. I am really enjoying this and I am going to use this with my Grade 3s as their intro to colour.
This week at "Twinkle Twinkle" for the "Summer of Color" we were to work with orange. I worked on the colour collage and the tints as usual. I am really enjoying this and I am going to use this with my Grade 3s as their intro to colour.
I created another abstract with colour, using some of the techniques from the course. I love the play and unpredictability of abstract.
The Artist's Way
Paula of "Happy Snappy" is hosting a book group working through "The Artist's Way".
I completed the rest of the tasks for Chapter 2. Some of the tasks I rushed through (affirmations, imaginary lives), but several really gave insights. Creating the pie chart really made me see how lopsided some areas of my life are.
I created a list of 20+ favourite activities in my 60 lists book - and I am hoping to add more than the 2 Julia Cameron suggests.
The biggest timewasters for me is being on the computer -blogging (too bad, because I love visiting great blogs) and playing computer games.
I am also going to work on the "Ten Tiny Changes" and try to do one a week.
This week I aim to finish my art room (it's not a studio yet!) With my hubby away for a couple of days this weekend, I attacked the back room and moved out a bed and junk and carted up my art supplies yesterday. Now I will start organizing and setting it up so that I can work upstairs and be able to leave work out, without having to put everything away. This was a major event for me. I am counting this as my artist's date this weekend as it has been my dream for a long time. Yeah!!! I'll post pictures once I am finished.
ATCs
I have been working on 2 swaps and have 6 out of 8 cards done. Most are collage. This coming week I need to finish 2 other swaps as I will be on holidays soon.
(Whimsical Cat and Birdhouse, Blackbird)
Photography
Again, flowers and skies were an attraction.
Our baby robins were a daily draw though, and today I got the last photos of them, as they flew the coop, so to speak. I'm sorry to see them go.
The last one to leave perched on the edge of the ladder for the longest time, as if afraid to try its wings. Makes one think about how we face our fears. The mother bird sat on the roof and chirped a lot, as if to encourage him. And then he was gone.
2nd one:
