Resilience is still a challenge

 

 

One day I manage quite well and then the next may be impossible. I'm trying to become more resilient but it's a daily challenge. It's easier on days when I've slept well and feel well. Some days I'm just overcome by the number of chaotic events, even when they don't affect me first hand. I pray. I regroup. sometimes I just stop and allow my body and emotions to catch up and heal.

women bear the brunt

I'm sure all women get this

keep life lyrical

Bible Journaling

 

started at Christmas and starting to get the hang of it. I still don't like that most of the bold mediums bleed through so I am doing strips and pasting in mostly. I welcome any suggestions of pens and media to use.

have a blessed day!

some days

 

I have nothing to say.

fill yourself with creativity and hope

Analyze yourself

Creative healing

 

Silence heals the hurt when the world is noisy.

Music speaks to the weary soul.

Words touch the heart that is breaking.

Creativity fills an empty spirit.

Nature blesses a body in agony.

Scripture answers the questions of the grieving.

Games are not what we want to play but.....

 

it's all about finding balance at any one given moment of all the moments in our day.

if that is a game then so be it. I will play.

art and words calm me

 

 

My soul seeks quiet and peace.

My heart longs for love and joy.

My spirit needs serenity and calm.

My body needs strength and respite.

Prayer gets me through the hard days and long nights.

My mind wanders through jungles of thoughts.

My schedule is overloaded with everyone and everything but me.

My world is cramped by life’s troubles.

My family is sick in body and mind.

Prayer gets me through long visits and lengthy calls.

face jug

 

normally I do not care for face jugs but I've made an exception to that recently.

inspired by Dina Wakely

 

allowing other artists to reflect in your work, develops new skills, color combinations and your own unique style.

always choose your focus

did you catch it?

 

i'm in the new issue of Somerset Studios!

Spring is coming

 

I remember singing the little song Spring is Coming with my students many decades ago.

color and pattern are in her DNA

and her soul

obsession continues

I have loved the beautiful shape of pottery and the meaning of vessels holding treasure and spirit and talent and so forth. I have done many pieces of pottery, both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional. Here is an example of my own work (in the previous post) and a digital work with borrowed pieces from Pinterest. the background is a current artist page in Somerset Studios. Sorry I did not site the sources and if the images are yours feel free to comment and speak up.

where your heart is, is your treasure

 

 

read the scripture

you are not alone

 

who doesn't love a cute gecko?

 

make gelli prints, find joy, make art, be content

Follow the Way of the Cross

Raise, Praise and BE

Be YOU tiful

life is always a work in progress

BUT BE THE BEST YOU THERE IS!

and night and day after day...

 

Recently I was whining and complaining about all I have to deal with and asking the Lord why and why mom was being tormented in her last years and today it hit hard that our situation could be so much worse. after receiving a few prayer requests of people with serious problems that would require troubling therapy or surgery and may still lead to a painful death that could torment the person and family for days, weeks, months or longer...well, needless to say I felt pretty bad for whining about my own situation. I quickly asked God to forgive me and let me reboot.

beautiful day for help

find text and phrases you like and paste into your journal with some added color or embellishment.

my mind

 

with the world's problems:

hunger, crime, health, terrorism, disease, and so on,

I am often in a confused state of which way to turn or what to do but

I PRAY. I LISTEN. I OBEY.

GOD GETS ME THROUGH.

covered in paint and tears

 

she survives another trip to the ER with her mother.

Thank God, she is fine.

have a whimsical Saturday

Book Covers and such

 

I like sharing a cover from time to time. Often it is simply a mixture of what's laying around on my work space, leftovers from other work, new items and what's on my mind.

 

Like any other book, the cover never tells the whole story but it gives a glimpse at what's going on in its pages. My journals are sometimes image first and sometimes words and sometimes neither but they are always therapy. They give me a bit of respite at times from life's hectic times but also give me a place to let off steam, fears and worries. I need to work more on doing praise pages for all the blessings in my life. I keep a regular journal as well as a gratitude journal and much praise is found there.

Keep arting, journaling and discovering what inspires you and sparks your creativity.

get it as soon as you can!

so proud and pleased to be included again in this wonderful magazine!

Three is a sacred number

Your quietest message says the most

Be all you can be and already are

this is shy I throw little away

spring is coming!

inspired by Julie Fei Fan Balzer

check out her work online...she is super inspiring!

 

 

 

Keep shining!

 

 

Nature heals

it's time to get out of our comfort zones

get real

 

save money but make awesome art

background is a painted magazine cover

don't ignore any interesting shapes

free

a new design obsession

when you do something for a friend (copy work) you sometimes get inspired to push the design to see what you can do....this was fun!

God is your confidence

create your art persona

sometimes we limit our living

we live between the lines forgetting the purpose of the lines that give us direction we may need to follow for reason of learning, fun or discovery. this piece is left over painting edges cut into interesting strips, lines drawn between and message on the lines. don't, no, never limit your possibilities.

color adds joy to any one's life