Life is busy and good and busy and chaotic and busy and happy right now. Here's a peek at what's going on in this apartment: I hope you're having a good Monday! Thanks for stopping by! --- P.S. If you'd like another chance to win a spot in the "12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas" workshop, you've got two: head over to Christy's blog here (I'm not sure what time on Monday she's posting -- it may be a little while after my blog post goes live, so check back) or Julianna's blog here. Read more →

If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks! Today I'm sharing some awesome pages that I found when flicking through the... Read more →

I'm trying to work on abstracts. I stink at them at the moment. That's just not how my brain works. But, I want to be better. And the only way to get better is to practice and fail and practice and fail and practice until you finally succeed. So here is a canvas (it's a large one: 30x30) where I was practicing: I don't love it. I don't hate it. It just doesn't feel very "me" at all. I'm going to keep practicing, trying to find my voice. What is something you're practicing at the moment? Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

This weekend my Mom and I... ...set out on an adventure! We went on a Lower East Side Gallery Tour. It was a really interesting event put together by the Brown Club of New York (I'm a Brown graduate). We met up with a small group on the Lower East Side to explore a number of galleries. The Lower East Side is kind of a new area for galleries and many of the galleries that are there represent emerging artists rather than established ones. Quite exciting! At each of the galleries the gallerist gave us a quick talk about the... Read more →

As promised, I'm here today to tell you a little bit more about the "12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas" online class that I'm part of! Each of the twelve teachers (me, Jenny Doh, Maggie Holmes, Margie Romney-Aslett, Jeanne Oliver, Teresa Collins, Junelle Jacobson, Tamara Laporte, Alisa Burke, Chrissy Gardner, Amy Tan, and Christy Tomlinson) is sharing a video tutorial for holiday projects for decorating your home and tree, or wonderful gifts you can give! Each day, for five days, you will get 3 new project/ornaments/home decor/gift giving projects by 3 different artist teachers! Once class begins you will have an... Read more →

It's no secret that I go through artistic binges or phases. Right now I'm in a stamp carving phase. Made this little beauty last week: I snapped photos of some of the test prints so that you can see how the center detail evolved: I used my fabulous new stamp... ...on a tag: And in my art journal: Who knows where it will pop up next?! Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks! My art journaling style has evolved over time. Today I thought I'd share... Read more →

I had a long phone call with my Mom yesterday. It afforded me a bit of creative time. I put her on speaker phone and started carving and printing. This is the stamp I made: And here's what it looks like printed in black and white: And in color: It's amazing what a difference color makes! It really defines the design in a totally different way. Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

Today I've got another ScanNCut tutorial for you! In this one I show you how to create a text cut out in your bound art journal! This is an easy technique for adding all sorts of text or shape cut outs to your already bound journal! Watch the video for the how-to! Thanks for stopping by! --- P.S. Please note that I was compensated by Brother for creating this tutorial, but the enthusiasm is all my own! Read more →

I have to confess that I've been posting a lot more "life" pics on instagram these days. But here is a quick sampling of some recent art instagrams I've posted: I love the immediacy of instagram. You can make something and share it right away! So fun and easy! Thanks for stopping by! --- P.S. I'm teaching as part of a big online class called "The Twelve Artsy Ornaments of Christmas." It's a great lineup of teachers: Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Jenny Doh, Maggie Holmes, Margie Romney-Aslett, Jeanne Oliver, Teresa Collins, Junelle Jacobson, Tamara Laporte, Alisa Burke, Chrissy Gardner, Amy Tan,... Read more →