Here’s my quick and easy tutorial for sewing a bolster pillow! These guys are perfect for brightening up your space and they make really cool gifts too. Sew one or make a bunch to give to people you love!
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Fumbling around trying to figure this whole path out, here’s what has been going on behind the scenes.
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Having a plan is great to fall back on when you get stressed out! Here is what I’ve been doing lately to work the kinks out of a frazzled day.
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Here’s the deets on the Life Book Creativity summit! I’m hoping to take Life Book this coming year, and if you are interested the summit is a great way to check it out.
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I’m falling in love with books by Jamie Sams! Her writing is visionary and paints a picture of the way things used to be, and the way things can be when you live with respect for all of life.
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Painting to music is one of my favorite things! Here is a quick rundown of my go to albums right now to inspire your own playlist.
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Celebrating Kyra E. Hicks and Black Quilting!
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I’m really loving gouache paints. This post is for watercolor artists who are ready to try something new!
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If you are stuck in a rut, this post is for you!
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Adventures with making art in public!
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Here’s a peek into my quilting world! I’ve been slowly conjuring up some quilt tops and loving every moment!
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A rundown on different types of watercolors, and thoughts on layering them with success.
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Lynda Barry is crushing it!
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A review of Alisa Burke’s class “Painters Bliss”
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Sign up for this free web series…you will LOVE it!
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What season is your creativity in?
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Try setting some intentions for your next creative series!
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Try some abstract art making to free your painting style!
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Art Process
- Jul 27, 2019 Ideas for Painting with Gouache
- Jul 11, 2019 Throw Out The Rules
- Jun 27, 2019 Challenges of Intuitive Painting
- Jun 4, 2019 Layering with Watercolors
- May 7, 2019 Painters Bliss
- Apr 25, 2019 Sketchbook Revival
- Apr 3, 2019 Intention Setting for Your Creative Life
- Mar 18, 2019 Faces are Expressive!
- Dec 26, 2018 Color Stories
- Dec 5, 2018 Make a Collage that Changes over Time
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Artwork
- Dec 5, 2018 Make a Collage that Changes over Time
- Oct 3, 2018 Does Portrait Art Have to Be Beautiful?
- Sep 2, 2018 Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper!
- Sep 1, 2018 Ten Ideas to Jump Start Creativity!
- Jul 25, 2018 Art and Social Activism
- Jul 19, 2018 How to Paint Fantasy
- Jul 12, 2018 Turn Your Life into a Graphic Novel
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Comics
- Feb 24, 2019 My First Trip to the Comic Shop!
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Creative Living
- Sep 18, 2019 My One Two Punch for Stress Relief
- Oct 7, 2018 List of Things Inspiring me Now!
- Aug 20, 2018 Simple Living
- Apr 23, 2018 Art Table Feng Shui
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Crushing It!
- Sep 2, 2019 Life Book Creativity and Well Being Summit
- Aug 17, 2019 Kyra E. Hicks is Crushing It!
- May 8, 2019 Crushing It! Lynda Barry
- Mar 25, 2019 Crushing it! Hali Karla
- Mar 10, 2019 My latest Girl Crush: Effy Wild!
- Mar 1, 2019 Meg Quinn: Ahead of Her Time!
- Feb 15, 2019 Crushing it! Esther Pearl Watson
- Feb 7, 2019 Meet Heather Shafer: Life Guru
- Feb 6, 2019 Dame Vivienne Westwood: A Fashion Designer Ahead of her Time
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Introspective Arts
- May 28, 2019 Art for Stress Relief
- Mar 25, 2019 Your Creativity Matters!
- Dec 8, 2018 Memory Collages
- Oct 13, 2018 Non Attachment and the Creative Life
- Apr 25, 2018 Creating a Meditative Art Journal
- Apr 23, 2018 Getting Real with Your Life Plans
- Apr 12, 2018 Ideas for Starting in Watercolor
- Apr 25, 2017 Lettering in Your Journal
- Mar 28, 2017 Manifesting Positive Relationships
- Mar 4, 2017 Ritual de lo Habitual: Habit Transformation with Journaling
- Feb 12, 2017 Valentine's Day from the Heart
- Feb 5, 2017 What does freedom mean to you?
- Feb 1, 2017 Themes for your Art Journal
- Jan 28, 2017 Symmetry vs. Asymmetry
- Jan 25, 2017 Choosing Collage Papers for your Journal
- Jan 19, 2017 Materials to Gather for Art Journaling
- Jan 9, 2017 Tips on Starting an Art Journal
- Jan 3, 2017 Ten Reasons to Keep an Art Journal
- Dec 13, 2016 Keeping a Collage Journal
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My Bookshelf
- Aug 31, 2019 Books by Jamie Sams
- Mar 29, 2019 Beginner's Guide to Abstract Art
- Jan 12, 2019 A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women)
- Nov 10, 2018 Top Four Buddhist Books to Read Now
- Oct 15, 2018 Feminist Literature Brings Women Together!
- Sep 29, 2018 The Vein of Gold by Julia Cameron
- Sep 28, 2018 My Latest Passion: Riot Grrrl Zines
- Sep 28, 2018 Goddesses in Everywoman by Jean Shinonda Bolen, MD
- Aug 12, 2018 Create Your Life Book by Tamara LaPorte
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Passion 101
- Jan 21, 2019 Letting Go When You Get Stuck
- Jan 21, 2019 Honoring Life Transitions
- Jan 21, 2019 Why Passion Matters
- Jan 21, 2019 The Rhythm of Desire
- Jan 21, 2019 Destiny in the Daily Details
- Jan 21, 2019 Making Time to Do What You Love
- Jan 21, 2019 Courage to try Something New
- Jan 21, 2019 Trust Your Inner Voice
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Sewing
- Sep 22, 2019 Sew a Simple Bolster Pillow
- Jun 12, 2019 Quilting on the Down Low
- Nov 12, 2018 She is complete!
- Oct 1, 2018 Checklist for Buying Your First Sewing Machine
- Oct 1, 2018 Sewing is the New Green!
- Oct 1, 2018 Sew Eco
- Oct 1, 2018 Sew a Hamsa Hand Wall Hanging
- Oct 1, 2018 Improvisational Quilting: Rules to Guide Your Way
- Oct 1, 2018 A few tips for Beginning Seamsters
- Oct 1, 2018 Basic Sewing Kit
- Oct 1, 2018 Taming the Wild Quilter
- Oct 1, 2018 Make a Fabric Tree Out of an Old Dress
- Oct 1, 2018 Sew the T Shirt Squares Dress!
- Sep 28, 2018 Keep Clothes out of the Landfill
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Spirituality
- Sep 23, 2018 Showing all Your Colors in Your Art
- Apr 8, 2018 The Art of Spontaneous Creation
- Jan 28, 2018 Mindful Community: How to Lead a Life of Awareness
- Jan 28, 2018 Volunteering to Gain Clarity on Your Gifts
- Jan 28, 2018 Watercolor Painting as a Healing Path
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Studio Journals
- Aug 22, 2019 Top Ten Music Albums to Paint To
- Jul 7, 2019 Drawing at the Coffee Shop
- Apr 20, 2019 Seasons Change
- Mar 3, 2019 Setting Up an Art Space that Works
- Feb 1, 2019 Quilting and Reflection
- Jan 31, 2019 Women in Art
- Jan 1, 2019 A New Year in Art!
- Nov 16, 2018 Fall Inspiration!
- Nov 11, 2018 Fall Update
- Aug 5, 2018 Achieving Focus in the Studio
- Apr 23, 2018 Snippets from the Wayback Machine
- Jan 28, 2018 The Relationship Between Identity and Art
- Jan 28, 2018 The Epic Journey of Gathering Art Supplies
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Studio News
- Sep 20, 2019 What's Happening Sister?
- Mar 22, 2019 Prints Available at Green Woman Store!
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Tutorials
- Nov 19, 2018 Quick and Dirty Vintage Backgrounds
- Sep 29, 2018 Create Groovy Silhouette Art
- Sep 28, 2018 Make Comics
- Sep 14, 2018 Make Halloween Art!
- Sep 9, 2018 Make an Intuitive Painting
- Aug 16, 2018 Make a Grown Up Paper Doll!
- Apr 23, 2018 Tips for Drawing Figures
- Apr 23, 2018 Create a Quirky Animal Illustration
- Jan 28, 2018 Make Rorschach Animals
- May 23, 2017 Hardback Book Into a Visual Journal