For this week, I picked walk. Park of listening actively is changing my location and not sitting and listening while I am on the computer, etc. When I take a walk with either of my sons, I listen so much better. I am present, I am paying attention only to them and I listen. So my intent this week is to take more walks. To engage with my family as I walk.
The lettering I used here comes from this pin.
The image is from this pin by the awesome Inslee.
Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This week’s inspiration comes from this pin. I am still obsessed with figure sketching and I loved this one.
I drew this girl in pencil then drew again with 0.005 micron and used the watercolors to for all the red/pink. The background is yellow watercolors. I am not such a fan of the feet and the legs were so hard but alas, I am learning.
prompt says: today i know that i want to focus more on
I wrote about healing, finding my path.
Today I Know is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
Life Book week twelve was taught by Anna Dabrowska. Anna has a very particular style and it’s really really far from mine. I was reluctant to try this one but I am taking Life Book just for this reason so I wasn’t letting it go. After a bunch of whining I decided to sit and do it.
This page uses a lot of matte medium which I don’t like. It uses a lot of gesso which I don’t use. And it has a lot of dimension, which I usually don’t have anything to do with.
but here we are.
I used a childhood photo of my sister and I and wrote: sisters forever.
I love you Yona, and you’re the best sister in the world and in my heart and mind and thoughts no matter where you are in the world.
Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
For this week, I picked reach out. Park of being active, for me, is learning to reach out to others and creating my own social activities. Reaching out to friends, acquaintances, potential friends, or even colleagues. It’s easier and sometimes more enjoyable for me to sit at home, alone or with my small family. So being active is about making the effort to reach out and not waiting for others to.
The lettering I used here comes from this pin.
The image here is a hand reaching. Alas, hands are hard to draw!
Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This week’s inspiration comes from this pin. I am obsessed with figure sketching lately and I loved this one.
I drew this girl in pencil then drew again with 0.005 micron and finally i drew over both with my Stabilo All and used the watercolors to pull the color all over. The background is blue watercolors.
prompt says: today i know it is ok to change my mind about
I wrote about what I like to do.
Today I Know is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This week’s stitching also comes from urban threads. I loved the interlocking heart. I used stem stitch and back stitch on this one. The little word is permanent.
Stitching Circles is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
Life Book week eleven was taught by Tam. The Lesson was on creating a painting around the idea of a Tree of Life. I decided mine would be a girl sitting by the tree, reading. I did this whole page in about twenty minutes. Mostly with my fingers. Tried not to overthink it.
It’s all acrylic paints.
It says: we are all part of the same story.
Aren’t we?
Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
For this week, I picked engaged. One of the parts of being active for me is to be more engaged in all areas of my life. When with my kids, at work, when talking to Jake, when out in social situations, and even when alone, I want to be more engaged. I want to be fully present. I want to be very conscious of this very moment. I want to be in it. So engaged it is.
The lettering I used here comes from this pin.
The image here is an eye. I wanted it to look like it was looking you in the eye as in engaged but it looks tired and sleepy to me.
Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This week’s inspiration comes from this pin. I loved loved loved this little image.
I drew this page and then colored it using watercolor pencils. I colored the whole background with Neocolor II crayons.
prompt says: today i know that i spent way too much time
I wrote about carrying the weight of my past and feeling broken.
Today I Know is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This week’s stitching also comes from urban threads. I loved the two little birds. I used stem stitch and back stitch on this one. The little word is together.
Stitching Circles is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
This is week ten of Life Book which is taught by Tam. The Lesson was on painting over collage.
This page started like this:
which was a model from the Antropologie catalog.
I am not crazy about how it turned out. There’s something about the face that’s bothering me. I don’t like the lips or the hair. I really dislike the dress. It just all looks too fake to me.
But still… it was a new technique and again something I would never have done on my own. So I am grateful.
The writing says: there never was anything wrong with you.
It’s from a book by Cheri Huber. Something I really want to remember.
Remember This is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
A new month comes with a new category of intention. What I wanted to pick for may was to listen actively. I like the idea of being more active, more outside, more engaged in the spring and summer. I think that I have a tendency to be stagnant, especially in the winter, so I love the idea of being more active.
The lettering I used here comes from this pin.
The image here is a ballerina, when I think of being active both physically and mentally, I think a ballerina represents both.
I really dislike how the spacing worked out in this one. Too much space to the right of the legs and the letters are crunched up. I also don’t like how the legs are softly colored and the lettering is bright black. It just seems off.
Listen with Intent is a project for 2014. You can read more about it here.
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