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Inspired by Mary Oliver – Spring Concertina part 1   3-17-24

Inspired by Mary Oliver – Spring Concertina part 1 3-17-24

Today I'm creating my spring concertina. This will be a 4 part series coming this week. All the parts including the cover  along with the free collage downloads, will be available in the free subscriber. I'm using Mary Oliver's poem Late spring as my inspiration:...

Inspired by Mary Oliver – Spring Concertina part 1 3-17-24

Today I'm creating my spring concertina. This will be a 4 part series coming this week. All the parts including the cover  along with the free collage downloads, will be available in the free subscriber. I'm using Mary Oliver's poem Late spring as my inspiration:...

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Willing to go where you haven’t been before 2-25-24

Willing to go where you haven’t been before 2-25-24

My inspiration this week has come from a new book that I have on Monet's work. And my curiosity is about his flowers. I studied the brush strokes and wanted to go on an adventure and take some risks with his style. I also was reminded this week about my adventure...

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Allowing inspiration to move me and bring joy 2-18-24

Allowing inspiration to move me and bring joy 2-18-24

Today's journal page was a chance to follow my joy and my inspiration. I was planning something else but I was going through my new(ish) volume of Feeling Free by LeAnne Ford. Every. Single. Time. I pick up this magazine .. all the issues I have, I turn the pages...

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What started as Valentines turned into an exploration of creativity

What started as Valentines turned into an exploration of creativity

What started as Valentine's for my grandkids and family, turned into a journey of exploration. You see anytime that we show up and play something happens. I was creating a background for my valentines and I loved it so much that I could see it being part of something...

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