Wanna Start Playing With Mixed Media Painting? It's EASY-PEASY + INCREDIBLY FUN. Here's how I got started. 1. Watch and Learn. My Mixed Media foray began this past January. It was the dead of winter. I was bored with my acrylic painting work, and I needed a shift, a change. So, I hopped online to see what I could find that might inspire me. A quick google search later and I found myself on Kelly Rae Robert's home page (www.kellyraeroberts.com). A very commercially successful Mixed Media …
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Stress and Overwhelm BE GONE! Practical Ways to Fend Off the Not-So-Bright Side of Life: A 3-Part Series
If you’re like me, one day you find yourself going Mach 10 with your hair on fire, full of energy and zest and ready to conquer the world, and the next day your energy is completely zapped and it feels like there are 200 lb weights attached to your ankles, dragging you down into the pit of despair. This is the not-so-bright side of life. And we ALL experience it. You are not alone. I am offering to you three practical, sure-fire ways to fend off the despair. For the next three weeks, I will …
Snow to Soul: The Gift of Winter
It snowed here in Wisconsin yesterday. It was a fluffy, wet, beautiful sight. The first snow always goes straight to my heart. I love it for a variety of reasons: It signals the beginning of a new season, which I always find refreshing. It means “the holidays are coming,” and I love the sparkle and shine of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas. During these dark days of early winter, the added light of the holidays brings cheer to my soul. It causes me to stop for a moment, pause, and …
Goodwill Hunting for Spring and Self
Yesterday, I found myself with an extra 8 hours. I know, sounds impossible. But it's true. So I started my morning off thinking about all of the work I could catch up on...and then I decided to take some time out to celebrate SPRING and celebrate ME. I went thrift shopping for two hours for some new spring clothes. It was the medicine I needed to overcome some of these nagging winter blahs. Picture it: me, Goodwill, and two hours completely to myself. I got lost sorting through the …
