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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Transparent’ I had an ‘AHA!’ moment the other day.  I can’t remember how it was triggered, but I suddenly realized that my love for all things transparent and translucent in art mirrors my desire for transparency in life and in relationships. Let’s take …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is Coffee **If you are not a coffee drinker, just insert ‘tea’ in place of the word ‘coffee’ as you read on.  If you’re not a coffee or tea drinker, well, I’m sorry about that. I LOVE COFFEE!  My favorite cup of coffee is …

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The Wonderful Word for this Wednesday is ‘Bloom’ If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m taking a break from creating classes right now.  I’ve come to a point in my creative journey that I need to take some time to just play art without an end in mind.  I need to …

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The Wonderful Words for Wednesday are ‘Self Talk’ ALL of us talk to ourselves in our heads all day long.  If you don’t think you do, you’re just not tuning in. Self talk can be negative, such as, “Who do I think I am, I’ve got nothing to offer anyone.” …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Steal” Now you might be thinking of the word steal in the negative sense, but I’m not talking about crimes here. Dictionary.com gives these first two definitions for the word ‘steal’: to take without permission or right, especially secretly or by force. to …

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The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are “The Artist Date”   There are SO many ways to activate your creativity.  Last week I shared how to use one bouquet of flowers for many creative outlets.  This week I’m going to talk about something called “The Artist Date”. Julia Cameron, the …

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The Wonderful Word for Wednesday is ‘Bouquet’ Did you know that a bouquet of flowers holds ENDLESS inspiration for your creativity? Today I’m going to talk about MANY ways you can get creative with flowers AND I’ve included a free coloring page for you. Since yesterday was Valentine’s Day, some …

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The wonderful word for this Wednesday is “Togetherness” Dictionary.com gives these definitions for the word togetherness: warm fellowship, as among members of a family the quality, state, or condition of being together. a feeling of closeness or affection from being united with other people. Aren’t those lovely definitions? Now I …

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The Wonderful Word for Wednesday is “Learning” Wendell Berry said it best: “The mind that is not baffled is not employed.” What’s your attitude towards learning new things?  Do you squirm and fret learning something new?  OR, do you constantly look for classes to take to learn more and more …

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The Wonderful Word for Wednesday is ‘Tag’ As many of you already know, I have been having a love affair with Art Journaling for the last few months.  Don’t worry, it’s not a secret and my husband knows about my art journal (wink). Ever since the beginning of my art …

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