Have you ever looked at something and seen it all of a sudden completely different? I sit in my snow room (which is like a sun room, but in Indiana it has snow outside more than sun) daily. It's my favorite room to drink morning coffee and wake up for the day. As things have slowly winded down with our Spoonful Studio and the days of it closing are nearing, I have found myself with more and more free time. One day, I was sitting there and looking at the same mantel that I have every other Continue Reading
Art Magic is the Creative Process
Have you ever sat back and thought about the parts of your job that you really love? It may be the reason why you went into that profession or it may be things you realized about it, once you were in it. Even if your job is not your dream, if you are doing it day in and day out, and it takes a chunk of your day and life, I hope there is SOMETHING you love about it. Recently, a friend asked me what I love about what I do. Without even having to think about it...I knew. I love Continue Reading
Beauty in the Unexpected
Isn't it fun when something unplanned catches your eye? I think there is beauty in the unexpected. The other week I showed you how I made these messy painted journals. I began by showing you how I made their covers, but I ended up filling them up with color too. The goal was to fill the pages with color and inspiring pops of playful abstract paint strokes. What I did not expect was the papers that I used to insert between my journal pages to become their own beautiful canvas. These papers Continue Reading
Large Abstract Painting- enjoy the process
Do you ever have natural instincts towards something, but you can't always fully explain it until you keep learning in towards it!? Whew. That's a bit confusing. Let me explain. I have always loved helping people to create. I let my kids paint before they could really talk. I always viewed it as a sensory, exploratory time in letting their imaginations go. Now, that we started and run an art studio in our town it has had me lean further into my philosophy of how we run our classes and Continue Reading
Reindeer Hands
Tis the season of crafting for one and all. Lots of us LOVE it, but I know for some it can be intimidating and scary. Especially kid crafts. They can be a lot of fun, but let's just be honest...they can sometimes end up in a mess. It's always a successful kid craft when it doesn't end in tears or a destroyed house. I love capturing my kids imagination and crafts so I brace myself, try to put some of my OCD tendencies on pause, and let them create. Here are a few tips to help you get through Continue Reading
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