It is always fun for me to sift through the pile of prints that I have made over the past year. I can quickly see all the skills that I played with.

If you have a pile of prints with potential, then you might want to turn some of them into printed gifts.

Sometimes they just need:

• a little mark that pulls focus
• a collage of several prints or
• just simplify and focus

In the online class, Printed Gifts you will transform your piles of prints with potential into finished pieces.

Check out the details on the printmaking workshop page.

I love to give little surprise gifts.

Need help with making printed gifts? Check out the online course – Printed Gifts and join us today.

These little treasures can be a simple as a card or a small piece of artwork.

When we share our art, we share a bit of ourselves. That can be a bit scary. What if it is rejected or not   well received?

I just let go of that fear and give the gift anyway.

I would love to share with you a tutorial on how to make origami boxes from gel prints, book pages or other papers. Click over to the FREE tutorial page and start folding some cute little boxes.

 

I recently attended a week long Yoga retreat.

Ahhhhh………  Or is it Ommmmm. 🙂

I came back to the studio alive and renewed. And the things that helped that to happen were pretty simple.

• Take gentle walks often
• Listen to my gut
• Breathe to align my body

These 3 things feed my art practice as well as my healthy body.

Walks

I always get ideas and clear focus when I take a walk. I get:

• Photos that inspire stencils
• New energy that lets me shed critical judgements
• Ideas for new classes from the scenery

Listen to my Gut

This one can be common sense, but sometimes we get lost analyzing thoughts, or seeking advice from others.

We can listen to our “gut” on a physical level or on a mental level.

Way’s to listen to your artist’s gut:

• Make a mess
• Stop and call a piece done after just a couple of marks
• Take the class that you have be dreaming about
• Let go of old supplies or work that is weighing you down

Breathe to align

This insight was kind of specific to my yoga retreat, but I think I can still make an art analogy.

The breath is always there.

Hence it could be a great anchor to what is right in front of you right now.

Three ways the breath could align you with your art practice:

• Use an intentional inhale to step away from your piece and admire it
• Use a big sighing exhale as you finish a step – acknowledge your efforts
• If you are stumped and do not know how to proceed, maybe notice whether or not you are breathing in a way that brings in new ideas.

Happy Printing!

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