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Today is the beginning of the 100 Day Project, initiated by Elle Luna and Lindsay Jean Thompson.

I have participated in the past but this year, I decided to tackle something else than a creative practice in my Studio. Self-portraiture has helped me heal some wounds in the past years and I will focus on that.

Showing pieces of me every day. Defining who I am through the lens of my phone camera. I may be editing or not in order to pass my message.

I will be unapologetically me.

What do I mean by that ? I am not perfect. I am not a photographer. I am not a model. I am just me. A woman in her early 30s trying hard to conciliate her body image and how she feels inside.

I want it to reflect how I see myself on that day. Good and bad.

Here is day #1:

I start everything I do with a feeling, an intention.

This is at the core of my creative practice, and I could even say of my life. Because I do start cooking with the intention of nourishing my body and showing my people how much I care for them. Because intention is the seed of everything.

Lately, I have been more daring regarding my decisions. Going to places that scare me. Doing things way outside of my comfort zone. Because I learned that it is so beautiful outside this zone of “I know what’s happening. I have control over it”.

Find that nugget of Joy

I won’t tell you this is an easy task, but once you know how to tap into this well, you won’t look back. It can be anything, really. And it does not have to be something huge.

For me, Joy appears when I get messy in my art journal, letting myself be guided.

For me, Joy appears when I walk the dog in the sunshine.

For me, Joy appears when I am pushing my body’s limits during a workout.

For me, Joy appears when a loved one hugs me out of the blue.

For me, Joy appears when I get lost in a fantastic book.

Everything is weaved together

Have you ever noticed how much how you feel when you wake up in the morning will influence the rest of your day ? Yup, I guess we have all been there.

Take the time your Soul needs to replenish. You deserve it ! It took me a very long period to accept this Truth. And it still not something automatic even when I know, deep in my guts, that my body and/our my soul need the downtime and the love.

When I nourish my body with plant-based food, it makes everything else click together. When I lose myself in my creative practice, I am happier. Stress seems to disappear for a while. Same goes with inflammation caused by my fibromyalgia.

This is crazy ! But make yourself a priority.

I am a little late sharing this new project video for ColourArte this week.

For some strange reasons, I was browsing my Youtube channel’s videos and how my style (and the videos) evolved since I started sharing them with you. Can you believe I now have more than 200 videos ? yup, I could not believe it either. My first video was shared in July 2010, when I did not have a Studio and was creating on our dining room table.

One thing that is like a red thread is the passion behind each of them, and the power of being guided to make art, no matter the form it takes.

My most viewed video is the one where I share with you the cling wrap technique. I wanted to revisit it to be closer to what I do now, this is why I used ColourArte’s pigments, the Primary Elements.

Here is the video:

It’s really easy to do and does not need a lot of supplies. Of course, you can do it with spray ink as well 😉

I do hope it will get you inspired to get messy, and to have fun while doing it. I think I will do it in my Art Journal soon 😉 It is a good starting point. If you create something following my video, please share with me the results in the comments: I would love to see your take on it !

A few close-up photos: