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Hello Beauties,

Long time no see, I know. But I am still here and I am coming today with an exciting announcement: I will have a guest lesson in the upcoming Book Of Days 2021!
I have been a teacher in this fantastic and inspiring art journaling class in the past. It is filled with a variety of artists, which is great as we all have a different view on why we use art journaling, how we do it and distinct styles as well.

In the past year, my creative practice took a really big toll. I stepped many many times into my ArtCave (the room space I have dedicated as a Studio. This is the best space I have had so far since I started making art regularly in 2009). I stared at all the beautiful supplies I had accumulated (supply hoarded in recovery here). At the art I love from fellow artists that inspire me to be better…. But I went back upstairs, not having touched anything.
It fills me with sadness but one of the thing that remained was my art journaling practice as a positive outlet.

Mark your calendar!

The registrations open on November 15th. AND I am hosting a giveaway on my Instagram account so you could win your spot.
It is happening right there!

Take a peak at the teachers’ list & more

Some videos are harder to create and even harder to share than others. For me, this is one of them. Sharing about me, about bits and pieces of my stories as a bi-racial woman of colour is not something I talk about easily or often. But with what’s currently going on in the World, I felt awful not to address it at all. Because… sometimes, silence is compliance, right?

Here’s the video:

I have been working on this for quite a long time. It took more than a month from the moment I knew I had to do something to the moment I completed the page. Yup… I had to make my voice heart. Even just for me, because crying every day helps, but not for long.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might remember me posting a sketch of the drawing at the beginning of June. Then, it took me two weeks to actually stop avoiding going further in the project and paint it… Because when your heart is aching so bad, it does not matter if you know what you need to do. It just seems impossible. And I accept that today: the need for time to process emotions and thoughts.

I am bi-racial and am myself in a bi-racial marriage. I am a woman of colour and my husband is White, which resulted in a funny blend when it comes to our daughters’ skin tones (I have shared pictures of them in the video). All my life, I have been told stuff that left me without a sense of belonging, without that deep knowledge of being enough. Too white, too black, not enough of anything. This leaves scars and wounds I am now tending as an almost 35 years old.
Before you speak, always wonder “could this hurtful?” because words can destroy more than a punch in the guts…

I am happy to share a new {Art Journaling In Motion} video with you to start off the week.
I know I have missed some weeks but life has been a little out of control as of late.
For this video, I wanted to take you with me when I open my art journal in order to let feelings go. How do I transform them into something more meaningful?
I hope you’ll enjoy this 🙂

Supplies Used*:

• Art Journal
• Stabilo mark-it-all
• Heavy white acrylic paint
• Lindy’s Gang ink sprays
• Acylic Paint
• Dina Wakley’s Collage Words
• Matte fluid medium
• Oil pastels

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I recently joined a Facebook group created by the talented Tina Walker called “The Fuckin’ Badassery Art Journalers“.
As you might know by now, my Soul Whisper this year is Unapologetic. And if there is something you should get about myself is that I am not afraid of swear words. Because they help release some pressure. Because, I have to admit, sometimes I just want to get it out and they help.
When I was a senior in high school, my best friend and I had this saying “fuck them all”. It sums up our last two years of high school pretty well… but that’s for an other story 😉

Art Journal flip-through:

The journal in images:

I have been working more in my art journals again and I am very happy to share a new {Art Journaling In Motion} video with you today.
I am using my handmade easy journal, as it has a fun size and contains few pages. Do you know the pressure of completing an art journal? I do.

On this page, I wanted colours and texture. I wanted it to feel what Gratitude feels like to me. It might appear to be random, but nothing was.
For example, the crackles represent the fact that we often turn to Gratitude when Life falls apart. As a coping mechanism of some sorts; instead of it being a “normal” daily mindset.

If you were to paint your Gratitude, what would it look like?
I hope you enjoyed this video, and I’d love to know what you’d like to see next on my channel, I am open to suggestions in the comments 😉