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I am not dead, nor is this blog. I sit in front of the blank page to talk to you every single day. I have several drafts in progress. But nothing gets publish. I am not sure why yet.

So while waiting for a real blogpost very soon (I promise), here are some sneak peeks of some new artworks (and if you want to see more and talk, please consider «liking» Inner Voices facebook fan page).

I am currently editing a new {Paint In Motion} video for you. But it wouldn’t be fun without a bit of technical difficulties, right ? 😉

My Creative Hollow (ie my home art studio) is far from being really done, but it’s okay. I even have decided that the non-finished painted walls are kinda great like they are (the top edges are not painted), it gives a sense of «in progress» I like, actually.

But I really was needing to get back to painting and art journaling, after a 3-week break. My husband and my mom made me noticed that it was beginning to really affect my mood.

I wanted to do a new {Painting in Motion} video for ages and to record the first painting created in this new beginning that is our life here.

I finally pointed out also what was causing the creative hole I was in: I want to paint on big surfaces and feel constricted on my usual sizes (8×10″ and such). But I want to use the surfaces I already have so it won’t lay around here for ever.
I will also probably listen to my husband’s advice and use the old canvases used but that I don’t like and re-do them. What’s on it will serve as a start for texture and color, and we’ll see what’ll happen from there. Promise to be interesting !

I am currently in the amazing Mindy Lacefield online class (finishing this week 🙁 BUT she will soon be offering an «at your own pace» version of it, for those of you who wanted to wait a bit etc) called «Paint your story».
I really don’t regret spending my money on this. She is a fabulous teacher and the community gathered in her class is just fantastic. What she teaches us in the class is centered around play, finding again how to let our 7yo self out while painting and creating.

You know how building meaningful artwork is dear to my heart, and this is really the class I needed for that. To get the permission to use bold colors and symbols even if only I understand them. And that the story I tell in my painting does not have to be unfold, everyone can see in it what s-he wanna/needs (to) see.

I struggled A LOT with her face. Now, I know why but on the moment I was just very frustrated. This is in moments like this that I am happy I learned not to be too attached to a painting until I feel like it’s finished, so I can build over and cover up when needed.

I love filming when I paint because often, I forget my process, and I then can use my videos as a library of past processes. AND sharing it with people give me plenty of fresh eyes, allowing me to see stuff I did not.
I wish I’d know more about the editing process though, but it will come.
I wanted to do a voice over comment, and started. But when I listened to the first segments, the noise from outside were too present, added to my cold it was just not good enough. So sorry, not this time again.

Here it is (be warned, despite me speeding up, it is quite a long one):

It’s not easy to find all the material I’ve used but here is what I was able to find, hoping that helps:

If you have any question, please feel free to ask 🙂

Stamping letter by letter has something kinda meditative.

I needed to calm my mind so it was the perfect technique yesterday, after what was maybe one of the mat stressful day of our life.

My art journal is getting some love again.

I notice how my process and what I create in my journal changed over time.
I feel Luke i am more into simple pages. More meaningful.

I created this page with very few supplies: Lindy Stamp Gang’s Starburts Sprays, alphabet stickers and book pages. stamped tissue paper.That’s it.

In 2011, I decided to completly accept that I am an artist and once this was triggered in my heart, there was no way back possible.

I am not an artiste because I opened an Etsy shop to try to sell some of my work, but because I knew I simply was a creator.

Creative when I cook for me and my family.
Creative when I write just not to forget. just to get it OUT.
Creative when I let go all of my fears in the pages of my art journals.
Creative when I put paint on canvas/wood/whatever and see a face appear, and hear the Nixie telling me her story, her message.
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What is being an artist, really ? What does it mean for you ? I am pretty sure we all have different visions of it. And this is something I love because it is so personal and yet so universal at the same time.

When I look at my daughters (currently 5 and 6½) drawing, doodling, scribbling, dancing, singing, inventing poems and songs about their daily life and their «right now», I am purely in awe. It comes naturally, they never second-guess themselves. They just are creative, because we all are until we let doubt and comparison and self-destructive thoughts take over it. I wish for them to last forever and ever.

Every single day, I commit to creativity. In any form.
Painting makes me happy. Keeps me sane. And makes me kinda go out of my body for a while. So I just keep doing it, day after day.
Cooking is also central in my life.

No matter how in pain my body is, how tired I feel, how loud my mind screams not to do anything, I have to listen to my Inner Voice and make something. Just a little thing sometimes. It is enough.

There are phases when I don’t wanna do anything, it happens and I go with it. Trying not to make it last too long though because once I let it go, it is harder to come back to it. And I have to come back to it, to listen to the calling.

I don’t blog as much as I would like to, because I prefer now to be in my «real life», but I try to share a lot via flickR and facebook. So head over there to keep in touch, I would love to learn to know you 🙂

Sneak peak at my three latest Nixies. I will soon share their stories: