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Gratitude Friday is a weekly ritual I started in order to focus on all the small and big positive things that happened during my week. I invite you to join me, you’ll see how much being thankful can change your life. If you want to know more about it, read my introduction post.

Hello !

Ebb and flows would be the title of the movie inspired by my life 😉 Well… I learn to go with it, as simple as that.

This week, I am thankful for:

• – This week was back-to-school for both my girls. We are getting used to our new routine, to Grenouille taking the schoolbus (which she is very happy about)… I am happy this system exists in North America, the bus comes at the corner of our street and simplifies our life a lot !
  – Being back to painting. I find my happy place, I needed and missed painting, creating, getting messy with my hands. I guess I cannot deny it anymore: I am an artist.
  – My friend Anu, her again. She listens to me babling, whining, having epiphanies. She is the light I thought did not exist.
  – My mom’s strength of character.
  – Energy drinks that help me to keep going, even if I hope to find something more natural.
  – I finally made my mind and decided to start a monthly newsletter. I will write it only in english first and will see if the francophone community is interested in following me via a newsletter. You can sign up right there in the sidebar, it is called Inner Whispers =====>
  – My perseverance to take care of myself (or at least, I am trying) without procrastinating. I am proud to still be able to look after my kids, even when exhausted like i havent sleep in weeks and in physical pain, when my world seem to be turned upside down.
  – I had my first (free) chinese medicine consultation. Seems like I am too stressed, my chi does not circulate properly. Damn !
  – I will begin my 4-week Practical Reiki formation next week, and it feels like I am finally going where I should. And new possibilities are already blooming.
  – I am alive. And despite all the rocks, all the suffering, I am still here. Trying to do my best with what I am given.

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Hello !

If you are on Inner Voices fanpage on Facebook, you should already know this. If not it is okay don’t worry 😉

I have been thinking about creating a Newsletter for a long time now, not knowing what I would say, if people would be interested etc. I decided it does not cost me a penny for now so I am giving it a try.

I will be sending it about once a month (I won’t bombard your mailbox, be reassured), so you will be the first to know what’s up in there, some coupon codes so you can enjoy my Etsy shop even more and who knows what.

It is simple, you can find the sign up box right there on the sidebar. It looks like this:

You will be able to unsubscribe at any time if you are not happy with it 🙂

Thanks a lot for the support you send me, it means a lot.

I am finally back at painting outside of my journal. Which I love, don’t get me wrong. But it feels good to be really working again.

Despite the few fears and Gremlins that tried to attack me, my Creative Juice was flowing back pretty fast, I was surprised to be honest…

So here is what I have done today for day 6 of  “Get Your Art ON“:

I started by pulling three colors from my paint box: primary yellow, a light but bright blue, hot pink, and I added white just because it is good to blend everything together and soften these bright colors a bit. I painted the all background with my fingers and even the palm of my hand. Bliiiiiiiiss. Back in my element again (note: I do this with non-toxic paints).
Then, a hat appeared clearly and I started sketching the face… I have a question for you: what do you use to sketch on canvas ? Because I tried several graphites and all are VERY hard to erase, they either are invisible if used on paint, or they let a greasy trace when erased. I am pulling my hair looking the right pencil to use. I painted her skin kind of «as usual». Here eyes are not done yet, usually I paint them last.
The picture above shows where I left her before dinner, at the end of my work day 😉
I started hearing her message, which makes me feel good.

Saying that, I have an repeating issue: one eye is always more distorted and/or smaller than the other. I seem not to be able to get both eyes right. I have no idea why, as it happens even when I draw guiding lines. You should know that when I put eyeliner, I usually mess up one of my eye LOL

I have another question for you: Do I add her some hair or leave her like she currently is ? What do you think ?

Hello there !

How are you doing ?

I just wanted to share with a bit of inspiration found in my flickR contacts recently (or not that recently).

1. make the most of yourself…, 2. A lovely dream cover journal, 3. My current view (painting in progress ), 4. Art Journal – Moleskine – Dylusions blog hop, 5. Moment of Saturday, 6. altar, 7. Owl (atc), 8. Alice, 9. Four of Cups

Here is what I’ve done for the week-end of “Get Your Art ON“, day 3 and 4:

Still in my Art Journal, I badly needed to go through very negative feelings so it was the safest place to do so (this is when it becomes more of Creative Journal than an Art Journal.

On the morning, I was feeling well, I sprayed blue and green spray inks through a swirly stencil, over a previously gesso-ed page.
Then I got wonky inside and broke up so I took my journal and just wrote it all…. Writing itself helped a lot, but paired with drawing etc it is just total therapy !!!

After I wrote, I put another thin coat of gesso, to cover it up. Burying it. Here is how it looked like then, on Saturday (the sticker is just one my daughter wanted me to use):

Tonight, I simply sketched a girl over it… (I will retouching the picture tomorrow as I am writing it on my IPhone, in my bed. Sorry for the poor quality for now. EDIT: retouched a bit so it is clearer but still sorry for the poor quality.):

We’ll see how it will turn out tomorrow 😉

Good night !