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Iโ€™ve been keeping a secret from you. โฃ
Over the past year (actually longer than a year), I have been creating a body of ๐€๐๐’๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐“ ๐๐€๐ˆ๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐†๐’ as a personal project โ€” my own art therapy and celebration during this year+ of mothering a BABY again (so different than mothering independent kids and brings a whole new energy and depth to our family). โฃ
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These pieces are all small (5x7) and each holds so much energy and chemistry and itโ€™s own surprising goodness. โฃ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿฅฐ
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Iโ€™m gathering QUITE a little collection of them and will be releasing about 15-20 of my favorites in mid March!  Stay tuned.  ๐‘ฌ๐‘ด๐‘จ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ ๐‘บ๐‘ผ๐‘ฉ๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘น๐‘ฐ๐‘ฉ๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘บ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’‡๐’Š๐’“๐’”๐’• ๐’…๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’”. โ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ
At the root of a healthy creative career is ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐€๐‘๐“.  Always return to your work.  Soak it with goodness and love and carefulness and passion.  Continue progressing.  ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ. โฃโฃ
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Good art ๐‚๐€๐ speak for itself โ€” however, good art deserves to be spoken about.  It deserves to be built up, brought into the light, shared, supported, and championed (and who better to doโฃ that than you?) โฃ
I owe a lot to this little lady.  She made me soooo extraordinarily ill while pregnant that I had to leave my retail job and basically just lay in bed, eating saltine crackers and watching Smallville (hey.  It was 2009 ๐Ÿ™ˆ). But really, this โ€œcareerโ€ (๐Ÿ˜‚) focus shift was SUCH a gift because it gave me space to explore MY goals (not those of my store manager or directives from corporate). I dabbled in graphic design, photography, web design (hint: NOT MY SKILL โ€” have you seen my first website? ๐Ÿ˜‚)... and, after she was born and while she napped, I came home to painting! โฃ
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I shared more about this journey on my podcasts last week โ€” and THIS week we are going to talk about MOTHERHOOD + Creativity (can the two coexist?). โฃ
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I want to know this: ARTISTS who are parents, when did you come into your creative practice.  Before or after babe?  How has motherhood / fatherhood effective your creativity?
I get SO many questions about materials and supplies and mediums and pigments... (and I created a FULL resource guide which you can purchase on my website to get ALLLL my personal recommendations) โ€” BUT, if you have a specific question or are curious about the art making materials I enjoy most, pop your question below and Iโ€™ll answer!
Yesterday I did something (launched the #doitfortheprocesspodcast ๐Ÿ˜) and you guys were SO generous and gracious in return.  THANK YOU. โฃ
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There are some thoughts I want to bring up here because I know not everyone is into podcasts - totally fine - but, darn it, I really want to soak the whole (creative) world in them because theyโ€™re goooood. // I can say that because theyโ€™re not 100% my own. โ˜บ๏ธโฃ
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โ€” Art making is, at its root, is the process of becoming a fuller, more honest version of yourself.โฃ It is the bravery to make marks that reveal your thoughts and feelings.โฃ
It is the vulnerable GIFT of offering those marks, images, and messages to the world.โฃ
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THIS is the process.  YOU are the process.  Are making is secretly about becoming a better, richer version of yourself. โฃ
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YOU are the artwork and your efforts are meaningful
It is official!! The Do It For The Process PODCAST is live and in the world and you can listen to the first THREE episodes right now on apple podcasts or on Spotify! โฃ
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I told you last week that I was feeling a lot of vulnerability around this process โ€” and that is totally true still โ€” but the nerves are slipping into excitement which is a sure sign that this is GOOD (or at least that it will be good as I practice ๐Ÿ˜ฌ). โฃ
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So, I am taking my own advice, turning off the critic, celebration the act of STARTING (knowing I will improve at this) and DOING IT for the process. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ
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