Valerie sjodin

After rallying in 2020-2021 I began to lose my hope and vision. This post tells a bit of my journey from desolation back to consolation.

Here is my 100 day project so far - Days 1-8. It has gone as expected with a pleasant surprise.

I've debated whether to share this, but in case it encourages someone to keep going and not give up on the vision they've been given, I am going to go ahead and share. About a year ago, I had a vision of teaching online art journaling classes. The vision, or dream, caught me by surprise because I'm

This post shows my finished journal pages of the A-Z Word of the Year Challenge & links including A-Z of my Mystery and applying it to a word of the year.

2016 Topic 10: Doodles Lori Marie Hi everyone, Darcy here with our newest topic. This time we will be exploring the world of doodles. This is something most of us have done all our lives, from being very small and 'scribbling' through to 'doodling' whenever bored. I am sure you doodled on school notebooks or on your pencil case, perhaps the names of 'crushes' in a love heart? perhaps cartoon doodles of friends and their names, maybe you were a flower power person and covered everything in…

This is the third post dedicated to making everyday things special by finding ‘Art in real life.’ I’ve started the rewarding experience of making a forest meadow journal to chronicle my walks, thoughts, wildlife and nature discoveries. ‘ Art is to make special .’ If that is true, then it is possibl

Here is the my 100 day project - Days 71-78. I’m experimenting more and adding more pencil to the watercolor and pen. I’m finding the more I create, the more possibilities there are to create.

Joy is one of those things that makes one's heart sing. The mystery of joy, at least for me, lies in the difference between joy and happiness. They are similar and can be expressed in similar ways, but joy goes deeper. Joy is an emotion of delight and gladness not dependent on circumstances. It expr

Here is the my 100 day project - Days 87-94. Experimenting with pencil and watercolor, using a stencil as a beginning point. It’s so fun!