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Category Archives: Art Every Day
The Guitar – and being who we are
There are times when I just can’t sleep. When that happens, sometimes I read a book. Sometimes, I clean out my email inbox or Google reader (mind-numbing, right?) Sometimes, I just lie in bed and toss and turn. Other times, … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 18
One of my favourite types of art, is art created by children. Perhaps this is because I spend so much of my day with kids, or because I have spent so much time studying creativity and art in education, but perhaps … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 13: A Week of Art, and I can’t do it all
It seems I was a bit ambitious when I decided that not only would I create art every day, but I would post it on this blog every day too! In my head, I always imagine that I will have … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 5: Making Rainbows and Fabric Flowers
I’ve been working on two sewing projects today. For the first, I got to play around with creating fabric rainbows for pencil rolls. I love diving into the scrap bin and finding just the right fabrics , and no two … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 4: Costume Sewing
Yesterday was a full day of sewing. Hubby and I were off to a costume party last night and needed some medieval-type garb. Due to a date mix-up on my part, as of yesterday morning our costumes were just fabric … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 3 Doodling on Fabric
After yesterday’s success, I decided to play around with a little more embroidery today. This is pure doodle, like the kind of things I used to sketch in the margins of my note paper in university, or the things I … Continue reading
Art Every Day Day 2 – Another Tree and a New Skill
Today I decided to try my hand at something I have been wanting to do for awhile – embroidery. I first decided I wanted to try something like this when I inherited a large amount of embroidery floss from my grandmother. A few weeks … Continue reading
Art Every Day – Day 1
Creating art, for me, is often about the words. I dance, I create music, I sew fabrics into quilts, I collage papers into artwork, and sometimes (but rarely) I even draw, and yet the words always shine through. So, for this … Continue reading
Welcome!
Welcome to my new home on the web! Although there is still some hammer and nailing going on in the background, and a few changes to come over the next few months, I am excited to be in my new … Continue reading
