This week's word bowl words

From My Word Bowl – A Day Late

This week’s word from my word bowl are: the smoke from a chimney wispy silver Yesterday was busy busy and I didn’t get to post these then.  I haven’t had a chance to create anything yet either, although I have a few ideas floating around in my head. I’ll be back to post my finished […]

A Collaged Journal Card inspired by words from my word bowl

From My Word Bowl – Collaged Journal Card

Today’s Word Bowl words are: the girl It’s how we use them that counts. could you imagine   At first glance, I wasn’t sure how I could use these words, but then I got to thinking.  I have painted and sketched many, many girls and many of them sit in a file and have never […]

Words for this week's art prompt

From My Word Bowl – Journal Spread

This week’s words from MY Word Bowl are: her hair cheerfully sending love   I love to sketch and paint girls with long flowing hair, so these words instantly inspired me and I created this mixed media journal spread.     If this week’s words inspire you to create something too, I’d love if you […]

Full painting for art prompt on June 18 2018

From My Word Bowl – New

This week’s words I drew out of my word bowl…..   and the full painting they inspired…   If any of these words inspire you to create a painting, an art journal page, a sketch or anything else, I would be thrilled if you’d share.  You can share by leaving a link here or by […]

Word Bowl Photo by Tori Beveridge

Starting Monday

Starting Monday, I’ll be bringing back “From My Word Bowl”. I’ll post the words I pull from my word bowl, along with what they inspired me to create each week, both here and on Instagram.  If they inspire you to create something, (a painting, a sketch, an art journal spread, etc., etc.) I hope you’ll […]

Doodles and Sketches

There’s been lots of doodling and sketching happening here over the last few days, but no finished work, yet. This flurry of activity was prompted by two things. The first was a challenge by my mother to make some happy looking girls.  Smile, girls, smile! The second was that I joined Junelle Jacobsen’s Farmer’s Market […]

Journey, My Word for The Year

I don’t know where I first heard about the one word concept.  One word to use as my theme for the year, to create around, use as inspiration, dream about, meditate on and be and do. I do remember that I simply adored the idea.  To me it’s so much more possible than New Year’s […]