As my main art focus in 2024 was on my word of the year journal (which made this list), I didn’t do loads of other projects. I wasn’t even sure that I would find nine to share with you! But a wee scroll back through my photos showed me that I was able to finishContinueContinue reading “Top Nine of 2024 – Arts & Crafts”
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Zine for the Year
3 minute read Some of you might know that I hosted a zine workshop in November 2024 at Ritchie Community League. This was my (fun) way to get people out of their houses and creating in community. You should all know that my teaching style is “there are no wrong moves, just get stuff downContinueContinue reading “Zine for the Year”
Belonging and Accountability
2 minute read time This post is a tribute. A combination book report, goal setting exercise, and zine preview. And it all starts here: I’ve read a few titles from adrienne maree brown over the years, and gosh I am a fan. This one is a continuation in her Emergent Strategy Series, a collection ofContinueContinue reading “Belonging and Accountability”
Friendships: I Don’t Get It
3 minute read time This post starts 20+ years ago in university and also 2 weeks ago in therapy. (Is this going to be my new thing? Talk about something in therapy, then make a zine about it? I mean, I’ve done dumber things for art…) In university I was really struggling with not onlyContinueContinue reading “Friendships: I Don’t Get It”
Word of the Year Art Journal
Here is an update on the third signature of my book this year. I have been working in it for 8 months now (!!), and each section is a bit different from each other. So far this signature – July to September – contains a lot of: found items scribbled text and doodles photos typedContinueContinue reading “Word of the Year Art Journal”
Building a Summer Scrapbook – One of my Best Ideas
It’s been three years since I chatted about this on the blog (click here for that post), but this is a tradition that I’ve been fairly committed to since then. I use it to “stretch time” and remind myself that I did a lot this summer, when the grey days of autumn hit hard. ThereContinueContinue reading “Building a Summer Scrapbook – One of my Best Ideas”
December Memory Keeping and Why I Quit “December Daily”
DECEMBER MEMORY KEEPING AND WHY I QUIT “DECEMBER DAILY” I started writing this Blog in December of 2021, but I never posted it. Now it’s creeping up on December 2022, and I find that I am feeling all the same feelings. I know that the tradition of creating a “December Daily” is something that isContinueContinue reading “December Memory Keeping and Why I Quit “December Daily””
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