castles

Day 17 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was FEARLESS I’m 53 today. I am not fearless. But I have learned to live with fear. I give it a chair at the table. Because fear is useful. It plays a role in our life. It keeps us safe. Sometimes from things that no longer represent a danger. Fear can be a bit stupid that way. 😂 Once it had protected us from something, it keeps doing that. Even after the danger is no longer. [...]

Day 16 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was UNFILTERED Gloria Gaynor sings: Your life is a sham til you can shout out I am what I am No hiding No excuses No judgement (of self or others) Loving what’s in your closet Banging your own drum Loving your sparkles Being proud Shouting it out NO FILTER 🦋What does unfiltered bring up in you?🦋 [...]

Day 15 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was VULNERABILITY If you haven’t watched @brenebrown Ted Talk on shame and vulnerability or read any of her books, I highly recommend you Google her. For a long time, I saw vulnerability as a weakness. I grew up ‘being strong’ and that meant not showing your weaknesses and emotions and often even hiding your deep down truth. Eventually, I started showing up more authentically [...]

Day 14 of #artjournaladvent2022 Every day, I receive a prompt to create a page in my advent art journal. Today's prompt was BUILDING CASTLES IN THE AIR I’ve collaged a poem by Thomas Love Peacock on building castles in the air as well as a mix of Paris’ Dome des Invalides and Notre Dame. Dreaming up images, stories, adventures has always been a thing for me. I wrote and collages so much as a kid and teenager. I dreamed a lot too about adventures to come and where I’d want to go and what I’d wan [...]