Landscape paintings: sunset
Back in my collage era
Working in tiny books I got from my grandmas. My family found them as they were cleaning out her condo.
First pages, last pages
Messy journal pages
All connected
Fact or fiction
Saints
Catalog
Observation
Ephemera
Creative fire
A poem for the Ancient Self
Art I made lately
New zine alert!
Zines
SCRAPS is an intuitive abstract collage mini zine for doodling on, cutting up or pasting in. Use its pages to scribble poems, or use it to trade love notes back and forth with friends 💗 this will be the beginning of a mini zine series, and is perfect to use as ephemera or to tuck in a journal pocket
Personal Inventory is a mini zine featuring my favorite questions I’ve encountered for personal inventory. Amazing addition to your journaling practice or for the sober-curious.
A poem from walking
It was a good night for making art
Something just clicked
Colorful abstract worlds
Animal: A poem
Junk journal pages
A poem for the home
Another animal drawing session: bunnies and a panther
Recent journal spreads
Animal drawing session
Images from Introvert Drawing Club through Substack
enough
Contemplating the essay for this week: why do we tell ourselves our art isn’t enough? why do we shame ourselves for creating something that is valuable to ourselves but perhaps no one else? How can we transmute that feeling and show up anyways?
New painting for sale
I haven’t been able to finish a painting for months but after a fabulous Get Messy journaling session last night, I finally broke through.
Suddenly I’m writing poetry everyday
And it’s been years since I’ve been able to do that. Going to keep sharing because if my other creative practices have taught me anything, it’s that I enjoy sharing my creations. It makes me feel like a kid again.
Art updates
Fantasy Poetry and a Rainbow Dreamscape
Goddess poetry
When you’re stuck make it bright and colorful
Word witchery and zine info
New zine alert: Sacred Paper II
Found my way back
A cozy poem
A poem for taking it one step at a time
More journal magic plus I finished a sweater
Journaling with the fairies today
Last night I got an amazing lightning bolt of inspiration to start creative writing again. So excited to share. Here is an art journal spread inspired by that writing session and fairies.
composition notebook art journal
More abstract collage; grateful for this
Found my way back to inspiration for my favorite form of expression. Often I will go on creative sprints and then feel the need to take a break from this particular medium. Always a happy return. Completed after doing some Oracle art tonight. Readings still available in my Etsy, and they include a lovely one-of-a-kind mixed media artwork to go along with your message, affirmation and prompts. shops on sale 25% until Valentine’s Day.
finally braving my studio
Sitting in my studio has been a struggle
It’s a wreck
I am too overwhelmed to try and organize it
But I need to create. Tonight I sat down and just worked through journal spreads
This one is a favorite
I will remember this feeling
When I prioritized self care
So I can show up stronger
Tomorrow
I completed this little journal
More collage play
A chilly night of collage
Honestly
What colleges have you attended?
College is a touchy subject for me because it was a struggle. So, I won’t go into ALL of the colleges I’ve attended.
Most of my education was done at Northern Illinois University. I ended up graduating from Easten Illinois University. It took me almost 13 years to complete college. I think I went to six different schools in that time.
Education is different for everyone. Had I a chance to do things over, I would not have gone away to college. I would have researched more and gone through my other options.
But it’s not helpful to dwell on the past.
Making Shapes
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?
My inner critic has not been kind to my abstract collage practice. Especially as I move through it quickly, and the pages become sparse to invite tension between the elements.
The simple layers and the shapes they make intrigue me. Lately the white space has been playing with me, inviting me to use less material for more dramatic effect. I can imagine stories of each one. They are simple, yet intricate and profound. I could fill books and books with pages like these.
Inner child art journaling featuring Barbie
I was inspired to work with my inner child today. Little Rikki and I flipped through a little Barbie booklet I picked ip the other day — I finally watched the Barbie movie. And it reminded me how much I loved the color pink.
It was combined with my love of ballet and dance. I practiced free dance for the first time this last week. Due to chronic body pain, I have struggled to do move my body, let alone feel confident in moving freely. The past three months I have been focused solely on a gentle yoga practice to help facilitate easier days in my body and to free dance.
Then my grandma gifted me a statue I remember from when I used to stay at her house as a child. It’s a dark metal statue of a ballerina, tutu and all. It’s helped me to address the fact that there are some things I never let myself dive too far into. I quit gymnastics and dance as a kid due to horrible migraines, and by the time I was older, activities such as dance team were far too expensive.
The next time I remember dancing is late nights out dancing. Not fond memories for a recovering alcoholic, though not all bad. Not the type of free dance I’m going for though.
Anyways, all of this culminated on the page, and adding free dance to my habit tracker…although it is one I will be a lot more patient with. It has taken me a long time to get to this point. I don’t want to force it. No freedom in that, either.
News!
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My zine Sacred Paper is available in my Etsy shop now. It’s $18 for the physical copy (shipping included), which you can buy here or $6 for a digital copy. DM on Instagram to set up a trade.
Wild woman journal
An essay on enoughness
I have found myself gravitating to Substack more, specifically concerning my writing. I wanted to share the link to todays’ essay on my art practice. I hope that you all can join me there. It’s free, although there is a paid option that gets you digital versions of all of my zines. I will probably still share art photos here.
Paper Shrines 