happy Easter!

wishing you many beautiful Easter blessings…..xox

{supplies:  strathmore 400 series 140 lb CP paper, sennelier watercolor,

.5 mechanical pencil,  watercolor lessons and inspiration from 

Danielle Donalson's "all creatures lovely and small" online class}

carving time

i had so much fun drawing my little bunnies that i
couldn't resist grabbing a small chunk of "moo carve".....

and watching this little guy come to life as a rubber stamp!


have a great weekend, and don't forget to carve out
a big chunk of creative time for yourself!  xox

{supplies:  moo carve, staedtler carving tools, brilliance ink pad
see how i carve a stamp here!}

inspiration monday

a few days ago i had a small chunk of creative time,  and i wanted to make the most of it,  but i had a tough time getting started.  so here are a few questions i asked myself to help get some creative juices flowing....

my first question was:
 "do i want to draw or paint?"

the answer:  draw - yes,  paint - no.

the second question was,
"what supply do i want to use with the answer to number one?"
the answer:  my favorite mechanical pencil.

question number three was,
"do i want to draw on blank paper, graph paper, or in my journal?"

the answer:  in my journal

and with all that decided,  now comes the tough part:  what do i want to draw?
this question will normally stump me for days,  but thankfully i've been thinking about
Easter coming up soon,  so my mind went to bunnies.  yay!  i'll draw some bunnies!

so i googled "bunny images" on the computer, and lots and lots of photos popped up...
definitely enough to fill that small chunk of time i had left to draw!  

sometimes getting started is as easy as asking yourself a few questions....  

and inspiration (along with google) will always be there to help you find the answers!


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i'll be taking another "chunk of creative time" in late october
 to travel to new york city!
 michele at little bird creations has invited me to teach a workshop
at her manhattan studio, and i couldn't be more excited!!

if you're in the area, please join us for
"Creative Cursive"
(much like my "letterLAB" online class,
this is a one-day workshop focus on cursive lettering
for those who hate their handwriting!)

please contact michele here for all the details and registration.
i'd love to meet you and share some creative time with you!

hunny-funny-bunny

when i see carla sonheim's artwork, it makes me smile.  really big.  

so when she offered her little rabbit tutorial, i just had to get out my journal.......

and start drawing some bunnies.......

of the hunny-funny-bunny variety!

these little sweeties are so quick and easy to draw......
join in the fun and hop on over to watch carla's tutorial!

journal bunny pages:  black staedtler mars graphic 3000 watersoluble marker, 

4B pencil, niji waterbrush, pan pastel