inspiration monday

i'm a firm believer that when it comes to finding inspiration….

sometimes it helps to get as far away as possible from
all this busyness going on around us.

and while i'm not really very good at it,
i think it also means just resting for a while.

so i'm going to take mr. buchanan's advice…..

and recharge my creative batteries back to the "fully alive" level!

i'll be away from blogland for the next few weeks,
so i'll be posting some of my favorite elvie-encore-posts while i'm gone….

see you soon, dear, sweet, bloggy friends!!
xox


{supplies: walls notebook, derwent inktense pencils, pan pastel,
pitt pens, white pilot choose pen, 8B graphite pencil}

play.....and rest

not too long ago i started to hear a little whisper.....a little voice inside my creative soul that pops up from time to time to remind me that when you play, you also need to rest.  i usually do a fairly good job of ignoring the whisper, mainly because i like to play, and well, i'm not so good at the "rest" part.  but i have a rather persistent whisper.......and a rather impatient one, too.....because it's not whispering anymore.....it's more of a roar now, making it a lot harder to ignore.  

so, i'm going to be a good listener and take some time to rest......of course,  you know i won't be that good and i'll sneak in a little play when the whisper-roar isn't looking.......

but in the meantime, i'm counting on you to play while i'm gone.....

play lots of happy-art-play, sweet bloggy friends!!!

(i'll be back soon!)

restful realities

resting is a good thing......a very good thing. it gives you permission to put on your favorite pink mary jane slippers and put your feet up.....

and watch some of your favorite movies.....

and eat too many of these.....

which prompts you to take a quick spin on this.

the only downside to resting is eventually you have to get reacquainted with reality.....

and that mess that's been waiting in the studio.....yikes!

(i hope you had a great week....it's good to be back!)

listen

listen to your heart.

i hear my heart speaking to me all the time, but i must admit that i don't always listen to what it's saying. and i've learned over the years that if there's one thing about hearts, it's that they definitely know what they're talking about.

lately my heart has been urging me to take a rest......and i've been resisting because resting isn't something that i do very easily. but the truth is that resting is probably one of the nicest gifts we can give ourselves.

so today i'm going to listen to my heart.

and i'm gifting myself permission to rest.

and probably eat some chocolate.

(maybe this will be easier than i thought.....)

i'll be back next week.....and i'll miss you!! xoxo