When this post publishes, it will only be a few days to go until we leave for New Zealand. I do hope I’m feeling more organised by then and I’m ready to go! There’s that saying that “it never rains but pours” and that would be true for me of late. It’s been a bit full on around here and I’ve had little time to focus on our trip or get prepared for it. There’s been Mum’s fall which meant…
Draw Your Day & how I’m feeling about it Just a quick Art Chat today to wrap up my pre New Zealand Draw Your Day’s! I’ve done a couple of others since these in the new travel sketchbook but they can wait until we…
Just a quick post to put in an appearance here on the blog and update you on stuff around here. We’ve all heard the variety of quotes about how in life we juggle lots of balls and sometimes we have to drop one or…
Draw Your Day & how I’m feeling about it It turns out that I’ve quite a bit to say this week, so grab a tea or coffee and settle in for a bit! My sketch book continues to slowly fill. I’m finding that when…
So we had our few days away at Moffat Beach, Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, just over an hour north of us here in Brisbane. It was beautiful, but of course, not long enough. It was however better than nothing at all and will…
It’s time for my first Taking Stock post for 2023! I can’t believe it’s already been over 3 months since my last Taking Stock post in December 2022. In that one I used the A-Z word prompts dreamt up by Denyse Whelan. This time…
Empaths and Creativity It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post for Empath Corner. That’s because life has been super busy for me, and I’ve been putting a lot of my spare time and attention to my art and that is what…
Draw Your Day and how I’m feeling about it ‘Draw Your Day’ has kicked off a new obsession. I’ve been obsessed with watching art videos on YouTube lately and I’m loving it! I’m learning so much. I’m finding artists who do the kind of…
GEM OF ZEN #40 It came to me one day that the purpose of all posts so far as part of this Gems of Zen series was to assist in activating a particular nerve in our bodies (the Vagus Nerve). This nerve helps to…
I mentioned my new little project ‘Draw Your Day’ in last week’s blog post, and in that post I said I’d share the sketches I’d done so far in the next Art Chat post, and here we are today with the next Art Chat…
DRAW YOUR DAY Just a quick post today to let you know about a new little project I’ve taken on board. I came across the concept of ‘Draw Your Day’ from Instagram. I follow a lot of artists, especially those that dabble and excel…
NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL PLANS Since my last post suggesting we may be going to New Zealand, things have progressed! We are no longer going to try and see both the north and south islands within 3 weeks. We will only be visiting the South…