Being thankful.....

"Yes" and "thank you" are the opposites of selfishness.

The ego can only be erased through happiness and gratitude.

Arnaud Desjardins

xx steph xx

Exhilaration..

The dictionary describes "exhilaration" as a feeling of excitement and happiness. Today, I had such an experience when I met up with a friend whom I had missed catching up for a long while. Bettz is a talented artfriend and we've shared many a common interest in the world of art and crafting. Commonality was the precursor to exhilaration....and we found solace in sharing our thoughts and views about art...each has a quiet yearning to make better art....and to evolve and grow into our respective craft..

The question about the "intention" of our art lingered through thereafter and it sets me thinking and exploring my own...

while it was a brief moment, I experienced exhilaration! And that was something to be remembered....

And I close with a quote from the famous poet, Rumi..

"Whatever you love you are" 

xxx steph xxx

Monoprinting madness!

I went into a monoprinting frenzy the other day and had loads of fun doing it......18 pages in total!!!
I love the lotus flower and when I was given the lotus leaf by a sweet florist at the market place, I had to preserve the beauty of it. Well, this is just the beginning of a series of lotus themed art.......I see possibilities!!!

Happy Weekend Friends!!
steph

Art Journal Backgrounds

" The eye is meant to see things, the soul is here for its own joy!"    Rumi

 

Changes.....

"Nothing is permanent:

The sun and the moon rise and then set,

The bright, clear day is followed by the deep, dark night.

From hour to hour, everything changes."

Kalu Rinpoche

Acrylic on cold press paper with collage and layers of color blending

happy weekend!!

steph

we can always begin again......

"On days when the sky is grey, the sun has not disappeared forever"

Arnaud Desjardins

The above background was prepared with acrylic paints on cold press paper and collaged with vintage music sheets. Textures created with Tim Holtz's crackle paint and gel medium.

be strong......

steph

The joy of creating..

There comes

that mysterious meeting in life,

when someone acknowledges

who we are and what we can be,

igniting the circuits of our highest potential

Rusty Berkus, Life is a Gift

More from the Joyful Child:

"to help children reach their highest potential, hence their greatest joy, we fan the spark of creativity.Creativity is also a way of thinking and a set of attitudes.If we are to develop our creative thinking, we need to develop those attitudes".

Happy Happy Children's Day my Precious!!

Be courageous and stay happy!