I’ve been looking forward to reading Roland Allen’s book “The Notebook”
ever since I first heard about it. I mean, a book about the history of the
notebook...
Where or what is the actual starting point of a creative project? Is it
when you start creating – or when...
The post is written by Hanna Andersson and S...
Frida-uary is a chance to whirl into your creativity with 28 creative
prompts inspired by the art, life, and spirit of Frida Kahlo. Each prompt
offers ...
Dear Wonderful, Creative You: One of the things I’m most passionate about
as an artist and teacher is showing people that they do have time to
create. To...
For the past twelve years I have published an annual Kit for creating a
creative record of intention and story. For 2025—along with the resources I
offer t...
Introducing Endpaper, my newest fabric collection! My fourth fabric
collection for Ruby Star Society, and my fifth fabric collection overall,
Endpaper ...
This past weekend was a potato salad eating, porch sitting, butterfly
watching, needlepointing, watercoloring, kind of holiday here in Kansas.
After the mo...
Happy Winter Solstice dear friends! I am very happy to share with you two
brandy new workshops that I will be teaching in March and April 2023. First
off -...
*This is the year, I am finally committing to my writing practice in
earnest. Determined to finally write that next book and give myself the
accountab...
What makes a great Home Art Studio? I’m so excited to share my top 4 needs
for a Home Art Studio! Read on to see photos, art, and some of my favorite
thi...
I'm excited to announce that I'll be teaching with Creative JumpStart (CJS)
2021. This year CJS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and is bigger than
ever...
That’s right, a new online art journal class is coming very soon! Join me
on Oct 2nd for Mixed Media Mini Journals… ‘Mixed Media Mini Journals’ takes
you t...
Art Little colorful stories Workshop
Classes begins tonight!
Workshop - $ 40
ohika_mp@yahoo.com
Please understand that it takes time to create my classes!
T...
I have some thrilling news to share — my new book about learning about the
subtle yet powerful healing properties of 100 plus flower essences is
availab...
I was recently interviewed by Donna Seebo. A fun discussion about the
basics of art, why Warhol painted soup cans, why Picasso was great, the
nature of tal...
The Doodlers Anonymous team has hand-picked gifts that the artist in your
life will love. Put down the bath products, step away from the socks
section an...
I've always heard about the gorgeous light in Paris, but I never imagined
that all of France (well, the parts I visited anyway) would have that same
ligh...
A friend wrote and asked me about our process on this piece. First my
friend and I immersed ourselves in research about the history and
pre-history of th...
[image: Sept 2018 desktop calendar]
Time to change your desktop calendar.
Better late than never!
And it's my birthday tomorrow so I couldn't not post my mo...
*Here's a favorite from my online class menu, *
*come and play!*
...
*Playful artmaking and journaling for *
*kids and kids at heart ages 6-99...*
*...it...
I have a brand new class launching tomorrow on Creativebug! This one is 30
days of flowers. New content, new techniques. (Not in depth like Painting
Petals...
I am always thrilled when I discover a new way play in my studio, and I am
excited to share with you a new class that came about by seeing the
everyday tre...
i've been on a path to better watercolor the past couple of years,
and that means practice, practice, practice.
but i've noticed that after all that pract...
Started a new journal from an old ledger from 1993, used by furniture
store, then a kid drawing journal and now I am going to use it for a visual
art journ...
*Hey everyone! You have now only 10 days left to sign up to Wanderlust at
the Early Bird Price. I am beyond excited to be one of the Teachers on
this **on...
Please join us at SoLo on November 9th from 6-8pm for our fabulous annual
holiday shopping party. The shop is getting all decked out for the season.
We wil...
I hope you all had a wonderful summer!
I took a break from blogging but I hope to be back more frequently.
I just updated my *shop *with a few new wate...
I am teaching *Urban Folk Primitives* in Albuquerque, NM, September 30-Oct
1, 2017. There is still room to join me. I love this workshop because it is
a...
Another week of daily challenges for the 24th Journal Friday! Check out
what I've been up to this week.
Shaped Windows
Loss
Pop-Up: Triangle
Stylized F...
I'm quiet here, I know - it's been awhile. Taking this year off from
teaching, being home, moving at a slowed down pace I'm finding is
restorative and I ca...
*“Artists, at the heart of it, are trying to communicate. Be it a piece of
their story, beauty, sadness or a piece of their soul: They are trying to
t...
I’ve been sitting in ‘this’ for far too long, allowing it to make me feel
small and then smaller. It’s time for it to come out. It’s about a thought
that o...
Back when it all began, (that is- my love affair with art) I would spread
out my paint bottles and brushes, bits of paper, and washi tape all over
our dini...
Hot chocolate, twinkling lights, the scent of fresh pine. Get in the
holiday mood this November with our special event…. Christmas at the Barn!
Treat yours...
Huge news: we're taking our 10% designer commission and adding a bonus! For
the month of June and every month hereafter, if your monthly commissions
exceed...
Hello dear ones,
It has been an eternity since I've spent time on my blog, not that I
haven't been working or creating, just been a bit lost in my life ...
Wow. This is my 767th post. I've been blogging since 2006. Admittedly I
dont post as often as I used to but I'm still at it. Kind of amazing when
so man...
more pages from my giant stockholm travel journal. some of the pages
unfold. this one for example looks like it's double-sided, but after
unfolding it's go...
*after van gogh ~ watercolors and white gouache in pocket moleskine
sketchbook*
the last few months have been a whirlwind... three months have passed
si...
In case you missed this post, check it out! I can't believe it's only a
few months away now!
I am so over-the-moon excited!!! I would like to announce th...
Hello Summer!!! I don’t know about you all but I am lovin’ summer! June is
my favorite month, in part because we are groovin’ right towards the
longest, ...
Hello Lovelies!
I'm so excited to reveal the cover of my new book, Create for the One Who
Made Me. My book will be available soon on Amazon but I'd appreci...
*My next big project is here!*
It is our goal to have this meeting place that continually has new sources
of inspiration in the form of online worksho...
~the altar in my art shack~ ~my garden's gifts~ ~layer one: with flora
blowley~ ~picking up a pen~ ~playing with wax in courtney cerruti's class~
~jess gre...
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