"me time"



pencil sketch and watercolor in an art journal



I've been working on some projects...



pencil sketch and watercolor in an art journal

sandwiching a few minutes here and a few minutes there between work, family and "other" obligations, and sometimes a bit of sleep =)

pieced quilt top for Jesse's housewarming gift

 ...always seeking out a moment for creativity...

pieced quilt top for Jesse's housewarming gift



page from one of my art journals

 sometimes when I really am squeezing just a few minutes in, not having real art time, but needing a creative fix (know what I mean?) I grab a couple of the containers I keep on my shelf with painting supplies and prepare some background pages in some of my art journals...

pages in an outdated calendar I'm preparing backgrounds for works of art!

I've been making art journals for a while now, using my own rejected art and other papers (mail, maps, magazines and greeting cards, etc.). I also make use of outdated calendar's and children's books, and other such things that are already bound one way or another--some were mine, some were donated by friends and family or I get them from garage sales and second hand stores for almost nothing!

pages in an outdated calendar I'm preparing backgrounds for works of art!

page from one of my art journals



example of one of my rejected paintings used as back cover for outdated calendar art journal



example of recycled greeting card decorating front cover of  outdated calendar art journal

...sometimes I just have to see the colors, touch the pages or fabric--it's almost like sensing peace and wellness in the universe enabling me to approach what lies ahead!

OK, I'm getting ready to go to work, can you tell??!!!