I Heart Art: Portland Blog post by Margaret Mills I wasn’t even aware there was a renaissance of handcrafts happening when I dug out the crochet hooks and yarn last winter. I just remembered I used to like to crochet, and needed something to occupy my hands while I watched movies with my mother as…
Month: August 2010
Creativity output needs input
“The imagination needs moodling – long, inefficient happy idling, dawdling and puttering.” – Brenda Ueland It’s been a summer full of output- focussing on my art and my craft and networking and planning. It’s been a summer of confronting my fears, of slowly starting to focus on loss, and of walking to my independence. I’m…
Fabulous Jay!
I love painting on Jay- it soothes the soul!
The Sketchbook Project
THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2011 TOUR “A sketchbook is a place to put your heart and soul.” “We know how precious a sketchbook is. You carry it with you everywhere, spending months working on it. It becomes a part of you. When you’re finished, share your hard work with the world. We’ll make sure you stay…
2010-2011 school year around the corner!
Time soon to open up the art therapy room!
I LOVE CHINA MARKER. Especially the great colour selection from @Utrecht_Art!
I adore using China Marker. It has the give and control I like in charcoal but without the mess. The graphic novel quality to the mark making is appealing. With practice, you can use eraser to create highlights and a smudging stick for shadowing, smoothing etc. At present I am enjoying limiting the palette to…
SKin is IN!
I had a great time last night at Gallery Gachet! Here are some samplings of my watercolor tattooing and other highlights from the night! Artist’s Statement: So how does a body art event tie into mental health? I would like to think that being comfortable in one’s Skin is a mental health concern and the…
Skin is In at Gallery Gachet tonight!
I’ll be one of the artists in attendance at Gallery Gachet. I’ll be painting on my muse Jocelyn and guests. Two of my pieces will be on sale and part of proceeds go to support the gallery!
The Sketchbook Project
I just signed up! I chose the theme and then there was none… Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded…
Does the primitive circle represent only the head?
I find this question quite lovely. Just read it in “Children’s Drawings as Diagnostic Aids” by Joseph H. Di Leo, MD, 1973 (Brunner/Mazel , Inc.). I adore this book- a treasure I picked up at heaven-on-earth Powell’s City of Books, Portland Oregon in 2008. Imagination frees the spirit from the bonds of reality. The child,…
Excellent resource re: child and youth mental health
I just watched “Map of the Mind Fields: Managing Adolescent Psychosis” at LINK. I am pleased to discover that there are several full shows online covering behavior disorders, anxiety, psychosis, depression etc. Go to: DOCS. They have also provided the following site: Knowledge Network’s Child and Youth Mental Health website “TAKING CARE: CHILD AND YOUTH…
5minute6Bpencilnoeraserbackofanindexcard portrait #18- Ken
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Today’s quote
“A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.” — Gerald G. Jampolsky Photo: Clowns Without Borders South Africa Artist Residency with Project Khuphuka