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Category: Inspiration

“All you have to do now is allow…” Sabbatical reflections.

Published August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Event, Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

Here were valleys filled with tiny trees and minuscule, tangled vines…

Published August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Crafts, creative process, Inspiration, Visual Storytelling

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There are times of no ideas… – Lynda Barry (but there is always process)

Published July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Inspiration, Journal, Meditation, Visual Storytelling

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Connecting with the journal everyday. Even if just to copy…

Published July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Graphic Novel, Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

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RIP Freddie Jones

Published July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, creative process, Inspiration, Portrait, Visual Storytelling

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I am happy among my books – I am not happy without them. – Anne Lister

Published July 1, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, Inspiration, Meditation, Quote, Women who inspire

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Man klarar sig i många år på ett ögonblick…

Published June 30, 2019July 20, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

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There is one moment in Pippi Longstocking that nailed it for me…

Published June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, Inspiration, Journal, Quote, Women who inspire

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I keep the broken bits. They illustrate the subtext.

Published May 18, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, creative process, Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

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Silent interiors…

Published April 21, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Facepaint, Inspiration, Meditation, Quote

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Bird spotting with a yellow legal pad and a walk in the park.

Published January 11, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Inspiration, Visual Storytelling

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Vision 2019: COURAGE

Published December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Inspiration, Journal, Meditation, Quote

It’s not that I don’t know what to do.

Published November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, creative process, Graphic Novel, Inspiration, Quote, Visual Storytelling

Potato Nose Diaries (1977): Instalment 9- Torpet

Published November 26, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, Graphic Novel, Inspiration, Journal

60 years ago my mother became a mother. (Karin Kristina Orwald 1936 – 2008)

Published November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling, Women who inspire

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Inktober 2018: 31 studies of Truman Capote’s IN COLD BLOOD

Published October 31, 2018November 8, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Bookstore, creative process, Event, Gallery, Inspiration, Portrait, Visual Storytelling

Father, daughter, Fenrir, Gleipnir and “Drawn Together”- the book: 6 years later.

Published October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, Bookstore, creative process, Drawn Together, Inspiration

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On this one year anniversary since Asterix passed, something poignant happened.

Published September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Quote

Come back to me.

Published September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, China Marker Portraits, creative process, Graphic Novel, Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

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Mamma- a portrait.

Published September 16, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Women who inspire

Mind mapping this month’s Power Path as personal therapy.

Published September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Journal, Meditation, mind mapping

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Saudade waves.

Published August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Visual Storytelling

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Bird School- Head feather groups

Published July 28, 2018August 12, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, China Marker Portraits, creative process, Inspiration

Bird School- Parts of a Songbird

Published July 24, 2018August 12, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Education, Inspiration, Quote

I can feel the planet churning…

Published July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Quote

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Frida Kahlo, Muere el 13 de Julio de 1954

Published July 13, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Art inventory, Artists, China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Women who inspire

Ghosts in the wall… #streetart

Published July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, China Marker Portraits, creative process, Inspiration, Street art

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Every stitch a thought- problem solving embroidering drawings.

Published May 21, 2018May 22, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, China Marker Portraits, Craftivism, Crafts, creative process, Inspiration, Meditation, Quote

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Sock Robin- bird sculpting with upcycled materials

Published April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Crafts, creative process, Inspiration

Books are life rafts. I climb into them to keep moving forward…

Published April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, Inspiration, Quote

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I promised myself a library…

Published April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Bookstore, Inspiration, Quote

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The third letter home. November 18, 1968

Published March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Quote, Women who inspire

Friday night check in: effortless action.

Published February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Meditation, Visual Storytelling

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Being ace, full of peACE

Published February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Meditation

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Ear to the ground… Another recurring theme…

Published January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Inspiration, Meditation, Quote, Visual Storytelling

Secrets and mysteries

Published January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Inspiration, Journal, Quote

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Thank you Salmagundi West and Anne Banner <3

Published January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Visual Storytelling, Women who inspire

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WORKSHOP: YOUR VISION for 2018 through creative process

Published December 28, 2017January 1, 2018 by Kat Thorsen in Education, Event, Inspiration, mind mapping, Visual Storytelling, Workshop

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Perhaps I am simply an explorer. Not seeking answers…

Published November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in creative process, Inspiration, Journal

Until we meet again… dropping off Asterix

Published November 4, 2017November 4, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Meditation, Quote

Reclaiming the act of creating…

Published October 27, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Bookstore, China Marker Portraits, creative process, Inspiration, Journal, Meditation

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Automatic writing to tap into the creative process.

Published October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, creative process, Inspiration, Tutorial

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Good night, Asterix.

Published September 24, 2017November 10, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal

Remembering Claudia Camille.

Published September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, Inspiration, Women who inspire

My @TwinPeaks fan art helps me hold on to the dream

Published September 12, 2017February 23, 2019 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Event, Inspiration, Portrait, Quote

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Burr, Washington, Jefferson, King George sock monkeys. Hamilton in my heart.

Published August 27, 2017August 27, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Art inventory, Artists, Crafts, Inspiration, Portrait, PostStreet

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The Mulberry @ParcLiving Fox Panels

Published August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, Artwork, China Marker Portraits, Drawn Together, Inspiration, Quote, Workshop

Eclipse therapy.

Published August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Meditation

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The Mulberry Panels: art project with older adults

Published August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, Craftivism, Crafts, Drawn Together, Education, Inspiration, Women who inspire, Workshop

Joyful Living: Relaxation and Creativity with Michele Lilyanna

Published July 24, 2017August 13, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Education, Event, Inspiration, Meditation, mind mapping, Workshop

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Surprising the inner critic with group art projects

Published July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, Drawn Together, Education, Inspiration, Street art, Workshop

Happy birthday, Frida.

Published July 6, 2017July 13, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Journal, Quote, Street art, Women who inspire

#SKiP 2017 was amazing!

Published June 27, 2017July 13, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artists, Artwork, China Marker Portraits, Drawn Together, Education, Event, Graphic Novel, Inspiration, Street art, Visual Storytelling

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The Heron Feathers: 100 Herons Art Project

Published June 15, 2017August 4, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, At-risk youth, China Marker Portraits, Craftivism, Crafts, Education, Event, Inspiration, Visual Storytelling

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From the heart- a 15 day journal exercise Part 11: Fear of Dying

Published June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Quote

From the Heart- a 15 day journal exercise: Part 10 Fear of Dying

Published June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Journal, Quote

From the heart- a 15 day journal exercise Part 9: A Commitment to Life

Published June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Inspiration, Journal, Meditation

From the heart- a 15-day journal exercise Part 6

Published May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Drawn Together, Inspiration, Journal, Quote

From the heart- a 15-day journal exercise Part 5

Published May 21, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in China Marker Portraits, Crafts, Inspiration, Journal, Quote

My Stanley Park observations find their way into “Molly” at unexpected times

Published April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 by Kat Thorsen in Artwork, China Marker Portraits, Inspiration, Meditation, Quote

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