Folk art – back to my roots
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Have you had the chance yet to read my book review of the fabulous creative book called Hop, Skip, Jump by Marney Makridakis yet? If not you can hop on over and check it out. I do highly recommend the book – it’s great if you like to learn things in bite size chunks (like i do!). Like i mention in the book review – Marney is full of amazing ideas that she generously shares in her latest book!
In a bit of a funk
I have been in a bit of a funky lately and have been having trouble getting out of it. Not too much excites me these days. I must say though i had lots of fun pulling out my felt pens to experiment with the ideas in Marney’s book. That’s pretty telling isn’t it – if you get happy or engaged doing something creative?
While in my funk i listlessly surfed pinterest to see if anything peaked my interest. Lately I have been excited about folk art and visionary art. I used to call myself a Visionary or folk artist years ago. In fact my website was violettesfolkart.com. So because of my recent interest I decided to make a piece of folkart. I enlisted Mr. G to cut out a couple of shapes from wood which i will turn into wall plaques or dolls. We’ll see how it goes. I’ll post my progress for you!
Good Vibes
I forgot to post this art journal page on my blog. I had posted it on Facebook but forgot to post here. So here it is – I call it “good vibes” because basically that’s what i needed to get, “good vibes” :). I feel we are surrounded by helpers in the unseen world. When we feel all alone sometimes it’s good to pray or meditate to make the connection again.
I just love how my art speaks to me and saves me over and over again. Having this creative outlet makes me feel incredibly grateful.
Do you have a creative practice that saves you? What might it be? Please comment below – i’d love to hear what saves you too!
Hope you are having a great week!
Love, Violette xo
Related Posts:
- Hop, Skip, Jump Book review
- Inspiration cards winner! Woo hoo!
- Works in progress
- Good Vibes wooden sign
- A Few of my Favourite things
