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The Artful Life | Your Place to Find Life Balance and Inspire Your Creative Soul!
www.artfulwoman.com
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Creativity and life balance for women, especially women at midlife! Nurturing creativity at home, in business and entrepreneurship, with family, friends and community, and in our own physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. We talk about art, journaling, yoga, dance, nature, green living, moon cycles, love, self-care,healthy living, self-acceptance, and constant creativity!
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finding the beauty in everyday...

  These are scenes from my everyday. Wheres the beauty in your everyday? Describe!My next "7 Keys to an Artful Life e-Course" begins soon! Start your autumn season with 7 weeks of creati...

25 may 12

Diminished Capacity or Are You SURE Youre Getting What You Need?

Sometimes, life hands you a big fat metaphor on a plate, and you just have to say oh sh*%t  thank you. If youve been hanging around here for a while, you know how much I emphasize self-love, sel...

24 may 12

10 Things to Do For International Womens Day

I read Virginia Woolfs A Room of Ones Own when I was 17, and it changed the way I live my life. It has given me the lifelong habit of taking my work and my creativity seriously, and always, always, c...

08 mar 12

10 ways to thoroughly enjoy your weekend

Being self-employed, for years I didnt really respect the boundaries between the work week and the weekend. Work found its way into all the nooks and crannies of time in my week; evenings and late ni...

19 feb 12

Happy Heart Day

I photographed this gorgeous life-size ceramic sculpture in the indoor tropical garden at the Art Centre, Burlington, Ontario, my sweeties hometown. This peaceful, flowery, warm place was a refuge fo...

14 feb 12

Hi! I have a question for you.

  Hi! Have I told you how much I appreciate you? Im really grateful for the small but loyal crew of creative women who follow The Artful Life. Yes I mean YOU.  It wouldnt be much fun creati...

11 feb 12

spring is coming.... really....

My friend Katarina is a talented painter, and, it turns out, also a great teacher! I signed up for a Thursday evening acrylic painting class with her, and indulged in a whole delicious evening of pla...

27 jan 12

making a cozy sewing machine cover with song birds

Last week I found this photo over at Geninnes Art Blog (I love her); its an adorable cozy she made for her sewing machine. I immediately wanted to make my own, inspired by this one! One of my project...

23 jan 12

being present: witnessing death, savoring life.

We received news today of another death in our extended family. This unexpected passing leaves three teen children without their father. I have to wonder why we work so hard in our society to shut ou...

21 jan 12

friday im in love - alternative stress management

Hello Beautiful, I hope that every week I can fall a little bit more in love with the world. Seriously. This mysterious dance we do on the earth, in human skin, its like a love affair. Deluded, yet e...

20 jan 12

how to live fearlessly: tiny fears, tiny steps, tiny victories, tiny miracles.

Practicing fearlessness isnt just about the big stuff. Its about the little day to day stuff, the small fears that hold you back in seemingly small ways. Maybe that feeling doesnt even feel like fear...

19 jan 12

my word for 2012

Fearless like Siddhartha sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree, gazing unflinchingly at the turbulent river of his own consciousness. Fearless like the warrior goddess Athena whose weapons are h...

18 jan 12

2012: 12 Months, 12 Habits, 12 Transformations. (and a free goodie for you.)

wide open to the new year 2012 is going to be a year of transformation, I just know it! Id love it if you joined me this year on a journey of transformation. Heres the story: In 2011 I took a little ...

17 jan 12

not too early....

Its never too early to bring a breath of Spring into the house. There is a sprinkling of snow on the ground today, and more in the forecast. My cupboards are full, we have lots of firewood, and Im re...

16 jan 12

holiday highlights, walls & beds.

Sometime this afternoon I hit the wall - two months of hospital and hospice vigil, grief, grueling travel days, crazy work catch-up, then Hello Christmas - I got through all of it, somehow, strong an...

29 dec 11

handmade solstice wreath

On Saturday, I participated in a handmade wreath workshop at our little Arts Centre. What fun! The instructors, two island fibre artists, brought in great bags and piles of fresh locally gathered gre...

15 dec 11

christmastime creativity and an artful tabletop challenge

The past few days have been full of artful creativity and inspiration! Its good to be home. Here is a bit of what Ive been up to. Id love to hear about your holiday craftiness too! Heres my December ...

14 dec 11

shinrin-yoku

Shinrin-yoku is Japanese for "wood-air bathing," the therapeutic practice of walking and taking in the air of the forest. Heres an interesting meditation on the practice. And here are some im...

13 dec 11

friday im in love - traditional comfort

enjoying the crunchy maple leaves in a park on the shores of Lake Ontario Hello Beautiful, I hope that every week I can fall a little bit more in love with the world. Seriously. This mysterious dance...

03 dec 11

a journey

My dad-in-law Joe Simons passed away on November 21st. I was privileged to be with him in the weeks leading up to his death, and in the final moments of his life. Have you ever had the honor of shari...

02 dec 11

Have You Set Your Goals for October?

I love the clear slanted autumn light that comes in my office window this time of year. You can see it casting shadows of bamboo leaves on to my desk in this picture! There is a reason I left a lot o...

07 oct 11

friday im in love: deliciousness & colour

Hello Beautiful, I hope that every week I can fall a little bit more in love with the world. Seriously. This mysterious dance we do on the earth, in human skin, its like a love affair. Deluded, yet e...

30 sep 11

New Moon, Compassion Rose, and some fun.

Compassion rose, climbing the post-and-lintel entrance to my front patio. Sooo fragrant!! Yesterdays New Moon in Virgo was a great opportunity to set intentions around health, daily habits, details, ...

29 aug 11

starting with my toes and ending with everything

There are a few delicious days every summer, when I can float on a warm rising tide, watching the snow-capped mountains in the distance across the waves, with my toes bobbing in the foreground. Those...

27 aug 11

friday im in love: bricks and stones and stars

Hello Beautiful, I hope that every week I can fall a little bit more in love with the world. Seriously. This mysterious dance we do on the earth, in human skin, its like a love affair. Deluded, yet e...

26 aug 11

August Break #24

from the garden today Today, dahlias, chard, kale, and gorgeous heirloom black russian tomatoes. Breakfast: a handful of blueberries eaten while picking, fresh eggs from down the road, sauteed greens...

24 aug 11

August Break #7

My next "7 Keys to an Artful Life e-Course" begins soon! Start your autumn season with 7 weeks of creativity, life-balance, self-care, and fun. Read about it here.

09 aug 11

Have You Set Your Goals for August?

Ahhhh... my mission for July is accomplished.... pushing the pause button, taking much-needed time to breathe and dream.  Honestly, I had no idea how much I needed this, or how small my mental &...

08 aug 11

August Break #6

Tiny white moth on my turquoise wall - I am loving my new jewel-box livingroom, painted brilliant turquoise. Even a tiny moth looks gorgeous and special on this colour.... Follow @TerraHome My next &...

07 aug 11

August Break #3

My next "7 Keys to an Artful Life e-Course" begins soon! Start your autumn season with 7 weeks of creativity, life-balance, self-care, and fun. Read about it here.

03 aug 11

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