possibilities {art journal)

may your saturday be filled with possibilities.

xo. kristin

truth {canvas with a letter}

truth....even though i told you with my new year's possibilities post that we all do i do- receive rejection letters for submissions..... 

i can't lie- when you get one of these "unfortunately" letters, it still feels like a bit of a sucker punch to the gut... you glanced away for a moment and pow- right to the gut. 

but, just like i said, this opportunity is a chance to grow. and if you never submit....you will never know. you will never see your work in a magazine or book.

i thought it was so timely for me to have received my piece back after just talking about this with my post. and so, even though i am licking my wounds this morning- this is life. and this is the life of an artist. not everything will be magical. 

not everything will be published.

xo. kristin

possibilities {2017}

happy new year

may this year bring you:

possibilities

personal wellness

peace of mind; happiness

may it bring you messy, paint filled brushes

days of picking matte medium off of your fingers

daydreams full of creative ideas

push; ask why not? and then do it

be not afraid to make something ugly; know that we all do- and sometimes that is the best to reflect upon; life is not perfect

make yourself go to the studio; even if all you do is sit and look at the mess....take it all in and let your mind wander and know that even if it is just for a few minutes- this moment is for you

thank you so very much for following this blog or simply stopping by. 

xo. kristin

possibilities

i had been reading Kelly Rae Roberts' blog earlier this week, and thinking about her call for kindness warriors.... leading me to wondering what i can do in my little community. today while allowing my thoughts to wander, my eyes came across a cup of coffee and i noticed the message on the side of the cup....(thank you caribou!)

i promptly grabbed my own cup and drew around the word "possibilities" for emphasis, and added my own word of kindness...and poof...let this message be. 

only lately my thoughts of possibilities keeps me wondering what other possibilities are out there....how can i lead a more artful, creative and kind life?....how can i be a kindness warrior?

results: Pinterest sharpie/ mug

this was the precooking....

this is the post cooking, with me washing with water and light rubbing. please keep in mind too, i did not see anywhere that colored sharpies were used. almost every image i saw was with a black sharpie. the only color i saw posted anywhere was a brown....so the fushia color- not too good, but, that was the only color that actually rubbed off.

the colors also changed just a bit, the yellow circles (i had two yellow circles towards the top of the mug- reference first picture above), are now a light peach/ flesh color.

this is the side of the cup that i made for my girlfriend....she will laugh out loud when she sees what options i made for her. :)

and a face to go with her zombie juice....sometimes this is how i feel; but, overall, this experiment worked fairly well except for the fushia color. every other color seemed pretty stead fast.i would recommend gentle hand washing. this was super fun and the possibilities were whirling in my head...as they were countless.

july 15th

happy thursday....may our possibilities be endless today!