A new challenge to add to The List of Daily Arting/Crafting Challenges -- Lisa Vollrath's Make it Mondays. You can view the challenge, but you'll need to register (It's Free!) to view the instructions for making the Hand Book.
Interesting Reads
Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary Edition
Source of the Simplify APC quotation for 4/21/09.Susan Pickering Rothamel: The Encyclopedia of Greeting Card Tools & Techniques
An exhaustive resource, including interviews with career cardmakers, a list of world holidays, quotations and sentiments for priming the creative pumpJulia Cameron: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]
Summer is the time for getting back to basics such as writing morning pages and taking artist dates as popularized in this now classic creativity guide.Julie Morgenstern: When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life
I'm only on the third chapter and I've cleared BOXES of books from the floor of my office, making space for what's next. Very informative and inspiring with great exercises and examples from her clients. Purchase price includes an online assessment.Cathy A. Malchiodi: The Soul's Palette: Drawing on Art's Transformative Powers
Graham Rawle: Woman's World: A Novel
A funky gluebook-style novel that almost didn't make it past the 50 page mark, but then there was an interesting twist that's got me reading to the end. I bought it for the style, I'm reading it because the story gets interesting after those first few pages.Eric Maisel: The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression
I avoided this book for so long UNTIL I saw Eric Maisel at Artella as part of his virtual book tour. The book accomplished its goal and I'm working on a new research project. Something I haven't done in way too long.
Katie, I love your mehndi! How patient you were in doing all that drawing. Isn't it amazing how one prompt can be interpreted so differently? Ah the joys of being creative. alf
Posted by: Farrary | Monday, January 22, 2007 at 09:52 AM
Corinne, what's that saying about great minds thinking alike? As always, I love your rich colors. What are you putting inside your book? I've got a bunch of stuff laid out and only one page glued. I'll post as I finish a spread. And you know how I am about finishing! Hugs, alf.
Posted by: Farrary | Monday, January 22, 2007 at 09:49 AM
hey girl - we're on the same wavelength...I just did a handbook from Lisa's site too...after I posted, I THEN read your comment and came here to see your fab deco!
I swear I didn't copy!! lol- your scanned hand is so beautiful - long lovely fingers. Mine is such a globby wrinkled mess...how fun to work with you via Lisa's prompts.
:^)) hugs and xxoo
Posted by: Corinne | Monday, January 22, 2007 at 08:24 AM
Saw your comment on Lisa's site. Your book looks great!!!
Posted by: Katie | Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 05:27 PM