Value and being happy are choices we make every day. Too often, we find ourselves caught in a loop of seeking validation from others or measuring our happiness by external circumstances. Some people are never satisfied, no matter what we do or how hard we try. You've probably heard things like, “...

For much of my life, I believed that peace meant living in balance, a stress-free existence. I pictured it as a straight, flat, horizontal line. But it wasn’t until I spent time in the cardiac ward with a family member, watching the heart monitor, that I realized a flat line doesn’t symbolize peace—...

Where is your favorite place to be?    Close your eyes, can you see it?  Feel it?  

I have a favorite place in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.   It is a spot where the river rushes over rocks, surrounded by tall trees and surrounded by a tall wall of rocks.   I rarely see it any more....but the ima...

Have you ever used acrylic Inks?   They are a wonderful treasure to put in your Art Box.

In this blog post I will share a few of the important points that you will want to know before using this product.  I have also shared a short time-lapsed video where you see my applying the ink to a project...

I always knew that taking a moment, or two to be creative, was GOOD FOR MY HEALTH.   BUT, I really didn't know how beneficial it really was until NOW.

While posting the images below for my creative club, MY ART SISTERS I started suggesting that if they didn't have the time to complete a full projec...

 Long before research has proven the effect that our environment has on our wellbeing, our Father in Heaven has provided us with an antidote to our stress filled lives....Nature.  He created a nurturing environment that has the potential to fill our mind and body with peace.  

"Research reveals tha...

Starting a project can sometimes be overwhelming.  If I begin to think of ALL the steps that I need to do to create the piece, I begin to feel like, I don't have time and put it off for another day.  Sometimes it begins to feel too complicated, so the supplies just sit on the table waiting to get us...

Never think that you are "just" drawing a picture.  Art works through our emotions...our feelings and washes away what is not necessary for a joyful life. 

I find Art Journal to be so relaxing.

Art Journals provide wonderful safe place to play and create.

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