by Mandy | Oct 21, 2020 | Art, Art Journal, Blog, Drawing, Illustration, ink, Journaling |
Normally I don’t do challenges anymore because I don’t like how they intrude on my own flow, but Inktober is different. Just like writing Tanka I love limiting myself to just one medium. Creative wings are often born within limitations. It happens with...
by Mandy | Jun 30, 2020 | Art, Art Journal, Blog, Contemplation, Painting, Watercolor |
An update Covid-19 isolation brought new flow and I’ve been practising and working on new paintings and sketches incessantly for weeks now. I keep forgetting to update my blog and website, so I figured it was high time to show you some of my latest work, if you...
by Mandy | May 11, 2020 | Art, Art Journal, Blog, Contemplation, Learning process, Life, Mixed Media, Process, Visual Journal |
A not-so secret hermit in isolation Dear reader, here’s a little word from the art cocoon….a blogpost about laying down feelings through experiments on paper. About how visual journaling helps me process confusing and difficult emotions in this covid-19...
by Mandy | Mar 30, 2020 | Art, Blog, Illustration, Inspiration, Learning process, Process, tutorial |
Inspiration and hard times We can all do with an inspiration hack at the moment, can’t we? It’s not easy, feeling inspired with an outerworldly situation going on around you or even very close to you. And yet, worrying doesn’t solve anything. As long...
by Mandy | Mar 20, 2020 | Art Journal, Blog, Contemplation, e-book, Inspiration, Journaling, Life, nature journaling, The Little Big World, Visual Journal |
How to keep your mind sane in this surreal time? If you’re even the least bit like me, I bet the current news and quarantine have raised your stress levels at least a bit. Being kicked out of your daily routine and having to refrain from social contact...