October Art Challenges: Peachtober Highlights

October brings exciting art challenges, with the author participating in both Inktober and Peachtober. They invite readers to view their first 15 days of the Inktober challenge, expressing enthusiasm for the character-filled collection and eagerness for what the rest of the month will unveil.

Building Resilience Through Art and Nature

Lately, I find myself doomscrolling. A lot. It feels like the world is crashing. Looming recession and trade wars create such uncertainty about the future in my mind. It brings back memories of my Nana telling me about growing up during the Great Depression, and I wonder how an economic depression would look today. HowContinue reading “Building Resilience Through Art and Nature”

Getting into it!

So far, I’ve started strong with my art practice. The haze of Christmas and New years is behind us. So, I’ve focused on setting routine in our home. With four kids, I find routine really helpful with: a) keeping my sanity, b) getting things done. I also adjusted my art expectations to keeping projects small,Continue reading “Getting into it!”

Aesop’s fable Zine

This is an old post (2021) from a previous blog. I hope you enjoy 🙂 So, a few years ago I was a obsessed with idea of making a zine. What is a zine you may ask- well to my understanding a zine is a small self published work. there are no set rules andContinue reading “Aesop’s fable Zine”

Benefits of creativity as a carer

Seven years we gave birth to our second child and seven years ago our world was turned upside down. She was born with trisomy 21 (Downs Syndrome) and we had no idea what to expect going forward. What would it mean for our careers, her future, relationships, would/should we have more children. One big fearContinue reading “Benefits of creativity as a carer”