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GPP Street Team Crusade, The Next Chapter: 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, two-dimensional work

Secret #7 and Crusade #28

This chapter of "The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women" asked us to identify who influenced us early in our life. I immediately knew that my sister, Kathy, had been one of the most influential people when I was young. I think I had a predisposition to all types of arts and crafts but I remember being in awe of her when she left for college, majoring in art. I often wondered if it I interpreted her changing majors to Occupational Therapy as a subliminal message that a career choice should be "practical". In every book I've read about creativity,

March 4, 2009

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GPP Street Team – Crusade #27

It may have been a month since I last posted, but I used some of the time to do an entry for Michelle Ward's Green Pepper Press Crusade #27 (actually got it done over two weeks before the deadline

January 17, 2009

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GPP Street Team – Crusade #22

I've posted entries in the past for Michelle Ward's Green Pepper Press Street Team Crusades. Well, she has challenged people again to stretch their wings open their hearts with a "Pay it Forward Challenge". She challenged people to make a gratitute gesture (think of something you can do for someone that 'pays forward' a kindness done to you). Seeing Michelle's challenge prompted me to finish something I had decided to do almost a year ago. Last fall I bought the book "Living the Creative Life" by Rice Freeman-Zachery and was immediately enamored with the insight that all the artists provided

August 31, 2008

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GPP Crusade 18

I know I haven't been doing the Crusades for that long, but I have to say that this has been my FAVORITE! Stamp carving is ADDICTING. I carved three new stamps for Crusade No. 18. Two of them resemble an ironwork fence and the last one was kind of a spur of the moment carving of a pair of eyes. I have a lot of stamps that have eyes but for some reason, I felt the need for a pair that was bigger. The designs for the ironwork style stamps were from a book on architectural clip art. I

March 29, 2008

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GPP Street Team Crusade #17

Again, I'm sneaking my blog entry in under the wire for Michelle's challenge. The sad thing is, I actually had my art journal box done for almost two weeks. Although I haven't posted my picture until now, I think I can finally say that I am an art journaler. I have tried starting art journals off and on over the past two years but never did more than a couple of pages. Well, I'm proud to say that this morning I did my sixth consective daily art page since I put together this box. But even more exciting for me

March 1, 2008

Secret #7 and Crusade #28

GPP Street Team – Crusade #27

GPP Street Team – Crusade #22

GPP Crusade 18

GPP Street Team Crusade #17

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