A Space for Creating Art

In response to my post What Inspires Me, Heather wrote this:


. . . how do you just get started. I don’t mean the mechanics, I mean how do you just do it?

My husband and I bought a home three years ago and I have done very little creatively since then b/c I don’t have the space. I know that may sound like a huge copout, and I suppose it is…but nevertheless it stops me in my tracks.

Where do you “do” your work?

Heather-- I wouldn't consider your space limitations a cop-out. They appear to be very real for you. I am very fortunate in that I have a spare bedroom in my house and that's where I work. . . [Continued on Artful Journey]

The Art of Happiness :: Altered Book, Continued

I just finished this altered book page for The Art of Happiness. I wanted to counteract the darkness of the text with something rich and colorful . . . [Continued in Artful Journey]

Looking for Happiness

Now that the third quarter of the school year is behind me, I'm finding a bit of relief from the non-stop essay grading that was consuming all of my evening and weekend time. The 3rd quarter is when I relentlessly try to prepare my seventh graders for the Califonia STAR Writing Assessment, which is, in many ways a mockery of everything I try to teach my students about writing. . . [Continued in Artful Journey]