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October 2013
(And here’s all of my “31 point plans” so far this year.)
September
I made some changes this month to my “31-Point-Plan.” I think this will work a bit better. The old way was getting too familiar and I was checking things off without really thinking about it. I still enjoying doing this. … Continue reading
Santa Cruz Vacation 2013 (visual journal)
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August (already!)
August “31-Point-Plan.”
Happy Summer!
Well I actually have managed to do my “31 Point Plans” all the way up to June now! And this one took me a while to draw. I’m not as pleased with it as I might be, but I am … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Balance, goals, music
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May 1st
It’s MAY! And here is my 31-point-plan: And my dear Aunt’s birthday is coming up on the 5th. She will be 86 (I think) years old. I made a card for her, by taking some of the artwork from this, … Continue reading
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Books: Nesbo again, and art…
I went to the Library today. Got “The Redeemer” by Jo Nesbo,” which I had reserved for some months. This book belonged in between the “Harry Hole” books I read at the end of last year, but for some reason … Continue reading
Illustrated Journals
In the fall of 2008 – after I’d begun going to Molly’s ADD Group – I purchased this book “Creative License” by Danny Gregory. It took me a while to read this book – I was trying to break through … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, creativity, writing
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2/3/2013
Today is my son’s 13th birthday. Thirteen? How can that be? It is amazing how fast children grow up. I made a birthday card for him: And my most important gift that I am giving to him is that, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, children, creativity, goals, smoking
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31-Point-Plan-2013
This is the year I am hoping to make full use of the “31-Point Plan.”
1/9/2013
I used the Amazon.com gift certificate that I got for Christmas and ordered the latest “Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market.” I have been wanting this for a long time but haven’t wanted to spend the money. But I got it … Continue reading
Children’s Book Writers Conference
Children’s Book Writing A preview of the day-long Children’s Book Writers Conference… Designed for ~ Writers and illustrators interested in learning more about children’s books from published authors/illustrators and a children’s book editor/agent in a day-long intensive with sessions devoted to picture … Continue reading
A.R.T.S. Anonymous
A.R.T.S. TRAITS We grew up in an atmosphere of invalidation which resulted in ambivalence about our artistic expression. In any given twenty-four hour period we find ways, consciously or unconsciously, to avoid doing that which gives us the most joy … Continue reading
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Tagged art, creativity, goals, money, personal growth, TIME
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