CYW: 2013 Holiday Bits & Bytes

A glimpse of Sheila Cain-Sample's Gratitude Journal…

Gratitude List Inspires!

It makes my day when a blog entry I’ve written inspires someone. Recently I was elated to hear list member Sheila Cain-Sample passionately discussing an idea for a creating a gratitude journal that she’d envisioned, carefully researched and executed. As you know I […]

December 10th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Christmas, Christmas Gift Ideas, Eco-Friendly Art, Framing, Health and Art, Installation Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Gift Ideas, Uncategorized, Window Display as Art | Leave a comment

Listful Thinking: Using List Making to Motivate Your Spirit

Michelle Casey, “The Secret of Life”, Collage/Mixed Media, 7 inches x 5 inches, 2011, Upper text: “The secret of life is to dare”; Lower left text: “Imagine”

Last week while savouring a cup of coffee during a rare peaceful moment in my life, I began thinking about lists again. Posting my Gratitude List […]

September 9th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Dream Journal, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Gratitude: My New Attitude!

Michelle Casey, "untitled", Collage/Mixed Media on Vellum, 8 inches x 6 inches, 2013

These last couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling like life has sucker-punched me. I’ve been in a place where I might have normally let myself fall into an eternal downward spiral of doom and gloom. Today, however, I decided […]

August 12th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art and Books, Artist Portrait, Collage, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | 4 comments