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Kristal Norton on 07.03.12  New here and wondering what’s going on? Busy Mom VS Daily Grind is all about making the dedication to do something every day that will help you live a happier, more fulfilling life. I have committed to document my journey of developing the habits of living moment by moment, being grateful, and bringing self expression + creativity into every day. Read more about the challenge HERE.
Its Day 30! I can’t believe its over already, and yet I feel like I’ve been doing this forever. For my last day, I decided to keep the theme “giving” in mind and share my creativity with the world.
It all began when I started to get frustrated at 7am. So, instead of yelling at my little one to get ready faster for summer camp, I decided to doodle a heart to put in her lunch bag while I waited for her to get ready. (Oh yeah, that’s a spiderman backpack! he he!)
Then, my oldest and I decided to “hide” our painted rocks around town for other people to find them.
She insisted that we put little notes attached to each one! :)
As we continued around town, we left our mark everywhere we could!
We had so much fun thinking of different things we could create for other people to find. Granted, my daughter did most of the creative work today since I was busy with the little ones, but it was an amazing collaborative project nonetheless.
It was a great day. I think tomorrow, I’m going to write “Enjoy the happy moments” along the street so that people can read it as they walk by. :)
So tomorrow, I finally have a day off from blogging! (Yay, just in time for 4th of July!) Although I will not have a day off from being present, relishing the happy moments, and expressing my creativity. I still don’t think it has become a natural habit for me yet, but I will keep working at it.
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Kristal Norton on 07.02.12 New here and wondering what’s going on? Busy Mom VS Daily Grind is all about making the dedication to do something every day that will help you live a happier, more fulfilling life. I have committed to document my journey of developing the habits of living moment by moment, being grateful, and bringing self expression + creativity into every day. Read more about the challenge HERE.
After our adventurous weekend, we decided to stay home and relax for the day. I was starting to get bored, and anxious to do something creative; but wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. So I started poking around the internet, and decided to login to a class that I had purchased a few months back and never finished, called Junk Mail Artist’s Book by Carla Sonheim.
(Above is a sample book by Carla Sonheim)I LOVE the textures and layers in this project! Plus, you really need to get creative when you start to put the drawings together on the different sized pages. I was able to get my pages painted and put together, but didn’t get a chance to finish all the drawing yet.
I started the drawings, but didn’t get very far. Its tough puzzling all those lines together!
Its definitely a challenging project. I think its one of those things that you really need to practice in order to get a good outcome!
Anyway, it felt good to work on a class that I had purchased. Have you ever purchased an online class and never did the project? I do that all too often! lol
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Kristal Norton on 07.01.12
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Kristal Norton on 06.30.12 New here and wondering what’s going on? Busy Mom VS Daily Grind is all about making the dedication to do something every day that will help you live a happier, more fulfilling life. I have committed to document my journey of developing the habits of living moment by moment, being grateful, and bringing self expression + creativity into every day. Read more about the challenge HERE.
I didn’t give myself any specific challenge today because we had plans to go to an arts and crafts fair. I usually get really inspired by visiting a show and seeing everyone else’s work, but today was a little disappointing. Out of the 100 or so booths, I only saw 3-4 artists who were doing something really unique, original, and/or expressively from the heart.
I couldn’t believe how many people who were doing the same old art that you can find at any craft show. Most of them blended one into another with nothing to make them stand out.
I respect those that can paint a photo perfect image, because I myself could not do it (although I’m sure I could if I spent years practicing). But it does nothing for me. I would rather see your heart in the painting, some expression, some style.
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” ~Pablo Picasso
A painting that is a true reflection of the artist is much more interesting to look at in my opinion. It evokes emotion, speaks to you, makes you think.
So, if you’re a budding artist… Please… focus on painting from the heart and finding your style; instead of fixating on perfectionism.
 (Mushroom sketch inspired by clay garden mushrooms by Ripple Pottery.)
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Kristal Norton on 06.29.12
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