Spring is Here
iPhone photography: The ice on the lake has melted!
It’s so easy to feel energised and inspired when spring is here! The quality of light and the longer days. And the ice on the lake has melted! When it snowed at Easter, I was afraid that I’d have the same news update for the rest of the summer, Ice in May, Ice in June, Ice in July… But spring is here, the birds are singing and the days growing longer.
Here are some of the things that inspire me just now and that I’d much rather do than fiddle with my uncooperative printer. Especially after having spent the weekend setting up my new online shop.
- Participate in Lisa Sonora Beam’s free online workshop in five parts, for how to make Mini-Journals. Here is part one Mini-Journaling to Max Your Creativity: Day 1 of 5 and part two Mini-Journaling to Max Your Creativity: Fear Itself, Part 2 of 5 of the workshop.
- Work on my new painting. It’s got to do with honey and hot summer’s days.
- I’m still thinking about what Julia Cameron writes about “the virtue trap”. “For an artist, withdrawal is necessary . . . We strive to be good, to be nice, to be helpful, to be unselfish. We want to be generous, of service, of the world. But what we really want is to be left alone. When we can’t get others to leave us alone, we eventually abandon ourselves.” It’s week six of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron over at lovely and brilliant Suzy Greaves’ The Big Peace Blog. This week we’re recovering a sense of abundance.
- Go for a long walk along the lake and stop for café au lait and croissants at Petite France. Buy some fresh bread and apricot jam to bring home. Bring a sketchbook and doodle, sketch and write.
In fact, why not? Why not just pick something here and do it! Alright, I’m taking the day off to do something creative for myself.
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Sounds like an excellent plan. Enjoy the day off!
What a beautiful thing to see the ice melt and Spring really taking hold. It’s a perfect time to be doing the abundance exercise in the Artist’s’ Way. I read the book few years ago and tried very hard to follow the course but children came along and time went away! You need time to discover abundance! I would love to hear how you found the course at the end. xx
Spring…glorious spring! So glad you are sampling such beauty at last! These lovely days just now make me want to be outside, sneak away with hubby & a picnic, go down to the beach…*sigh*… LOVE all your ideas here. and the Julia Cameron quote is sure true! Enjoy your day off, Kate–savor every drop! :o) ((HUGS))
Spring…one of my favorite season of the year! I love just about everything in spring ~ the colors, flowers, birds ~ everything just looks so pretty and happy! Sounds like you are gonna have a really good day! I am looking forward to see your new painting and wonderful photos that willl take on your long walk along the lake. Have a lovely merry happy week and love to you!
I am so excited for you and your new shop! Love the products you have listed there so far.
and glad to hear the ice has finally melted. You Scandinavians really know how to keep your chin up during your looooong winters ;)
I went through the Artists Way course via the book many years ago. I remember it being quite beneficial at the time, when I was painting. Sadly, I have forgotten all I learned since then. Maybe I’ll pick it up again. The thought of finding time for myself is a bit daunting, I must admit.
Hi Kate. Yay for your new shop! Great to see it up and running. You have been a busy creative lady! I hope your day to yourself was wonderful. Thanks for all of the links.
Congratulations on the new shop! I love that print and I’m looking forward to seeing the painting you’re working on. Honey and hot days would both make me very happy right now! x
Dearest Kate, so happy and relief to see your bubble space back online! I was missing you and was a little worry as to how you are. Hope everything finds you well. Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
Dear Kate, I’m sure I left a comment on this post last week or the week before…?? But I don’t see it here and can’t remember what I wrote! I checked out the mini journals and what a great idea, thanks for sharing :) Have fun with the new painting and hope your artists date was inspiring and creative! :)