Welcome to the Story Pieces blog! Inspired by memories of sitting on the beach telling stories around a fire, this is a space where we explore our thoughts on story, provide you with useful tips and tricks for living and recording your best life, and invite you to share your adventures, thoughts, and life experiments with us and our readers.
To have the confidence to start a painting, you need to understand what questions to ask during each phase of the process. Learn what questions I ask in the first layers of a painting when the goal is to create an interesting surface.
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Mindset is important in the painting process. Discover the mindset that will help you create early layers that get you excited about painting.
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Harness the magic of new beginnings by creating an art journal page of things to embrace. Beginnings hold the promise of countless possibilities and allow you to redefine your journey.
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Learn about the concepts I keep in mind when creating my maximalist flower paintings.
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Create an art journal page by choosing a word for 2024 to give you focus and provide a vision for the next 12 months.
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Create an art journal page to let go of limiting beliefs, thoughts, and behaviours to create space for your new dreams and goals.
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Journaling can teach us a lot about ourselves especially when we think outside our human form. Try describing yourself as a plant, flower or tree.
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It's too easy to want to be a perfectionist in our creative persuits. But what if we let go of this and brought the gifts of encouragement, playfulness, experiementation, curiosity and vulnerability to our creative practices?
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Capture positive memories in a Positive Memories Journal and revisit them when you need cheering up. Recalling positive memories enhances our well-being and mood and reduces our stress response.
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