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THE CREATIVE BLOG
Why Blogging is important to me..
I love blogging as it catalogues my processes and thoughts. Some posts are directly about my work and methods, some are about new techniques or spheres of creativity I am doing. Some are reflective and include poems and sketches about thoughts on creativity and life. I also do "SHOUT OUTS" about other creative people. I like the fact that posts do not dissappear into the ether, but are stored, like a chapter in a book. I also love to share the creative journey I am on, in the hopes that it inspires others..And it hones my writing skills!
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End of a Season and Starting a New One.
This blog is about the new ventures I have going on this year, creative processes running at the moment and some new plans for the...
May 303 min read
End of Summer... what's next?
#geli-printing #collage #sketching #photography #rocks #shapes-in-nature #gardening (geli print done from a few dry grasses and seed...
Sep 10, 20243 min read
Dedicated Creative Box and Gardening
#gardening #journalling #creative-time #artbox #art-class This post is like many of my other ones. I share snippets of what I have been...
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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Montenegro part 3.. A Way of Life
As well as being a stunning country of natural beauty, there seems to be a very beautiful aspect to their creativity and outlook on life...
Joy Stephanie
Nov 21, 20224 min read
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Montenegro Part Two...The Animals
I would say one of the most remarkable things about this country is the way animals and humans seem to live in a very harmonious way! We...
Joy Stephanie
Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Time to weave... a needed "Bunny trail"
Picture courtesy of the New York Public Library. So, this is what happens when you have many "irons in the fire".. and creative...
Joy Stephanie
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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A lino and leaf printing interlude!
Whilst I have several projects on the go (including more blogging about Montenegro and a Children's picture counting book) I just needed...
Joy Stephanie
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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Montenegro Part One
We recently got back from a 10 day trip to Montenegro. Why Montenegro? Well James Bond has a lot to answer for! Watching Casino Royale a...
Joy Stephanie
Oct 6, 20223 min read
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Off to the Racecourse - a favourite spot to paint.
#evening-light #sunset #woods #magical #watercolour #pen #sketches Carpe Diem! Seize the day! As the sun is starting to fade, there is...
Joy Stephanie
Sep 1, 20221 min read
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Our journey with Dyslexia #Gift
#dyslexia #giftofdyslexia #learning #challenges I want to share our journey we have had with dyslexia as a family. Our eldest son was...
Joy Stephanie
Aug 25, 20225 min read
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I'll walk you through a landscape painting process
How do I get to this .......... From this reference photo.... I'll start by saying this is My process. Another artist will have a...
Joy Stephanie
Aug 19, 20224 min read
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When natural beauty clothes ugliness ..
I keep coming back to this theme of beauty.. I have so many etched memories in my mind especially of our time in Honduras, over 12 years...
Joy Stephanie
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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Colour, Colour, Colour!
So, the long awaited post on colour! This is a big subject. I could spend ages myself just pondering colour and taking time to mix colour...
Joy Stephanie
Aug 1, 20223 min read
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Brighter days..
This is a little commercial break from the normal broadcasting so to speak! I wanted to share with you a favourite musician of mine and a...
Joy Stephanie
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Off to the Craft show! - it runs in the family.
This year's work of quilting and creative bunny trails I have gone down is culminating in a craft show table at my local out door market...
Joy Stephanie
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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All about the Seaside and my sketchbook practice
Ah.. the sound of the sea rolling in, the seaguls up above, the glorious sun... I will show you my holiday sketchbook work and my...
Joy Stephanie
Jul 13, 20221 min read
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How to be a better Artist? ...
This is a question I have been asked over the years, "How do I become a better artist?" and there are a few reccommendations I can...
Joy Stephanie
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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Attingham Park, Shrewsbury. An inviting view..
On a quick jaunt out to Attingham Park last week we saw a stunning array of plants in bloom. So many colours! These will be great...
Joy Stephanie
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Trust the Process
#trust-the-process #KewGardens #HampsteadHeath #challenge #creative-challenge Trust the Process..This is a picture we saw as we got up...
Joy Stephanie
May 10, 20224 min read
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Eyesight..
#eyesight #vision #bookshelf #yellow #sneakers #appreciation I was having delicious little "Me Time" at a coffee shop I had not tried yet...
Joy Stephanie
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Mother's Day Crafts with friends..( coffee and cake included of course!)
This little project took about a full day to do. I had a little help from a friend too - who helped me eat cake and drink coffee! (...
Joy Stephanie
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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New work going in the shop!
#painting #landscapes #landscapeart #abstract #horizons #colour #gardens #shropshire #hills #sea I'ts been a while since I have...
Joy Stephanie
Mar 21, 20223 min read
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Quilting... crafting a legacy
#quilting #sewing #heirloom #crafting #ecoprinting #colours #bedspreads #patchwork #baby I'm half way through my quilt - my first quilt...
Joy Stephanie
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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