#artistmama

Journal spread on my desk currently. And a tag. I didn’t ever think I would like tags as much as I do. #artistmama #artjournal #artjournalspread #alwaysmaking #alwayscreating #processing #writing #writeitout #thoughts #glioblastoma
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Well it seemed logical to work in my journal because my baby doesn’t want to sleep. #artistmama #tired
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What an interesting day I had, filled with more emotions than I could possibly explain. By the end of it all I can think is “If you don’t have friends as good as mine, you are missing out.” They add so much magic and love to my life and I am left feeling so so so thankful. #artistmama #emotions #artjournal #artjournalling #graytoned #saltyarmy #queensalty #mixedmedia #processart
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Me “Got a lot done and have a minute I’ll start a new journal page. The baby is sleeping, let’s see what I can do.”
The Baby “YOU HAVE NEVER HELD ME IN YPUR WHOLE LIFE AND I AM SAD AND FRIGHTENED AND NEED TO BE ATTACHED TO YOU.”
One thing I like about #mixedmedia is the ability to throw some layers down and then walk away. Perfect for this #artistmother and what I love to do. #artistmama #artjournal #journal #astart #art #baby #sevenmonths
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When my son was young and in the thick of his #hlhs surgeries, I drew and painted a lot of hearts. Now that my dad is fighting #glioblastoma I’m probably gonna be perfecting my brain drawings. Art reflects life. And this is what’s happening in mine. #artistmama #art #painting #mixedmedia #cancersucks #glio #gbm #processing
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All things can be used in journals. Grocery lists, packing lists, things children draw (especially things children draw), old hymnals, pages from books…poems written by your mother, drawings your Dad did after a major invasive surgery on his brain, prayers for whatever is to come after this. Journals are my life line. They are my memory keepers. Because that flower is the best drawn most beautiful flower I’ve ever seen in my entire life. And I needed to keep it safe. I needed to keep it with me. Always. #artistmama #glioblastoma #journalfodder #memorykeeper #important
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I used to be timid in my use of black. I’m not sure why…maybe it was from years of being told not to use it as an outline. All I know is right now sometimes black seems like the only reasonable color to use. As the kids say these days “it’s a mood”. #artistmama #artjournal #art #layers #ink #black #mood #closeup
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There’s been such precious time for my art lately. And I could tell it was doing bad things for my mind. It is worth it to stay up a little later and sacrifice sleep so that I can clear my head and be a better mother to my little ones. And a better daughter to my parents and better wife to my husband and better sister to my siblings. I needed this time of prayer and meditation. #artistmama #artjournal #compositionnotebook #compositionarejournal #doesnthavetobefancy #makeart #maketime #worry #stress #canceraffectsthewholefamily #processing #grief
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“Cancer are cells that decide not to do their job and have their own party. But parties aren’t any fun on their own, they want to invite other cells to join the party.” #artistmama #cancer #glioblastoma #cancerparty #canceraffectsthewholefamily
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What are you making? I don’t know I’m just making it. #artistmama #uplate #quiet #making #prussianbluehue
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Couldn’t let the 16th go by without these reflections. My sugar and spice and sassy girl. #artistmama #reflections #eightmonthsold #milestones #artjournal
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A certain almost 8 month old decided to fight sleep tonight. So she sat with me while I started this page. #artistmama #teamnosleep #latenight #itsnotactuallythatlate #tiredmama #zippyadeezip #starfishbaby #pleasegotosleep
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I’m really appreciating #arttags recently. I have such little time, and such a desire to create. #artistmama #art #artthoughts #musings #smallwork
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I think one of the best and most important things I have learned as an Artist/Mother is to leave myself something to build off of for the next time. Whenever I get the opportunity to work again, this will be waiting for me. I don’t know what thoughts or emotions and processing I will be able to build onto it, but it’s waiting for me. And there’s a lot of comfort in that. #artistmama #artjournal #strathmoregray #journal #artistmother #wip #omd #artshare #arttip #protip #layers #mixedmedia
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Reflections: after talking with one of my older brothers I was thinking about Peace. What it means, what it looks like…mostly how it looks so much different than I had wanted it to look like. #artistmama #latenight #clearingmthead #cancerchangeseverything #glioblastoma #peace #reflections #griefart #griefjournal
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First of all, why haven’t I ever owned a craft mat? Shame on me, I like this thing. Second of all, @dinawakley journal? FAN. TAS. TIC. Third of all, one of my nieces wrote her name on this table and I love seeing it every time I go to the new space. #artistmama #artdaily #craftmat #artjournal #artjournaljunkie
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Reflections: the day they found the tumor, the day they put him under, how close he was to dying after the hemorrhaging, the confirmation it was #glioblastoma and how much in our lives changed so quickly. #artistmama #processing #grief #griefart #cancerchangeseverything #daddy #december #remember #reflections #reflectionsthroughart
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Oh hi new space. #artistmama #create #studiospace #biggertable #moreart #makersgottamake #dramaticlight
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