Back to it...

Winter break has come and gone. The kids are back in school. I am back to an exercise routine that I have neglected the ENTIRE break! And the piles of to-dos and goal lists and task sheets are in front of me waiting patiently for my attention. Hopefully they won't be left all alone! :)

I didn't get much art done over the weekend. Aside from a small mixed-media style painting I made. While my middle daughter was working on hers. And then my youngest daughter decided to join in. They give up a lot quicker than I do. I see making art as relaxing and fun. I can work on something pretty long. And may only feel how tired I am when I have finished for the night or completed something.

But my middle girl sees it as work- hard work. I try to tell her to just relax and don't worry about mistakes. They can most often be fixed and covered and worked over. (What I love about mixed-media painting and journaling) You can't really make a mistake. I just tell her if you don't like what you see, keep going! Eventually it will turn into something you love.

(I'm not sure why I could not get this picture to turn right side up. It is upside down. )

 Now my youngest daughter- she's a riot. She will sit down, gather her tools and just start creating! Thinking. Creating. Until she gets bored and moves on. But she will often come back to the same project and finish it. I like that she doesn't give up! And I usually don't even have to help too much. I just let her do her thing!

 This is actually an old journal page that was not loved and no longer used. I encourage them to use these as backgrounds for something new. She didn't get very far with covering and moved on to something else.

This is a journal book that the youngest started for her cousin's birthday. She is having a Doc McStuffins party. So my daughter thought she would make her cousin a journal to keep her goodies and thoughts in.

And this is a structure she was building for the lizards that run around out in our yard. 

 And then there's my older daughter. She enjoys making art. But can take it or leave it.

 She gets an idea but doesn't have the patience to follow through till the end. Although she did make me a lovely collage for Christmas this year!

 I love when my kids make homemade gifts. Use what is in the house and come up with something clever. Sometimes we take it too far.Such as when my youngest was going to throw a piece of box or trash or something away. And says,"oh, wait mom. Could we make something out of this?" I just laugh. Because I gave her the recycle art bug. Its fun to make something beautiful out of nothing!

Well, enough with the ramblings. I have a very busy week. Have the Desert Discovery Center reopening. I will talk more about what we do there. Some really great things! If your ever in the area of Barstow, California. Then take a peek into the Desert Discovery Center and see all the great things they have to offer.

And I have another class posted in Soul Food! So much fun already. I want to get straight to the next class by Cathy Bluteau! And then I have my sister's and my niece's birthday coming up this weekend! So much to work on! I will show you some of the cute yard signs that I come up with for these gatherings! So I am off to continue with my attempts to learn! Everyday I'm Still Growing.....