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Category Archives: my art

Freestyle fun

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Abstract, freestyle painting is an excellent way to relax, have fun and experience therapeutic healing all at once.  I call the free-form painting I do “intuitive painting”.   With no plan or expectation […]

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Now that’s what I’m Tuscan about

July 1, 2015by telltalecreations

A Tuscan theme has developed in my handmade postcards.   The pastoral Tuscan landscapes are out of this world for their earthy beauty.   The images in the pictured cards come from cruise […]

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A measure of humanity’s potential

June 27, 2015by telltalecreations

Do not compare yourself with others. Do not try to make anyone love you, but allow yourself to be loved. Remember that a rich person is not one who has […]

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Are you a Deviant?

June 25, 2015by telltalecreations

Using images created by others for background, embellishment or focal images in your own work can be appealing to artists and crafters. Some do not have the time or skill […]

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Europhoria

June 3, 2015by telltalecreations

click images to enlarge   These handmade paper collaged postcards seem fitting of the summer season.  The European scenes on this fun trio of cards are all images rescued from […]

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Perfection is ugly

May 15, 2015by telltalecreations

” I think perfection is ugly.  Somewhere in the things humans make I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion.” – Yohiji Yamamoto from my visual journal Meditations and Miscellany

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A mother’s love

May 10, 2015by telltalecreations

click images to enlarge Today is a beautiful day to honor mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society.  May we all enjoy the opportunity today to not […]

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Taking all the credit

April 28, 2015by telltalecreations

Besides collage, painting is my other favorite art activity.  All my arting and crafting is therapeutic, but painting feels the most freeing.  With collage, I start with an idea of […]

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The world needs more love letters

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My personal art journey has been linked with letter writing since day one. My first foray into visual arts over a year and a half ago was with handmade greeting […]

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Zero waste

April 7, 2015by telltalecreations

“Zero waste” is my goal each time I craft. I am ever on the lookout for creative ways to use my leftover paper scraps. Paper strip backgrounds like the one […]

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The Moneyless Manifesto by Mark Boyle

An exploration into the thinking that pushed one man to adopt a moneyless lifestyle and the philosophy he developed along the way. It presents radical new perspectives on vital foundations of economic theory that we should question as a society. Explores what it really means to be “sustainable" and offers creative solutions for living a "less is more" lifestyle. Mark presents a unique economic and ecologic message of dire importance.

If You Find This Letter by Hannah Brencher

Hannah Brencher founded the More Love Letters movement that encourages and facilitates writing letters of encouragement to strangers when they need them most. Her book details the role letter writing always played in her life; how her struggle with depression combined with her desire to help the suffering led her to begin writing love letters to strangers; and how she found ways to open her personal project to global involvement.

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Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

The inspiring true story of deep and lasting friendship between a modern-day slave turned homeless drifter and a wealthy Texas art dealer. Read my review here
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