My name is Effy, and I'm a journal artist & on line teacher. I like to write & share about art journaling as a spiritual practice, and my go-to tool for healing & life documentation. I'm a mother of grown children, and I live with an adorable furbaby in a three story walk up apartment in Ontario, Canada.
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In 2017, I will be guest teaching in Life Book 2017 & Let's Face It 2017. I will also be teaching my own programs as well, and you can find out about those by clicking here.
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Oh, Leonard.
I spent the better part of last night sitting in my studio staring at a spread I'd started that I couldn't finish. I wanted to paint something uplifting and inspirational, something to lift me out of the funk I was in. I just didn't have it in me, and I realized that...
More Of The Same, But More Fiercely.
I found this meme floating around on Facebook, and it perfectly summed up what this past week has felt like for me. I won't take you through what all happened or what I felt line by line. Let the meme stand for it, since any attempt on my part to type it out will...
Purse Dump
Sometimes the very best way to get back into the flow of blogging is to do what I call an unapologetic purse dump. Unapologetic, because life happens to us all, and I won't apologize for not blogging. Purse Dump because an abridged, list version of my happenings is a...
Let’s Face It Blog Hop – Winner Announced
AND THE WINNER IS!!!! URSULA WOLLENBERG! Congratulations, Ursula! I have sent your details to Kara! xo I am so excited to announce that I am going to be a guest teacher in LET’S FACE IT 2017! In case you are unfamiliar with this course, it is a year-long,...
Stencil Care & Imposter Syndrome
If you are wondering who won the Life Book 2017 GIVEAWAY, I've announced that over here. Hello, Sweet Artsy Tribe! I have a couple of great questions to cover in today's dispatch, so let's dig in! First, a stencil care question! Hi, Effy! I'm watching the opening...
Style Development & Creative Practice
Hola, Lovebugs! I hope you had a chance to enter my giveaway draw for a seat in Life Book 2017 this week, but in case you hadn't, the post is here! You can circle back to this post for your Q&A this week, so go enter, and I'll meet you back here in a second! Back?...
Journaling Deeper + A Tutorial
The first lesson in Facing Forward II went live today, and I got out my handy calculator to add up the total viewing time. 4.8 hours. Dudes. Crazy. In our first lesson together, there is a tutorial on journaling your way from blurts (negative self-talk) to bouquets...
Alone
There is this absolutely amazing series on the History channel (also available through iTunes) that has completely shattered any shame I might have had about my feelings about human connection. I no longer feel any shame - like zero - about loving, wanting, desiring,...
Burnout, Back To School. Breaking Out Of The Book, & Life Book 2017
Hello!! It's back to school week in September, and even though I haven't been in school in a very long time, I still feel the excitement! I am having to reign myself in a bit, though, and not go blow a bunch of money on school supplies I have no need for, but the...
Vulnerability, Safety, & The Trap Of Stuff
Hello, Beloveds! I have a few things for you this week, so let's just dive right on in. Vulnerability In the "Getting Started" post, I mentioned that we can sometimes get caught up in the desire to share and compare, and encouraged you all to be selective about what...
