2009 February : Jill Berry Blog

Here is another exercise Jennifer. Take a piece of overdone papers (not that you ever made one ;0) and add a transparent layer on top. This is a piece of crazy red paste paper that I painted over with acrylics, watercolor and colored pencil. The golden house is the one I live in. You can [...]

Re-writing History

Posted on February 10, 2009 - Filed Under Creative Exercises | 1 Comment

My friend Jennifer is recovering from surgery and really needs me to get bossy with her while she idles away the hours on the couch with her cat. So, here is assignment number 1, an exercise I do in my journaling classes. It is fun, and a simple way to re-write an article, a letter, [...]

One World, One Heart. More!

Posted on February 7, 2009 - Filed Under Artist Friends | 1 Comment

A little earlier I was writing about the Inversion of the Dark Ages, how many blessed events are occurring to replace the bad stories and events of the last decade. Has anyone noticed that there are 911 participants in this particular event? 9/11 done over, in a good way. A positive relationship between those numbers, [...]

One World One Heart

Posted on February 3, 2009 - Filed Under Artist Friends | 138 Comments

I am coming in here at the very last second with my giveaway. I made this to celebrate, and you can have one too. Lisa Swifka has a dream of hooking people up via blogging and gifts. You just have to sign up, make friends, and give something away. This is my offering.

It is a [...]

From Doubt to Magnificent

Posted on February 3, 2009 - Filed Under About me | 3 Comments

On Sunday I skied for the first time in 20 years. I stopped after a traumatic ski event with friend, and have been unwilling to try it since. My kids are learning, and I decided I needed to jump back on that pony and ride. I have friends who do not have this choice, but [...]

Mapping at Valley Ridge

Posted on February 2, 2009 - Filed Under 2009 Workshops | 4 Comments

Kathy Malkasian runs an art retreat in Muscoda, Wisconsin on 120 acres of farmland called Valley Ridge Art Studio. Her mission statement is simple:
“Valley Ridge Art Studio is a communal art space in southwestern Wisconsin for people to actively explore, learn and create the arts and crafts of life. At Valley Ridge, art is experienced [...]