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The second message for Day 13 came at the end of the practice, when we put our feet up for waterfall pose, which is not one of my favorite poses, but it felt like there was a message for me in the pose when I looking up at my toes. When I’m craving rest and […]

I didn’t go with the prompts for Day 12 and 13. I got the messages for these two days when I was doing yoga last night, trying a restorative yoga class with a new instructor online. I wasn’t used to her style or even her voice, which kept it interesting for me. “The other side […]

I wasn’t sure if I could hear a different tone of voice for my message, and I didn’t want to overcomplicate it. I got some new sketchbooks and watercolor pads because they were on sale. I was really eager to start working through Mel Armstrong’s Floral Patterns in Gouache class, because it comes with a […]

For day 10, I’ve recently been working through not bottling up my feelings, or shying away from feelings I don’t want to experience fully. I’m always trying to dissect my feelings, like “why do I feel angry,” “why am I anxious in this moment” and so on, I think as a way to avoid them […]

For day 9, I settled on something generic because I had a hard time coming with something a good friend would say to me that I wanted to translate to a drawing. I am very good at negative self talk and putting myself down but I’m getting better at being a good friend to myself […]

Not much to say for this one that I didn’t say for Day 07. I did a little collage for the word “rest.” I made some collage papers a while back that I haven’t figured out a use for, but the yellow one I thought would fit nicely here. I like how dark the ink […]

I did Day 07 and Day 08 one after the other. I was a little worried that I wasn’t going to give myself enough time to hear my intuition (but I also wanted to catch up). I think the prompts for these two days went well together: giving myself permission and saying “it’s okay…” felt […]

I usually just start drawing and see where things go for this challenge, so it was different to spend time today thinking about what message could be. I came across a number of things that resonated with me (a big one was something along the lines of “don’t let overwhelm steal your joy”), but I […]

I did today’s piece after some yoga and meditation. While I was meditating, I saw a lotus flower towards the end, but when I sat down to paint, it didn’t really manifest. I think I had too much of a plan for today’s piece. I wanted to clean my palette so I can make room […]