My last bit of Creative Sandboxing before heading up to bed. Smudged a bit of watercolor… grrr… Well, not to worry, after it’s all painted in, who knows what I’ll do next anyway? I may be gessoing over it, or collaging over, or … Can’t the retreat just last forever, please?
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Details from watercolor doodle, inspired by @cathyjlawson, made at Friends of Calligraphy Spring Retreat while listening to a recording of myself doing my speech. (Things we resort to when a speaking gig is coming up soon!) Now it’s time for a snack! ?

Can I just be on retreat all the time, please?
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Playing with Winsor Newton watercolor markers at the Friends of Calligraphy Spring Retreat. Inspired by @cathyjlawson ?#retreat #workinprogress #wip #winsornewton #watercolormarkers #originalart #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodlesofinstagram #complements

Altered book page, white-out poetry work in progress:

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

you have
the courage
to fight
insurmountable
obstacles.

I like this message so much better than the original one on this spread. The book is called Win Him If You Want Him, published in 1938, and yes, it’s just as regressive and sexist as you might imagine.

I’m having great fun going through it, page spread by page spread, and finding a new message on each page. 🙂 This is what artists do: reimagine the world as it *could* be, and create a new vision of that reimagined world.
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Got some more Creative Sandbox time in after dinner. That’s the beauty of the retreat: uninterrupted create time. I never get to do this at home!

Art time in the morning, art time in the afternoon, art time at night.

Bliss!

Except that I was actually rehearsing for my upcoming speaking gigs in the afternoon. And napping. But who’s counting? ?

Retreats are heaven. I’m so glad my Create & Incubate Retreat is in September, so I only have to wait a half a year before I get to do this again. (There’s still space if you want to join us, but spots are very limited: http://bit.ly/1RjktHI)

Two and a half more days to soak it in. Right now I want it to last forever.
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