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| "Star": marker, junk mail collage, color postcard. |
A step-by-step postcard.
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Marker sketch, a pencil would be better.
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Utilizing a marker, junk mail collage on heavy watercolor paper.
Permanent glue stick & brayer, 1 hour, 13 pieces.
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A lot of us have the idea that we need to be accomplishing something to make the most of our time, even if it’s time we only have because we literally can’t go anywhere or do anything else.
Suddenly, the files we’ve been
meaning to organize, the photos we’ve been meaning to digitize, the plants we’ve been meaning to separate, and the reading lists we’ve been meaning to get to seem a little more pressing. I hope we can resist the lure of constant productivity which keeps us from enjoying the things we do.
There are unseen stresses for everyone during times like these,
and
if all we want is to lie in a hammock and count
our blessings, then
by all means, we should do so.
Free time can stay just that: Free.
A bright idea
Get ready to smile, or at least learn a lot about smiling. Yale University's massively popular "happiness" course, technically called "The Science of Well Being", is
available to audit for free online! The course offers insights from
psychology and neuroscience about what drives happiness, and then
challenges students to experiment with behavior change exercises to help
rewire the brain. It was a campus sensation and became available online
about two years ago. Here's a quick lesson from course creator Laurie
Santos: Happiness doesn't come from complex desires. "We miswant things.
We think we need to change our life circumstances to become happier,"
she says. But "what plays a much bigger role are our simple practices,
simple acts like making a social connection, or taking time for
gratitude, or taking time to be in the present moment."
Smiles (10) for Monday ...
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| by Rachel Swanson |
4 comments:
One hour, thirteen pieces! Magic happens! Have you ever thought of yourself as an artistic magician? :-)
Not at all, but I think that would suit you.
I am hopeful to do more postcards today, pleural!
Stay safe John.
Marvelous step-by-step, Jacki! Thanks for showing und thanks also for the funny cartoons.
Stay healthy!
Thank you Elenor, I plan to do more, but naps keep getting in the way. How are you all doing on the other side of the world?
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