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Jane Davenport Weekend Retreat

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Coral

Guess who got to spend the long weekend at Jane Davenport’s house? I arrived at The Nest (her gorgeous acreage home) and went up to the deck in the sunshine to meet her, a bit nervous but excited too.  She … Continue reading →

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Donna Downey Class

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Coral

As you know from my post last week, I got to do a class with Donna Downey.  As in THE Donna Downey. Very, very cool.  She is wickedly funny, doesn’t take herself or art too seriously and my favourite part … Continue reading →

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Dandelions

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Coral

Another page in the “Experiment Journal Which Is Turning Into My Favourite Journal” journal.  This one was an experiment with my new Distress Paints.  I played around with smearing the inks around with my fingers – I seem to use … Continue reading →

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Mini Journal Take 2

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Coral

Remember the first Mini Journal I made for a friend?  Well, I kinda sent it off as a surprise.  And because she is someone I am learning from about creative business, I’m not a “friend, friend”.  We are just online … Continue reading →

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Mini Journal

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Coral

My friend April from Blacksburg Belle has a great DIY tutorial on very quick and easy mini journals.  I’ve had it book marked for a while and finally decided to make one. April uses old magazines as part of her … Continue reading →

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Dream, Joy, Bliss

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Coral

I’ve been a little obsessed with tags lately as you know.  And I’m not afraid to throw stuff in the bin.  Which often means my 50 page journals turn into 10 pages.  Hmmmm. I’ve been playing in my practice journal … Continue reading →

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Steal like an artist journal

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Coral

For years I’ve talked about getting my artwork ‘there’.  You know where ‘there’ is, don’t you?  It’s also called “as good as”.  As good as this artist, that artwork.  And I’ve been jealous of all the classes and workshops that … Continue reading →

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