I have a special offer available for the Saturday classes
(Creative Faces-Floral Delights & Abstract Natures Skylines).
Held at the Colour Blast Retreat on the 18th of March. Open to everyone.
I am giving someone the opportunity to win a FREE spot into one of these classes.
All you need to do to go in the draw is enter your details below:
For more details and information on these classes click HERE:
Good Luck, hope to see you there for lots of creative fun 🙂 xxx
I have learnt so much from this class, who knew my left hand was so talented. The techniques in this class are quite freeing. I would recommend this class to anyone who what like to find their inner artist. I can’t express enough how much I have enjoyed it. It really is a wonderful journey delving between the shadow and light.
This one was created with water soluable graphite, Charcoal, Pastels, Black and White Paint and clear gesso. So so much fun!
This is the same image that I have coloured with an App on my IPhone called “Color Effects”
This one was my first attempt at Ivy’s Technique. I love how different everyone’s turned out who all started with the same reference photo.
It really showcased how it can embrace everyone’s different styles 🙂
For those in Hervey Bay I am heading your way in March! Looking forward to getting our Art on!
Join us on Friday for an fun day with Abstract Skylines, this class first time around just blew me away with all the amazing talent in Hervey Bay!
Contact Collette at the Arts & Crafts Superstore for bookings
Hope to see you there!
We are in for some new Abstract fun in this 2 day workshop with Abstract Flowers and Natures skylines.
Suitable for everyone from beginners to advanced:)
We are in for an awesome weekend! I can’t wait to see what everyone creates this time! It is time to unleash your inner artist!
Another new year is here full of possibilities and excitement, I hope this year is all you want it to be 🙂
So much to say and share, where do I start? Lets start with a little insight into where I am at.
It is no secret that I battle with self doubt and my confidence, it totally consumes me and stops me in my tracks from sharing and posting on Facebook, blog, well anywhere in the public eye. You may have noticed I have been absent from here these past few months. In between the times when I wasn’t busy teaching or preparing classes or running Cre8 days I have been beating myself up. All those negative thoughts that I hear that I am not good enough or not deserving etc etc has made 2016 a major up and down roller-coaster for me. These past few months have had me questioning everything about me and my journey and what I do and why and where am I going.
I have had many highs teaching around the country this year and catching up with beautiful creative friends from each state. I am so very grateful for all those who have shared creative journeys, laughs, tears and inspiration with me you can’t imagine how much each and every one of you have touched my life.
I couldn’t do what I do or be who I am without the love and support from my amazing family, I am so very lucky to be truly blessed with the best family anyone could hope for even all our extended family.
I can’t thank my husband Don enough for supporting me on my journey and for picking me up when I am down and reminding me constantly that I can do it, he has the patience of a saint and I am so very grateful to have him by my side every step of the way.
My kids are and always will be my driving force behind wanting to be a better person and follow my dreams, I am so proud of the beautiful adults they are becoming.
So with that been said what is next for me?? I had to sit down and really work out where my direction is going and what do I want. I have let go of so many expectations from myself and others and I can’t wait to see what 2017 will bring. I feel lighter than I have in years and know that the path that lays ahead of me will be more in line with my souls purpose and hopefully will follow a path that will make me happy and will help silence my inner critic.
#1 on my list this year will be creating more art and making time to create more expressive art. I want to know what it feels like to be able to call myself a real artist. I am doing Ivy Newport‘s online class “Between Shadow & Light” at the moment, love the freedom of expression in it!
#2 will be to be the best version of me that I can be, emotionally, physically & spiritually. Time to step out from behind the shadows.
#3 Inspire creative journeys in others. The number one best feeling in the world for me is seeing someone do something when they think they can’t.
This past year one thing I have learnt was I didn’t know what I could or couldn’t do until I just did it. 18 months ago I would have never even considered painting a surf board or teaching fabulous faces classes around the country let alone abstract canvases. I am aiming to push myself out of my comfort zone even more this year, hopefully at least once a month. Fear is just a thing in your head, it is a pretty powerful thing but I am hoping to make peace with it.
#4 Social Media – I want to have a social media plan in place for the times I need to retreat. And follow though with consistency.
#5 Follow upand Act on on my hundreds of ideas that I constantly get and not leave them sitting on the shelf and watch others bring forth Ideas that I had been hoarding. I learnt from reading “Big Magic” that if you don’t act on your ideas the idea will go and find the next person who will. So I need to step past the fear and ACT this year. No more sitting on the sidelines.
Hopefully sharing this with you will also make me more accountable too!
I created this painting just after Christmas for my son’s new bachelor pad, this is what he wanted painted as he is in the army. I did this one in a day so I wouldn’t be able to overthink it or overwork it. Lots I would have liked to tweak but happy with the end result. 🙂
I hope to be sharing so much more with you all this year without letting my fears and doubts get in the way. I have so many new projects I can’t wait to share with you! Stay tuned to more from me both personally and professionally it’s time to step out of the shadows and allow myself to feel exposed and vulnerable. I will be ok, we will be ok!
Thank you for stopping by, so grateful to have you here! 🙂
Cheers
Michelle x
