michelle ward

stay tuned

getting sneaky

he is risen!

next....

counting and packaging.....

and then..........

labeling....lots of labeling.

cutting and folding with purpose

The last few days we have been busy cutting and folding.  Sam is doing a great job.  Stay tuned :)

warm palette - purposeful painting

Changed colors.  Still piling up.  Sam is having so much fun!

cool palette

More from our cool palette.  We've changed colors and will show you that next.  Then we'll tell you what we're doing with Sam's paintings!

 

3.17.16

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Be well and behave ;)

Security envelope art, colorized with photoshop.

more purpose

painting with purpose

Papers are piling up.  Paint tubes are emptying out.  Lots of Painting with Purpose over here.  
More details soon.

stencils + ink pads

Here are some of the sample tags I've made with the new Ink Pad stencils, along with brief descriptions.  These are just pigment ink pads + stencils.  

TIP:  if you use wedge make-up sponges, cut off the hard edge so you don't get 'lines' when dabbing off the ink onto your tag.

on a mission

I've never been one to pick a Word of the Year.  However, a few weeks ago I had an epiphany, and that came with a word.  PURPOSE. I've launched a mission that has kept us busy here at home.  I will reveal the details soon, with a few teasers as it gets closer.  It's one of those ideas that was lingering around in the corner of my mind and I wasn't sure it could work, but once I started saying it out loud and sharing the plan with loved ones it became something real, something tangible, something do-able.  

First, you stretch your way of thinking to consider all possibilities, no matter how far-fetched.  Then you reign it in and determine what can be accomplished in reality.  You weigh pros and cons, do some research, and begin to visualize a successful outcome.  You gather the supplies you need, set up a schedule, and jump in.  

As a sign that we are on a mission, I scored a handsome Word of the Year Rock + Amulet from my friend Kim Mailhot (aka The Rock Fairy) who makes and sells these in her Etsy shop HERE.  Isn't she a clever one?  This hangs over our work table and reminds us that what we do is important.  

More soon.