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Color your World: Cerise

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Cerise.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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light green and pink blurred portrait, toy photography by Tourmaline .

Color your World: Carnation Pink

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Carnation Pink.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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Macro photogrphy of vintage Polly Pockets, toy photograph by Tourmaline .

Color your World: Caribbean Green

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Caribbean Green.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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Color your World: Canary

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Canary.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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When Life Gets in the Way, Revel in All the Miniatures Around You

Life

Traveling for work, preparing for a move, planning a wedding, all while trying to keep up art motivation has been trying. That said, I’m still buzzing with ideas, but creating when I’m more in the mood for relaxing leads to half hearted photos that don’t match the vision in my head.

Instead I’ve been reading fiction and memoirs, rather than reading for research, watching movies, spending time with family and truly basking in the life I have around me. Allowing myself the space to breathe, and not stress about not living up to social media posting standards and my own harsh criticism of my artistic practice, has given me time to find fulfillment in other things, and to form new artistic ideas. Read more

Woodburning a Guest Signature Board for my Wedding (video)

I’m getting married in March and rather than a traditional guest book, we’ve decided to have our guests sign a wooden plaque with paint pens. I burned what will be our last name and a few wildflowers on the board and guests will sign around them. Watch the video above to see the full process!

Color your World: Cadet Blue

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Cadet Blue.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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Astronaut floating over the moon, toy photography by Tourmaline .

Color your World: Burnt Sienna

Welcome back to this weekly Crayola color based blog challenge!

This week, the color is Burnt Sienna.

Between now and next Tuesday share a post inspired by the color on your own blog or social media. A poem, flash fiction, photo, drawing, whatever you’d like!
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