Melinda VanRy

  • Snapshots

    Sunlight

    / April 7, 2020

    The sunlight dazzles my eyes so they ache deciphering black words on a white page. Like other things we love, it can hurt.

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  • Poetry,  Snapshots

    Seasons in 17 Syllables: Winter to Spring

    / April 3, 2020

           

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  • Melinda almost forty years ago
    Identity,  Memoir,  Snapshots

    Fifty Years in the Future Forty Years Ago

    / April 1, 2020

    The future was bright and my possibilities endless. Yes, the world looked different when I was nine, but I was figuring things out.

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  • Snapshots

    For What

    / November 15, 2019

    I stare at the screen. I stare at nothing. My head is full of leaden cotton. Heavy. Muffled. I want to sleep. I need to wake. But for what? 

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  • Get writing!
    Snapshots,  Writing

    Pen to Paper

    / July 15, 2019

    Pen to paper. Or pencil to paper. Or fingers to keyboard. That’s the important thing, right? At least that’s what she said. And she should know. She teaches this stuff...

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  • Identity,  Snapshots,  Writing

    Welcome to… Me?

    / June 8, 2019

    It's like a new, blank notebook. Putting together MelindaVanRy.com. It's been an interesting year so far. Writing-wise. Well... can't say that there haven't been interesting things going on in the rest of my…

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Melinda VanRy
Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe I should've s Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe I should've started with more of a plan. But... fun, relaxing, balancing... even with the pale places from matte medium from the facing page. I did miss my #The100DayProject #My100DayArtJournal square pages. But working in this art journal for the new Art Journaling at the library is nice. I'm looking forward to next month's meeting. And am enjoying learning about various mixed media techniques, while also doing things like this random play with markers. #dailyart #artisselfcare #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #findbeauty #makebeauty #creativityisgoodformentalhealth #artjournal #colordoodle #doodle
Okay, yeah, I've been doing some arting every day, Okay, yeah, I've been doing some arting every day, but am a couple days late with 100/100 of #The100DayProject Yup, 100! Playing with colors and metallics in the morning sun. I may have lost track of time... Yeah, I absolutely lost track of time. We'll call it a Vitamin D treatment session along with creative self-care. But now, yes, other things to do. Though gotta take a moment to say I'm very excited about starting a regular art journaling thing at the library. It was fun to see others enjoy it, and know that there's enough interest to keep it going - and more motivation to keep me taking time for something so good for me. 😊 #creativeselfcare #makesomething #lovingmethroughcreativity#loveyou #findbeauty #makebeauty #artisselfcare #color #shine #dailyart #smallart #My100DayArtJournal #artjournaling
Old journal entries and Facebook statuses can make Old journal entries and Facebook statuses can make good art journal entries. This was both. The lettering isn't great, and previous iterations made up various numbers before this, but here is Sunday's 99/100 of #The100DayProject Yup, you guessed it... I'm saying it again: It doesn't have to be perfect to be worthwhile. The beauty of creating an art journal is the freedom to say whatever you want, in whatever way you want, to try out a new medium, new techniques, without fear of judgment or pressure to do your best. It's up to you whether or not you share it. I've shared #My100DayArtJournal to encourage you to start an art journal and/or develop a regular habit of creativity, to take time for creative self-care. #artjournal #creativeselfcare #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #freetobeme #beingme #freetobeyou #beyou
Good morning! It's so much easier to feel alive th Good morning! It's so much easier to feel alive this time of year... #morningsun #mybackyard #getoutdoors #findbeauty #spring #feelslikesummer
More art in morning sun. It's not-quite. But it's More art in morning sun. It's not-quite. But it's time to get ready to go. 98/100 of #The100DayProject #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #artisselfcare #creativeselfcare #getoutdoors #makesomething #findbeauty #makebeauty #LakeOntario #RobertWehleStatePark #dailyary#smallart #cutpaperart #My100DayArtJournal
Arting in Friday-morning sunlight. 😊 The warmth Arting in Friday-morning sunlight. 😊 The warmth is back. 👍 Step 1 of a Robert Wehle cliff. 97/100 of #The100DayProject Now the black-leggings-clad crazy-haired woman with big scissors and big glue stick, sitting on the side steps of her front porch (yeah, if I were a passerby, I'd... wonder), should get ready for work. #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #getoutdoors #makesomething #findbeauty #makebeauty #cutpaperart #spring #LakeOntario #RobertWehleStatePark #My100DayArtJournal
Trying out all the metallics... All the shiny thin Trying out all the metallics... All the shiny things are not the same. 96/100 of #The100DayProject #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #artisselfcare #dailyart #My100DayArtJournal
Trying out more image transfers... 95/100 of #The Trying out more image transfers... 95/100 of #The100DayProject "It doesn't have to be perfect to be worthwhile" is still true. #artisselfcare #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou #imagetransfer #dailyart #My100DayArtJournal
Tip too large for what I was trying to do. But mor Tip too large for what I was trying to do. But more fun with new metallics. On acrylic-painted leftover paper. With a quote I came across today on Facebook. 94/100 of #The100DayProject #My100DayArtJournal #artisselfcare #makesomething #creativityisgoodformentalhealth #lovingmethroughcreativity #loveyou
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