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  • Better With Art

    Embrace Imperfection with Watercolor Bubbles

    / December 1, 2024

    Grab some watercolor paint and let’s get started with this week's creative self-care art-making! Bubbles or baubles, it’s up to you!

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    How to Practice Creative Self-Care with Artful Circles

    / November 26, 2024

    It's all about circles this week. The therapeutic relaxation of drawing them and the purpose and healing we can find in them in life.

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    How to Practice Creative Self-Care on a Dime… with a Penny

    / November 26, 2024

    Want to see how a penny can help you loosen up control and relax into some creative self-care art-making? Make art with me! Because we're BETTER WITH ART.

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    Creating Depth with Watercolor Layers and Setting Boundaries

    / November 17, 2024

    Grab your watercolors, some water, a soft brush, a pencil, and a small simply-shaped object to trace. A hairdryer or heat tool would be very useful, but totally optional.

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    Learning as We Play: Building Watercolor Layers

    / November 4, 2024

    Grab your watercolors, some water, a soft brush, and this is one project that a hairdryer or heat tool can be very useful, but totally optional. It's a brand-new small-art prompt this week,…

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    Autumn Color: Creative Therapy for SAD

    / October 27, 2024

    Explore creating an autumn color palette by mixing complementary colors. Relax with watercolor play.

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    Find Peace in the Process: Neurographic Lines & Color

    / October 20, 2024

    Grab a Sharpie or something like it, and some color to practice creative self-care with me.

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    Get out a pen and take an art break with me!

    / October 14, 2024

    You don't need lots of money or free time to practice creative self-care. And you don't need expensive supplies for BETTER WITH ART projects. This week I'm using just a pen. Join me!

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    Therapeutic Watercolor Blobs to Perfectly Imperfect Pumpkins

    / October 6, 2024

    Watercolor blobs! I LOVE them! They're another one of those things that are surprisingly therapeutic to make. And transforming them into pumpkins? Well, that's more perfectly imperfect brain-pleasing fun.

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    Easing into fall with golden leaves and birch trees

    / September 29, 2024

    Grab a plastic knife a sponge, and acrylic craft paint to make some inexpensive, lovely, autumny art.

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