Melinda VanRy

  • #My100DayArtJournal,  #The100DayProject,  Snapshots

    One Hundred Days of Creativity

    / March 9, 2022

    It was the perfect time to stumble across a challenge to make a daily practice of creativity, at least for 100 days. Taking the time for art can seem like a waste of…

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  • Or was the point always to continue without a sign? - Louise Gluck
    Blog,  What I'm Reading

    The poetry of new friends and not knowing

    / October 19, 2020

    "Or was the point always to continue without a sign?" Sometimes other's words resonate. A line from 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Louise Glück.

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  • Blog,  Identity,  Memoir

    Burning Words

    / August 2, 2019

    Words... So many words. Heavy. Laden with the weight of... me... What could I do with them?

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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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