So grateful for the new members joining this month! If you haven't already, please comment below and introduce yourself to the group. Where are you in the world? What do you enjoy making? What would you like to learn here? Anyone who joined in May or earlier, feel free to jump in and introduce yourself here as well. ❤️🥰 @Christine Vabre @Cynthia McPeek @Elna Vlok @Ann Yanes @Sara Gouge @Cheryl Atwood @Stephanie Poire @Hassan Zia @Igone Fanlo

Hi everyone, you may not know this about me but i’ve been a practicing Buddhist for about 17 years now in the Tibetan tradition. In this tradition the number 108 is very auspicious- thats why there are 108 beads on every full size mala! 😊 So, now that we have reached 108 members in this community I’d like to post this small celebration. May you all have happiness and the causes of happiness. 🥰🙏 Enjoy these pics of my flowering cactus from a few days ago, and feel free to post your own pics of the beauty around you down in the comments! Whatever we focus our attention on grows in our life. ❤️

This is an exercise called "body map" that we'll do in the upcoming workshop "Drawing and Painting Meditations: Expressive Mark-Making for Creative Presence." In the video I star with a basic outline of a head and shoulders, then I choose colors based on how I'm feeling in that area of my body. The red at the top of the head is for a slight headache I was feeling. At the end are two more body maps I made with charcoal. Its a fun exercise and sparks a new way of working! 4 Sundays at 3:30-5:30 MST, May 17-June 7. Great for beginners who want to experiment with different media. Open to any media: pencils, markers, crayons, watercolor, acrylic paint, charcoal, etc... There are a few spaces open in this workshop, and still time to register!! Sign up today and I'll send you an overview of the workshop: https://expressivemarks.carrd.co/