I saw this post on threads: and it got me thinking: There is SoOOOOoooOoOooOOoooOo much people don’t know about watercolor. AND while there are a LOT of reasons watercolor is my favorite paint medium — it’s color and appealing whimsy the way the water moves the color the fickle and unpredictable nature of ir … […]

An iconic wedding dress designer like Elizabeth James (circa The Parent Trap) *cue that top hat toss during the couture bridal fitting* inspired a young girl I wanted to be a fashion designer – I even taped together a pink and green cap-sleeve polka-dotted midi dress for my second grade teacher because I wasn’t allowed […]

A definitive guide to what live wedding painting is, why live wedding painting is important, and how you can make live wedding personal and meaningful at your wedding “I don’t have words for how  much we LOVE our painting! We will cherish it! You are fantastic!” ^^It’s messages like THIS ONE that make my heart […]

a guest post written by Lisa Dean Growing up, my mother kept our house immaculate. If she reads this, she will likely deny the fact, but it’s true. She still does. The combination of her love for beautiful decor and her high standard for cleanliness creates a refuge from the rest of the world. As […]

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Wow this year has been wild already?! Or is it just me?? I’m sitting over here with my pups at my feet (and the babes, lets be real—they’re making a giant mess of glitter on the floor so I can write this). …

So, think about it—in an age where print publications are not as popular, coloring books made a comeback. Ummmm… clearly we have an infatuation with art as humans.

But WHY?! 

Well, in my previous blog post I talked about WHY ART MATTERS…

Today I’m diving deeper…

I remember sitting in my high school art class as a senior–the only one I’ve ever taken since I had to to graduate–and my art teacher said, “Art is good for your brain!” Honestly, I always loved creating so part of me was like AMEN SISTER!, while the other part of me was a little more skeptical. But y’all, research shows that art has incredible health benefits. I’ve done the research for you because I just HAD to find out the truth. Art literally heals our brains, and as for my own personal experience, I can 100% attest to that.

Listening to a mix of Daniel Tiger and worship music, I noticed the immense beauty that is autumn.  When I paused to think about it, fall is where things are dying, so that they can be made new again.  Trees lose their leaves. Grass turns brown.  Flowers that bloom annually hide away.  Even though things are “dying,” they’re dying so that the earth can rest in winter, and then come spring we see again a beloved picture of how God is renewing all things.   Nature is preparing for the sabbath of winter–a lovely and much needed rest after the heat of summer. > Excerpt.