A Week of Love

"Love Cannot Be Measured"

I have been working on my

Documented Life Project

week by week

and enjoying every minute

of filling my journal pages

with art and words.

This week's prompt 

was to repeat a shape

onto the page

so I chose hearts!

(in honor of Valentine's Day Week)

I used watercolor, inks,

rubber stamping, stickers, punches,

stitching on my sewing machine

and created this journal page

along with my own quote

I do believe in love . . .

Love for my precious husband

Love for my children

and my granddaughter Annabelle Lily

Love for my granddoggie Nollie

Love created in friendships

Love for my art and my creative life

Love for the written word

Love for senior adults

Love is all around

if only you will see!

It is in the tiny moments,

the cherished times,

the smiles given to others,

kindness extended,

it is a free gift in our life.

It is there for the taking and the giving!

I am wishing you a beautiful week,

a Happy Valentine's Day,

Joyous moments with your loved ones,

remember to Love yourself

along the way!

I am sending you Peace and Love

You, my readers

are precious to me!

Donna Lee

Lessons learned while teaching others

Leading seniors through

creative writing every Thursday evening

What a joy it is for me to help

facilitate a senior adult creative writing group

once a week at the beautiful
First Colonial Inn

Working with Senior Adults has taught

me to be more patient, compassionate

and understanding.

Helping Seniors to write down their

memories and feelings

has become a sincere source of joy for me.

I thought I would be teaching them so much,

instead it is I that has learned from them!

They have stolen my heart
with their hugs, their love and their stories and poems.
I have learned to have a more compassionate heart
and to be more understanding of the senior adult
they have so much to offer us,
if only we will take the time
to listen.
What beautiful souls they are!

Teaching art to others

through An Artful Spirit Workshops

When I lead others through our

Artful Spirit Workshops
or through my private Zentangle classes,

I have learned so many inspiring lessons.
I just wanted to share with you today.

Patience ... not every one is on the same level of understanding

Compassion ... others insecurities come out when they are learning something new

Joy ... how I love seeing someone create something for the first time
and get so excited at what they have accomplished

Honor ... how privileged I am to lead others to their art journey

Acceptance ... to learn that my work is truly good enough

Humbleness ... creating art can be hard for others,
it is not always an easy process
as it has become for me

LOVE ... I am glad to be with others and
want to share all that is within me

Responsibility ... others are looking up to me for guidance,
I take that very seriously and owe them my best work

Yielding ... working with a partner teaches us both
to understand and listen to what we both want
to project during our retreat experiences

Acknowledgement ... for just how far I have come in
my own artistic life

Wishing you peace, love and knowledge
for the rest of your week
I am honored to have you here!

Donna Lee

I have added new tabs at the top of my blog page,
click on anything that interests you
and there you will learn more about
my creative happenings!

An Artful Spirit number three ...

Just capturing a photo moment

Each and every time Suzan and I

create another 

Artful Spirit Workshop

I am thrilled beyond measure

at the results of it all!

I have to say "pinch me please"

for the experience.

Yes there is so much pre-planning

to get to this point,

but so worth the effort put in to it!

I get so excited to see a student

who thinks they can't do it,

actually playing with art,

no judgement, no one better than the other,

no planning

just fun and happy play . . .

magic begins to happen!

 The student who walked in that morning

is not the same when they walked out

carrying their bag full of goodies

and art stuff

THEY CREATED!

Here are some of my moments collected

from this past Saturday's workshop ...

happy creative moments

were had by all! 

I obviously can't post them all!

Beginning with painted papers

Just starting the first creative exercise

Had to click a pic of me and my daughter n law Lauren

Hilary taking a shot for Instagram

Yes ... Instagram ... sharing painted papers

Shelly beginning her soulful collage

Marty just beginning to find special images for her collage 

These collages took a lot of thought and time to work through

Lunch in the restaurant with a view overlooking the Chesapeake Bay

My Best Friend in Life for over 33 years!  Her first Artful Spirit

Did anyone need a paintbrush? 

Playing with watercolors and affirmations 

Heather carefully playing with her watercolors
(Happy Birthday girl)

Love seeing all the concentration happening here 

Sharing our work together 

A Taste of Zentangle
Four tangles taught ... different perspectives

Bright colors and words EVERYWHERE

Coming together to admire our work and take lots of pictures

Collage work complete ... beautiful!

Demonstration of a Zentangle tile

Having fun with rubber cement and images

Simplicity is a state of mind

Elementary Art Teacher hard at play

Toni concentrating and wearing Suzan's art shirt 

YES I would say fun was had by all!

 We are planning these events

Quarterly

and each and every time

we try to come up with new and exciting workshops!

Come on along and join us won't you!

Next one will be April 5, 2014

Virginia Beach Resort Hotel

9:00 am to 5:00pm

see you there!

Ten Thoughts on a Snowy Day . . .

Images from my snowy morning

Snow days are a gift

Nature has a way of slowing us down 

We need to appreciate the beauty around us

Pajama days are luscious

Quiet writing time soothes the soul

My home is my safe sanctuary

Long naps are like dessert

Zentangle is my art passion

Poetry has captured my heart

Being married 37 years and one week is wonderful

WOW ... Celebrating 37 years of marriage

(Dating my surfer boy!)

Today is my 37th Anniversary!

We were married on January 15, 1977.

Can't believe I was just nineteen years old

and he was twenty!

We were just kids . . .

never really knowing what was lying ahead,

we just knew we wanted to do it together.

With very little money and a strong faith in God

we started our life journey!

It has been quite a beautiful ride

and we have enjoyed so many life experiences!

I believe living happily is also part of living Artfully,

and Jimmy has been a huge part of my

life happiness!

We have grown up together,

had ups and yes  ... a few downs,

had two incredible sons,

got them through the teen years and college,

watched them marry the loves of their lives

and pursue their own life goals,

and now we are in a new phase in life

grandparents to Annabelle Lily!

He has always watched me pursue new directions

with a thumbs up support,

which has allowed me to grow into who I am today!

I am a seeker always wanting to stretch my wings

Trust me ... never a dull moment in the Wynn household.

Here are just a few fun photos to share!

I am truly blessed

and

a very happy

Yogiknitgirl!

Yes today is a very good day!

Always me and him!

Donna Lee