Juliejordanscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 824 )

• Have You Seen Taylor the Turkey? A Collaborative Work of Holiday Homework...

  

  One of my biggest, most politically incorrect confession is this: I abhor homework for my kids. This year I am taking a different approach because oftentimes on... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Word-Love Takes Form... in Unusual Places with an Unbelievable Trajectory

  

  My friends have heard me repeatedly talk about my usual “relationship trajectory.” I have lived by a pattern over my lifetime: usually I am very excited about... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What is Your Creative Process Teaching You? & Other Thoughts on Making Art...

  

  A question to tuck into the back of your mind as you read: What is your creative process teaching you?  My day yesterday was flat out weird creatively. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekend Creativity: Mommying & Exploring Creativity of Moms in History ~ Ellis...

  

  Weekends tend to actually slow me down with my conventional creative processes. I have commitments with children, commitments with friends, commitments with... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Emily Dickinson Roses + Virginia Woolf Teeny Tiny House + Upcycled Pesto Jar =...

  

  A bouquet of Emily’s Roses mixed with Katherine Anne Porter roses and a vase upcycled from a pesto jar and covered with more books pages painted pink. The... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Right in the Midst of Rapid Productivity You Did What?

  

  My choice may appear countercultural or perhaps I should just say “my choice would be odd for most people.” I was buzzing along, making great progress on my... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Healing Power of Art Every Day Month: My Spirit, My Spunk & Perhaps, Soon,...

  

  Today’s art was a matter of necessity meeting crankiness meeting “I have to be creative to solve this problem.” For any of you who don’t know, I had surgery... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Minute Friday: Stay. Stay? Stay! Stay.....

  

  It’s #FiveMinuteFriday free write time! <—click to tweet this!  Where a flash mob of folks spend five minutes all writing on the same topic and then share ‘e... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gratitude for the Best Department in My Local School District

  

  Maybe I can blame it on being raised in a quintessentially WASPy household. You see, I have this overwhelming need to be considerate. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Collage from the Soul: Art Every Day Month Check In November 15

  

  I had a very tough day yesterday starting at about 2:30 pm and yes, it is still continuing. Before I go on about the visual art I created, I did write this... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Places Left Behind: Ancient Ruins & Memories of My Grandmother's Grandmother

  

  This Summer as my children and I wandered among the ruins at Mesa Verde National Park as well as Canyon de Chelley in the Navajo Nation my heart kept... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thankvember Day 14: Today I Am Grateful to Live So Close to Bakersfield's Bluffs

  

  I am grateful to live so close to the Bluffs here in Bakersfield. Three blocks from my house the road ends and opens up into them. They seem like they wait for... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspiration in Taking Teeny Tiny Houses a Lot Tinier

  

  I have long fancied the idea of teeny tiny houses. The first teeny tiny houses I made honored Emily Dickinson. The next set  honored Virginia Woolf. I have... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thankvember, Day 13Today I Am Grateful to Be Comin' Round the Depression Mountai...

  

  I am grateful for my comin’ round the depression mountain once again. Or maybe I should say, I am grateful for depression and the lush stages it brings. Are... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Happens When You Mix the Inventor of the Cinquain Poem, a Thesaurus &...

  

  This is one of my favorite projects for AEDM2012 yet. Parts of this have been sitting, loose and floppy, and now she is all…. Done! The frame was a completely... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thankvember November 12 Today I Am Grateful For.... Old Books!

  

  I am grateful for…. this was a tough day to choose one because there are so many things I feel grateful for… I walked through the door to get my cup of coffee t... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Photo Collages: Featured Authors JK Rowlings & Anais Nin (with Some...

  

  I wanted to post some photos of my word-love flowers in their upcycled vases but alas, I left my camera at my besties house so instead, here are a couple of my... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Art Every Day Check In: A Simple Sunset from Today & Three Years Ago

  

  For Sunday I'm being ultra simple. Sunset caught on the bluffs near my home last night overlayed with sunset from long ago. Naturally this brings up all sorts o... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taking the Mind's Magic Carpet Ride: How to Take Control of Unconscious...

  

  The brain is wider than the sky. Emily Dickinson There is something that happens when the heart and mind collide and then consciously choose, to collaborate.... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Every Day Month: Pendant Necklaces Starring Women Artists & Writers

  

  When I look at the photos I realize they don’t do them justice at all. I need someone with a professional camera to shoot these because… well… they are one of m... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION