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ABSOLUTELY! I use art as a way to express myself, I find it an essential form of meditation.

Yes! I feel this. Do you have a favorite medium or style?

I’m still finding my style and using up my acrylics before I move onto my oil paints. What is your favorite medium and how do you feel in the act of creating through art?

I love moving around my supplies, but my latest favorites have been digital and finding fun in resin! Oils scare me, because of the dry time. I've convinced myself that I'll end up with mud. When I'm not on a deadline, I've found that doing things like coloring mandalas and doodling zentangles helps my mind relax. Especially when mommy-ing gets overwhelming, as it often does.

Ooo digital can be really fun! Do you use any apps for digital? Resin is a scary hurdle for me, it’s badass that you like it! I have found that I need to watch more tutorials to cure it properly 🥴 Oils do dry slower but they are easier for me to blend colors with over acrylics. Mandalas are beautiful, I’m glad you found your creative outlet to fill your cup, especially after filling everyone else’s throughout the day! It can be hard to find time to create after cooking, cleaning and attending to everyone’s needs especially after a long day of mommying. I feel like our kids need us to be present and happy so that helps with the guilt factor of prioritizing my creativity over laundry sometimes.

I love the clean up of digital for sure. Especially because of all things mommy. I never thought I'd get into it, really. But it has come in handy for a lot of projects! I'll tell you, I leave the dishes for another day sometimes so I can art instead! Yes, exactly! If we can take time for ourselves so we can show up better for them, it's better for all!

Art helps me with it all …but since having my first daughter (she’s almost 2) and now I’m pregnant again pooping in September with a boy I feel like I’ll never get back into it like I was before