Mama Cormier

…. my journey to a healthy life, making new memories and so much more

Slow Drawing – Days 62 & 63

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…watercolour and Micron pens

Day 61 – Chicken Scratch

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…inspiration from Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Maricle

Slow drawing is very relaxing.

Using Stitching and Crochet for the Repetition Challenge

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…Days 59 and 60 of my daily art challenge

BB Bash suggested that we could use hand stitching to demonstrate repetition. I’ve been using hand and machine stitching in my art for awhile. The hand stitching on this black card stock was very loose.

The crocheted hat is a continued repetition of half double crochet stitches.

Day 58 – Using Scraps

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…the theme for Lesson 3 for BB Bash

Over the years I have learned to save my scraps from my collage projects. I’ve put down many layers for these two ‘scrap’ pieces’. I had no plan or theme in mind. It was completely intuitive.

Day 56 – The Business Side of Art

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…making and packing cards to sell

I also put a couple of my Fantasy Art pieces onto cards.

Day 54 – Framing my Photography and Fantasy Creatures

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…getting ready for a future show

Daily Art Challenge – Collage and Sketching

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…days 51 to 53

*Drawing figures from pieces of collage randomly glued onto the page*

After reading the book The Dictionary of Lost Words I was inspired to create a double spread of collage and sketches that highlight some of the themes from Pip Williams’ book. The novel covers the making of the Oxford dictionary, protests by the suffragettes, World War 1, women as second class citizens, birth, death and romance.

Days 48 and 49

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…catching up ….sketching in my art journal

I haven’t posted my art pages in over a week. It’s not that I haven’t been making art but I have been reading a lot, playing bridge, going to a birthday party for 1 year old twins, participating in Book Club, attending an afternoon concert and shopping for mats so I can frame some of my art.

The following two pieces are all sketches

Days 50, 51 and 53 are coming tomorrow.

Day 47 – The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…this little book inspired today’s sketch

Elisabeth Bailey’s outlook on life changed when a friend gifted her a pot of violets into which she placed a wild snail. She was suffering from a mysterious disease which left her bedridden and separated from her from the natural world. This tiny creature helped her reconnect with life and she slowly started to heal.