My name is Effy, and I’m a journal artist & on line teacher. I like to write & share about art journaling as a spiritual practice, and my go-to tool for healing & life documentation. I’m a mother of grown children, and I live with an adorable furbaby in a three story walk up apartment in Canada.
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Hello From The Other Side
I figured, since so many of you have left lovely letters in my inbox, that I'd update you on where I'm at. :) Since last we typed, I caught a virus which lead to an 'exacerbation' - basically, my asthma got uncontrollably worse due to the inflammation caused by the...
Summer Pay What You Can Sale!
Hey, y'all! It's time for my annual OMG SUMMER IS SO SLOW SO LET'S HAVE A PAY WHAT YOU CAN SALE! Here's How It Works Look over the list of self-paced e-courses below and see which ones you'd like to take.Once you've made your list, decide on what you can pay for each...
Your Piece Of The Work, And Mine. {with Video Diary}
NOTE: This post is part curated from my archives (the Bed Head Diaries), and part present day. The world is hugely heavy right now, and my life is hugely heavy. A purse dump of happenings: I am in the middle of a unexpected move, which is a positive change, (I have a...
And The Winner Is! – Ever After Giveaway Announcement
Good morning, Wildlings! I completely spaced yesterday and forgot to tell you who won. the giveaway! I had the winner picked out out and everything, but whoops! I got to painting, and you know how that is, right? Anyway! About two weeks ago, I asked all y'all to share...
Ever After Blog Hop!!
Hello Wildlings!! I have some awesome news to share this morning! I will be teaching in Ever After 2018! I'm really looking forward to exploring faery tales with you in this third iteration of Tam's wonderful collaborative e-course! As a teacher on the course, I can...
Not What I Signed Up For, Or Is It?
Things have been really heavy, both 'out there' and 'in here' for me over the last couple of weeks, and I'm feeling the need to unpack some of it today. I am going to hone in on the 'out there' stuff. Please bear with me, because these thoughts are flying out of my...
We Did It!
Well, a bunch of us did it, or at least, did part of it! YAHOO! I ran out of steam nearing the end due to having way too much personal shit to deal with and not enough emotional energy to deal with anything else. But still! I managed to get most days in, and I...
Be Loving, Be Kind, But Have Boundaries Like A Scorpion
I skipped blogging yesterday, and in fact, the entire Internet while I wandered off to do things other than fume and burn furiously at the world at large. It all became too much for me, so I packed up my toys, kicked sand as I departed, and went home. I doodled, and...
Yielding Back In
I have not had many words about this last week or so in my life, and the words I have had have been mostly reserved for emails to my therapist, to the people involved, and my private journal, so blogging just didn't happen. I was about to apologize, but no. That is...
The Edge
Today (and yesterday) has been very traumatic for me. I've spent about 72 hours in a state of constant anxiety - verging on panic attack, swinging into panic attack, and then yielding out again. I am applying self-empathy liberally, and I've also been in touch with my...
