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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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...
Strength VIII {Poem}
Strength VIII She is all heart rage as she wraps pale hands around his muzzle and I'm all envy, watching. I know her secret but I don't have her power, to look unflinchingly beyond the fangs, to hear beyond the raging roar, to love beyond reason. I'm not crowned in...
Spring Is Done With Your Shenanigans, Winter
Since the weather outside has not been cooperating with my desire for spring, I did a little weather art/magick over a period of three days and painted my own version of how pissed off Spring is with Winter hanging around like it's been doing. She's mixed media. She...
Telling The Bees
Today, I thought I'd celebrate Friday with a speed painting of one of the spreads I did for Book Of Days not long ago. Here you go. MUSIC BY KRYSTYN PIXTON who you need to know, because GORGEOUS! I'm making some changes in my life that are making me incredibly...
Mixed Tape Monthly #6 – “Woman Down”
NOTE: This is our new format for Mixed Tape Monthly, served via my Patreon Account. If you are at the $10 or above level, your posts for MTM will be stored here on my website at http://effywild.com, and you will be able to bookmark them and return to them any time as...
