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Kaaren Poole

May 17, 20232 min read

Toad in the Garden

Friday and Saturday afternoons were wonderful! I spent them working on my latest art journal spread – Toad in the Garden. Two weeks ago I...

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Kaaren Poole

May 10, 20233 min read

Sometimes

Sometimes things go swimmingly. That’s the way it went for the first three recording sessions for an art project video for this year’s...

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Kaaren Poole

May 3, 20234 min read

A Favorite Background

When deciding what to create for my next art journal spread, I determined from the beginning to use one of my favorite background...

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Kaaren Poole

Apr 26, 20233 min read

Trying Something New

Well, not completely new. Just a variation. When I constructed my latest blank art journal, I finally tried something I’d had in mind for...

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Kaaren Poole

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Make Your Own Blank Art Journal

I began art journaling back in the summer of 2020 after watching a few of Laly Mille’s videos. Before that, I didn’t really see the point...

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Kaaren Poole

Apr 13, 20232 min read

Making it My Own

Here's the finished raccoon with her crown of birds. Despite my use of source material, I feel this piece is now truly my own. Yes, I was...

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Kaaren Poole

Apr 5, 20233 min read

Who Can Resist Such Beauty?

I follow several people on Instagram who post wonderful photos of animals, especially squirrels, raccoons, and foxes. The other day, I...

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Kaaren Poole

Mar 29, 20232 min read

Spring Beauties

I have some art pieces that I only bring out at certain times of the year, and this is one of my favorites for spring, “Spring Beauties.”...

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Kaaren Poole

Mar 22, 20234 min read

Purple and a Raccoon

It was a happy milestone to have finished the owls and towers spread I wrote about last week. That was the last spread in the fifth...

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Kaaren Poole

Mar 15, 20233 min read

Wisdom Lasts Forever

I finished the owls and towers spread, but not easily. I'd have to say that although I'm OK with the outcome, it never really came...

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Kaaren Poole

Mar 8, 20232 min read

Owls and Towers

Images for collage can come from many places. Often I use clippings from magazines or draw or paint directly on my art journal paper. But...

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Kaaren Poole

Mar 1, 20233 min read

Cat Appreciation Tea Party

I was able to put more time into this art journal spread this past week and even finished it (except for one teensy open question)!...

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Kaaren Poole

Feb 22, 20232 min read

As Far As I Got

I had plans for a nice low-key weekend with lots of time to work in my art journal. I’d been thinking about the theme. I don’t remember...

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Kaaren Poole

Feb 15, 20233 min read

A Favorite Page from the Book of Life

I had so much fun over the weekend working in my art journal. Even though it’s such a bother to look through all my magazine clippings...

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Kaaren Poole

Feb 8, 20232 min read

More Goose Blessings

Last week I wrote about two goose charmers we had with us while they grew from tiny goslings to independent geese. And now I have two...

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Kaaren Poole

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Goose Blessings

For the last few weeks, a pair of Canada Geese have been visiting our pond for most of the day, and we’re hoping they might build their...

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Kaaren Poole

Jan 26, 20232 min read

Not What They Used to Be

I was looking through my art journal the other day, and as I reflected on how wonderful it is to create art around images from magazines,...

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Kaaren Poole

Jan 18, 20233 min read

Forest Wisdom - a Favorite Theme

Sometimes when I find myself drawn once more to a theme I've visited over and over again, I balk. What’s wrong with me? Can’t I think of...

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Kaaren Poole

Jan 12, 20233 min read

What to do

If you love your cat more than your cat loves you Over the years, I’ve had several cats and have deeply loved all of them. I’ve painted...

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Kaaren Poole

Jan 4, 20232 min read

Toile of Hare

It’s been a few weeks since I shared my in-process art journal spread in which I was seeking to create a toile style composition with...

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