Grounding art with little owl buddies

We have entered into the second quarter of the year already and so we begin a new quarterly theme, “Honoring,” in Life Book 2013. Over the next three months, we’ll be honoring aspects of our lives and ourselves.  April’s theme is “Honoring and Grounding” and the first lesson, taught by the amazing Tamara Laporte, was too fun to wait to share it with you.

Owls final with stamps

Tamara told us to “sit back, close your eyes, and remember what it was like being a child.  A child that created without any qualms, without inhibition. A being who simply responded to the impulse of ‘liking a color’ and ‘wanting to scribble’.” She asked us to try to capture that energy while creating our little birds.

We made an accordion page with our paper.  Tamara guided us to choose a song that means grounding to us.  I chose “Feels Like Home” by Chantal K… The birds themselves are supposed to have asymmetrical eyes, wonky beaks, scribble doodles, and quirky hats. How fun!!!

Owl accordion book

Owls final and backs

Owls breathe

This is what my desk looked like while I was working on this:Owls in progress

The accordion book will have this cover.
Front card

You can see more “Behind the Art” posts here and more Life Book posts here.

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10 Responses to Grounding art with little owl buddies

  1. Amy Putkonen says:

    OMG. I LOVE your owl buddies! Oooh. I just get so many ideas around you! I will email you some ideas I got when I looked at this…
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  3. stacie says:

    Oh I love your owls!! I want to play too! Hoping to find some free time to catch up with LB. Looks like you are enjoying the class.

    • Naomi says:

      You know, these lessons come so fast, one after another, I can’t let myself get behind! Crazy fun but crazy fast too!

  4. christina says:

    how funny–i have been so obsessed with owls lately! clearly we share a few brain cells 🙂

  5. i loooooove your birdies:)
    and your playroom makes me swoon.
    keep pouring out your heart into your art
    ….it’s a thing of beauty,
    Jennifer
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  6. Eydie says:

    Naomi,
    I love your birdies. They are so JOYFUL.
    Thinking of you and missing you.
    XOXO

  7. Andria says:

    Your book looks really amazing…I love all those fun owls!! Great colors and great style. Also looks like you have a wonderful creative space. Thanks for sharing!!

  8. Tam says:

    It gives me SUCH joy reading these kinds of posts. Thank you a million! 😀 x

  9. Debbie says:

    I like it! Want to see it in person!

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