“I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.”
Gail Borden
my art and me, me and my art. i’ve tried many media and styles over the years. sketch, canvas, collage, water color, acrylics … but what i really like is messy art. to give permission to the colors and pieces of paper to talk by themselves.
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
Margaret Thatcher
my messy pages are like therapy, i let my feelings pour on them. most of them i keep to myself, but a few i post on IG, i share with my friends in there hoping to inspire them. once a posted a collage and tagged art page. someone left a comment saying my page wasn’t an art! sadness took over me and i didn’t post for a while.
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Confucius
many thoughts later, i understood the problem wasn’t on my page or with myself, but with the person that commented. up and down, resiliency, and time to take the stand and enjoy my art, messy art!
Tea & Paper 
This is great and I love your “messy” art….I liked what you said about the problem being with the person who commented. It’s sad what people will say behind a keyboard.
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Hi Kirstin, a keyboard is indeed powerful, full of goodness or badness, it depends on the fingers touching it. I got so upset by that comment for a few day. Finally I let it go, and focus on the nice comments and what I really think about my art. We can’t make everybody happy, so at least let’s make ourselves happy! 🙂
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I love the colors, so full of energy! And yes, ignore the trolls. If they don’t have anything useful to say, that is not your problem.
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Hi Meg, that kind of comment shakes our confidence a little, but later we realize it isn’t us, it is them! Pink and yellow are always a good match of colours.
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You do you! Your messy art is fabulous!
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i’m smiling now, Jane! thanks for the fabulous!
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I’m standing right with you, Elizabeth. Your art is flowy….it makes me move around and around seeing different things in it. You be you!
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hi Lois, i’m so happy to know you feel like this. yes, it is my intention when i made my pages, depending on our moment we find a different message looking at it, secret messages! have a lovely Sunday my friend!
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I like the look and your thoughts of the colors and pieces speaking for themselves
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Thanks, Frank! The colour really can speak by themselves, they mix up n a special way.
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