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Hey beautiful souls!! I hope Sunday is going great for you! Maybe you’re reading or writing or listening to music today? Maybe you’re painting your masterpiece or packing to travel? Maybe you’re spending the day with furry friends and fun or maybe you’re taking time to meditate and self care. However you are spending it I hope it’s wonderful and has art and peace in it.

I don’t have a pictures to show you since we were on the road most of last week but I do have a videos on my You Tube channel so I’ll post the link to the latest one here. The art I’m working on is there and I am loving it!

I need coffee after all the yoga I just practiced and I am starving for breakfast so I’m going to bounce leaving the link right here-> https://youtu.be/4t4-Xx6uj54

Here’s this week’s CBS art submission

Have a beautiful week and meet me back here next week if you can 😀 I really really really do appreciate your time and views and likes so much!! I appreciate you!

Big hugs and Much Peace Love Art

Inspiration From The Yoga Mat This Morning

Hello!!

Oh my gosh, Groovy Art People, I’m so anxious and excited to get going with my art today!!

Inspiration starting coming in flows during Ashtanga this morning so I’m adding those ideas to this week’s Artsy Bullet List that I actually started yesterday thinking unrealistically that I could complete the whole list in one day, HA! My goals are usually bigger than I can manage in a day but most of the time I give it a good go. Sometimes I procrastinate though. I do. Don’t know why. Facebook used to be the culprit but I limit my time there now so I can paint more and scroll less.

So the Bullet List:

from yesterday:

• peace soup mini art quilt
• begin making some ornaments (in progress)
• a bowl
• add the hanging tabs to the art I finished yesterday
• snap some pics
• work on a new stain glass piece (faux)
• work on new dreamcatcher (in progress)

adding on:

• make spirit dolls
• Yoga Art
• Comic Zine
• Yoga Straps

Errands:

• white felt (found some)
• plexi
• take hose clamps back to Harbor Freight since I didn’t use them on the air compressor
• clean out/purge Narnia again
• work on new dreamcatcher
• buy osb for new drawing table I’m making from a platform bed

Ok, my friend, I’m cold and need coffee since I just practiced Ashtanga yoga but here’s some new art pics!

before I forget though, every day now I’ve be posting a new art pic on my Instagram so if you want to check them out here’s a link, follow me there so you don’t miss anything 😀 Instagram Art

and I post every day here…The Barefoot Home

Namaste&Art

peace love and art commissions

hello groovy art people!

here’s a quick look back to last week’s bullet list:

• finish runner commission which almost done-it’s almost done now! spent 6 hours adding the border fringe!
• finish yoga mat which is almost done-DONE!!!!
• finish rainy’s scarf which is almost done-DONE 
• work up sketches for new commissions still working on them
• buy material for store commission and begin it
• maybe organize my studio

this week:

• finish the runner
• work on store art
• work on sketches for new commissions
• i have a super cool commission for a stevie nicks inspired boho dream catcher too!
• begin purging the spare room and organizing my studio
• hopefully work on the zen pen peace project
• work on the two scarves i want to give to my friends

so much to do so i’d better bounce! have a beautiful artsy week, life is art right?

meet me back here next monday or any day at the barefoot home

namaste&art

a yoga mat, a runner and a scarf…

hello groovy art people!

i hope the week is kicking off well for you. i’m already running like mad but i have coffee so it’s okay.

last week i started writing without caps because i just really like the way it looks man. hope it doesn’t bother you.

so i had big plans for last week that i failed to meet but i suppose that’s life since that’s what usually gets in the way of my art.

here’s a little look back:

• I’m going to burn my Money Attracting incense all day long as
• I work on the Memories on Runner commission. I am so looking forward to working on it today and I
• want to begin a new scarf and
• work on the yoga mat since it’s almost done.
• I need to get the new batch of pins ready for the consignment shop just in case
• and begin a new long overdue issue of The Zen Pen because I really miss it too.
• I suddenly just got the jones to work on a new dream catcher too!
• I’ve got to go tomorrow to get the 6 foot boards for the store commission and maybe swing by the warehouse ( I met a man yesterday at the flea market who said he would hook me up with a good deal on some bottles for an upcoming venture.)

so this week’s bullet list:

• finish runner commission which almost done
• finish yoga mat which is almost done
• finish rainy’s scarf which is almost done
• work up sketches for new commissions
• buy material for store commission and begin it
• maybe organize my studio

so the tell part is over now onto the show!

 

if you dig what i do then hit me up if i can add to your super groovy art collections or yoga studios!!

if you want stop by the barefoot home i’m there rambling on about something everyday or if my craziness is enough just once a week then stop by next monday for a little more!

namaste&art

Monday, New Art Update and This Week’s Bullet List

Last week’s…

Bullet List For Art Goals:

• continue working on store front art for Tami
• list pins I made on Sunday
• make stickers
• finish painting in progress
• photo all my new art pieces
• make hippie pouches
• make hippie boxes
• work on motif painting
• blacklight dreamcatcher
• Rosie
• faux stain glass piece?
• The Zen Pen Zine

All the other stuff will carry over to this week with an emphasis on….

• continue working on store front art for Tami
• Showing Rosie new painted tapestries
• The Zen Pen Peace Project Zine and website
• blacklight dreamcatcher
• motif art
• boxes
• pouches

Question: What do you do with your old worn out yoga mats?

Answer: Send them to me and let me turn them into works of art!

Here’s one I’m working on now…

And here’s the art for the storefront that’s in progress:

And the pouches I took to Tami on Sunday (they have excerpts from my free verse on the back:

And some digital art I played around with (the yellow motif isn’t finished yet):

 

Wow, I actually accomplished more than I thought I did!

I’ll be popping over to TheBarefootHome in a bit if you want to stop by later or anytime this week (I post there everyday) or meet me back here next Monday for another groovy hippie art update.

namaste&peace♣love♥art♦

Pennants, Pins and Goals…a bullet list

Hello beautiful groovy people!! I’m so so so happy you stopped by!!

I want to begin with a look back at my goals for last week so see just how far off I was as I am usually and eyes bigger than the stomach kind of artist.

Last Week’s Artsy Goals:

• work on new issue of The Zen Pen
• work on commission for store front art
• coloring pages for Tami’s Grand Opening
• pin order
• Rosie who’s been patiently waiting, I have a plethora of hippie art to show, just need to photo and send
• house blessing pennants
• finish painting in progress (didn’t finish but did work on it)
• blacklight dreamcatcher
• faux stain glass art piece

Ok, so let’s make this week’s list and the day is almost done and it’s almost time for evening yoga and dinner and The Voice watching with the family and one of my most favorite times of day.

Tuesday and Friday seem to be my best days for working this week and I really should keep that in mind but will I? Probably not.

One of my errands today was the library. I love love love the library!! I checked out a lot of books by Neil Gaiman. I love him and the books are so beautifully illustrated. You can’t help but be inspired!!

And it is my goal to have The Zen Pen Peace Project zines published!! I have characters and free verse and life lessons man. Experience from an old been there, done that hippie chick/artist/mom so it’s totally nonfiction writing from the heart and soul and memories that I hope will inspire others and make people dream and hopefully save the planet!! Lofty goals right? But hey, Peace Seekers, Dreamer, Believers together we can make a difference!!! 

Bullet List For Art Goals:

• continue working on store front art for Tami
• list pins I made on Sunday
• make stickers
• finish painting in progress
• photo all my new art pieces
• make hippie pouches
• make hippie boxes
• work on motif painting
• blacklight dreamcatcher
• Rosie
• faux stain glass piece?
• The Zen Pen Zine

Here’s what I did paint/make!!

My puppies are outside in the oasis and I hear them calling me so I’ve gotta bounce but stop by next Monday for another update and drop in any time at all over at TheBarefootHome where I post every single day! I hope you’ll stop by I have coffee and art supplies 😀

namaste&peace♥love♥art♥

 

Artsy Bullet Journal Goals for 3/12-18 and New Art

Greetings beautiful peace seekers! I hope the week is kicking off groovy for you!! I’m loving it. It’s snowing!

Here’s Eric Clapton, my sloth, chilling on the window seat.

Let’s look back to last week’s goals: done rolled over forget about it someday in progress

Bullet Journal Entry March 5-12:

• finish memory game cards/list
  

  
• package buttons/lists
• Chakra sticks
• finish yoga sketches
• check into Patreon
• paint!
• work on The Zen Pen zine
• order ink
• order logo stamp
• delve more into digital art

And here’s this week’s art goals:

3/12-3/18:

 

• designs for pins magnets stickers
• design packaging for magnets and stickers
• paint new painting
• paint studies for motif coral image
• work more with digital art
• work on new card game art
• work on book proposal
• Yoga memory game art
• list art in etsy stores MyCherokeeDawn and DawnCollinsArt
• begin new issue of The Zen Pen

I think I can! I think I can! I think I can! and if I think I can then…I can. 

I’ve been delving more and more into digital art at night while watching tv on the iPad with my finger lol. I want a tablet I can create the art on instead of the Intuos I have. For me, it’s awkward to look at the screen and use a stylus on a pad but I have strong desire to learn so I will eventually get it.

Here’s some of my digital art, but remember, I’m just doing this with my finger lol.

My coffee bowl is empty and I’m jonesing for more and paint and maybe some rice cake so I’m gonna bounce. Meet me back here next Monday for an update. You keep me on track my friend!! And Likes and Comments mean A LOT!! So, Thanks in advance!!

If you want to you can pop in The Barefoot Home all week so see what’s happening…probably art and music and yoga and coffee and random life stuff.

See you soon Peace-Seeker!

Peace Love Art

Bullet Journal Art Entry, Digital Art and Goals

First off, I’m going to start posting my art blog on Monday’s. I know today is Tuesday but it’s closer to Monday than Thursday and I only decided this right this minute and I like the decision. I think it’ll make more sense for me and getting focused.

I’m trying to work some ideas out in my mind for a sustainable art future. I’m not getting any younger you know, but with yoga…I’m not getting any older either lol.

So, I’m thinking I need to streamline my thinking, creating, making.

I need to focus focus focus. 

I’m taking a class about the Path to Success. I’ve just completed a list of artsy goals. So far I’ve haven’t really set them up as long, med and short term yet.

My interest are:

• writing free verse poetry
• painting peace art
• chakras
• simple living
• yoga

  

  #1 marker

• meditation

  

  Namaste

• helping heal a hurting planet and her people
• coffee

  

  Sunshiny Hippie Morning

• mindful living
• organic gardening
• herbs 
• digital art (I’m really starting to dig it)

I want to make:

art art art and more art

I want to make buttons, stickers, magnets, books, cards, games, chakra sticks, hair sticks and charms and stuff 

I’m taking a class about the Path to Success. I’ve just completed a list of artsy goals. So far I’ve haven’t really set them up as long, med and short term yet.

Here they are:

Goal #1: The Zen Pen Peace Project…I want to be a published best selling writer/illustrator of whimsical zen  books for Peace-Seekers.

So, here’s what I’m thinking to accomplish it: I think I could focus on the art/poetry/quotes/coloring zine each month with a theme and that month’s 52 Week Path To Peace Project included.

I’m thinking that The Zen Pen could incorporate all these things. I could make the stickers and buttons and stuff to go along with the zines.

Maybe it could lead to being published. 

I could: 

• submit to publishers
• art galleries
• hippie shops

I want to make a difference. I want my art to mean something. I want to make a stand for the planet and do my best to save it.

Bullet Journal Entry March 5-12:

• finish memory game cards/list
• package buttons/lists
• Chakra sticks
• finish yoga sketches
• check into Patreon
• paint!
• work on The Zen Pen zine
• order ink
• order logo stamp
• delve more into digital art

I appreciate you taking the time to read this and any advice will be so appreciated!!

I hope you have a beautiful week and I hope you will keep coming back.

Peace Love Art~

Zines!!!

I have printed the newest issue of The Zen Pen…Peace Project! I love love love it! I’ll get it photographed and listed soon. 

I just completed the first zine for the 52 Week Path To Peace Project. Where beginning the first of January I’ll have a new themed zine every week to help peace-seekers find their path to peace. 

I’ve been drawing some cute little animals too and tonight, tonight I’m going back to work on the yoga art. 

I got to play Santa’s helper and mail out Secret Santa art this week! I put together a whole little package of goodies! It was so much fun. 

It’s almost time for sunset yoga and then dinner so I may not accomplish much more this evening but so far…so good?

Let’s take a look at last week’s list….

• Yoga Deck
• 52 Week Path To Peace Project (in progress)
• Photo/List Cosmic Kitties in etsy store
• work on pin designs
• morphed animals (in progress)
• Big Dreamcatcher
• framed Dreamcatcher
• PR
• New Year’s Peace Flags?

Here’s this week’s artsy to do list:

• work on 52 Week Path To Peace Project…a zine project for TheZenPen
• finish big Dreamcatcher
• order cartridge
• mail art to London
• mail art to Washington
• draw morphed animals
• work on new paintings
• work on Christmas art gift for Tami
• print collate and list Dec. issue of TheZenPen
• make stickers

Wish me luck!!

Have a beautiful rest of the week my friend and try to stop by again next week or maybe tomorrow at the barefoot home for my free verse hippie poetry if you want 😀

Much Peace Love Art~

Namaste*

 

 

Yoga and Art!

I did accomplish some art this past week!

I worked on the yoga themed art studies

#1 marker

#2 is watercolor and marker and #3 india inks

I think I like this one the best…

#4 in yoga girl study

Which do you like the best?

Here’s another version…and I love it too. Help me!! Pick your favorite ok?

#5

I collated and delivered the zines to the library…

I mailed out art that sold…three coloring books and The Zen Pen Solar Eclipse Issue.

I started a target list of publications to submit my free verse to. I need to pick up an address book to keep them organized. Maybe I’ll do that today. I need index cards and toothpaste and cashew or almond milk too.

We went to a surprise masquerade birthday party on Saturday. Sky wore a suit with a super cool Phantom Of The Opera style mask and his long long hair was loose even though I tried to get him to wear it back in a pony tail. Rainy was so beautiful in a classic little black dress I’m sure Coco herself would have loved. Her mask was white and lacy and so cute! I wore a longish sweater dress in brown and boots. My mask was black with golden leafs a big black flower and swirls. Sparky and Michael dressed down but wore cool masks too.

The party was fun and cold which made it even funner since it was held outside in a party tent. I left with Rainy and Michael to come home to practice yoga and get some work done while Sparky and Sky stayed on for another couple of hours.

I’ve got two more illustrations to do on my new issue for The Zen Pen which is based off a free verse poem I wrote one Friday on TheBarefootHome blog. I am loving it!! I can’t wait to start painting them!

And I guess that’s it. So, here’s last week’s artsy to do list….

• work on my new zine
• work on my yoga cards
• work on my wrapping paper design
• work on my uv study
• pick out 5 poetry/chapbook publishers to submit to
• read the submission guidelines to Mind Body Green
• clean out at least one of the drawers in my studio
• work on the big big big dreamcatcher
• begin a giant blacklight Alice inspired painting (so so so looking forward to this one)
• photograph and list Cosmic Kitties blacklight art in my Dawn Collins Art etsy shop
• paint art to make into a table
• print The Zen Pen and do another mailing and take ten of the zines to the library

Here’s my new list…

• Finish yoga study and begin art
• Work on illustrations for The Zen Pen
• Make the huge Dreamcatcher
• work on Christmas tag designs
• work on new sketch for huge blacklight art
• submit some poems online
• print and collate The Zen Pen Mini for another mailing
• finish up Cosmic Kitties, photograph it and list it
• clean out one drawer in my studio
• buy art supplies
• work on another canoe
• mail out art that sold

Also I begin a new course this week!! A writing course! So excited!

I hope your week is beautiful and artsy and so so so inspired and I hope you can stop by again next week to see what I get done. You help keep me on track! Thanks!!

Hey, if you want, stop by the barefoot home tomorrow for some free verse hippie poetry.

Much Peace Love Art~