The Creative S P A C E

And these two books have sold as well today. Sad to see them go but they've gone to good homes, so I'm very happy about that! @sssssmith @emilyyysssmith @don Thanks for your purchases 😊

So happy to have sold this lovely set of hanging with quotes by #thichnhathanh And it's on its way to Holland! Yippee! #thecreativespace #handmade #inspiringquote #inspiringwords #inspirationalquote #mindfulwords #mindfulwordsandimages #plumvillagemindfulness #plumvillagefrance #plumvillage #zen #mindfulcreating #visityork #visityorkshire #sparkyork

All set up and ready to go at #sparkyork Bring on the customers! Trying not to get too distracted by the crepes being made just behind me! Fortunate to be under cover and right by the entrance. If you're in York today pop down and have a browse! You'll find us on Piccadilly. ... Huge thanks to my darling husband for creating the back and sides to protect everything, and for not panicking when we gota flat tyre on the way into York! #thecreativespace #piccadillyartmarket #york #yorkshireartists #yorkriverartmarket #yram #justacard #justsupportsmall #buylocal #independentartists💥 #independentmakers #handmade #handmadebooks #handmadecards #yorkshire #yorksinstameet #artistsaroundwetherby #yorkshiremakers
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I totally forgot about posting this to celebrate my last few of the 100! 😂 Of course being 100 they don't neatly fit into 9 any more, so at the bottom I've added the very first one, and two of my favourites. #thecreativespace #the100dayproject #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #mischiefmanaged #yorksinstameet #artistsaroundwetherby #papercollage #papercrafts #heartinthemiddle #heart #heartfulness #paperleaves #paperlove #paperlover #creativechallenge #creativehappylife #mindfulnessandcreativity #mindfulcreating #mindfulness #creativity #thecreativespace100

Getting ready for @sparkyork #piccadillyartmarket tomorrow! I've spent the last couple of days printing and making lettering for my stall. Handmade books, and Mindfulness & Creativity. Nice to do something different! Will post another pic tomorrow when I'm all set up! #thecreativespace #handmadecards #handmadebooks #handmadegreetingcards #poetrycards #poetrybooks #allmyownwork #myownwords #yorkshireartists #york #yorksinstameet #yorkshire #mindfulnessandcreativity #yram #yorkriverartmarket #loveukhandmade #lukh #yorkshirecreatives #yorkshiremakers

Hello dear Friends, I am looking towards the autumn, and what THE Creative S P A C E will be offering from September. This is where I need your help, to tell me what courses/workshops/sessions you would like to see and would attend. If you click on Events you can see what is coming up, and what has been available, all of which can be available again in the autumn. Currently available for booking are:-... Playing with Paper, Book-making Retreat - Monday 29th July - Thursday 1st August, a 4-day non-residential retreat. Calligraphy session - Thursday 8th August (a couple of places left). Monthly Meditation Groups starting in September. Mindfulness, Drawing and Writing Course at York Art Gallery beginning on Tuesday 24th September for 8 weeks. So I invite you to let me know what other sessions you are interested in, and when. My intention is to offer Mindfulness and creativity sessions or workshops with various content on Thursday evenings, daytimes or weekends. You can also book a custom-made workshop or session with 4 or more people at a mutually convenient time. Please get back to me asap, ideally by the end of next week (July 28th) with your preferences, requests or any queries. Hope you have a great weekend, I will be at Spark:York for the Piccadilly Art Market on Sunday.
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Day 100 of #the100dayproject And just like that, 100 days is up and the project is over! Wow! I will be taking some time to reflect on what I've learned and share a few collections of various ones. I've really enjoyed the project as a whole and I'm so pleased to have completed it. One thing I have appreciated is how much I like words and images together. This is a lovely simple image with pebbles collected from our recent family holiday in Wales, and it represents family a...nd love and happy memories and lots of laughter, jokes and silliness! #thecreativespace #100dayproject #challengeaccepted #challengecompleted #heart #heartfulness #pebbles #beachpebbles #wales #heartshaped #love #family #laughter #banter #lovemywork #lovelovelove #thecreativespace100
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Day 99 of #the100dayproject Eek! "This compassionate heart is made for loving" From a recent poem 'Be like the flower' 15 Jun 19 (full poem on my blog). The background print was created for lettering for the #piccadillyartmarket at #sparkyork on Sunday. Love the muted effect printing on kraft paper. ... #thecreativespace #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #poem #poetry #myownwords #blockprinting #kraftpaper #overprinting #heart #heartinthemiddle #compassion #compassionate #loving #lovingkindness #lovemywork #patternplay #creativechallenge #creativehappylife #mindfulnessandcreativity #mindfulcreating #thecreativespace100
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Day 98 of #the100dayproject This is an off-shoot from the printing and prep I've been doing for the #piccadillyartmarket at #sparkyork on Sunday. I have so much love for this block printing, that I've used several times during the #100dayproject I was originally going to sew spirals over the whole lot but I would have lost the printed patterns. #thecreativespace #100dayproject #blockprinting #printingonfabric #freemachineembroidery #calico #favouritecolours #nearlythere #yorkriverartmarket #york #mindfulnessandcreativity #mindfulcreating #lovewhatido #dowhatilove #thecreativespace100

Day 97 of #the100dayproject Poem written this weekend. "Among the chaos and distraction amidst the whirligig of noise and hullabaloo ... among heat, anger and strong emotions
practise peace practise calm practise silence".
#thecreativespace #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #diecuts #diecutleaves #poem #myownwords #peaceinoneselfpeaceintheworld #peace #printing #lettering #calm #silence #thecreativespace100
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Days 89 - 96 of #the100dayproject Forgot I'd reached this next milestone! So nearly there now. They're all very green this time but still enjoying them and feel there are lots of ideas here I can keep working with. I think my favourite of this lot is the paper heart. What's yours? 😊 #thecreativespace #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #papercrafts #papercollage #blockprinting #overprinting #poetry #poems #printingonfabric #printscraps #handembroidery #paperbuttons #paperbird #yorksinstameet #artistsaroundwetherby #thecreativespace100

I have entered this paper collage in a local art competition with @expressbifoldingdoors and it has been accepted for public voting! Hurray! Over to you! Please vote for my piece by following this link https://www.expressbifolds.co.uk/local-ar tist-search/ Voting closes on August 5th. No purchase needed but you need an email address to sign in with. ... Please support local art. Btw, you can browse through all the artists, but mine is on page 11 😂 #thecreativespace #expressartistoftheyear #yorksinstameet #artistsaroundwetherby #leeds #local #yorkshireartists #yorkshire #yorkshirecreatives #papercollage #collingham #wetherby #loveleeds #loveukhandmade #lukh #lovelocal #poem #myownwords #creativehappylife #papercut #paperlove #paperlover #justacard
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Piccadilly Art Market at #sparkyork happening this Sunday. I will be there, praying for good weather. My lovely husband is constructing a back and sides for the table to protect my work! 😍 I'll be selling individual handmade books, greeting cards and poetry cards. Come and have a browse! This is a fantastic opportunity to support local independent makers 😊 #thecreativespace #artmarket #york #yorkshireartists #yorkshirecreatives #yorkshiremakers #yorksinstameet #justacard #justsupportsmall #buylocal #buyindependent #supportthemakers #supportlocal #yorkriverartmarket #handmadecards #handmadebooks #handmadegreetingcards #unique #artjournal #artjournals #individual #loveukhandmade #lukh

Day 96 of #the100dayproject A bit different for me, but I like this. Inspired by meditating on a retreat in gorgeous countryside near Leek, Staffs. "Spirit is a kite dancing in space tethered to this body ... by a long long string. Keep winding the string out let spirit roam freely. No need to bring it down to earth.
Let the string go let spirit roam freely dancing in space. No need to be tethered to a body"
13 July 19
#thecreativespace #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #minimalist #kite #poem #myownwords #papercollage #meditation #silence #silentspace #silentretreat #sangha #sanghawisdom #mindfulnessandcreativity #mindfulwriting #spirit #justbe #befree #befreewhereyouare #bird #putabirdonit #thecreativespace100
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Day 95 of #the100dayproject Playing around with the printed fabric. I found I needed to do some gentle hand stitching, to soothe my soul. #thecreativespace #100dayproject #printingonfabric #fabricprinting #handembroidery #justplaying #mindfulnessandcreativity #justmakeit #justdoit #justbreathe #thecreativespace100

Day 94 of #the100dayproject The end of a recent poem (full poem will be on my blog soon). A kind of reworking of If, not intentionally but that's how it turned out. It's very pertinent to life events at the moment. Love is all we can rely on. Love is what keeps the world turning. #thecreativespace #100dayproject #100messagestomyself #love #poetry #poem #blockprinting #handwriting #lovealoneis #thecreativespace100

Day 93 of #the100dayproject After a conversation with @lourichardsmusic yesterday about her kindness cards, I was pleased to receive the #harrogatetheatre brochure, as I did some lovely collaging with the last one! 😂 Lou makes beautiful cards entirely from recycling brochures and leaflets that come through her door. So this is what emerged. Not entirely happy with it as the colours are quite dark and I didn't know what to do with it. But here it is. What do you think the ...gate is leading to? Which path will you choose?
#thecreativespace #100dayproject #recycledpaper #recycling #myfavouritecolours #reducereuserecycle #papercollage #playingwithpaper #repurpose #thecreativespace100
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Day 92 of #the100dayproject Thought I had posted this last night! 😂 I had a lovely time yesterday block printing on fabric for a small coptic bound book (see previous post). I'm delighted with the way the fabric takes the print, this is definitely something I will be exploring again! I love this #100dayproject ! #thecreativespace #printingonfabric #fabricprinting #paperbuttons #blockprinting #justplaying #playingwithfabric #playmore #thecreativespace100