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Watercolours
Just wondering if anyone else on here paint with watercolours. I started painting in acrylics about 5 years ago but quickly switched to watercolours as the cleanup is much easier. Brushes just need a couple of swishes in my water jar and the paints can be left to dry out and can be reactivated with water whenever I get back to it. I’m lucky enough to have an unused bedroom as my art studio so if I’m tired or sore, I can just give the brushes a quick wash and walk out and shut the door. It doesn’t matter if I leave it for a few hours, days, weeks or months, it will still be there and ready to restart any time I want. I’ve attached some of my original works. I hope you like them. 💕 Thanks arpie for encouraging me to display some of my paintings. xo .
Queensland Members?
Any Queensland members in the group? I'm near Brisbane and have found it hard to to meet other women dealing with BC, at any stage. There was a free gym program but people didn't really mingle. Cancer Council website directs me to call to find local groups, who has time or energy for that? It all just seems so hard! Thinking of starting my own group, but where would I even start 😅 How are you all keeping your social life going during treatment and beyond?Junk journaling!!
I discovered junk journaling late last year and have fallen in love with it. I even brought some craft things to do in my downtime in Melbourne today and tomorrow. I love that a lot of it is about using things I usually would thrown into the recycling eg cereal boxes become journal covers, paper shopping bags become journaling spots and food labels turn into fancy pockets. I'll attach photos of some of the bits and pieces from my everyday life that I turn into ephemera for my journals and a few pages of a journal I've made. Hopefully the photos are in order- Ephemera I made during my hospital stay a week ago that will go in future journals. Altered playing cards with motivational sayings on them. Old firns that I died with bougainvillea petals and a lace runner to create patterns on the paper Journal with the cover made from a cheezels box Scrap papers used to make a tiny notebook A pocket made from food packaging and the brown paper that comes in deliveries. Let me know if you have also discovered this hobby. Mel xx
Stopping treatment
I (and only I) have made the decision to stop my chemo treatment. After suffering for weeks now since my last round with hospitalisations, infections. pain, oral thrush to the extent that I haven't eaten in 3 weeks I just think that any more treatment would actually kill me. I know my family is going to argue this with me but the decision must be mine, I certainly don't want to leave them yet but I also watch their faces when they come to see me and see the pain and grief in their eyes. On the subject of hospitals I hate bloody COVID ! Who thought it was a good idea to keep cancer patients from their loved ones during the hardest times?
Creative Corner!
CREATIVE CORNER: Because art is good for you Inspire and be inspired Creative Corner group is gone but that doesn't mean we should mute that creativity! Time to get inspired by each other. This thread is just for fun and expression, be it craft or drawing or photography, from a snap of your colouring-in to your take on a Degas painting, a wild exploration of your soul or just a stick figure you drew on the bus, you can share it here. Your work as well as your tips, tricks, tutorials, tasks, fun little DIY's, and anything that fuels your creative side are all welcome! Bookmark this thread (click the little star at the top right) to find it easily.
