Experiment with new and unique art supplies

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Hi John!

The other day I shared three key elements to my morning art journaling process. One the big three is to try something new.

New could be making a new mark or trying a new color combination.

Having this intention helps me experiment, stay in a playful mindset, and keeps me from getting caught up in perfectionism.

Here's what happened yesterday...

While making my morning coffee (I know, old story, always the same! lol) I decided to clean up the coffee and vitamin shelf. In the process I discovered a jar of spirulina powder.

In case you're not familiar, spirulina is derived from blue-green algae and some people consume it for health reasons.

Yes, that would be me.

Anyway, I hadn't used it in a while and thought perhaps I should pass it along in the spirit of purging.

But then, I reconsidered because the color is so beautiful and wait, could I paint with it?

😛

The answer is yes, yes I could paint with it!

I scooped some into my coffee, then put another scoop in a small bowl, added warm water, and boom...

the most beautiful turquoise color I ever did see.

And so I think I'll keep it.

The lessons here are:

Keep calm and algae on,

Rachelle