Creativity Self Care

Exploring My Personal Style

So this situation really happened to me. My husband thinks its hilarious because of the grocery store worker’s proclamation that she will make a fortune with a phrase I came up with. I think it’s a little funny, but can’t help but focus on…

May 3, 2017
"My Brain When I Get Free Time" by Erika Lynne Jones
Creativity Illustrations

Discovering Yourself Through Art

In my last post I mentioned I was taking an online course on Skillshare called Drawing as Self Discovery: 5 Ways to Start. Here are a couple of more pieces from the class and a couple of my discoveries.   “My Brain on Free Time” was inspired…

April 13, 2017
"Things I Love About Motherhood" by Erika Lynne Jones
Illustrations Motherhood

Gratitude: Things I Love About Motherhood

I created this doodle as part of an assignment in a Skillshare class called Drawing as Self Discovery: 5 Ways to Start. I’ve loved the class and have discovered so much about not only myself but that I love making art and illustrations with words. I’ve…

April 10, 2017
"100 Days of Girl, Stop..." by Erika Lynne Jones
Creativity Illustrations

How to Make Time For Creativity Each Day

This week I noticed the 100 Days Project was starting up again. I was getting myself ready to participate, but instead of excitement, I felt a little anxiety. In case you haven’t heard, the 100 Days project is an annual gathering of creative minds…

April 7, 2017
"Who Will I Call?" by Erika Lynne Jones
Inspiration Motherhood Poetry

Poetry: Who Will I Call?

  Who will I call when I can’t remember that recipe just right? Who will answer my request for prayer with “honey, I do every day and every night”? Who will I call when the kids say some of the most precocious things? Who…

March 3, 2017
"Lola" by Erika Lynne Jones
Books Creativity Illustrations Motherhood

Illustration: Meet Lola

Lola is the fourth of four characters I created in the book proposal I’m working on about organic baby care. She is the lively one in the a bunch. A single mom by choice, she and her son have recently moved closer to her…

February 26, 2017
Books Creativity Illustrations

Illustration: Meet Evelyn

Meet Evelyn. She is the third fictional character in my work in progress book on organic baby care. She works full time as a chemist in the cosmetics industry and commutes an hour each way by train. She has always loved her job and both…

February 15, 2017