Watercolour is such a magical medium! And it's no secret that I love to paint with it. My journey with watercolour started when I was a Sunday School teacher and bought a rather cheap watercolour set from our local grocery store. It was fun to paint the visuals for the Bible lessons and learning through different tutorials and painting more and more, I find it rather calming. It brings me such joy to watch a blank page transform into something incredible. I will admit that every time I paint, the outcome isn't always incredible. Actually, it can be downright terrible, but I continue to paint because that is how you grow and sometimes, it isn't about the end result. The...
I really enjoy the start of a new year. That new year energy provides a marker for me to ponder over the 365 (or, 366!) days ahead and offers an opportunity to consider what rhythms and systems I'd love to continue, start or rethink to support the goals to I would like to achieve, as well as a prayer for this year.
I wanted to jot down my thoughts and reflections on the 2024 year that was for Carlita Hearts because a) I haven't done one before, and b) there was a big shift in how I ran Carlita Hearts. To put some context to this, my husband and I prayerfully decided towards the end of 2023 that I would carve a way to work with the ability to be available in the afternoons after school for our two children. There were two options available, either + continue working as a chartered accountant but on a more half day basis, OR + take a faith-filled leap and pivot from being an accountant to being an artist and building a creative business It...
The days can pass so quickly into weeks and months, and if we don’t catch ourselves to carve out a plan on how to spend our days well, we’ll miss the opportunity to have time to do the things we love and get stuck in the neverending rush rut. So, use the tips above to spend 10 minutes to give your day purpose towards planning small steps towards a joyful life.
Be encouraged with these 5 benefits that starting or perhaps, re-visiting a long-lost, painting practice doesn't mean to create museum-worthy art every time you sit down to paint. It's about choosing to find the joy in the process, to unplug and grow in skills that you thought you weren't capable of for an approachable amount of time.
