One World One Heart 2011

One World, One Heart 2011

Hi, I'm Erin. Welcome to my blog.

I'm a mixed media collage artist by night.

My blog is an extention of my artistic journey
with a little bit of real life thrown in.

I love to create. I love texture, color, detail,

 learning new techniques, connecting with other artists,

discovering my artistic style, the roller coaster of this artistic journey.

I love how my art parallels my life, my heart,

my story andreveals stuff that I don't know about myself.

As I take risks with my art,
 I find myself able to take risks in other areas in my life.

As I learn and grow through my creations,
 I find myself wanting to learn and grow in other areas.

As I find freedom in taking my art a new direction,
I find my freedom in life, in my relationships.

 And when I'm unable to create I get grouchy,
 feel stifled and totally out of balance.

Other things you might want to know about me:

I live in San Marcos, California (just north of San Diego)
I am married to a very good guy & we have a two and a half year old.
I'm 5 months pregnant.
I teach kindergarten. Best job in the world, besides being a mama.
I love God. Lots. I honestly don't know how I'd do this life without him.
I lived & taught in Hong Kong for 2 years. I loved every minute of it.

I love to travel. Any time, anywhere.
I teach Sunday School to 2 year olds.
It's kinda hilarious, and really fun.
I love Young Life.
I was a Young Life kid & a leader for 14 years.
I'm stuckon this color palette right now. Love it.

I have no training in art. I'm totally self-taught.
All through my 20s I totally thought I missed the art boat.
I didn't start experimenting with mixed media
 until 3 years ago, when I was pregnant with our son.
I love Henri Nouwen, Richard Foster, John Piper, & Philip Yancey.
I dream of living on a farm, except in my dream
someone else is doing all that farm work.
I just get fresh eggs every morning.
I love coffee. The toughest part of being pregnant
 is limiting my coffee intake.
I dream of riding down the Grand Canyon on a mule
with my family & going on a safari in Africa.

I love jeopardy & alex trebeck.
I am working on "surrender" in all areas of my life.
I am learning daily that dreams really do come true.
Sound cheesy, but I don't care, it's totally true for me.
All of my art dreams are coming true. Every day.
And I find myself having to dream bigger dreams.
 It's scary and exhilerating and wonderful and scary.
do i dare disturb the universe?
yep, i think i might actually dare.

Lastly... my giveaways!

I will pick 3 winners.
I'll give you a choice of any of the following 6 prints in this post.
 On February 17th, when One World, One Heart ends
I'll pick a winner & send you the goods.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Thank you for comments. They mean the world to me.

I can't wait to meet you & visit you in your corner of the world.