Cycle Today begins another Ugly Art Club 5-minute challenge. With the prompt “Cycle” circling around in my brain, I tuned in late last night to see the sunrise at Stonehenge on Winter Solstice 2023. As usual it was cloudy, but just seeing this inspirational place once again LIVE was an experience that warranted the delayed sleep. “Cycle” was a perfect prompt for this beginning of the challenge on winter solstice - the cycles of dark/light, the cycles and rotations of planets, the cycles of birth/growth/death of everything in nature. Winter Solstice is the beginning of a new cycle. Anything is possible in this new year that lies ahead. Winter is a time to rest, to turn inward, to get still and quiet, and to embrace the darkness. A perfect time to indulge in art.  This piece just evolved as I watched the solstice sunrise. It took W-A-Y longer that 5 minutes to create, but I lost time embracing the darkness! On today’s prompt, I will embrace the timer. #tuac5minchallenge

Intention Care December @ Everything-Art with Kasia Avery could not come at a more complex moment. . . the busyness of the season, the joy of giving, the rush of creativity in making presents, the exhaustion of it all combined with the satisfaction and warmth. My intention in my journal entries is to PLAY, to have FUN, and to LEARN. Here I played with my dad’s oil pastels and my great aunt’s soft pastels. I learned that painting leaves with the first use of my new sword brush involves a definite learning curve. Having the focus of this 15-day adventure of daily prompts focused on the endless shades and tones of the color blue makes my heart sing. 💓🎶 #caredecember