The Affirmations Collection
Affirming our imperfect selves
For the past several years, I have been exploring my relationship with my inner dialog, a voice that is oftentimes more critical than supportive. Can you relate?
I decided to create a series of watercolor and calligraphy designs to lift up some of the phrases of affirmation that I have personally found helpful to the process of rewriting my inner narrative and change the way I view the world around me.
In this post I’ll take you behind the scenes at the year-long process to create my Affirmations collection, ten designs that feature phrases I have found helpful to my own healing, mental health and self care.
One of the designs in my new Affirmations collection, available in my shop.
Behind the scenes of my artistic process
I used a watercolor spray-paint process to create the backgrounds. To do this, I use diluted liquid watercolor in spray bottles, salt, leaves, cotton webbing and other found materials to create texture. I usually paint outside in my backyard where I can be really messy with my paints!
When the paintings are dry, I dust off the salt, leaves and other materials, then scan the paintings to digitize them. During this process, I try to keep the colors and textures as true to the real painting as possible.
Then I create the lettering by hand in modern calligraphy. For this project, I used my iPad, Apple Pencil and Procreate. My favorite Procreate calligraphy brush is called Molly’s Favorite Nib (aptly named!), from Molly Suber Thorpe. Check it out here.
Then I use Photoshop to create a montage with the watercolor painting as the background and the calligraphy on top.
I create my designs in Photoshop from my scanned watercolor painting and my calligraphy.
Introducing the Affirmations Collection
Over the next few months, I will release the Affirmations collection one at a time, as art prints and on everyday products that you can use as a loving reminder throughout your day.
Designs available in my Affirmations collection, available in my shop!
What are you affirming?
What message do you need to hear? My hope is that these affirmations will fill that need until they become part of our collective inner dialog.
Leave a comment below to share your thoughts on which of these affirmations resonate with you.
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