#HiddeninYourheART The Companion Art Journal

                            #HiddeninYourheART The Compantion Art Journal

Consider this book as your travelling Art Studio, a dedicated space to record your creative thoughts. Ready at any moment during your day, easily tucked within your purse or tote, no longer will you need to rely on tattered pieces of scrap paper to record your thoughts or Doodles.

Experience has taught many to hide their creative thoughts, skills and talents. However, this need not be the case. Each individual has a unique creative voice, a set of  creative solutions which they are destined to release. Hidden in Your heART was written to assist you in further developing your creative voice as you overcome any negative thoughts or past experiences. #HiddeninYourheART The Companion Art Journal is designed for use by those seeking a dedicated space to record your inspiration and thoughts as you journey through Hidden in Your heART. Small and portable to carry with you an a daily basis, when time spent in your studio is limited. Remember your creativity is not bound by the confines of an art room or studio. Your creativity is the driving force behind every question, exploration, discovery or trial and error preent within every segment of your life. You are creative! You are an Artist!

The formatting is simple. The prompts are provided in order of presentation found wiithin Hidden in Your heART. One prompt per page, which allows creative space available as you are led by your inspiration and available prompts to Doodle, draw, sketch, write notes, add photos...

This book as well as others I have published are available on Amazon to purchase.

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Friday Night Feast Homemade Tomato Soup

Cold Winter nights call for the ultimate comfort food!
Homemade Tomato Soup and Gluten Free Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

You will soon learn that my slow cookers are my go to kitchen appliances! I have multiple sizes from 3 cups - 1 1/2 gallon capacity. Place ingredients into your slow cooker in order of appearance. And as always, read, Read, READ the labels of the ingredients to verify they are Gluten Free. Industry changes frequently, brands in the past which were Gluten Free can suddenly contain Gluten if there are changes during processing.

1 tablespoon Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Butter
1 15 ounce can of Petite Diced Tomatoes
1 15 ounce can of Tomato Sauce
1 15 ounce can of Reduced Salt Chicken Stock/Broth
1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning Blend

Cook on Low Setting
Serve with Gluten Free Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. For a change of pace, use two slices of different flavored cheese and grill using your waffle iron.

Enjoy!


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#HiddenInYourheARTArt in the Kitchen A Starving Artist's Survival Guide A Gluten Free & Time-Saver Cook Book
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Art in the Kitchen A Starving Artist's Survival Guide A Gluten Free & Time-Saver Cook Book

A Truth about Starving Artists
by Carol Lane Fleming

Artists are peculiar people creating night and day
Forgetting when to eat or sleep.
Exploring lost in another world.

Artists are peculiar people creating night and day
Taking breaks.
Rushing off to purchase more supplies.

Artists are peculiar people creating night and day
Dreaming, working, adding more constantly.
Dreaming, working, eliminating constantly.
Starting over, starting over and starting over again.

Artists are peculiar people creating day and night.
The need to make, produce and try is strong.
There will be time to sell when the ideas no longer flow.

Artists are peculiar people creating day and night
Forgetting when to eat or sleep.
Wait. What did you say?
How is it possible to forget to eat?
The thrill of creative adventure
Silences the hunger and the growls.

Artists are peculiar people. Creating night and day.


The above poem is a comical perspective about the reality of artists and how sometimes eating food is overlooked. Starving artists some times are starving because we forget to eat!

Seriously!
Our creative adventures take over, they are time consuming and quite honestly, we would rather create works of art than take the few moments needed to cook, consume food or in other words, eat.

I took the much needed time away from the studio to develop recipes and create Art in the Kitchen. I experimented with a variety of time saving methods and produced solutions to meet the needs of the artist and family concerning meals.The recipes included are Gluten Free. Here's to more time in the Art Studio and to well-fed artists!

Art in the Kitchen  A Starving Artist's Survival Guide A Gluten Free & Time-Saver Cook Book is available to purchase on Amazon.

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#HiddenInYourheARTArt in the Kitchen A Starving Artist's Survival Guide A Gluten Free & Time-Saver Cook Book
© 2019 Carol Lane Fleming

Friday Night Feast Chicken Dinner

Let the fun begin! Starting this week on Friday's I will be sharing one of my Gluten Free Recipes with you. These are time-savers, freeing you to explore other options for the day: lunch with friends, shopping, gardening, hobbies, reading, time in your studio, preparing for game nights. You get the idea~ less time in the kitchen and tasty Gluten Free meals.

This week~ Chicken Dinner.
I throw this in my slow cooker in the mornings and by Supper a tasty meal.

Layer in your slow cooker in order of appearance.

2 tablespoons of Olive Oil
3 Cloves of Garlic in the center
5 Chicken Breasts
1 cup diced Carrots
1 large onion sliced in rings and quartered
1 teaspoon Italian Herb Seasoning
2 cups Broccoli Florets
1/2 stick of Butter sliced and spread evenly across the Broccoli
Sprinkle lightly with Lemon Pepper Seasoning

Cover with Lid
Cook on Low

Goes great with Wild Rice and a tossed salad as side dishes.

Enjoy!

What is your favorite side dish to serve with Chicken?


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#HiddenInYourheARTArt in the Kitchen A Starving Artist's Survival Guide A Gluten Free & Time-Saver Cook Book
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© 2019 Carol Lane Fleming

Hidden In Your heART

Hidden in Your heART was written for creative individuals and for those who believe they do not have any creative abilities. Every individual is a creative being. My task, through Hidden in Your heART is to assist you in the discovery of your creative voice.

You will find the encouragement needed to take the steps and activate your creative abilities. You will be challenged to explore, experiment, exhausting every possibility as you embrace and thrive living a creative life. Daily prompts and artistic challenges will assist you in your journey. Who benefits from your creative life? We all do! Every segment of the global population exists and is driven by creativity and by leaders willing to think “out of the box” beyond the status quo. Would you like to know a secret? Being creative is not the same as being an artist or even artistic. Creative individuals allow their self the freedom to explore all options, to experiment, to ask questions, to try new things that may not work. Becoming artistic or being recognized as an artist is often a benefit of being creative. Just as becoming a leading scientist, an expert in a medical field, a concert musician, a ballerina, an architect or engineer each of these leaders were willing to explore creative avenues. Creativity takes courage. Be bold. Be courageous! Experience has taught many to hide their creative thoughts, skills and talents. However, this need not be the case. Each individual has a unique creative voice, a set of creative solutions which they are destined to release. Hidden in Your heART was written to assist you in further developing your creative voice as you overcome any negative thoughts or past experiences. Creativity is not bound by the confines of an art room or studio. Creativity is the driving force behind every question, exploration, discovery or trial and error. Creative individuals are present within every segment of society. You are creative!

One of the methods I find most useful when assisting others in releasing their creative voice is by using the art of Doodling. Doodles are not 'threatening" as a form of art and allow many possibilities when developing and discovering creative skills and talents. Hundreds of creative prompts have been provided within the pages of Hidden in Your heART.

This book as well as others I have published are available on Amazon to purchase.

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© 2019 Carol Lane Fleming

Do you have January-itus too?

I'm currently pinching myself! Quite possibly I have found my groove for writing or at least until the weather turns warmer and Spring returns to my garden. The first light of day and the following 2 - 3 hours are delightful in the garden. There are days, I wander out bare foot, in anticipation of the sunrise, to enjoy the increasing light and listen to the morning. But not in January.

It's not a true cabin fever, more like January-itus. Waiting on snow, the emergence of snowmen through out the neighborhood, lazily reading by the fire and savoring snow days.
January-itus is a time for mapping and planning vacations, spring plantings, exploring local galleries or museums, baking, reading seed catalogs, sewing, painting basically anything to create a distraction as I wait for the first icy crystal snowflake to fall in January.

Today I will continue to write, the book is coming along nicely. I will paint, well maybe not, as it is a painting of a snowy winter street scene. Possibly I shall quilt, I need a new Spring Picnic Quilt, dreaming of warm sunny days is certainly a distraction from snow. Disclaimer, there is no snow in our forecast for today, however, this weekend we may have Snow! I'm just hoping for long walks in a snowy winter wonderland. Maybe, I should Doodle snowflakes.

How do you anticipate the arrival of snow?
Do you gather Art Supplies, Books, Movies, mountains of Snacks and Comfort food?
Are you constantly checking the weather on you phone or social media contacts?




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© 2019 Carol Lane Fleming

A Lesson from a Squirrel on Winter Survival

                                The 3 S's : Squirrels, Snow and Supplies

This morning upon investigation I discovered a Squirrel in panic mode, rapidly gathering additional items for insulation for it's nest. The nest tucked high in an oak, swaying in the wind and honestly looking quite cold and unprepared for the approaching winter storm headed our way. The squirrels may soon be covered in snow. So how does this relate to your Creative Voice, Your Artistic Expression?

Take a closer look. The squirrels have been busy all summer and fall raiding my garden, consuming and hiding my apples and pears but very little effort has been spent reinforcing the nest. They have played and feasted for hours on end and have even napped on the back porch! And now today, they are searching for nesting materials. Very few choices are available this time of year, a few dried leaves here and there blowing in the wind. Snow and Ice are expected later this week.

Don't be like the squirrels. Be prepared for when your Inspiration Strikes. Maintain an adequate supply of Resources, Art Materials, Studio Space which is ready at a moments notice to be called for or secured for a sudden Creative Adventure. Consistently work towards your goals, honing your skills, strengthening your creative voice as you explore options and possibilities daily. If your time is limited, Doodle. If you are saving up for a large purchase of Art Supplies, Doodle. Doodling is an economical method of recording and exploring Creative Expression. Doodling can be 'controlled' in a small journal or notebook, or randomly released upon scraps of paper or fast-food packaging.

You are Creative. You are Artistic. Be prepared to release your next masterpiece and avoid being like a squirrel! Are you prepared for Cold Winter Days, are you prepared for Snow and Ice? Do you have your Art Supplies ready and waiting for 'action'?


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January FREE Check List: Doodle Prompts

JANUARY CHECK LIST     DOODLE PROMPTS

1. Embrace YOUR Creative Voice in 2019!
2. What is your very first Creative Adventure tat you can remember?
3. Doodle the same image 4 times, using a different art supply each time.
4. Who was your first Art Teacher?
5. Explore an area of your hometown, take pictures! Then Doodle.
6. Free Day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
7. Doodle with your eyes closed or not looking at your paper.
8. Using your favorite number as a reference, create a pattern.
9. What have you always wanted to create but were afraid to try?
10. Create an imaginary animal.
11. Play with your food! Create decorative edible garnishes!
12. Visit a local Art Gallery or Museum.
13. Free Day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
14. Without searching how many types of Art can you list?
15. Snowflakes are the theme, ready, get set SNOW!
16. What was your favorite art project in school?
17. How many pieces of art do you own? How many did you make?
18. Design an abstract pop up to go inside your art journal.
19. Try out a New Art Supply.
20. Free Day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
21. Bake cookies and decorate them. A sweet creative adventure.
22. Doodle and fill your journal page with stick people.
23. Once upon a time there was _____________________.
24. How many ways can you create your name in 3 minutes?
25. Doodle, using only your favorite color, can use various shades.
26. Design greeting cards using idioms.
27. Free Day! Rest. Relax. Create as you desire!
28. Research a famous artist. Be inspired by their work. Doodle.
29. How many different items can you create with a paper clip?
30. Illustrate/Design a new cover for your favorite book.
31. Create a collage illustrating your art goals for 2019.

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Ready? Set. Go!

Ready or not 2019 is here! May your year overflow with wild adventures and creative explorations! May your hidden skills and talents spring forth as you embrace your Creative Voice. Remember, creativity is not confined to the titles of Art or Artist.

2019 shall be filled with goals, plans and dreams to be accomplished. Opportunities, adventures and the unexpected delights hidden within each day. The arrival of the New Year is an exciting time anticipating the possibility of the unknown. I'm probably one of the few individuals who can say, I do not make or declare a New Year's Resolution, instead I look forward to embracing each new day with as much creativity as possible. Some days there will be paint, others a shovel and tons of dirt, possibly fabric, pens and pencils, baking or developing new Gluten Free recipes and yes, at some point daily I will be at the keyboard writing, working on a new book to be released later this year.

I am beginning 2019 with a large blank canvas on my easel which is waiting patiently in the studio. A new art journal and a set of pens for my Doodles and Sketches. As I tie up a few loose ends remaining from 2018 I am looking forward to 2019 and the grand adventures to come!

Happy New Year! May 2019 be your BEST year yet!


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