84: Draw Yourself Calm Using Patterns in Nature with Amy Maricle

Mike reflects on the life changes that can impact a creative and shares some of his recent works. Amy Maricle stops by the podcast to talk about her new book, “Draw Yourself Calm” which taps into those patterns all around us in nature. She shares her journey from art therapist to creativity teacher through blog posts, social media posts, videos and courses. Mike and Amy explore slow drawing, paper cutting and her annual “Inchie” challenge. Her homework will keep you on track. Etchr (use code 'mikeh' for 10% off) SciArt September Inktober Frog (watercolor) Rabbit and butterfly (penci) Baby gorilla (colored pencil on black paper) Grapes (watercolor in an Etchr sketchbook) Snow leopard (watercolor on black Legion paper) Art Therapist Sakura Micron Sketchboard Pro Daniel Smith Watercolors Pentel Arts Aqua brush ArtToolKit Andrew Wong (@10past9) on Instagram Little bunny drawing Paper cutting work Accordion collaboration project with Kate Sherwood Draw Yourself Calm on Amazon Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kilmmerer Circles larger piece Inchie challenge Courses by Amy Sharone Stevens ===== How to reach Amy Maricle ===== Website - MindfulArtStudio.com  Instagram - @amymaricle YouTube  ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Etchr Lab use the code ‘mikeh’ for 10% off Share the podcast with friends and family Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/