Jessica Swift

Daily Art Practice for Self-Care: 14 Days of Messages To Yourself

Wow, I love your artworks, thanks for sharing :-)

LOVE LOVE LOVE!! These are all just beautiful!!!!

Your work is stunning! Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent.

Your art work is wonderful and your lettering is beautiful.

Great art work Anica, I love your art work! Congrats!!!

All your creations are stunning! Definitely love them all.

Thank you so much, Astrid! This was a great workshop.

Beautiful drawn and the written words are also very beautiful and varied !!!

Thank you, Aatje! This was definitely a fun and somewhat eye-opening challenge for me.

The oral rinse is hilarious! And very well lettered and illustrated!! May I share?

Hello Chris! I am so glad you like my interpretation of the prompt. Yes, you may share this. :) Thank you for the compliment.

Lol! Seriously, if you figure out how to bottle that, I think you’d have an unending supply of customers wanting it!

Really really love every single one of your pieces. Terrific job!!!

Your illustrations are amazing i love the piss off and what would a best friend tell you?

Thank you so much! These prompts are quite fun and interesting in what they conjure in my mind. I hope you are enjoying these exercises as well.

Piss off indeed! I feel like that should be an auto reply to emails and text messages on mental health days.

Bahahahaha! OMG, I love when you change your voice! I literally laughed out loud at that one! Wish I could buy a bottle of that mouthwash for some folks I know lol.

Hell yes to landing on your feet! Also please let me know if you ever decide to sell prints of any of these. I WILL BUY WITHOUT HESITATION.

Right????? I want to make a poster wall of it.

You guys! Honestly. These kind remarks literally make my day. Such kind and beautiful artists, such as yourself are like a warm &amp; sunny day.

You are the BEST cheerleader, Abby. :) Thank you!

I love everything here! Your work is so gorgeous!! So clean detailed with beautiful colors. I'm so jealous.

The True North Times made me smile. Thanks for sharing!

I really enjoy the wholesome marketing you have on the products! "Fortified with a new day" made my jaw drop. Just absolute genius.

What a creative way to express yourself. I love this!

A bag of seeds - brilliant! Just love this. Love your work!

Oh my GOODNESS, I absolutely love this so much. I can't wait to see what Day 3 will bring for you!

Thank you so much, Jessica! I am so glad you like it. This is definitely flexing my creative muscle when I have to pause, reflect and look inward. I am also looking forward to what I am able to conjure up for the next few prompts.

Anica, you give a mere, single word full of freaking life, it's amazing. I especially love your lettering and your instructions for each word so far--I would buy a million potential seed packets from you any day and then chug endless amounts of O.F. Hope. I'm so excited to see what you come up with next!

You are so sweet, Abby. I am very pleased that you like my work so far. I'm kind of excited myself to see what comes through my mind next. I really look forward to this particular challenge. Writing about your feelings is great, but illustrating it (to me) is a whole other level of reflection. I really have to think of how I want to get my message across without having to draw/say too much.

When I saw Day 2's prompt I thought of your Day 1 immediately so I came back here to check out Day 2 and you did it again! You could create a whole inspirational line of this kind of art. It would keep everyone going through crazy tough times. :)

For this project I'm so torn between focusing on the art and skill versus just cheering each person on during this emotional journey. You already know I love your art (haha) but I also like the message. I "hope" these messages will be a light anytime you need it. &lt;3

I know exactly what you mean. I too was torn between the art/skill versus the human connection and articulating that somehow in my work. I figured I will just find a place in the middle. It is very hard for me to NOT add a little flair.  I love your first prompt...the background-turned-lemon.  For me, this immediately conjured up the idea of making the best of what you have ("...when life hands you lemons..") and being are grateful with all that life has given you, even if a bit sour from time to time.

HA! I love the flair. Sidenote, I don't know if you've heard of Lilla Rogers but when I saw your work, I thought it'll be something she'll like. She represents different awesome (like yourself) artists. Just a floating thought lol.

Yes, I have heard of Lilla Rogers! You really flatter me. The very IDEA of ever being good enough or in demand enough to warrant a rep is beyond my imagination, but it is a really nice thought to have. Thank you for the compliment, you have totally made my day! I do plan to focus and devote time to my original love (art) as I really feel I have lost my way for no real good reason other than getting caught up in life. I know I am meant to do more...so maybe...

I love your can of hope Anica. The lettering, the styling, the wreath around the words. It's just really well done and the sort of thing that can inspire everyone right now.

Thank you, Lauren! I am so glad I can inspire people (especially now). This challenge is really going to be a good one for many of us. So far, I do put a lot of thought into the choice of words or single word. Though I am not physically journalling my feelings, I am definitely doing some mental exercises to allow my mind to really settle and think.

That is AWESOME. I want me a can of that! Trying desperately to hold onto hope - and so grateful for these guided art projects to help calm me down. Your work is always an inspiration. And we're off on this next little adventure...

Thank you, Taylor. This year has been hard for us all. As of late, I feel like I am serving this up by the spoonful.  These guided projects are a lifesaver.

Thank you, Carol. Help yourself to as much as you need :)

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