Category: Living Life

• Don’t Be Afraid To Expand Your Knowledge- Not Everything We’re Told Is Correct

  When I began painting artistic pictures, I used acrylic paint. What I liked about acrylic paint was that when I made a mistake or didn’t like what I painted I painted over it. What I don’t like about acrylic painting is it doesn’t flow and blend like watercolours. There are additives that can be added…

  Joyce Butler

  November 29, 2023

  Creating Pottery, Living Life

  being creative, bird painting, Christmas balls painting, don’t believe everything, experimenting, painting on pottery, the butler's pottery, trying new things, watercolour painting

• Joyce Means Joyful

  Where did your name come from? Joyce is not a commin name. Therefore, I rarely have to use my last name as I’m often the only Joyce in the group. For most of my life, I didn’t like my name, I do now. My father had a cousin named Joyce. I’m sure I wasn’t named…

  Joyce Butler

  September 5, 2023

  Daily Prompts, Living Life

  a joyful name, abstract on clay, animal sculpture, Be creative, be happy, called pottery, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2037, decorating and colour, decorating pottery by carving, Decorative pottery, deorating pottery with stamps, enjoying my life, fun making pottery, God named me, hand paint clay, handbuilt sculpture, my name, painting grape vines, pottery in progress, snow covered land

• Watermellon, Fresh Strawberries, or Chocolate

  What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? Summer is short in Canada. Therefore, I enjoy the outdoors and spend very little time in my pottery studio. As a result, I haven’t made any pottery to show you. Instead, I will answer todays WordPress daily prompt question. This is a hard question to answer. Food…

  Joyce Butler

  June 30, 2023

  Living Life

  berry bowls, chocolate, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1981, delicious food, favourite foods, genetically modified food, sell on Etsy, strawberries, watermellon

• Fear Hijacked My Artistic Talent

  I over came two important fears.

  Joyce Butler

  June 5, 2023

  Living Life

  creating pottery, dailyprompt, fear conquering, fun making pottery, God's help, over come fear

• Being A People Pleaser Affected My Creativity – No More

  

  I allowed people to tell me what I should do and it stole my creativity. Read how Matthew the Elf stopped being a people pleaser.

  Joyce Butler

  May 3, 2023

  Creating Pottery, Living Life

  Be creative, be happy, decoative pottery, do't follow people, make what pleases you, making pottery, Matthew the Elf, people pleaser, stolen creativity, task masters

• It’s Time For A Break – Do You Take Breaks?

  

  What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? As I watched the river flow by while enjoying a cup of coffee at our family cottage, I thought I should write about taking a break. Then I read today’s prompt and realized this is one of the happy things I do, taking breaks at the…

  Joyce Butler

  April 15, 2023

  Creating Pottery, Living Life

  break time, cottage life, creating pottery, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1906, happy times, things that make me happy

• What Olympic Sports Do I Watch – And Why?

  My favorite sport relates to how I live my life and make pottery.

  Joyce Butler

  April 7, 2023

  Living Life

  dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1898

• Superstition- Is It Worth The Bother?

  

  My thoughts on superstition.

  Joyce Butler

  March 15, 2023

  Living Life

  dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1875, my personal thoughts, supersttiton, thoguths on superstition

• I Patiently Wait For Winter To Be Done With

  

  I am not a winter person therefore come March I wait patiently for spring

  Joyce Butler

  March 13, 2023

  Living Life

  flowers will come, get outside during winter, snow covered land, waiting for spring, winter season, winter time, your favourite season

• My Middle Name

  What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? My middle name is Elizabeth. As a child, I thought it was cool to have the same name as Queen Elizabeth. It is a pretty name. Elizabeth has followed the family for a few generations, either as a first or middle name. I don’t…

  Joyce Butler

  March 11, 2023

  Living Life

  British name, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1871, family name, middle name, significant names