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The Artful Season
A journal of seasonal reflections, studio notes, and the stories behind the art.
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Healing in Motion
Finishing touches, gold leaf hand embelleished. ©2026 Karen Armstrong As the year begins, I’m reflecting in quieter ways. I’ve never been one for resolutions. What feels truer to me is paying attention to where I am and noticing how life, creativity, and healing continue to change shape. Over the past year, I began a body of work called Healing Heart , inspired by kintsugi and created during a season of grief. That work taught me how to carry what had been broken, without rus
Karen Armstrong
Jan 201 min read
A House with Stories to Tell
This autumn has brought a season of change as my husband and I settle into our new home in Washington. Phase one of our renovation is now complete. The foundation has been repaired, the worn carpets are gone, and new “Vintage Pine” floors have given the upstairs rooms a warm breath of life.
Karen Armstrong
Nov 17, 20253 min read
What It's Like Opening The Artful Season Shop While Buying a 1940s Farmhouse in Washington
The Excitement of New Beginnings: A Journey of Art and Home Twin fawns at rest in our new front yard This September has been unlike any other in my creative life. For months, I’ve been quietly planning, designing, printing, photographing, and dreaming of what it would be like to open The Artful Season Shop . After so much preparation, the doors finally opened—a gentle bloom after a long season of tending. A New Chapter in Colville At the very same time, life carried me into a
Karen Armstrong
Sep 15, 20253 min read
Turning Toward the Light: Embracing Change and Renewal
On a recent trip to the Northwest, I drove past rolling hills covered with fields of sunflowers. Most were still bowed in green-budded rest, but here and there, a few early blooms had already lifted their faces to the sky.
Karen Armstrong
Aug 25, 20253 min read
The Beauty of the In-Between A Threshold Season for Healing
In a Gentle Space “You are not less because you’ve been broken. You are more.” - Karen Armstrong The Beauty of the...
Karen Armstrong
Aug 25, 20252 min read
Full Circle: A Summer of Bloom, Belonging, & Creative Return Celebrating 40 Years of Art
This summer marks a full circle moment in my creative journey. Recently, as I signed a new art print for my upcoming shop launch, I felt the same quiet thrill I experienced forty years ago when I signed my very first print.
Karen Armstrong
Aug 25, 20252 min read
Returning to the Studio: A Journey of Healing Through Art
After stepping away from my art practice to care for my parents during the final seasons of their lives, I’ve been slowly finding my way back - one tender brushstroke at a time.
Karen Armstrong
Aug 5, 20252 min read
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