Let’s go explore Ireland!
Posted on September 12, 2025
I have something really exciting to share…I’m now teaching in Ireland with my daughter, Kenzie (Snippets of Whimsy)!
Next March, Kenzie and I will be leading an art retreat in Ireland, and we’d love for you to join us! As a mother-daughter duo, we’ve always found so much joy in creating and exploring together, so it only makes sense for the two of us to also lead art retreats together!
Come with us on a 6-day creative retreat across Ireland.
We’ll travel from Dublin to Killarney, and document our trip in our own personal travel journals. (And guess what…we’ll be there on St. Patrick’s Day!) Throughout the retreat, we’ll be sharing our favorite travel art journaling techniques to help you capture the magic of the moment, in your own unique way.
This isn’t about being “good at art.” It’s about slowing down, being present, and creating alongside kindred spirits. Whether you’re new to art journaling or have shelves full of sketchbooks, there’s space for you at our table.

Some trip highlights:
🇮🇪 A walking tour of Dublin
🍺 A Guinness Storehouse visit,
🏰 A visit to the Cashel Castle
🐑 A scenic tour of the Ring of Kerry on its winding path through the countryside
🥃 An Irish Whiskey and cheese tasting
🎨 Creative sketchbook sessions
When: March 16-21, 2026
Where: Dublin → Killarney
Who: You, me, and a small group of kindred spirits
Why: Because you deserve a little adventure

Space is limited! Snag one of the 3 remaining early bird spots before they run out! (A $100 savings)
Price: $2995 $3095 First 8 spots save $100! Selling fast, only 6 left!
Only 25% down is needed to claim your spot and payment plans are available. Just select ‘pay over time’ at booking and apply to finance your trip.
Let’s go explore Ireland!
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 61
Posted on September 8, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”
— Anni Albers
Inspiring artist of the week: Karl Lagerfeld
Lagerfeld began his career in fashion in the 1950s, working for several top fashion houses including Balmain, Patou, and Chloé before joining Chanel in 1983. As the creative director of Chanel from 1983 until his death, he oversaw every aspect of the fashion house’s creative output, from designing collections to photographing advertising campaigns and arranging store displays. He was instrumental in revitalizing the Chanel brand, helping it regain its position as one of the top fashion houses in the world. He was also creative director of the Italian fur and leather goods fashion house Fendi, as well as his own eponymous fashion label. Throughout his career, he collaborated on numerous fashion, design, and art-related projects, and his photography was exhibited in galleries and collected in published volumes.
Lagerfeld was recognized for his signature white hair, black sunglasses, fingerless gloves, and high-starched detachable collars.






Hand lettering inspiration of the week:I’m in France teaching!!!
I LOVE taking pictures or type everywhere I travel. Here’s a few !!!






Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 169
Posted on September 5, 2025


September Color Challenge!!!
Ana Bianchi and Lisa Bardot are hosting a challenge this month! Looks super FUN!!!
Come to Ireland next year with Kenz and I!!!
Mach 16-22 2026 we will do a creative adventure to Dublin and Killarney!!! Want to join us??? A couple early bird spots are still available!!


Only 5 SPOTS LEFT!!!
Want to experience Mexico City with me next Feb??? We will visit the Frida Kahlo Museum and the historic center. I will share super fun creative exercises for capturing our adventure!!
Ayumi Yamamoto
I am SWOONING over the wearable art jewelry by this artist!! Each piece tells a magical story!! LOVE!!!!



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 60
Posted on September 1, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Thank your body in all ways. It is a highly tuned instrument of ancient, electric brilliance deserving of deep daily love.”
— Victoria Erickson (Author, Edge of Wonder)
Inspirational Artist of the week: Kaffe Fasset
Frank Havrah “Kaffe” Fassett, MBE (born December 7, 1937) is an American-born, British-based artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics.While still a child, Fassett renamed himself after an Egyptian boy character from the book Boy of the Pyramid by Ruth Fosdick Jones. His name rhymes with ‘safe asset’.
The second of five children, Fassett was born on December 7, 1937, in San Francisco, California,to parents William and Madeleine, who built the successful Nepenthe in Big Sur, California. He is the great-grandson of the wealthy businessman, lawyer and United States Congressman Jacob Sloat Fassett, and it was his great-great grandparents who founded the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California. He received a scholarship to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at the age of 19, but shortly left school to paint in London and moved there to live in 1964.






Hand lettering inspiration of the week: English Delftware
English Delftware originated in the 16th century when Italian immigrants brought tin-glazing techniques to the Low Countries and then to England, primarily through Antwerp, Belgium. Antwerp potters, such as Jasper Andries and Jacob Jansen, later established production in Norwich, England, around 1567, spreading the craft to London and other centers. Initially known as “galleyware,” the production of tin-glazed earthenware was named “Delftware” after the Dutch city of Delft, a major producer of the style, by the early 18th century.






I’m teaching in Ireland! With someone special ♥️
Posted on August 29, 2025
I have something really exciting to share…I’m now teaching in Ireland with my daughter, Kenzie (Snippets of Whimsy)!
Next March, Kenzie and I will be leading an art retreat in Ireland, and we’d love for you to join us! As a mother-daughter duo, we’ve always found so much joy in creating and exploring together, so it only makes sense for the two of us to also lead art retreats together!

Come with us on a 6-day creative retreat across Ireland.
We’ll travel from Dublin to Killarney, and document our trip in our own personal travel journals. (And guess what…we’ll be there on St. Patrick’s Day!) Throughout the retreat, we’ll be sharing our favorite travel art journaling techniques to help you capture the magic of the moment, in your own unique way.
This isn’t about being “good at art.” It’s about slowing down, being present, and creating alongside kindred spirits. Whether you’re new to art journaling or have shelves full of sketchbooks, there’s space for you at our table.

Some trip highlights:
🇮🇪 A walking tour of Dublin
🍺 A Guinness Storehouse visit,
🏰 A visit to the Cashel Castle
🐑 A scenic tour of the Ring of Kerry on its winding path through the countryside
🥃 An Irish Whiskey and cheese tasting
🎨 Creative sketchbook sessions
When: March 16-21, 2026
Where: Dublin → Killarney
Who: You, me, and a small group of kindred spirits
Why: Because you deserve a little adventure

Space is limited! Snag one of the 6 remaining early bird spots before they run out! (A $100 savings)
Price: $2995 $3095 First 8 spots save $100! Selling fast, only 6 left!
Only 25% down is needed to claim your spot and payment plans are available. Just select ‘pay over time’ at booking and apply to finance your trip.
Let’s go explore Ireland!
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 59
Posted on August 25, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure… Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art: to bring all our energies to each encounter, to remain flexible enough to notice and admit when what we expected to happen did not happen. We need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.”
— Maya Angelou
Inspirational Artist of the week: Alice Temperley
Alice Temperley, born on July 22, 1975, is a renowned British fashion designer known for her brand, Temperley London. She is celebrated for her feminine, handcrafted designs, often featuring intricate embroidery and beading. Temperley’s designs have garnered attention from celebrities and royalty alike, including Kate Middleton, Beyoncé, and Penelope Cruz. Temperley’s journey in fashion began with a childhood fascination with clothing and design, growing up on her family’s cider farm in Somerset. She honed her skills at prestigious institutions like Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. In 2000, she launched Temperley London, which has since grown into a globally recognized brand. Temperley’s contributions to the fashion industry have been recognized with numerous accolades, including an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2011 for her services to fashion. Her brand encompasses various lines, including Temperley London, Alice by Temperley, and Temperley Bridal. She continues to be a leading figure in the British fashion scene, known for her dedication to craftsmanship, attention to detail, and romantic aesthetic.






Hand lettering inspiration of the week:
I collect vintage spelling and penmanship books. I LOVE THEM. Cursive is becoming a lost art. I vote for more hand written snail mail, old school letters!!!




Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 168
Posted on August 22, 2025


Mixed media Barn wood class
I’m teaching at Little Golden Fox in Madison, Indiana!!! Sept. 26th 2015 1-4pm… Madison Chautauqua weekend!! Come join!
Where Women Create Marketplace
How cool!!! “Where Women Create” is launching a platform where artists can sell their goods!!


Jane Dashley
Loving the story telling in the work of this artist. I want to dig into each piece and explore all of the whimsical elements.
Anne Kelly
This book looks so intriguing. Being a lover of textiles and stitching, Anne’s feed is VERY inspiring!!!



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 58
Posted on August 18, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
—Mary Oliver
Inspirational artist of the week: Henry Darger
Henry Joseph Darger Jr. April 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973) was an American janitor and hospital worker who became known after his death for his immense body of outsider art—art by self-taught creators outside the mainstream art community.
Darger was raised by his disabled father in Chicago. Frequently in fights, he was put into a charity home as his father’s health declined, and in 1904 was sent to a children’s asylum. He began making escape attempts after his father’s death in 1908, and in 1910 was able to escape, walking much of the way to Chicago. As an adult he did menial jobs for several hospitals, interrupted by a brief stint in the U.S. Army during World War I. He spent much of his life in poverty and in later life was a recluse in his apartment. A devout Catholic, Darger attended Mass multiple times per day and collected religious memorabilia. Retiring in 1963 due to chronic pain, he was moved into a charity nursing home in late 1972, shortly before his death. During this move, his landlord Nathan Lerner discovered his artwork and writings, which he had kept secret over decades of work.
From around 1910 to 1930, Darger wrote the 15,145 page novel In The Realms of the Unreal, centered on a rebellion of child slaves on a fantastical planet. The Vivian Sisters, the seven princesses of Abbeiannia, fight on behalf of the Christian nations against the enslaving Glandelinians. Inspired by the American Civil War and martyrdom stories, it features gruesome descriptions of battles, many ending with the mass killing of rebel children. Between 1912 and 1925, Darger began producing accompanying collages, often only loosely correlated to the book. Later he made watercolors with traced or overpainted figures taken from magazines and children’s books. These grew more elaborate over time, with some of his largest works approaching 10 feet (3 m) in length. Little girls, often in combat, are a primary focus of his work; for unknown reasons, they are frequently depicted naked and exclusively with male genitalia. Other writings by Darger include a roughly 8,000-page unfinished sequel to In The Realms of the Unreal entitled Further Adventures of the Vivian Girls in Chicago, a decade-long daily weather journal, and The History of My Life—consisting of a 206 page autobiography followed by 4,600 pages detailing a fictional tornado named “Sweetie Pie”.
Darger’s work was unknown to others until after his death, leading to his association with the outsider art movement.






Hand lettering artist of the week: Edward Gorey
When Tom Fitzharris met Edward “Ted” Gorey in 1974, the two quickly struck up a friendship. Over the next year Gorey sent a total of fifty letters to Fitzharris. Every envelope Fitzharris received was illustrated by Gorey, and filled with surprises: typewritten letters with news and opinions from Gorey’s life, handwritten note cards with unexpected quotes, sketches, inside jokes, and a host of other joyous miscellany.






Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 167
Posted on August 15, 2025


My friend, Carrie Schmitt, has written another book!
She has been devoted to creativity for YEARS. This book explores how to bring out your inner artist.
Victoria Topping
I just discovered the beautifully complex works by this artist. Each piece is an adventure full of discovery. LOVE!!


6 SPOTS LEFT!
Join me in Mexico City next Feb! We get to visit the Frida Kahlo Museum, the historical center… and create together!!!
In Vogue the 90’s
I binge watched this series yesterday while sewing. I LOVED IT. It shows how everything happening in the world affects fashion through the years. Very interesting!!!



Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 57
Posted on August 11, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
— W.B. Yeats
Inspirational artist of the week: Cornelia O’Donovan
Cornelia O’Donovan was born in 1981, and trained at the Royal College of Art, London.
O’Donovan plays with old folklore and poetry, but in a loose and dreamlike way. She draws particularly on tales native to the British Isles, and especially Celtic poetry and myth – from the tale of Prince Llewellyn’s grief at the sacrifice of his greyhound Gellert, to the figurative ballads of Ellen O’Leary and lines from WB Yeats.
Her paintings are flat, stripped of all perspective or realism, their surfaces hazy and meandering like an old tale retold a thousand times. Roughly rendered yet delicately arranged, she creates patterned compositions reminiscent of old tapestries, into which she plants naïve pre-Modern motifs. Outlines of old figures, ancient heralds, esoteric herbs and familiar animals all appear like inherited objects worn smooth by the touch of innumerable hands.
They retain the homespun quality of medieval rustic artworks, flowing across the canvas like a stroll through a country garden.







Hand lettering artist of the week: David Schmitt
David Schmitt, born on March 11, 1994 in Bamberg, Germany is a self-taught painter and printmaker. After studying Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg he moved to Barcelona to pursue his career as an artist. In his work, he combines an archaic and childlike aesthetic with bold visual presence and commentary, highlighting texture and rough shapes to capture a timeless simplicity.
“I have always been drawn to a certain aspect of storytelling in painting, I think of it as a crossover between Folk-, Pop-, and Cave-art so for me it feels deeply human. There is so much beauty and truth to be found in traditional craftsmanship and old tales of folklore. I hope that we can continue to maintain our appreciation for the involvement of the human hand and mind with all its imperfections as preserving these practices means preserving the soul in the world that surrounds us.”






