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Supporting a Friend in Crisis: How You Can Help

Yellow Tulips. 4 x 6 watercolor and pen on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2015 Sheila Delgado

Hello my friends,

I am hoping you can help me get the word out. My good friend Lisa is in critical need of assistance. This is one of those, “it takes a village” situations. Lisa and I have known each other since high school. I wish I could do more than write a blog post, but you are well aware of my situation.

Lisa’s story is one of courage and resilience. Her strength was tested, caring for her parents as they fought illness in their final years. Still, she stood tall and carried on with grace. She has always put others first. Lisa is known for helping her neighbors in need. Shoveling sidewalks, gathering mail, tending to trash cans, mowing lawns. Whatever needed doing.

Lisa has always been self sufficient. She has owned her own small business since 2006. I hope you will take a moment and read more on her gofundme page. There are many ways you can help. Sharing this post with others is an excellent start.

Perhaps you know someone who would consider hiring her for at home, part-time remote work (or even flexible full-time) like writing, researching, or customer service.

You can visit her Etsy and Amazon shops, recommend them or make a purchase, and leave positive reviews (she is “Art by Iceberg” on all e-commerce sites and social media). You can see more of her handmade offerings on Instagram. Christmas is coming! Even small purchases can make a huge difference.

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit gofundme and for sharing the information with others. I’m grateful to you. I know it means the world to Lisa.

God Bless!

“He gives power to the faint,
abundant strength to the weak.”
Isaiah 40:29

“Carry each other’s burdens,
and in this way you
will fulfill the law of Christ.”
Galatians 6:2

Yellow tulips symbolize friendship, appreciation, hope and new beginnings.
Legend has it they can bring good luck and prosperity.

The Creative Gathering, September Collage

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30-Day Creative Gathering, Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

OOPS! I goofed! I was so caught up in prepping the group gallery video, I forgot to post.
I was having too much fun, I suppose. 😉

The collage is a way to remember, to see the scope of what was achieved with small daily steps. It is a way to commemorate our dedication, and learning achieved. It is for ourselves. A small piece of our history. Our story.

The collage is also an important learning tool. It’s an opportunity to learn how to present your work. How to edit: crop out rough edges, insure proper lighting levels, arrangement, how to work with a grid. It’s our visual essay.

Below is my Favorites collage. I do this for myself. As I put it together, I revisit each piece. I think about the ideas I had in mind. What worked, what went wrong. Where I can make improvements. What I can try differently the next time. The happy accidents, and how I might “create” them again. Each series from the month is represented. A nice surprise. 🙂

30-Day Creative Gathering, Favorites Collage. 9-2025. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Thanks so much for following along with this month.
Your observations and support help keep me going.

I’ll post the group gallery soon. I know you don’t want to miss it.
Happy creating to you!

The Creative Gathering, September 2025, Final Week.

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This challenge was strenuous for me. In the beginning I painted several times a day, before getting something worth posting. I struggled each day, as I expected I would after not having painted for months. Still, here we are at October, and it feels like September passed in no time at all. Part of the strange time anomaly that happens when you take part in a limited event.
I’m already looking forward to our February 2026 gathering!

I included one piece from last week, in the first series above. So that you could view them together. (4 x 6 inches.) I wanted the collection to be light and airy. But I can see now, I could have gone a bit deeper on some elements, to have more contrast. Another lesson learned this month!

More quick trees, 4 x 6 inches. The technique is so fun, I want to do a large version. A forest!
It will take a lot more practice to get there. 😁

To finish the month, I decided on a graphic series. I worked on them all at the same time. I started with a capital letter. I thought of faith, healing, spirit, and belief. After playing with
design elements, I thought to add more text. Tried to do asemic writing, but mine was coming out too spikey and rigid. Not the mood I wanted. For fun, I thought of a quote by Pooh. I used one in each piece. I veiled them, for a little bit of mystery. A foggy memory you can’t quite recover. It wasn’t as much about the words, as it was about letters, as a design element.

“A friend is one of the nicest things you can have,
and one of the best things you can be”

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together,
keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.”

“We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun”

Day 24, of the September 2025 Creative Gathering. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Day 25, of the September 2025 Creative Gathering. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Day 30, of the September 2025 Creative Gathering. © 2025 Sheila Delgado.

Of course the F could be for finie, finale, finally, or finished. And the month is finished.
Tomorrow I will share my favorites with you, and the 30 day collage. See you then!