Tutorials on a variety of DIY craft projects.
I am privileged to have the creation of my mixed media collage piece, “Deep Roots” as one of the featured articles in the current issue of Somerset Apprentice Magazine. It is pretty fun to see it in print, especially in … Continued
I have seen many mixed media artists make wonderful use of masks that they have made using a glue gun. I finally decided to give the technique a try. It is so quick and easy! I used a glass mat … Continued
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more of it I have.” Thomas Jefferson This is a page out of my art journal and is an example of paint over collage. You … Continued
Yesterday, I shared my mixed media piece “Addie” inspired by Gustav Klimt’s 1907 work “A Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” . Again following Klimt’s lead, I have created another piece loosely fashioned after Klimt’s 1912 work “A Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer … Continued
Today I want to share a technique using Citra Solv concentrated cleaner, National Geographic pages, and stencils to make beautiful artwork. In previous posts, I have described using Citra Solv and stencils on already altered pages. Now, I am going to … Continued
I was recently playing around with using Citra Solv to alter National Geographic pages, and discovered a new favorite technique. I simply used a VersaMark embossing inkpad (I like to use the small one) to stamp through a stencil onto an … Continued
This weekend, I had a two session Citra Solv workshop at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. I thought the results were lovely! In Session 1 of the Citra Solv workshop, we learned the basic techniques of altering National Geographic pages with Citra … Continued
It’s Technique Tuesday, and today I want to revisit a quick and easy way to make your own stencils and masks using magazine images. You could do this with animals and objects as well, but my favorite is the human … Continued
I have been having a blast making some fun workshop adventures for the artsy, or even the not so artsy, at heart. I am getting more and more requests from people wanting to host a workshop in their own home, … Continued
Making Valentine cards has long been a tradition around my house. This year I was looking for something a little different, so I decided to try my hand at the accordion cards that I have been seeing. I made mine with 4 … Continued