I have been using digital downloads like crazy this week, preparing for a collage workshop and a artist trading card workshop. It reminded me how handy these sheets are! They can be printed off as many times as you wish, … Continued
A 16 x 24 mixed media work with sunflowers, salvia, and asters. The background in made with magazine pages altered with Citra Solv concentrated cleaner. The sunflowers are a combination of collage and paint. I was not very happy with … Continued
If YOU wrote a love song, what would the lyrics be?
I don’t do a lot of craft shows, but I have a few this fall. My first of the season was the Kansas Barn Sale last weekend. As I was reorganizing my “Craft show kit”(a small vintage metal suitcase full … Continued
Once in awhile I enjoy painting up a batch of vintage photos… altering their attire to suit a season. I made up a batch of Halloween themed characters… talk about skeletons in the family closet! And another batch of Christmas … Continued
After starting “In the Garden” several weeks ago, I finally got back to it yesterday and finished it up. Here are some shots of its progress…. As I always tell my workshop students, background is everything! Of course, once you … Continued
This is one of the examples I have been making for an upcoming collage art journal workshop. I love the idea of taking existing images and patterns and putting them together in new ways, adding some paint, and making something … Continued
from my art journal…. “I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L.M. Montgomery
With craft show season starting up with a bang this weekend, I have been focusing more on my mini art items. Nice little giftable pieces of art, like these little 4 x 4 inch wood blocks. They can be sent … Continued
