Hello Moon
This piece seemed fitting for this last week of a big ol’ super moon, plus some snowy weather. It has a Citra Solved background with some subtle triangles stenciling, and then I used my own tree stencil as a mask … Continued
Final Friday
The final Friday of every month is when Wichita area galleries and shops participate in an art crawl. Tonight I have a new wall of art up at Tessera Gallery including “Keeper in Brown”, “ICT Over the River” and … Continued
Lil’ Monster Zine
I have wanted to create a zine for a long time, and I finally did it! I used images from my Lil’ Monster altered board book to create the spreads for this little 3 x 3 inch zine. I love … Continued
Explorations in Mixed Media, a 4 Day Workshop at the Topeka Art Guild
I am thrilled to be teaching a 4 day mixed media workshop for the Topeka Art Guild in March. Each day will build on the one before until we have learned all of my most used techniques in making mixed … Continued
Why Art Journal?
I love to art journal, and to encourage others to art journal as well. The most frequent question that I get is, “what is an art journal FOR?” In a world driven by the lure of accomplishment and success, it … Continued
Rise and Shine
Today I delivered Rise and Shine to Carriage Factory Gallery in Newton, KS for their upcoming “Kansas through the eyes of the Artist” show which will feature art by 34 different artisits. I am pleased to have this piece and … Continued
December Workshop Fun
I had four holiday themed workshops in December… all in the same week! In Arlington, I had an ornament painting workshop hosted by the Arlington Community Center and held in this fun little vintage and handmade shop called Wistful Whimsy. … Continued
Mixed Media Beetles
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Use encaustic techniques to create this mixed media beetle on a cradled wood panel. You could also opt to do a butterfly, or othere subject of your choice. We will use paint, collage, wax, a paint stick, shellac, and torching … Continued
Drip and Drizzle Flowers
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Use high flow acrylics to create a drippy floral on a 16 x 20 inch stretched canvas. We will also use needle tip masking fluid, and alcohol blending solution for some special effects.