The Adventure of Art
Unfortunately I don’t know the author of this quote, so if any of you do, please let me know! But the words are so true, at so many levels. Art is so risky. It is not only being vulnerable enough … Continued
From my Art Journal – The Secret to being happy!
Of course this is not ALWAYS true.. but it sure helps! I have so many things to be happy about, and would much rather focus on those than the unhappy things. Make a page that reflects your view of happiness. … Continued
Glue Gun Masks
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
National Pi Day – Art Journal Prompt
As a young child, my brother, older by eight years, took it upon himself to teach me pi. I had no real understanding of pi as the ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle, but I could rattle off … Continued
Citra Solv Special Effects
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
Embossing Citra Solv Technique
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
Weekend Citra Solv Workshop
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
Stencil and Mask Making
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
ARTfull Planner Weekend Workshop
Over the weekend I had a fun workshop with a lovely bunch of ladies. We worked on altering and creating planners to be smashable style beauties. First I showed some examples from my personal planner… …ideas for months… …weeks… … Continued
“If Trees Could Talk”
I finished a new mixed media collage piece last week called “If Trees Could Talk”. When I look at the 100+ year old trees around my house, I wonder what stories they could tell if only they could talk. They have … Continued