Fox on a Walk
I always stress the importance of starting with a good background, in this case it was a Citra Solv treated bed of magazine pages. I wanted an abstract leaf like pattern, so designed the stencil special for this piece. (If … Continued
Throwback Thursday Trees
It is hard to believe that it was only a short 3 1/2 years ago that I decided to start shifting my craft business to more of an art business. This watercolor “folk art tree” is one of the first … Continued
Painted Shoes
A friend was recently “prescribed” a certain type of shoe, but she didn’t like the look of them and asked me to give them a paint job to jazz them up a bit. I used my Angelus leather paints to … Continued
Art Parts Page and Today’s Scripture Doodle
I recently introduced my monthly packets of Mixed Media Art Parts, and promised posts of how they were used. I have used them on a few projects… a journal page, and a couple of smash book pages, but am saving … Continued
Crème Brûlée Mixed Media Challenge
Crème brûlée, also known as burnt cream, is a creamy rich custard dessert topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. That was the color inspiration for the theme pack for the latest Mixed Media challenge put together for Tessera Fine … Continued
Paying Tribute Workshop
Just one week until the “Paying Tribute” workshop where we will be using either a 6 inch chunky canvas or our art journals, to create a meaningful tribute to that special someone of days gone by. In the process, we … Continued
In my Art Journal… Reality
Sometimes the quirky side of me just has to play out! Art journals are the perfect place to just play and be as odd as I wish to be! This page was inspired by the image of the endless series … Continued
Treasures of the Deep
Not long ago I introduced my new Mixed Media Art Parts themed packets with all kinds of fun things for creating scrapbooks, artwork, cards, art journals, or whatever other crafty project suits your fancy. Today I want to share a … Continued
Final Friday
If you have never done Final Friday in Wichita, you need to plan on it tonight! Since I am usually in place at a gallery, I have never ridden the trolly, but it sounds like such fun, and is FREE! … Continued
Pretty Papers
Whenever I find myself with leftover acrylic paint on the palette, I pull out my sketchbook where I have pages of lists, notes, and scribbled ideas. I pull out the old ones I don’t need anymore and start coating them … Continued