This is the haul of mixed media art supplies I brought home from the dollar store yesterday! Can you figure out what everything will be used for? fly swatter cotton swabs paint brushes (at least you should get this one!) … Continued
I have been making cuffs out of old leather belts for awhile now, and have accumulated quite a number of belt buckles. I have hung on to them, being sure that they would be just great for something. After seeing … Continued
At Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita, each artist has their own bit of wall space. The gallery owner, Teresa, does an amazing job of hanging the new art that I bring in every couple of months. This month my … Continued
I have only gone fishing once in my lifetime and it seemed a little boring, at least until the brother of the friend I was with stuck fish eyes down the back of my shirt. Not my favorite pastime. But … Continued
On the day that we commemorate the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem, welcomed by rejoicing and the waving of palm fronds, a verse about the purpose of His arrival seemed fitting. I chose this particular one because it is … Continued
Last night I participated in a Paint and Switch hosted by Artlandia in Hutchinson. Six artists rotated around 5 canvases which we completed in just over 3 hours! It was challenging and fun. As you can imagine, each piece went … Continued
I am starting to get excited about a whole weekend of workshops coming up in Jerseyville, Illinois. We will kick things off on Friday night with “Mixed Media on the Cheap” full of tips and recipes for inexpensive mixed media … Continued
I thoroughly enjoyed the two classes of stamp carving that I taught over the weekend at Tessera Fine Art Gallery. We tackled six projects starting with super easy craft foam, and ending with a more complex carved repeating stamp. Everyone … Continued
Last fall I took an abstract drawing class from the talented Brian Hinkle at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita. This is one of the charcoal sketches I did under his tutelage. I was pretty happy with this piece, so … Continued
