Personal Patchwork
en fascinated with collage faces lately. I decided to use collage and paint to redo “A Woman of Color”, a canvas that I did while we were camping last summer that I almost liked. I call my redo “Personal Patchwork” … Continued
Lily Pads in Abstract
I don’t often do abstract pieces, but I loved this technique that I hit upon so much that I had to do a piece that just showcased it. So here is my “Lily Pads in Abstract”. Adds a pop of … Continued
Artist Trading Card Play
I have an artist trading card (ATC) workshop coming up on Saturday, so I have been refreshing and perfecting my lesson plan by making more cards! Playing cards are one of my favorite foundations for these mixed media lovelies. I … Continued
Eleanor Roosevelt
Instead of a single quote today, you are going to get several! I have been plugging away on my tribute journal, where each spread features a person (or even fictional character) and something about them… usually a quote or something … Continued
The Trophy
This fishy collage and paint canvas makes me think of the mounted (stuffed?) fish that some avid fisherman display on a wooden plaque. This trophy however, is just sleepily hanging out in a pond. In the picture above, he is … Continued
Forest Queen
“Forest Queen” first appeared in my sketchbook. I was inspired looking through my stash of papers, and my new line of stencils. Dots in a Row is especially evident in the background. After getting everything blocked in, I did some … Continued
Weekend Workshop Fun
Last weekend I taught a workshop for a bunch of art educators (and one brave English teacher!) who had asked me to tell about how I create my art, and also to take my musical easels class. They asked … Continued
New Art – Woodland
I created this 12 x 12 inch mixed media collage for Gallery XII“s Crazy Eights exhibit. Pretty much anything goes in this show as long as it is a square not exceeding 12 x 12 inches. Mine includes papers I … Continued
Breathe Deep the Aroma of a New Day
I had fun making this piece, challenging myself to lean a bit to the abstract, with slightly wonky proportions. I aim to continue to do a series of still life pieces. I started, as one must, with building a background. … Continued