Stencil Fun
I am a hard core stencil addict. I love using them! I also love designing and making them! Today I am sharing some of my stencil designs, and some of the ways they are used. My new wheat stencil used … Continued
Boho Buffalo
This buffalo has layers of color, stencils, drips, splatters and doodles going on with some reverse painting in the mix to boot! Was a very fun piece to play around with as I try to get the buffalo worked … Continued
December Workshop Fun
Last week I taught three different workshops at Tessera Fine Art Gallery and I had a lot of fun at all of them! First up was a fun session of Christmas ornament making. We used alcohol inks, paint and paper on … Continued
December Workshops Preview
Tis’ the season for some great workshops coming up in December! We will start off with painting an assortment of ornaments on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 9. We will paper mache and paint, use re-purposed materials, and make … Continued
Day of the Dead ATC Card Workshop
I will be kicking off October with an Artist Trading Card workshop on October 1, from 1 to 4pm at Tessera Fine Art Gallery. Participants will have the opportunity to create a slew of Day of the Dead themed artist … Continued
Forest Fox
Little “Forest Fox” is my first fox, something I have been wanting to do for some time. He sits by a reverse painted tree (the tree is the original background, painted around) among fronds that are one of my new … Continued
A Number in the Crowd
“A Number in the Crowd” is chock full of my new stencil designs! First, I created a lovely background using Citra Solv and National Geographic magazine papers… Then I did all kinds of fun stenciling with my new stencil designs… … Continued
The Smallest Act of Kindness
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention” Oscar Wilde Not so wild about this art journal page, but I love the quote! Notice the tiny little figure holding out a heart to a child…. Sometimes … 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
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