Sometimes a few minutes is all you have to play and that’s all I need to make an OOPS, an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. Being an adult can take up most of the day, but I have to have a bit of play for my sanity. Just a few minutes of play with the art supplies keeps me [...]
Art Journaling
How do I add a playful creative touch to gift giving when time is limited and I can’t make a masterpiece? I alter the wrapping paper. I found these very affordable (97 cents a roll at WalMart) wrapping papers that had patterns ready for transforming into mixed media wrapping using art journaling techniques. As the rush of the [...]
O.O.P.S. was a word said more than once on this art journal page and near the end, that word was coming fast and furious. O.O.P.S. isn’t a mistake, quite the opposite, since it means an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. In the video, you’ll see how I get myself into a quandary with the very first step and how that turns [...]
What used to get in my way and keep me from starting, the most important step of play? The left side of my brain, that control freak type A part of me. Lefty starts with just a few questions like, “What are you going to make?”, “Will you have time to finish it now?”, “Why do [...]
Ever wonder if the things around your art studio come to life when you aren’t there – like in Toy Story? I am beginning to think that they really do. This cluster of stuff all seemed to find each other over the course of several weeks as I worked on a variety of projects [...]
The play gets ugly today. Really ugly. The challenge of this page is that I used Dylusions spray ink on the first layer and it reactivates as soon as paint hits it PLUS it will bleed through any paint layer. But what I thought was ugly became something I love thanks to a little help from a Gel Press [...]
I wasn’t feeling creative at all. Everywhere I went, the mood was tense and full of uncertainty and stress levels were contagiously high. I need to ditch some of the stress. It was was time for me to make art. Not carefully thought out with a focal image and complex techniques. I needed finger painting. [...]
Starting is the most important step when playing. How I start doesn’t matter and this video proves it! I started with warm colors then went a completely different direction under the sea thanks to a color O.O.P.S! I had no idea what the fish were for…until I was writing up the post for this week’s Let’s Play! [...]
A forgotten piece of play grabbed my attention and before I knew it, a visitor showed up. This bright, and quite silly, character came to life all because of an O.O.P.S. I started by stenciling the word dreams with acrylic paint and my Vintage Typewriter stencil on a canvas board that had been hanging around the studio for [...]
Building an art journal page with PanPastels is instant gratification. No pesky waiting for the color dry. But how do I seal PanPastels so they don’t smear and can pass a white glove test? One way is with a gel printing plate! In the video, you’ll see how I built this steampunk page by combining pieces and [...]
