My art was trying to tell me something, a message I needed to hear. One that has been told to me before but oh do I struggle with this message. It was a bad day. The kind of day where the gremlins were pummeling me with cruel comments and harsh words. I am not a [...]
Art Journaling
When I started playing with this wonderful peacock stencil in my art journal, I just let it take me where it wanted to go. I wasn’t in control – the paint was completely in charge. So freeing to let go of any expectations, any stress, and just create. It felt incredibly meditative – and this [...]
The craziest thing happened when the mail arrived with Mary Beth Shaw’s newest stencil, Flower Tiles! I was inspired to play. That’s not the crazy part. I was inspired to play with Inktense pencils. Nope. That’s not crazy either. The crazy part? That I created something very subtle compared to my usual play. [...]
A bit of Dylusions spray inks and a stencil, Use Your Words, brought a touch color to my art journal. In the video, you’ll see how I used the back of the stencil to get these words onto my page. One of the great things about Dylusions is how it reacts to water and did [...]
Life has been busy. So busy it has been tough to get my dose of studio time. I have learned that if don’t get my art time I become a bit cranky… and I don’t want cranky heading into the holidays. Corrine Gilman reminded me that art can fit even in the busiest of days. She [...]
It takes courage to play. Kids have it mastered. But as an adult I had to relearn how to do it. The place where I play the most? My art journal. The camera was running as I made this page while I was thinking about how much courage it can take to play (and how [...]
I thought I was just going to read Featuring when I was asked to write a review of it. That was the plan. Then I read it and was so inspired to play that a written review just wouldn’t do it justice. I had to show you how the magazine sparked my play. I [...]
Stencils, a round Gelli Plate, and my art journal made for a perfect afternoon of play! I usually like layer upon layer but this page just felt right to me with the open space. http://youtu.be/fydxF4OcXU4 You can watch Using a round Gelli Plate with Silks and a Stencil on YouTube here. [...]
I adore using words in my art and art journaling so it is no surprise I designed Use Your Words for StencilGirl Products. This is not one stencil but really many stencils that can be used alone or together. I use this as one big stencil in my play but I also use just [...]
Not everything that is created has to take lots of time because there isn’t always lot of time available in a busy day. I’m sure I am not the only person who wishes there were 48 hours in a day! This was a quick art journal page made while playing around with Cecilia Swatton’s Marbles 6 [...]
