It is time for another stencil test drive!  What are we driving today? The magnificent Embrace the Rain stencil by Jessica Sporn.  Love that Jessica created figures that have the feeling of movement!  Be sure stop by the other drivers in this test drive: Marjie Kemper, Natasha May, Michelle Rydell and Jessica Sporn!   [...]

Jessica Sporn’s  Windows and Doors stencil spoke to me the moment I saw it. I love love love doors and windows- my kids tease me about how I get excited about the shapes of  doors and windows on vacation.  Just now I even spotted a mysterious friend in the center window (actually it is just [...]

Venice holds a special place in my heart.  It is one of the most romantic and history filled places I have ever traveled to.  It has been several years since I have been there and I am missing Venice. So, I wrote Venice a love letter. Clear glass beads over painted text.   I have had [...]

You can’t fail with a Gelli Plate and I can prove it or I should say my husband can prove it!  The orange arrows- that is his very first print!  He is a wonderful human being but let’s just say that his area of expertise is not art. This video chronicles his very first experiences [...]

What do mermaids learn in school?  Sure swimming is an important class for them, but mermaids need to learn to read too.   Getting lost in a good book is one of life’s pleasures and I would hate to deny a mermaid that joy…Would mermaids read One Fish, Two Fish by Dr. Seuss or 20,000 [...]

I never who will show up when I get my paintbrush out…especially when I am in a fabulous mood!   This is a cheap cheap cheap spiral notebook that I used to clean a couple of paintbrushes.  I hate to waste paint so I will use extra paint on just about anything I can find. [...]

Remember mood rings? I thought they were so magical when I was a kid.  Well, I think my art journal is my newest mood ring.  I was feeling happy, really happy, almost like I was on top of the world.  It was a really great day. I grabbed a stack of Gelli Plate printing leftovers [...]

Jack, his magic beans, and the beanstalk all came to play in this art journal page that was sparked by a Gelli print!  I’m guesting over at Artists in Blogland today with a video of how this page developed. The beanstalk thing makes perfect sense in the video…well, maybe it just makes sense in my [...]

What a great world where we  can interpret and express in our own unique artistic ways!   All 3 of the pieces in today’s post began with the same spark- the exact same image yet we ended up in 3 wonderfully different places! Want to play along with the next spark?  There’s a newsletter heading out [...]