A butterfly has come out of its cocoon today!  I started with a scrap page from my jumbo art journal.  I had painted a bunch of butterfly die cuts and something else that left a random paint residue on my page.  This unimpressive “caterpillar” led me to the “butterfly”. At this stage I was starting [...]

Welcome  to all my Paint Party Friday , Creative Every Day  and Art Journal Every Day friends!  I’d like to introduce you to a fellow painter,  Amy.  She created a blog hop for this weekend to let creative people share their blogs, introduce themselves to  new online friends, and win prizes on every blog- not [...]

Why do I make art?  This is a question I have grappled with over the years. There must be a purpose, a reason, a justification for me to put so much time, energy, and money towards it.  Turns out I don’t need a purpose.  I don’t need a reason.  I don’t need to justify.  I [...]

Do you do morning pages from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron?  I do & I often use my morning pages in my art.  I use a handful of paint pens and just write, especially when I am feeling stuck.  That became my base for this art journal page.  Here is a video showing how [...]

I have noticed that the cleaner my house is, the messier I like my  art.  Not that my house is that clean, just cleaner than it was in the past…Perhaps the messy teenager in me is finding its way out again.. I am loving the wedding ring stencil from Julie Balzer and Crafters Workshop.  While [...]

I was hearing voices today- the paint was calling to me- beckoning me to get my fingers messy.  Perhaps that was because I was toying around with the idea of a manicure- not anymore.  I get way too much gesso on my fingers to invest in my nails…     I started with this background [...]

We’re a family who loves music.  Absolutely no discernible  musical talent but what we lack in talent we make up for in enthusiasm.  Imagine 4 tone deaf people with one mom who can’t keep a beat or remember many of the words singing at the top of their lungs.  Sorry for such a painful image- [...]

Lately, I have been exploring how I perceive the world and how that impacts me.  Art has been a great tool for this.  One  of Julie Balzer’s stencils reminded me of eyes – perfect for where my mind seems to be going lately. In the video I use Dick Blick gloss polymer to seal the [...]

This journal page sums up how I was feeling – I was playing.  It was a great day!   I started with a background I had made long ago with gesso, yellow paint, and yellow spray ink.   A piece of leftover paper from my circle making day that I ran through the die cutting machine [...]