Just about anything can be used for pattern making on a gel plate including toys! Just ask Malcolm Reynolds, the action figure from Firefly that made the pattern walking across the paint. Why him? Because of his shoes. Why did I need that? You’ll see in the video! https://youtu.be/Egyk2hmcRmg Watch Making patterns on a gel plate with a [...]
Carolyn Dube’s Stencils
I took a leap or two in my altered book journal. Not a flying leap but another kind of leap. An art journaling adventure from the red I almost never use to attempting surgical stenciling precision to the careful lettering. I am guessing it won’t surprise you that there was an O.O.P.S. in there! https://youtu.be/ptfyWfvGheI Watch Altered [...]
There are 3 reasons why Liquitex spray paints have become my favorite, especially with stencils. #1 They consistently have the colors I adore, instead of them being seasonal. Once I fall in love with a color, I want to know I can get more of it. Otherwise my inner hoarder goes in overdrive worrying that [...]
The perfectionist in my head had been hounding me all day. Every decision required justification in triplicate. It was smothering me and it was getting old. My inner teenager had enough and a few choice words to put that negative critical voice back in its place. https://youtu.be/VKDsvhs5EvA Watch Shutting up perfectionist voices mixed media style on YouTube. [...]
I was lost and didn’t want to be found! Lost in the play that is. As I added paint to this art journal page, I was guided by the abstract shapes gel printed directly in my art journal. I even had a crazy thought about keeping some white space. https://youtu.be/3MnrtlVlt8k Watch Abstract Art Journal Play that Started with [...]
You know that feeling of clarity and focus you have when inspiration strikes? When there is no doubt as to what you should do. That’s NOT what was happening here. I had no clarity. No focus. Every decision was full of doubt because of that inner perfectionist pestering me. So what do I do when I have days [...]
My muse pulled a fast one on me. She’s sneaky that way. This started as just play, using up leftover paints in my art journal and then bam! This couple in the photo had something to tell me and my reaction took me by surprise. https://youtu.be/3jER40q-VWA Watch Art Journal Play with a Vintage Photo on YouTube. Using [...]
There was a stress intervention from the Muse at the request of my family. Grown up responsibilities had been getting the better of me. As I played and added more layers to this collage, a ridiculous plot involving Alfred Hitchcock appeared. The sillier the plot, the less stress I felt. https://youtu.be/7SulNBaTe8w Watch Shaking off stress with [...]
The play almost didn’t happen today. That logical left brain of mine was having a control freak kind of a day and things were being taken way too seriously. What rescued me? What got me playing? My Permission to Play art journal! https://youtu.be/J-mHpov572Y Watch Rescued from Overthinking By My Art Journal on YouTube. Want to make [...]
From the very start of this play, making decisions was a tough challenge. So tough I had to use the 3 second rule. What is the 3 second rule? It is when I give myself 3 seconds to make a decision and move on. In the video, you’ll see that I was stuck more than once and [...]
