Would I like to play with Totem Poppets they asked.  The name alone sounded fun to me!  When the goodies arrived in my mailbox, I realized how customizable these animals are…which means freedom!  I can make them whatever I want.  Wish these were around when my kids were little, oh the possibilities.  Since my kids are [...]

Whatever inspires me ends up my art journal, one way or another.  The Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was last week, is a family tradition here since we are an entire family of proud word nerds.  Perhaps that is why the word on the scrap of dictionary paper called to me. And then that word met [...]

When Enkaustikos and Linda Roberston sent me an encaustic kit to play with I was thrilled.  I’ve wanted to explore painting with wax for a long time. Every paint brush, the wax, a PanPastel, the tools, the wood cradle – it was all in the kit from Enkaustikos. This box was loaded with just about everything [...]

Can you use fabric on the Gelli Plate? Absolutely! The white fabric I used was very very affordable, actually might be called cheap.  I have used heavier fabrics and they work well also. This is up a few days early – hope no one minds…In the video, I’m using regular acrylic paints on fabric.  To [...]

I was running behind schedule. There wasn’t much time.  But there was no way I was going to miss out on the fun of trades at Art Is You.  Trades are a a little something you trade with other people at the retreat. There are no rules for this which allows each and every person [...]

  This was a total accident, an Oops of the best kind, that led to this discovery!  As I ran around the house, shouting Eureka, my family just looked at me like I was a crazy woman….But I know you will understand the glee I felt when I realized thatbthe Color Bloom spray ink was sealing PanPastels in my [...]

I’m a big fan of spray inks and when there is a new one I have to try it out.  I bought some Color Bloom spray inks and started playing.  They sprayed fine. The big handle was easy to use. They had some shimmer.  But there was one way they were far superior to other spray inks I’ve [...]

  There is something I HATE to do, really HATE to do.  Every week I must do this and I spend most of the week dreading it.  What is it? Paying the bills.  I detest writing the checks, abhor stuffing and stamping the envelopes.  Until today.   Thanks to Seth Apter’s newest stencil, Inside Out, [...]

    I had a blank canvas in front of me and I just could not make a decision on how to begin. Paint or spray ink or watercolors?  Stencil or collage or sketch?  Blue or green or purple? The questions just kept coming.  I was completely in my head.  Frozen. Not a decision could [...]