Crusade 56 challenged me. Tell about myself as an artist…hmmm…I hadn’t thought about it much, I just did it. There are little scraps of paper all over the house today as I’d get a thought and write it down on any scrap I could find. When I looked at all my slips I realized [...]
Mixed Media
I bought Diana Trout’s book, Journal Spilling, when it came out. I really enjoyed it. I began following her blog. When I saw she was teaching at Art is You I jumped at the chance to take a class from her. If you ever get the chance to take a class with her TAKE IT. [...]
Thought I’d share the photos I took while making this journal page. I like to look back at what effect different elements had on my composition. Some things I will do again, some I probably won’t.
An old game called Probe has given me so much. The cards just have plain letters on them so they were just waiting for some color…The rub-ons were a very important step for me -the hoarder in me wanted to save them since I LOVE them.
My last post showed you how to use a transparency with straight lines. For this page I used the same technique to make wavy lines for journaling. Start by slicing a transparency.Use your finger to smear paint on it. The first one I did was cleaner – I immediately did the 2nd one and I [...]
A leftover transparency made my black lines. Take an ordinary transparency. Notice this is a dirty, junky one. Use an Exacto knife to slice lines in it. Take paint and rub it around on top of the lines. Your paint will seep and be wonderfully splotchy in a random way.Here are 3 that I did [...]
Soon I’ll be heading off to my first Art Is You in Danbury, CT. There’s a Seussian theme to this art event so my elementary teacher supplies came in so handy! I had a bunch of Seuss buttons that inspired my trades. A few stencils, a die cutting machine, plenty of paint, an old typewriter, [...]
Here’s the status of the art from my trip to Valley Ridge Art Studios for a the Raising the Bar weekend workshop with Michelle Ward: 2 are finished. These 2 are waiting – waiting for me to decide if I want to leave them as they are or add more. I usually add more than [...]
Michelle Ward had a great project at her workshop – painted drumsticks. These drumsticks have become my favorite treadmill tool. Air drumming to music while on the treadmill really ups the fun level! I enjoyed making these but I don’t have a bunch of drumsticks but I do have a bundle of pencils…I sanded the [...]
What do you get when you mix stunning landscapes, a generous host, terrific food, great people, and a class taught by Michelle Ward? Answer – a perfect weekend. This was my first trip to Valley Ridge for a class. I doubt it will be my last. The views from the classroom were amazing especially since [...]
