I went too far. I was just playing around on cardboard and was really becoming very very happy with what was developing. So I kept going…and then I went too far. Does that ever happen to you? Was that a mistake? Nope, not at all. It was an Oops, an Outstanding Opportunity that Presented Suddenly. The [...]
Spark of Artspiration
Craft Attitude solved a big problem for me. My problem of getting rich color on metal that won’t smear. I don’t have a lot of metal paints and that doesn’t matter any more! Keep reading because this is a blog hop so there’s lots of inspiration and a giveaway too! I printed out one of [...]
Doing an image transfer is so easy with Lesley Riley‘s TAP. How easy? It’s even Carolyn proof! The directions even say “You cannot over-iron it!” They were right! My so very sad ironing skills were more than enough to make this work perfectly! This is a part of the TAP/StencilGirl blog hop so be sure to check [...]
There’s no spell check in art. Once you paint a word there aren’t any squiggly red lines alerting you to a misspelling. Or a quick delete button to fix it. So what did I do when I had a typo? Nothing. It’s just an Oops. Well, I did laugh at myself…I have always been a [...]
My battle for white space continues. I love the look of white space but color is my addiction. This was a knock down drag out fight between color and white space. Round One Goes to Color It isn’t glamorous but it is a place loaded with color to start! This [...]
My art was trying to tell me something, a message I needed to hear. One that has been told to me before but oh do I struggle with this message. It was a bad day. The kind of day where the gremlins were pummeling me with cruel comments and harsh words. I am not a [...]
I am honored to share works sent to me by some of my newsletter readers using my free Sparks of Art-spiration. What is a Spark of Art-spiration? It is a snippet of a larger work. Something about the snippet sparks my creativity so I go with it. I print out the spark in whatever [...]
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 [...]
Two artists may look at the same Spark of Art-spiration, but how it speaks to each individual is unique- and that is the magic of the sparks. What is a Spark of Art-spiration? It is a snippet of a larger work. Something about the snippet sparks my creativity so I go with it. I print [...]
I was stuck in my head. When I am in my head it means I judge harshly. I criticize unrelentingly. I try to make it perfect the first time. Do you ever do that? Not a surprise that when I am only in my head my creativity is blocked. Below is the process of how [...]
