Happy play with my Gelli Plate and Stencil Girl stencils today! Jessica Sporn’s Jump for Joy stencil made me so happy as I experimented on envelopes from a huge stash I found buried in a cabinet recently. You know when there is a test drive there are going to others playing too! Stop on by [...]
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Artsy Fartsy is back! Maria McGuire and I took a break for a while due to scheduling and commitments but we’re playing again. Neither one of us has any less to do now (maybe even more)…She has taken on a wonderful new adventure that will be revealed soon and I am working on new [...]
Seth Apter over at The Altered Page is hosting his annual hunt for buried treasure – in your old posts. I looked back and found this! Check out his site- so many great places to unearth creative treasure! Excavating Paint Posted on July 10, 2011 by Carolyn Alcohol dissolves paint. When I heard that I [...]
I’m playing with the Dots and Dashes stencil today and so are some other great creatives. Stop on by and check them all out! Maria McGuire Seth Apter Stop by Jessica’s for a giveaway! I was cleaning out a cabinet, yes, I do clean sometimes but am easily distracted by things like [...]
[DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS theme=”19″ size=”55″ function=”1″ animation=”bounce” opacity=”0.8″] Why did I need to be forgiven for my “French”- this car! I saw it at an art fair and it blew my mind. There were several expletives I just couldn’t hold in. The details and toys on this car- the more I looked the more I saw! [...]
I was asked by a non-art person what I enjoy making when I create. Of course I said, I love making Gelli prints. Befuddlement. That “did you just speak an alien word” look. How could I possibly explain what I do with the Gelli Plate using words only. I tried. The more I explained the [...]
It’s spring and this is the garden of my dreams! Playing around in my art journal had me “planting” Julie Balzer’s Corn Flowers while Sally Carly by Dina Wakely marveled a the amazing colors of Dylusions inks! Of course every good garden needs a touch of glitter… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNOjTAjN9bM Can’t see the video? See it on [...]
My muse loves it when I try to get brownie points by actually listening to her when she drops by…if I listen to her, I bet she is more likely to come and play again very soon! My starting point was this paper with the layers on this Gelli print calling to me. My muse [...]
This journal page brought out my inner child which led to the lost teeth memories. Granted, my inner child is not buried too deeply. Especially since my inner child has been playing around getting everything ready for A Colorful Workshop: Gelli Printing! It starts April 1st. Lots are signed up to play. Are you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10z492Oh_AE [...]
Just playing around with my new Catalyst blades on scrap cardboard. No pressure. Just random marks. Maybe it will end up in an art journal? No idea where it would end up. I came back later that night and my great grandma appeared to me. Not a ghost, but in the painting. I remember [...]
