Why do I get so excited about caps and lids that are about to be thrown away? It’s not because it means everyone has been taking their vitamins. Although that is a good thing. It is because caps are perfectly round and come in a variety of sizes to make an easy pattern tool for [...]
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OOPS! The plan was to build the grid with 3 colors by having each color in each row and no color touching itself. I thought it was a solid plan. It wasn’t, since after row #2, I was backed into a corner. Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic but for a fleeting second that is [...]
Happy Hippo Holidays to you and yours! Why the purple hippo for the holidays? Why not I say! He jumped into my arms and I just had to give him a colorful home. Percival, as I have come to know him, has been reminding me of how wonderful it is that everyone is different. Not [...]
Are they treasured supplies or am I hoarding? No matter what the name of it is, it fills up my studio with stuff. Spring time in the US means spring cleaning for the studio. But how can I get myself to use these precious things I have been saving so long? By freaking out the [...]
guest blog by Miriam Schulman @SchulmanArt Thanks Carolyn for inviting me to share my art and techniques with your readers! Today, I am going to share with you all the secrets on how I painted this mixed media duck. The video is super short yet action packed so whether you are sipping your morning coffee [...]
The holidays have arrived faster than I realized…and I am running late getting my nephew’s advent calendar together. The fact that I have zero holiday wrapping paper isn’t a problem because I am going to make my own. But I needed to get this mailed out yesterday…so I need to get lots of wrapping paper [...]
I had a big problem. I was frozen and unable to decide where to start on a pristine white page in a brand new journal. This is a recurring problem for me so I have learned all sorts of ways to deal with it. I’m sharing one of my go to ways in a video for my [...]
I’m feeling a little silly today…why? Because of a live webinar I’m doing with Northlight! I get to answer your questions – you can ask me anything! Plus, I created 2 exclusive videos just for the webinar. Now it’s called a live webinar but you don’t have to be there live…you get the recording [...]
When my producer sent the cover art for my videos/DVD’s over to me, I just couldn’t keep it a secret. Guess I am feeling a little like breaking the rules for some reason… I don’t have a release date for these but as soon as I know, I’ll be sharing!
Seth Apter, the wonderful host of Buried Treasure, reminded me of something as I dug through my posts. Each time I create, I capture the moment. Some moments I am laughing at myself. Some moments I am learning lessons. Some moments I am processing feelings. I am so grateful for my art journal so I can look back [...]
