Precious paralysis struck while I was making this art journal page. I was between a rock and a hard place. I loved this background so much that I didn’t want to ruin it. But I wanted to add more to the page. Was it a bad thing that I had a bit of paralysis? Not at all! One could [...]
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Inspiration can come from anywhere, including the everyday. I have walked by the tree below for weeks noticing the abundance of seed pods but it wasn’t until I was hit in the head by one of the branches that I realized how much fun they would be Gelli printing®! Yes, my muse literally hit me in [...]
What’s always been the hardest part of creating for me? Starting. Especially when there is a blank page involved. I used to be stopped by thoughts such as, “Will it be good enough?” or “I don’t have a good plan” or “I don’t have the right supplies” or “It won’t be good enough anyway”. I [...]
Cheap plastic balls are becoming pattern making tools for Gelli printing® in this week’s Let’s Play video! These balls are meant for kiddie ball pits but just because they aren’t supposed to be an art supply doesn’t mean they can’t be one! Be sure to get entered into the Let’s Play $50 gift certificate giveaway by [...]
Art play doesn’t have to follow the rules. If something looks like a stencil to me it doesn’t matter if it was intended to be a stencil or not. This art journal page fit perfectly with this month’s Let’s Play theme of turning non art supplies into art supplies! While cleaning out a closet, I found this [...]
My muse was in an A-Team kind of mood today, minus the explosions and exotic locations. That 80’s tv show followed a formula which I loved so it shouldn’t surprise me that it showed up in my studio as I made this mixed media sign. Here’s how most episodes of the show went: There was a problem. [...]
It turns out that I have been using a cleaning product without even realizing it! Compressed air is sold as a way of removing dust. Never fear, I am not going to use it for cleaning. I am going to use it for art journaling in this week’s Let’s Play video. Once again, an Oops (Outstanding Opportunity [...]
What do I do about critical thoughts in my head? Do I let them rain on my play? Those judgmental thoughts..the inner critic…gremlins…no matter what name it goes by it used to squash my play. But it doesn’t any more and I’m sharing how one word can chase those thoughts away. My inner critic shows up as a [...]
What happened when I put a round Gelli Plate® on a rotating cake stand? Hypnotic colors spinning round and round that resulted in a stack of playful prints for this week’s Let’s Play video! How does this help me play? There is no wrong way to do this so the pressure is off! After all there is [...]
The muse inspired me with rainbow rain and she wanted it nice and straight and measured. All I was all in until the measured part…but I did get the look of measuring without going any where near a ruler. How? I let the stencil do all the hard work! This 4×4 raindrop stencil is part of [...]
