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Sometimes out of chaos comes something good. And there was plenty of chaos happening in this art journal from the very beginning. It was a mess. I had no plan which was very clear as visual overload hit in the middle! But out of that chaos emerged a story.
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I started with a random clean up page from my art journal. What a mess of a start! And when I added the entire rainbow it was…well chaos, but a happy chaos.
And yes…there is an Oops in the video, but you probably guessed that if it is one of my videos.
One of my favorite things when I create is to have a story revealed to me. But the story doesn’t always reveal itself fully until later. While looking at this as I was writing this blog post, I kept noticing the pink behind the people. Should I have put white more carefully around him?
No. I realized that was a touch of the hidden chaos that they are walking through that the rest of the world cannot see. A reminder to me of all the people who have battles that can’t be seen.
So excited to be teaching at Artiscape this year! If you’ve never been to Artiscape it is a treat! Not only are there workshops but other fun events too! The Outsider Art Fair, a Mad Hatter Tea, an Artist’s Marketplace, a Friday night kick off dinner with amazing artists lined up to demo and amaze, and more!
I’m teaching 2 Artiscape workshops, Magically Marbled Papers (April 10) and Stenciling Demystified (April 11). One of my favorite things about a day of artful play with friends is that look on their face when they let themselves be free, as they see where the play takes them!
In Magically Marbled Papers I’ll share with you paper marbling techniques that create stunning marbled papers with veins of shimmering gold enveloped inside swirls of color. The level of detail that can be achieved is both magical and quick. No waiting… absolutely no precision… just FUN! All by using easy to find supplies. Be prepared to be addicted to watching the colors mingle. I know I am!
For Magically Marbled Papers you need to bring…only an apron. I know what a pain it is to hunt for the “right”supply, the time to pack it all up, and unpack it so I have taken care of all of that for you!
There’s more than one way to use a stencil! Get comfortable with stenciling, then let yourself go wild playing in Stenciling Demystified! You only need to bring 5-6 colors of any kind of acrylic paint including white…and an apron. I will be bringing everything else including a huge stash of StencilGirl stencils for you to experiment and play with as I share techniques with you in this fast paced workshop of play.
You’ll walk out the knowing how to get a wide variety of looks from any stencil! As with all my workshops, there is a full color PDF, so once you are back home you can dive right in and continue playing!
I am super excited to be catching up in person with people I’ve met through the blog – hope to see you there!
I’m playing with patterns as the designer of this month’s stencils for StencilClub! One of the best ways for me to learn is to play. What did I learn as I played with potential designs?
1. I wanted the ability to do complicated looking work effortlessly. I am not patient. At all. The 6×6 stencil and 9×12 stencil layer together. This allows for effortless color layering. And I made them simple to line up too.
2. I wanted contrast. The vertical lines create a very different feeling than the pattern above it or on the other stencils. This provides flexibility when creating.
3. I wanted patterns that worked in more than one way. The stencils can be used together or individually. Stencils that work well when used whole or in parts. Or all of one and part of another.
You can probably guess why they’re called Pattern Play.
If you’re new to layering stencils, in the exclusive StencilClub video, I’ll be sharing all sorts of way to get both subtle and bold looks from these stencils with club members. What’s StencilClub? It is a monthly club that ships 3 exclusive stencils to you on the 15th of every month. You can find out all about StencilClub over at StencilGirl Products.
In the video below, as I create this page, I show you how I used the bottom of the 9×12 stencil to create the layers. Might be addicted to that…can’t seem to stop doing it!
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Sometimes out of chaos comes something good. And there was plenty of chaos happening in this art journal from the very beginning. It was a mess. I had no plan which was very clear as visual overload hit in the middle! But out of that chaos emerged a story.
So excited to be teaching at Artiscape this year! If you’ve never been to Artiscape it is a treat! Not only are there workshops but other fun events too! The Outsider Art Fair, a Mad Hatter Tea, an Artist’s Marketplace, a Friday night kick off dinner with amazing artists lined up to demo and amaze, and more!
1. I wanted the ability to do complicated looking work effortlessly. I am not patient. At all. The 6×6 stencil and 9×12 stencil layer together. This allows for effortless color layering. And I made them simple to line up too.
3. I wanted patterns that worked in more than one way. The stencils can be used together or individually. Stencils that work well when used whole or in parts. Or all of one and part of another.