Artsy Fartsy is back!Ā 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 workshops and articles and more soon to be revealed but Artsy Fartsy feeds our souls so we both agreed we had to make time for it.
To those new to Artsy Fartsy, it is how Maria and I art together since we live so far apart.Ā We pick 3 things we must use in any way in whatever kind of project we want.Ā The surprise is that we don’t see what each other made until the posts go live.Ā In honor of the fun and laughs we had with Sue Pelletier at Art Is You in Nashville this spring we picked plaster, any of Sue Pelletier’s stencils, and oil pastels.
You can also see the video directly on YouTube here.
I started with plaster gauze 
on the cover of my journal.Ā It is a very heavy cardboard cover so it survived getting such a wet medium applied to it.Ā Texture, texture, texture joy!
I had a plan. I knew how I wanted it to look.Ā But…my handwriting was very unappealing to me (okay it felt really ugly)…My first thought was to pout, like a 3 year old.Ā Then I remembered it was just an Oops.Ā Which was followed by another Oops.Ā Then another.Ā But then I feel in love with it!
This isn’t how I expected the title to turn out- it was even better!Ā That is the gift of an Oops (or 2 or 3 or 4).
Have you played with plaster gauze yet?Ā Ā ItĀ creates such great texture to capture paint, Twinkling H2O’s, Posca Glitter Pens, and Stabilo pencil marks.Ā I think I could have played all day layering bits of color on the gauze!
I’m off to see what Maria McGuire did for her Artsy Fartsy!Ā If you want to check out our older Artsy Fartsy posts you can find them all by going to the categories menu on my sidebar then clicking on artsy fartsy.
Supplies Used:
Sue’s StencilĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā plaster gauze Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Posca Metallic
Portfolio Oil Pastels
Ā Twinkling H2O’s
Ā Stabilo Pencil
Linking to The Summer of Color,Ā Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day,andĀ Pink Saturday.
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I’m RUNNING….I’m RUNNING……I am SO happy we started this again š LOVE, LOVE the texture, your layers and your AWESOME videos!!!!! YAY!!
I love the texture the plaster gauze gives, haven’t tried it, but will now after seeing how you used it. Happy SOC, Annette x
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AMAZING Carolyn.. I also used plaster-strips and compond some times… and will do it more..
I enjoyed your video as always! Thank you!
Oh now.. that texture with the plaster is amazing.. I have to pick that up again. Great piece.. off to see Maria’s.
Amazing that, as artists, we can just keep going and going and going. Then, all of a sudden, we know it is done! Great piece here, Carolyn. Great challenge mastered!
Love your journal cover! The soft colors around the edges make your loose woman pop! Thanks for the video, love watching you create!!
love how you combined that yummy texture with the SOC colors! I don’t care for my handwriting which is why I love to “sloppy write”. More fun that way. I actually just did a journal page about running too š I’ll be posting it for PPF shortly.
awesome, fantastic, great, fabulous and I love that you ended up with RUN!
Fantastic!, yes plaster is fun to work with…..Love this…. xox
Oh I love this, texture is sooo me and I have this lovely stencil too and not used it yet, as I was thinking about what to do! So thank you so much for sharing your special talent and for making me more relaxed about my Ooops’s! x
What a fun page. I love how you kept going with the ooops.
Loved watching the video from Nashville with Rice about you and Maria and loving that I can see what you are doing for your challenges here…this is very cool, and oops moments normally are the best in art
WOWWW, Carolyn!!. I LOVE all the oops here :). And, I’m really intrigued with the gauze plaster, such a beauty texture!. Amazing colors get trapped in the texture, yum!!
I absolutely ADORE your art journal page, SO MUCH! I am loving the style and texture! And thank you very much for showing us how you created it with your inspiring video!!!!
I love what you ended up with after several oopses =) And your running lady in her bathing suit made me smile. She’s great.
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Wow – looks like you had big fun! Valerie
Hi Carolyn! Loved seeing the process! You have a great voice:) Very cool layers – haven’t used the plaster gauze either. Great how you linked all your products too! Wondered what camera and software you use to make your vids?
Gotta check out Maria’s now! Let me know if you’re looking for another playmate for your “Artsy Fartsy” challenges.
So glad you liked it! I use a Canon Vixia camera and iMovie to edit the videos.
Fantastic!!! I was wondering what to do with that plaster gauze I bought last year! Lol!
I love the graffiti like feel of this page, Carolyn. I’ve used plaster gauze with my students to make replicas of their faces for masks, as well as for other projects. Blessings!
So cool how you and Maria art together even though you live so far apart!!
What an inspiring idea…and inspiring art! š
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
So fun….x
What a neat texture to add to your journal…. love how it grabs the mediums and colors. Really enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing!
Plaster gauze is something new to me. I love the texture you got with it.
LOVE all the texture, what a fantastic idea. HPPF!
That texture, and the colours…FABULOUS. I love how it came out. I think the “oops” moments, often take a work to another level. This is amazing, and I loved seeing the process you went through as well.
Looks great, lovely texture! š
I love this page. It looks wonderful. And I thank you for showing me, that “oopses” are no reason to tear a page out of an art journal but to go on creating on it!
Loved the page and the video š
Love the effect of the plaster. And the running / dancing figure ….
Lovely texture
she looks like she’s running right into summer! how beautiful!
I have not played with plaster gauze yet – but I really think I need to! Loving your oops moments again, haha. Super cover for your journal, perfect for SOC š
Hi Carolyn!
I Love watching your videos – and to hear your voice this time was really cool! LOVE that texture, those shimmering paints and your stencil is fab. Thanks for sharing and joining the SOC, xoxo
I’ve actually never heard of it. I like the look of it. Blessings, Janet PPF