I have been watching some art videos lately, mainly in mixed media, and the majority of the focus has been exercises you can do to help you find your style. An idea I had from these classes, that I wanted to share, is a swatch inspiration journal. I found a little mixed media book that … More Colour Swatch Inspiration Book
For this art journal spread, I decided to try something that I don’t normally do with my art.. reuse my own art! The flower at the top left corner is actually a scanned and printed copy of part of one of my originals. It turned out pretty well, but I was missing the usual texture … More Art Journal: Day Five
I have been working ahead in my art journal so that I wouldn’t be behind with my posts. However, I got stuck on the 6th spread and ended up procrastinating a while. It feels like a long time since I painted this one. First impressions for me, I like it. I’m not normally a huge … More Day Four: Bright Orange!
I happened upon a cool video on youtube, which I sadly can’t remember the author of, but I will definitely add it here if I find her name. In the video she showed how you can make mini collages using painted white sticker labels. In the video she painted a bunch of large name tag … More DIY Sticker Ephemera
I think most artists can talk about supplies alllllll day. Ok maybe that’s over the top, but there is just something so yummy about art supplies. Art supply stores are like the artist’s candy store. I want to give a little overview of the types of supplies I used in my last spread, and over … More Let’s Talk Supplies!
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