I think this journal spread gave me the worst case of procrastination to date. It’s still not my favourite when I pop open my journal, but I think it’s important to not always rush to cover up something we don’t love. Sometimes when we sit with it, it becomes familiar to us, and that familiarity … More Art Journal: Expectation
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 recently (finally) jumped into the wild world that is gel printing. I got a Gelli plate for my birthday last year, and it sat in the package for over a year! I had heard about it in a mixed media class that I took about 5 years ago, but at that time just brushed … More Let’s Talk Gel Printing
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!
Sometimes all you need is a little creative inspiration. Lately I have been deep diving in the archives of Everything Art, an educational platform hosted by Jamie and Kasia Avery. I discovered their videos when I was searching for some tips on learning the art of encaustic. My two major takeaways from EA was to … More Art Journaling: Let’s Get Started!
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