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School Days Art Journal Page

An older one, but I still kinda like it… \ Filed under: art journal Tagged: albert einstein, art, art journal, color, colour, creative, education, journal, paint, quote, shool

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I love pencil crayons

I have never been much of a colour-er.  Artistically anyway.  But I was watching Jess earlier this week on ustream, and felt inspired.  But I am not much of a marker girl.  I am great at doodling in my...

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handmade yellow sketchbook

I have taken the leap.  I am now a YouTube video maker.  For my first, I don’t think it is bad.  Please take a look, and feel free to watch, follow,  comment, like or offer any help. =D Filed under:...

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green art journal page

This one sat with me for a long time, and never went anywhere.  Then one day I had a face I had drawn, and decided to try it on there.  After that, it took off.  A quote, some ephemera  a little...

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artistic morality question (if you have 30 seconds, please read…)

If you were on youtube, and came across a video, with a ‘popular’ (aka, not creative commons) song playing in the background, what do you do?  You you support your fellow artist  and ignore the music?...

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pencil drawn house

Been a while since I did much drawing.  Kinda stalled out a little on Mark Kistler’s drawing course.  I followed a rabbit trail, and haven’t wandered back… yet.  Here is the last picture lesson I did…...

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something special

OK, I thought we needed a little change of pace… something a little different tonight.  So I would like to dedicate this to mixed media artists and crafters everywhere.  Especially Joycee Filed under:...

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Scrappy Art Video

Hey guys, bonus video this week! I hope you give this a try! Enjoy. =D   Filed under: video Tagged: art, art journal, Craft, Free, gulfsprite, hobby, journal, scrappy, video, YouTube

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Watercolor Journal

Yes.  I have been making journals again.  (still?)  These two came from one of those BIG sheets of luxurious paper from the art store.  It was watercolor paper (and I am kicking myself for not writing...

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Blue hair and background test

I wanted to play with this background, for a mixed media project I was working on.  So what better place then my art journal.  Then I found this blue haired girl I had sketched on old book paper.  I...

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Happiness and Joy

This is an art journal spread I did a while back for one of Jeanne Oliver’s Classes.  It was lots of layers, and focusing on the positive (happiness and joy).   Filed under: art journal, art...

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Your Stuff… Use It!

Your stuff: Use it! So I am thinking of putting myself on a ‘stuff diet’.  (I know, this is really not a new idea, I have even done it in the past for books.  But I have reasons for doing it now…)...

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It’s Week 2!

… and you know what that means don’t you?  It’s Art Journal Week!  I am actually pretty excited for this one.  I haven’t been getting as much done lately as I would like, and I kinda miss it, so this...

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heart spread

Hey guys, how are we enjoying “Your Stuff… Use It!” – Art Journal week? I am multitasking, and worked in my Art Journal on a spread I am doing for Effy Wild‘s BOM/BOD class.  This is the week 2 BOM. In...

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My Heart Belongs To… Me!?!?

So, you remember my heart from yesterday?  Well, I finished it!  This one kinda turned in to a self-love kind of spread.  And, although it’s pretty unlike me, I like this one (crooked heart and all )...

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Art Journal, because it’s a distraction…

Well, today, I got a bit more art journaling done.  And it felt pretty good.  I was having a bit of a low and quiet day.  I didn’t have much of an attention span, so adding layers, and letting them dry...

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Altered Tool Box

I did it!  I finished my first altered object.  Do you remember the tissue box? Well, here it is now… It actually wasn’t as hard as I thought.  I used all stuff in my home.  I covered in in white felt,...

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Happy Place

Day 3.  My prompt was “Paint or illustrate how you feel when you’re at your favorite place.”  I chose my office as my favorite place, and colored a self-portrait from one of my favorite pictures of...

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Poem Spread

So, it has taken a while, but I have finished another spread!  It helped that DH was around today to take over dog supervising duties… Love him (both the dog, and the Husband ), but I am finding it...

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Happy Mail Art

A few happy little packages, on their way , off into the wild, to surprise a few lucky recipients…I can’t wait until they arrive!  :) Filed under: creative, mixed media Tagged: art, envelopes, happy,...

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