The Wonderful Words for this Wednesday are “Flag Creating Contest” This week, many of us are off work, BBQ’s are happening, and kids are running around crazy, so stop the chaos for a bit and hand out these blank American Flag templates and some crayons, colored pencils, or markers in …
The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are “Alcohol Inks” I’ve been posting a lot of art created with alcohol inks recently so I thought I’d share what this medium is and how it works. It’s VERY different from other mediums. What are they? “Alcohol ink is a translucent, acid-free, highly …
The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Journey’ Today I want to take you on a journey from the conception of an idea to a piece of art and then art on a product. Hopefully this will demystify any sense that creating these things takes inherent talent! The Idea Our …
The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Products’ Friends! I’ve been working on this surface design thing for months. I took Bonnie Christine’s ‘Immersion’ class and learned a TON including how to navigate and create in Adobe Illustrator (kinda). My goal was to get my art on products that I …
The Wonderful Word for this Wednesday is “Crayons” It’s Spring, and it’s May Mental Health Month, so let’s ditch the adulting and play art like a child. This is FANTASTIC for our mental health friends! Allow me to introduce to you one of my favorite art supplies (besides straight up …
The Wonderful Words for this Wednesday are “Inchie Challenge” Inchie Challenge For the second year in a row, I’m participating in the Inchie Challenge that Amy Maricle hosts through her business called Mindful Art Studio. Amy’s approach to art is right up my alley! She is all about practicing mindfulness …
The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Tutorials” Do you ever find yourself scrolling endlessly through your Instagram feed and sending your like minded friends ideas or funnies? Well, my friend Miki recently send me this : Doesn’t that look like fun to paint?! We thought so! We put our …
The Wonderful Words for this Wednesday are, ‘Setting up Art Supplies’ This is relevant even if you have no ‘studio’ space like me currently. When you go to play some art, the amount you enjoy your session has some to do with HOW you set up your space. We are …
The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are “The Color Wheel” You might be surprised to hear that I have never painted my own color wheel, UNTIL the other day. I mean, I understand the color wheel, I know HOW to paint one. I know how to mix secondary colors and …
The Wonderful Words for this Wednesday are, “Limit Yourself” In this artistic and creative journey I’ve been on for some years now, I’ve met a lot of other creatives. One thing I’ve found we seem to all have in common, is that we are addicted to being creative as it …