For an online raffle for art educators, I wanted to create a stenciled tote with a face that they would all recognize. First, I found three famous, recognizable faces online that had a strong sense of light and shadow, Michelangelo’s … Continue reading
Stencil Craft: Techniques for Fashion, Art and Home will begin its blog tour in one week with TLC Blog Tours: Each stop on the tour will feature a review, some will include an author interview, and all will have … Continue reading
One of the nicest things that has even happened to me, EVER, is being picked by Room Otto at Aspirations School in California to be the artist they study this year. As Kurt Vonnegut would say, “Now if this isn’t … Continue reading
Cherie Haas at the Cloth Paper scissors blog wrote a really nice piece about my new book, STENCIL CRAFT: TECHNIQUES FOR FASHION, ART AND HOME, which is available to preorder at Amazon (http://amzn.to/1K5rhJV) (Whoo HOO!!). … Continue reading
And we can see how the winter weather has damaged the sidewalks, and have a little fun, too. Take pictures (with your phone–doesn’t have to be fancy), print them out, and … Continue reading
In my book Make Your Mark: Explore Your Creativity and Discover Your Inner Artist (Chronicle Books, 2004) (http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Mark-Creativity-Discover/dp/B0007ZNV1I/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416922505&sr=1-5&keywords=make+your+mark) there is a chapter on Invisible Ink. You can paint with lemon juice, milk, and other substances, even Champagne, allow the paper … Continue reading
Stephanie Harrington wrote a very nice review of Inkblot: Drip, Splat and Squish Your Way to Creativity on … Continue reading
Alternative Art Journals: Explore Innovative Approaches to Collecting Your Creativity BOOK GIVEAWAY! Create Mixed Media is giving away a copy of my book, Alternative Art Journals at their blog The Creative Life, but you must enter by the end of … Continue reading
New from North Light Books: I just got my two copies of Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling in the mail from … Continue reading
Have you ever been walking in the woods and had that curious sensation of being watched? I have been seeing tree faces everywhere recently! I have been taking pictures of them, drawing into them, and writing about them, all as … Continue reading
