If I could only have three things to work in my art journal, it would have to be gesso, acrylic paint and Sharpies.
I always start the background of each page with either gesso or fluid acrylic paint. Sometimes I put a coat of gesso and before it’s dry, add some paint and blend [...]
This has been all over the news all over the world, so you have probably seen it already. I saw something about it on the tv a few times before I actually went and watched the video on YouTube. I’m posting it here to bring your attention to this incredible story. Please take a deep [...]
Oh my gosh, my internet died and I haven’t been able to get online since Thursday!! It was awful!! I’m so happy to be back The good news is thatwithout being able to get online, I did a lot of art. One of the things I did was doodling. I’ve tried this before [...]
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo Buscaglia
With 24 hour a day global news I am constantly hearing about someone in need that [...]
Joss Paper Transfer
This is another tutorial from the Background Techniques book I wrote. This one shows how to transfer joss paper onto a page using gesso.
Materials needed:
Joss Paper – available at Oriental stores
Gesso
Brush
This is how it will look after the transfer. I like the grungy, faded look it has.
One of my favorite books is Where Women Create: Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women. I have spent hours looking through that book at the lovely studios of the creative women there. I think I like it so much because these are ideal spaces. They are organized, decorated and clean!
However, most the artists I know, [...]
Just a reminder that all my courses are $10 off til the end of next week.
Fun Art Journaling $30.00
Fun Art Journaling Continued $30.00
Journaling Prompt Cards $15.00
Creative Ways to Pray $15.00
Photoshop for Artists $25.00
To read the full description and to order go to this page.
Just before I decided to focus on art to sell rather than more e-products, I had started writing a book on creating art journal backgrounds. I’ve decided to share these techniques with my readers as tutorials. Here is the first one using cut-out letters on your background.
Cut out letters
Materials needed:
• magazines
• letter stencils or die-cut [...]
If you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world.
— Emmett Fox
If you doubt that this statement is true, think about Mother Teresa. She didn’t have marketing plan or a public relations secretary. And yet, there probably isn’t [...]
I just discovered Acts of Kindness.org They have an entire website full of ideas for spreading kindness. They have ideas for the workplace, school, community – you name it!
They have a lot of free downloads, both idea booklets and graphics. I got this card from them.
It’s a card that you can pass out anywhere. I [...]
