Matchbox Challenge
In my monthly art group – Mixed Media Colabrative, we did a matchbox swap. A kitchen size match box was filled with “ingredients” and swapped with another member to take home and alter/create. The box...
View ArticleNew fall classes…
front As the new season arrived so did my new art class: 2d Mixed Media. We were given the assignment to create something with type and then explore ways to age or distress the images. I used old...
View ArticleValentine Wishes
layers of love This is giant heart I started last year by layering book paper, and covering it with pink acrylic paint. That’s as far as I got! This year I started collaging on top of that with...
View ArticleSpreading good will and compassion out into the universe…
Prayer Flag Swap This month our Mixed-Media Collabrative Group had a prayer flag swap…we all made flags measuring roughly 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ with 3″ pockets along the top back to allow for stringing. We...
View ArticlePainting with Glass
Another Glass Mosaic Class captured my attention these past few weeks… I choose a little owl knob I found in a sale bin for my inspiration piece. I let it evolve from his pearch which is built from a...
View Articlemelting wax & building layers
A recent workshop with a wonderful art teacher at our local community center led to anexploration of working with beeswax and collage. Jane brought a melting pot from her crayon batik class so there...
View ArticleAsheville Moments
I have been stationed in Asheville, NC for the past few weeks and thought it would be fun to share some of my moments…as the saying goes you never step in the same river twice so are your steps in this...
View ArticleAltering Photos with Mixed Media
Our Mixed-Media Collabrative got together for it’s montly meeting today – our project of the day was altering photos. I have quiet the stash of photos that I take to use for cards or to draw and paint...
View ArticleWhimsical Wings
The wings of angels are often found on the backs of the least likely people. ~Eric Honeycutt I crafted another whimsical winged woman I named “free bird” – she allowed a tiny blue bird to nest a...
View ArticleOnce upon a time there lived a snowflake princess…
she was called Noel Neige and delivered snowflakes where ever she went! she was jeweled from front to back - She also brought a surprise to those willing to look inside … she was a treasure inside...
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