Ok so I came up w/ a solution. I bought 2 clear plastic containers from The Container Store. They have 8 compartments each and a clear lid.
So I separated all the fonts into AB, CD, EF, etc etc etc .... so now all I do is look for the compartment w/ the letter I want and fish thru all the fonts .... I realllllllly like this solution!
Monday, February 22, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
A Series?
HA!
So I found Shawn Petite http://www.shawnpetite.com/ a few weeks ago and have been "stalking" all her tutorials. Wonderful stuff and I fell in love w/ a couple of her clock face art pieces, so I gave it a shot. These are on 6x6 MDF thin board.
I kinda love them. They are a lot "plainer" than the ones Shawn did, but still I'm pretty proud!
On the "inspire" piece I used joint compound mixed with gray paint, and spread it thru the stencil to get the diamond shapes along the sides.
On the "enjoy the journey" piece I had started out w/ ink sprays and hated them, so I tried to seal them up and layer over them .... but layer after layer they bled thru. You can see a bit of the purple on and around the edges of the clock face. But typical of mixed media .... no mistake looks like a mistake .... it looks like I planned the purple! LOL I love the mix of letter stamps too ....
Which brings me to my next topic. ALPHABET STAMPS ... holy colossal mess. I don't know how to 'store' them. I have managed to mix up all the fonts .... so I am not sure if I want to just get a box w/ as many cubbies as I can find and then just organize by letters (A-B-C in one cubbie, D-E-F in another ... etc etc) Of if I try to keep the fonts separate. argggh.
So I found Shawn Petite http://www.shawnpetite.com/ a few weeks ago and have been "stalking" all her tutorials. Wonderful stuff and I fell in love w/ a couple of her clock face art pieces, so I gave it a shot. These are on 6x6 MDF thin board.
I kinda love them. They are a lot "plainer" than the ones Shawn did, but still I'm pretty proud!
On the "inspire" piece I used joint compound mixed with gray paint, and spread it thru the stencil to get the diamond shapes along the sides.
On the "enjoy the journey" piece I had started out w/ ink sprays and hated them, so I tried to seal them up and layer over them .... but layer after layer they bled thru. You can see a bit of the purple on and around the edges of the clock face. But typical of mixed media .... no mistake looks like a mistake .... it looks like I planned the purple! LOL I love the mix of letter stamps too ....
Which brings me to my next topic. ALPHABET STAMPS ... holy colossal mess. I don't know how to 'store' them. I have managed to mix up all the fonts .... so I am not sure if I want to just get a box w/ as many cubbies as I can find and then just organize by letters (A-B-C in one cubbie, D-E-F in another ... etc etc) Of if I try to keep the fonts separate. argggh.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Making Progress ....Feeling better about myself!
My newest muse is Diane Salter ... http://dianesalter.blogspot.com/ ... the colors she uses just amaze and delight me. And I love how she does gridline type work w/ squares of painted papers. These two projects are the result of my attempt to emulate:
The houses are on a piece of scrap wood from my dad ... it's about 8 x 14 I guess ... looks a little plain to me (the sky? the sun? those stupid trees?) It's time consuming to carefully measure the houses and the roofs, making sure the lines are straight ... and at the right angles. But it was fun to do and I really tried to take my time on the details. (yeah I'm not real good at that)
The 2nd one THRILLS me! The picture does NOT do the colors justice. They are vibrant and crisp. It's a piece of thin MDF board (crazy cheap at Dick Blick) Some is inspiration from Diane, and some from Lisa Kaus http://www.lisakaus.com/ ...... her colors and composition are amazing too!
So I feel like I'm coming along w/ this mixed media art thing. I am easily frustrated when things don't turn out EVERY time I try. But that's part of the learning process. It's a flaw in my character (firstborn--we have a need to excel the FIRST attempt or we will quit fairly quickly) and I'm trying NOT to be discouraged and just press forward.
I am my own worst critic ... just ask my husband. LOL
The houses are on a piece of scrap wood from my dad ... it's about 8 x 14 I guess ... looks a little plain to me (the sky? the sun? those stupid trees?) It's time consuming to carefully measure the houses and the roofs, making sure the lines are straight ... and at the right angles. But it was fun to do and I really tried to take my time on the details. (yeah I'm not real good at that)
The 2nd one THRILLS me! The picture does NOT do the colors justice. They are vibrant and crisp. It's a piece of thin MDF board (crazy cheap at Dick Blick) Some is inspiration from Diane, and some from Lisa Kaus http://www.lisakaus.com/ ...... her colors and composition are amazing too!
So I feel like I'm coming along w/ this mixed media art thing. I am easily frustrated when things don't turn out EVERY time I try. But that's part of the learning process. It's a flaw in my character (firstborn--we have a need to excel the FIRST attempt or we will quit fairly quickly) and I'm trying NOT to be discouraged and just press forward.
I am my own worst critic ... just ask my husband. LOL
Vino Van Gogh Nite w/ the Girls
Couple weeks ago I did a Vino Van Gogh nite w/ my sister-in-law and another friend. This is what we did:
It was really fun to do and we had a blast. Drank wine ... ate some appetizers ... laughed a lot. Got our VanGogh on. I was really pleased at how it turned out. Circles seem to be my thing!
We want to do another one next time they have something worth while (this month is the Eifel Tower--seriously I don't want to draw THAT). Also want to invite MORE g/friends to join us. It would be great fun to have the whole thing to ourselves! LOL
It makes me think a lot about my Studio Expansion Project (which I need to document here!). It would be mega easy to teach this to my girlfriends, daughters, sisters, other girls in the family ... it would be so fun to have them in my studio ... drinking wine and creating art!
It was really fun to do and we had a blast. Drank wine ... ate some appetizers ... laughed a lot. Got our VanGogh on. I was really pleased at how it turned out. Circles seem to be my thing!
We want to do another one next time they have something worth while (this month is the Eifel Tower--seriously I don't want to draw THAT). Also want to invite MORE g/friends to join us. It would be great fun to have the whole thing to ourselves! LOL
It makes me think a lot about my Studio Expansion Project (which I need to document here!). It would be mega easy to teach this to my girlfriends, daughters, sisters, other girls in the family ... it would be so fun to have them in my studio ... drinking wine and creating art!
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