Another Stencil Technique

Hop on over to Artistcellar to peruse all the great stencil tutorials!

Here's mine for this week's post

Happy creating!  Love to see your versions!

Sacred Heart Stencil Giveaway

Just a note! 

 If you have an obsession with stencils as I do, check out the blog link on artistcellar to enter a giveaway. 

In addition, there's a blog hop underway and design team inspiration for these Sacred Heart series stencils.  That's where you'll find the process I used to create my own sacred heart.

SherbeT {shur'bit}

I couldn't get the color scheme of sherbet out of my mind when working on a recent diptych…Sherbet ….Sixties…Sweet…Innocent…Young...

Inspiration from a generous friend who gifted me a slew of treasures including sewing patterns {Thank You Norma and Tam} followed by a couple of Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks published in the early 60's bought at a local flea market when visiting family…

Explorations of the early 60's…Memories of our family routines that are so different from today…I'm not sure there is a person out there who could keep up with our parents' schedules… I can't...

Comforting rituals…..more to follow in this series!

Stencil Techniques

Sharing my post on Artistcellar here!

Happy Play!

WIP for PPF Week 39

Layers of collage and paints...

waiting for the stenciled molding paste to dry...

Before adding more....

collage and paints..

love this process!

Sharing with Paint Party Friday

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Inspired By Violet

Who doesn't love the color violet...?

It's been described as majestic....royal....regal...

Me...?  I haven't always been a violet lover, but am fast becoming one...

I LOVE that huge POP of vibrancy from violet....the blue hues compliment my landscaping...

And I got inspired with DYES...

I dyed Canvas...then stenciled..added details like the fabric flower....

Yummy rivets!

A black glossy bamboo handle....and voila!  

See more here

Paint Party Friday 33

Finally adding some new pieces to the shop that I completed this week!  

Love the little key, dimensional heart additions to this one....

They're both 6 x 6 mixed media on masonite...inspired by Kobi Yamada:)

Really love the process of painting and layering...

texturizing...

gluing...

Inspired by a quote....Watching it all come together....ART!

Joining up with PPF!  Check it out for more ART!

More Color Journal Layers

Still adding Layers to the Journal Cover previously mentioned here.... and here

Color Journal Cover

Working away on my "Color Journal" bookcovers for pages I created here ...

Just start with two canvas boards according to the size you wish your journal pages to be...
We used 8" x 10"


"Colorize" with your favorite palette....

We shared lots of Mary Beth Shaw's stencils in her class....

Keep Playing and Layering....

Go for a walk and think about your next layer(s)....

Joining another Paint Party Friday...and You're Invited!

Building Backgrounds

I'm planning to keep adding layers and textures...

colors, oil pastels, charcoal...?

A great way to use up all those little scraps that accumulate...

or junk mail with interesting designs and images that you can't make yourself toss...

I may just copy and use for pieces in future art...

or Not?