back to canvas

i have been working small and in my art journals- which i love to do, but, sometimes i have to stretch my creative mind and fingers a little and work big again. this canvas is the first mixed media piece of many (i hope....) as i build on a concept i have been working on in my head.

i am currently working on a 24"x 30" canvas. here are a few sneak peeks for you:

i was using some of my new paint....which i discovered i so loved (thank you mom!). i love how you have to look close to appreciate some of the smaller details. 

i have used a mix of supplies that included acrylic paint, pencil and a thick, black charcoal, collage papers, and ink.

my pictures do not really capture the charcoal well- but, it looks almost like velvet sitting on the canvas.

happy monday!

need a bit of happiness?

been a long week?....need a little something to make you smile? how about a mini bit of colorful happiness?

i listed a few of these mini's in my etsy store today just for you!

happy friday!

ATC: fairy tales...

blue twig studio hosts an ATC challenge each month and this months challenge is fairy tales. i am playing along and made my ATC last night with a few stolen moments in my studio.....

i had been saving these images of the girl and the wings....just waiting for the perfect reason to pull them out of the drawer. i think that she is very sweet and i feel like she was perfect for this ATC.

one of my favorite quotes is from Alice in Wonderland, "If i had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense."

happy wednesday to you!

repurposed frame

if you are a sixties or seventies kid, one look at this frame and you can probably name off at least one person you knew who had a set of these metal frames with an art print hanging in the dining room or living room. the bummer part is that one had the convex glass and the other frame was missing the glass; so i removed it from both so i could use the frames.

i did use the original print cardboard back and simply drew a template so i knew what shape and size my mixed media piece needed to be. a little paint, some collage, and i threw a little sewing of some sari ribbon onto the front....and poof! i am calling this piece done.

i did spray the frames black and then, sanded some of the edges.

happy tuesday!

bookmarks anyone?

let me tell you how much fun i had making these.....omg! i had to make a couple for a swap, and the first couple turned out so darn cute...that i thought i better make more while the spirit was moving me!

i am posting these cutie-putie's into my etsy shop here. so swing by and get one- your book will love you for it!

a look back #DLP {when not to stop}

looking back through my Documented Life Project art journal, i realized i had made pages that i had not shared those with you.... (what the heck?....) so these pages are actually from the When Not to Stop back in february; and as you will see....i should have maybe asked myself, "should you stop now? or maybe now?!...." i will let you decide.

i did gesso the both pages to begin with and then started my layers. there are many layers on these pages and i had great fun with stencils as you can see on my pages.

happy wednesday!

Happy St Patrick's Day

wearing your green today? may the luck of the irish be with you today! happy St Paddy's day!