When I play in my art journal sometimes a story is revealed to me.  This particular tale, of two lovers separated by time and space brought together thanks to Johnny Cakes, isn’t really Pulitzer prize worthy.   In fact, it is quite a silly love story and I like it that way.   Between you and me…I [...]

Does an art journal page happen in one afternoon?  It can, but very very rarely for me.  I used to feel pressure to “finish what I start” in one afternoon.  That pressure that took the fun out of it for me so I decided to let an art journal page take as long as it [...]

My stenciling wasn’t perfect.  My colored pencil work wasn’t perfect.  Nothing on this is perfect and I love it that way!   This Gelli print, made using a technique from my One Pull Wonders workshop, started it all.  The swirls of color started to look like continents and it fit so perfectly with Mary Nasser’s stencil…before [...]

I adore PanPastels and what they do.  Since they are a pastel they need to be fixed or sealed in order to stay put, especially when I add layers on top of them.  When I say I add layers on top what I mean is I like to flood it with spray inks, brush paint [...]

When I create, the art starts to talk to me.  As I added the deli paper words to this mixed media canvas, I found it very telling that the only word to not go down “properly”, “correctly”, or “perfectly” of these 3 was dare. Dare is a strong word to me…Dare to try.  Dare to [...]

Things don’t always go as planned with me and that is what happened here.  I had the intention of making this into a blueprint type of thing since this stencil was inspired by blueprints of archeological sites.  But my mind took it a totally different direction and turned into an idea factory!  Be sure to [...]

I use art to process emotions and feelings but sometimes I get stuck.  That’s when having a prompt helps me get moving again.  Gelli prints and my new Verbage stencil to the rescue! This stencil, packed with words of action  to celebrate the emotions and excitement of life, is a great way to create prompt cards. [...]

Blueprints have always captured my imagination, especially ones from ancient archeological sites.  The Terrace homes of Ephesus.  The tombs and tunnels in the Valley of the Kings.  The many rooms in King Minos’s palace in Crete. That was the inspiration for this stencil which is part of my latest StencilGirl release.  To celebrate, I’m giving [...]

  Kindergartner’s know how to play, to let go, and be in the moment.  In order to capture some of that spirit, I turned to my own children’s school papers from when they were little to create this stencil.  This is actual kid writing with invented kid spelling.   When I showed this stencil my [...]