Interview with Wendy Southin: Living the Creative Life, Part I

Don’t let Wendy Southin's innocent little girl air fool you… she’s always raring and eager to set her sights on the most challenging creative projects… her big studio reno being a recent one.

Wendy Southin lives in Richmond, Ontario, Canada. She makes jewellery, books and altered art. We’ve been good friends for a […]

September 30th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art Review, Art Studio, Artist Communities, Artist Interview, Artist Portrait, Business, Collage Workshops, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journaling, Mixed Media Gift Ideas, Mixed Media Painting, Teaching, Uncategorized, Visual Journaling | 2 comments

My Summer 2013 Interview Spotlight!

A magnificent piece: "Triple Goddess" by my good friend Irene Rafael.

Hello! Today I’d like to spotlight the blog of my good friend Irene Rafael. For those of you who aren’t familiar with her, she’s a special virtual friend of mine from The United States. We “met” while partaking in Kelly Kilmer’s on-line […]

August 26th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Artist Interview, Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Painting, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 2 comments

Everything Old is New Again: Re-inventing Stories to Collage

Michelle Casey, "The Little Mermaid", Collage/Mixed Media Journal Page, 8.5 x 6 inches, 2010. See lower down for written text.

Since time immemorial, story tellers have been taking old stories and making them new again. Walt Disney after all was not the first man to relay the tale of Cinderella – its […]

May 12th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art History, Artist Portrait, Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Exhibitions, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Literature, Mixed Media Painting, Photography, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

December 2012 Bits & Bytes

Winter 2013 Artist Trading Card Workshop!

This January I’ll be holding an Artist Trading Card (ATC) workshop in conjunction with my friend artist/painter Susan Ashbrook. I’ve been participating in ATC trades on and off for five years now with artist friends or local ATC groups including the now sadly defunct ATC quarterly which was run […]

December 10th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Trading Cards, Collage, Collage Courses, Collage Workshops, Eco-Friendly Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Painting, Music, Uncategorized, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | Leave a comment

Finding a Sense of Purpose

Michelle Casey, Journal Page, "I am Feeling…", Collage/Mixed Media: acrylic paint, magazine fragments, pen, 8.5 x 6 inches, June 16 2010 (See bottom of page for text from journal page)

Its funny how every so often when I’m feeling depressed about choosing the artist’s life, the universe seems to give me a sign […]

November 26th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Portrait, Collage, Collage Techniques, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media Painting, Uncategorized, Vision Board Workshop, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 4 comments

September 2012 Bits & Bytes

Why not take a Collage Workshop?!

If you’re thinking of acquiring or improving your fine art skills, why not take a collage class with me! I just posted my fall workshops line up. This season I’m continuing to offer two popular classes: the vision board and daily ephemera journaling workshops which are great for beginner […]

September 17th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Trading Cards, Collage, Collage Courses, Collage Techniques, Collage Workshops, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Journal Page, Journaling, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Painting, Student Spotlight, Uncategorized, Vision Board, Vision Board Workshop, Visual Journal, Visual Journaling | 2 comments

September 2011: Collage Bits & Bytes

Mary Delany, Detail of Passion Flower, Paper Collage, 1777

First Love Blooms in Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden

If you’ve read my blog: Unearthing Molly Peacock’s Paper Garden, you’ll know how inspiring her book is for those of us struggling to make an art career for ourselves late in life. Having just finished reading […]

September 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Artist Communities, Artist Portrait, Book Review, Books, Collage, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Painting | 2 comments