Our Lady of Textures, Mixed Media Collage, May 20, 2011
Earlier in the year, I received a request from artist/teacher friend Andrea Pumphrey who asked me to give some tips on creating textures. Well Andrea, I’ve rounded up a whole slew of ways to add fabulous textures to your collages! There are so […]
Wendy Southin, Vision Board, November 2010, 16 x 20 inches
Wendy Southin and I have been members of the same Artist Trading Card (ATC) group for a couple of years now. The first time I laid eyes on one of her cards, I was struck by the great care and thought she put […]
A Secret, Mixed Media/Collage ATC Folding Book (Cover), May 2011
Last month, Wendy Southin won a chance to trade an Artist Trading Card (ATC) with me and I was elated! Although we’ve been part of the same ATC group for a couple of years now, we’ve never actually traded cards. You see instead […]
Princess in the Making, Mixed Media Journal Page, April 29 2011
Well, I was all set to give you my next tip on collaging textures, when my good friend, Elaine Coombs, emailed me to ask what I thought of the Royal Wedding … excited by sharing my thoughts with her, my left brain […]
The Future, Mixed Media Journal Page, February 3 2010
I don’t know about you but I’ve found myself totally reeled in by the upcoming Royal Wedding! For months now I’ve tried to resist the big media hoopla surrounding the upcoming royal nuptials of William and Kate – being a great critic of media […]
Vision Board Sneak Previews (top left to right) Nicole Beaudin (Desrosiers), Sarah Bentley; (mid left to right) Maggie Jordan, Leslie Ross; (bottom left to right) Charlotte, Lisa Bentley, April 2011
I had the great pleasure of meeting Maggie Jordan last year […]
My Walks, Mixed Media Journal Page, December 11 2009
The last fragment of snow has evaporated from my front garden… spring is finally here! This past week, I’ve been liberated from my subterranean studio and begun to once again enjoy taking my daily walks. For some time now, […]
March Reflections, Mixed Media/Collage ATC Folding Book (Cover), March 2011
Continuing from last week on the subject of Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)…
Joining an ATC group can be a lot of fun and anyone can start a group – not just artists! The following are a few tidbits to familiarize you […]
ATCs Monika Seidenbusch (left); Christine Henri (centre); Michelle Casey (right) 2007
I discovered Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) in 2007 when an artist organization I belonged to invited a local ATC artist to speak about the subject. Along with her came three massive albums of cards she’d collected. I lover of small works, I […]
Olive Jones' Vision Board, November 2010, 16 x 20 inches
If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear my friend Olive Jones might just be a distant relative of the famed archaeologist/adventurer Indiana Jones! She’s always off gallivanting somewhere across globe digging up amazing facts for her latest research paper! Olive […]
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