Randomly speaking

A reminder to myself.

My art journal pages often reflect messages to myself. It seems I am often my own cheerleader, confidant(yes I talk to myself)  and motivator. Several pages in my art journal this week really reflect the fact that my week was crazy busy...a bit over whelming and at times I couldnt tell which way was forward.

Usually when my days, weeks, times are crazy my coping skill is art, or just making things. The more my hands are busy the more calmed and relaxed i feel. My art supplies are like drugs....i need a constant fix.

A daily dose of Art Journaling---just what the Dr ordered

 

I have kept a journal off and on since I was a teen ager. In the last 10 years or so i have started keeping a Visual Diary otherwise known as Art Journal. Its truly become a sort of therapy for me. Lately i have become even more consisten about creating in my journal nearly every day...I may not always do pages, some days its just a background or two...some days its just a collage, and on other days its several pages in a row.

this was yesterdays page that i made while creating a video...i will probably go back some day and add a bit of doodling.

 

My art journal is usually the first thing I pack when I do any kind of travel...creating in it clams my nerves before i make presentations. Keeps me occupied those many hours on a plane...hits the spot when i am craving a little "me" time.

Hello fellow Washi Tape Lovers

Yes....I have to admit i love washi tape just like everyone else....BUT....i dont like buying it. It seems too expensive for what it is and I dont always want a whole role of one print. so i got to thinking.....why cant i make some with some of my favorite products and some tape. I did a few expiriments. I made some washi style tape from masking tape and some from white artist tape. To color my tape i used a combination of INKA GOLD by VIVA Colour and SILKS acrylic glaze/paint by Luminarte as well as a bit of good old fashioned black craft paint.  I loved the results so much i decided to make a video...check it out and let me know what you think.

Becoming one with Viva Colour

I fell in love with Viva products a few years ago....little did i know that Viva would become a large part of my creative life. 

 

    I now spend much of my day. Playing with viva products...creating samples for shows, designing classes and making videos. As many of you know i have always been very much a inky, messy, mixed media artist. Viva is a perfect fit for me, especially since it works so well with some many of my favorite products that are already on the market and are staples in so many of our studios.  

Yesterday i was playing with Modeling Cream by VIVA Colour and created a quick video to share with you...I hope you enjoy it.

 

Modeling cream is a pretty cool product that is crazy versatile. It can be used to create texture or can be used as a thick paint. I have soooo many crazy ideas up my sleeve using this product my head feels like its going to spin. 

A couple techniques to check out on YouTube

I have loads of Radiant Rains, Luminarte Daubers, and Luminarte Pourables in my stash. If you are anything like me...nothing feels better than using your stash. Today I was playing around a bit with all of my liquid Luminarte, anything that I could use my pipettes with, I was having so much fun playing I decided to make a video and share my happy place.

 

The beauty of playing, and i mean really "playing" is you kind of get lost in the process of making art. Its seems that the more you play the less expectations you put on what you are creating....at least that is the case for me. I love the process of creating soo much, I often lose track of time. I tend to get lost in the moment and lost in the process. I dont often "think" about what i am doing....I just do, for doings sake. 

 

 

 

    

Knock Knock....anyone out there?

I have been so busy these past few months...my poor blog has been rather neglected. Thankfully things are calming down a bit, and I can make the time to blog more consistently.

I am finally getting settled into my new studio and getting the chance to make some art...

finally getting  a chance to art journal more consistently ....

It feels so good to finally have a space dedicated to being creative...a space that has most all of my art supplies, now if i could just create more hours in the day...i would be good to go. There are days when I wish i could stop time in its tracks. It seems unfair that the hours fly by and I still have so much art to create...

Over the next few weeks and months there will be loads of news...and new happenings around here, both in my art and in my career. This has certainly been a year of change and I for one and ready to take on my new challeges and changes by the horns.