I believe that part of something is more interesting than the whole. It creates a sense of mystery, an engagement of the viewer to try to figure out what they are looking at. Michelle Ward January’s art journaling crusade was called shape up which I did with hearts, using a favorite shape in your Art […]
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“The crusades” is a monthly art journal challenge that I love. It’s one of few that almost always inspires me.
Shapes of sweet lovin in my Art Journal
As you continue to send out love, the energy returns to you in a regenerating spiral… As love accumulates, it keeps your system in balance and harmony. Love is the tool, and more love is the end product.Sara Paddison I’m back with the heart symbol as expected. I was deep into it about this time […]
Gesso Samlper with bubble wrap and sequin waste
This post is a Gesso Sampler as I’ve been experimenting with gesso this week for Crusade no 25! Gesso [‘dʒɛsːo] is the Italian word for “Board chalk” (akin to the Greek word “gypsum”), and is a powdered form of the mineral calcium carbonate used in art. [..] Modern acrylic “gesso” is actually a combination of […]
Finding texture everywhere
Continuing on my crusade to make backgrounds in a fun way! I admit that I mostly used rubber stamps to make wax crayon resist when I first tried this, but now I’m making up for that because I don’t want anyone to have to go buy expensive big stamps to try this easy mark making […]
Irrisistable Wax Rubbings with crayons
Today is all about making a resist with wax crayons! How to: You rub your crayon length-wise on your paper (thin paper like printer paper) over a textured surface to create some kind of pattern. This crusade challenges us to find all kind of textures and use those crayons some more this month. The crayons […]
Cutting out a stencil for the first time
This weekend I’m back “outside” after winter, doing art in my parents covered terrace. Hurray for spring, approaching slowly but surely, how I adore thee! Finally some good light for taking photos while cutting out my first stencils. There happens to be just “a few” photos in this post, I hope you don’t mind. With […]
On a Crusade to Carv my Own Stamps
For this months crusade Michelle Ward have been kind enough to send me a small package of printing block material to use when I carv a stamp! Isn’t that girl the best? You just can’t find this stuff here in Sweden, and I have wanted to try carving a stamp from soft printing block material […]
Encapsulating time well spent
I’ve finally joined the GPP Street Team and done Michelle‘s prompt for January 2008: Journal your blog! I mean I have this blog, I have my dearly loved Art Journal and I looove the concept of documenting everything everywhere as you know. And I loved the free little labels that Michelle made with titles like […]