Sunday, October 27, 2019

A Month in My Journal


Last week at the Westcoast Calligraphy Society meeting we learned how to paint watercolor art deco roses, inspired by Mackintosh and Hunter.   They are fun and meditative to paint.  These were done with a very small brush - 2/0.


It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of October!  I haven't done too much in my journal, but in the last month I've got a new chair to draw...


....cleaned out my watercolor palette again...


and of course, drawn my slippers once.



Saturday, October 26, 2019

What Can I Do With All Those Gelli Prints?


I often try and ask Mr. Google this question.  The best answer, as usual, is within me.   

Recently, I had a whim to print with gold paint on black paper.  I made an artist trading card (above), and a few Christmas cards (below). 






Friday, October 18, 2019

Last Peel-Off for Awhile


Peel-Off Sticker and Watercolour, Paper by Memory Box
4 5/8" x 6 7/8"


I've used all of these peel-offs, so I'll be moving on to something else.  A hand-carved stamp, perhaps?  I also want to try stenciling through the negative peel-off leftovers, so who knows where the play will lead!

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Christmas Pretties


These cards were inspired by @ceecee.  She calls them her "pretties" - recycled artwork cut up to make cards. 


Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Christmas Cards


My cleaned out studio has inspired me to get moving on some Christmas cards.  The photo doesn't show the sparkle on the cards or the twinkle in my eye!

Monday, October 7, 2019

October Artist Trading Cards


Fall is firmly ensconced in the rain forest, and it is Thanksgiving in Canada next weekend.  There isn't much art going on in my world as my spare time has been spent doing a major clean out of art supplies.

I did manage some ATC's, some of which included some collage bits I stumbled upon in the clean out process!  I used watercolor crayons on a gelli plate to create the backgrounds and Inkadinkado and Cornish Heritage Farms stamps.  I have an old John Bull printing set that I used to make the word "October" and stamped that on washi tape.