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Art Exhibition and Sale
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Join me for a Facebook Live on Sunday August 8 at 2pm Eastern for an art exhibition. I will be sharing my work for sale, telling stories and answering questions. At 4pm Eastern that same day, all the work will be available for purchase in my online shop.
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Shop Update
The shelves of my online shop are once again full
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My New StencilGirl Products Stencils
(and all my other Aladine products)
Creative Team Thank You
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The idea of having my own creative team had been floating around in my head for many years but the time never seemed right...until it did. In October of last year, my first team was formed. The open call described the goals of the team to revolve around creativity, community, mutual support, education, diversity, promotion, innovation, and - of course - art. Just having ended on June 30, I am beyond pleased to say that I think each and every one of those goals was met. And exceeded.
Collage Camp: Registration Open
Registration is now open for Collage Camp - my newest FB Live workshop.
Camp is in session on Tuesday July 13 from 1-4pm EST
Cost of class is $40
Find supply list and register here.
Pack your paper & glue and join me for an afternoon at camp. We start by discussing general collage techniques and approaches This is followed by a review of a series of basic principles underlying the collage process. We will be making a quick “glue and go” collage that illustrates each of the concepts we discuss. These principles are particularly helpful to use when you find yourself creatively stuck. We will then move on to creating a handbound book with pockets which will contain your collage illustrations and notes.
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This will become your handbook of collage and a reference guide that you can refer to once camp is over. After the class is completed, you can choose to continue to decorate your book mixed media style – or leave as is. The concepts covered in this course can be applied to your ongoing work in collage as well as in areas such as painting, art journaling and mixed media.
New Release: PaperArtsy Paint & Stamps
Always excited when the time comes to release new products. The timeline from the original idea to the actual release is always long. It isn't always easy to be patient until I can actually share the creations with you. But it is such a sweet moment when I finally can. Today that moment has once again arrived. Three new sets of stamps and four new paint colors are now officially available to add to your collection.
I present to you: Fuzzy Cactus, Desert Bush, Tundra and Agave.
These four opaque colors are soft, muted desert tones that work well together and maybe even better when used with rust, red, deep navy, organge, and yellow hues. They are all Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics, which means they dry fast, can be written or marked over with any and every pen/mark maker, and will not vause yiou journal or book pages to stick together once air dried. They can be purchased in my shop as a set of four or individually. My collection of colors now totals 28 and all can be found in my online shop. If you want a better view, scroll down to see the artwork in this post, which was made with all four colors plus my very popular basic Heavy Cream.
My three new sets of cushioned cling red rubber stamps all reflect my love of abstract mark making, text, words & phrases, and my distressed, grungy & imperfect style. You can get these in my online shop individually or as a full set of three. My full collection of 24 sets plus my 24 individual mini stamps can all work together to enhance your mixed media backgrounds, borders and focal points. Have a look more closely at my new sets below and the art I made using all my new stamps and paint together. Please note that most of the artwork is also available for purchase and you can follow the links if interested.
Remembrance
Trifecta
And to show how versitile these stamps can be, here is one big flower, definitely one of a kind for me....
Join me for the FB Live reveals...or watch them later on recording.
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Save the Date: Collage Camp
COLLAGE CAMP
A FACEBOOK LIVE WORKSHOP
Tuesday July 13 - 1-4pm EST
$40
Pack your paper & glue and join me for an afternoon at camp. We start by discussing general collage techniques and approaches This is followed by a review of a series of basic principles underlying the collage process. We will be making a quick “glue and go” collage that illustrates each of the concepts we discuss. These principles are particularly helpful to use when you find yourself creatively stuck. We will then move on to creating a handbound book with pockets which will contain your collage illustrations and notes.
This will become your handbook of collage and a reference guide that you can refer to once camp is over. After the class is completed, you can choose to continue to decorate your book mixed media style – or leave as is. The concepts covered in this course can be applied to your ongoing work in collage as well as in areas such as painting, art journaling and mixed media.
Registration opens & supply list posted here at 3pm EST on Wednesday June 23.
Save the Date: New Release
I am excited to share that on Tuesday June 22, I will be revealing my all new stamp sets and paint colors with PaperArtsy.
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Join me Tuesday June 22 at 2:30pm EST in the PaperArtsy People Facebook Group and at 4:00pm EST on my personal FB Profile for the big reveal.
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Then join me at 3pm EST on Wednesday June 23 for a full-on demo using my new products on my FB Personal Profile.
Both the new paint colors and stamps sets will be available for purchase on June 22 at 2:30pm EST from my online shop.
Collaging and Glazing
This past week I focused on a FB Live demo on multiple approaches to glazing over collage. If you missed it Live, you can watch the recording here (actual demo begins at about the 25:00 mark). I started three pieces during the demonstration and was so inspired by the process that i immediately completed all of them. They have since found their way onto the shelves of my online shop.
FREE TO FLY - sold. thank you!
LIMITED EDITION - sold. thank you!
Voyager
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VOYAGER
5 x 5 x 1.5 inch original mixed media artwork on a cradled wood panel
SOLD. THANK YOU
