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New article: Cultivating Creativity
Last month the newest issue of Somerset Studio arrived. The theme was "nature", and I showed a canvas made earlier in the year. In addition to the article, Stampington included two of my photos for their "artist pages". I had a love/hate experience working on this large piece, and recognized how uncomfortable I am working big. I'm getting it figured out though and have actually tried a few more since then.
In my next post I will show a few more details, and show you all the stencils I used.
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SALE at StencilGirlProducts.com
A huge stencil sale begins tomorrow (Sunday, November 29) at SGP, and you'll have three days to make some terrific choices for yourself or for gifts! HERE are my designs, but there are SO SO SO many amazing patterns and images, so look around. Sale ends Monday, December 1st. Take advantage of the deal….you deserve a treat this year.
Go visit HERE. Use code joy25
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New article: Buttonhole Books
The Winter issue of Somerset Studio arrived this week. My column features Buttonhole Books – named for the style of binding. It was a really easy method to stitch together pages with an exposed spine. I loved it. There's something really satisfying about working on a project that just fits into the palm of your hand. Here's a sneak peek from Nov/Dec/Jan, out soon at your local bookstore or it can be ordered online at Stampington.com.
For the article I made three books, wrote my text, and took 20+ photos. Since the magazine was a little skimpy on what was shown I have decided to share many more views here, because I can! You'll see the completed books, as well as the full sheet painted papers used as a foundation. It's always fun to start a journal with paint + stencil backgrounds….great jumping off platform, and plenty of opportunities to enhance, elaborate, and unify a spread with more color, pattern, or repetitive motif.
Stencils in these books are from StencilGirlProducts.com and GreenPepperPress.com, as well as some hand cut designs. Rubber stamps used are from ShopTheInkPad.com and GreenPepperPress.com.
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Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 4
Another terrific bundle of creative videos from Nathalie's Creative JumpStart. The theme for Vol. 4 from 2018 is Now We’re Cooking: Mixed Media Art Recipes. My particular segment is titled: Let's Have TakeOut. Ha! Clever of me, right? It's about subtractive stenciling. Loved making the video, some samples from it are shown above.
Best of Creative JumpStart Vol. 4 is the fourth collection of CJS video lessons from the archives. You will receive links to 12 downloadable video lessons from Creative JumpStart 2018. This collection includes project and technique based lessons from 12 unique and super talented mixed media artists. Download the lessons to your library and enjoy learning at your own pace from a diverse group of Creative JumpStart classics. This collection is just $9.99 and available immediately. Get ready to JumpStart YOUR Creativity! Learn more and read a description of the lessons HERE
It's a good time to scoop up this deal, especially if you missed it back in 2018.
Here is a list of the 12 artists and their lesson included in this collection:
- Nat Kalbach: The Secret Ingredient
- Mystele Kirkeeng: A Recipe for Play
- Catherine Scanlon: Traced Flower Painting
- Marsha Valk: Sole Picasso
- Diana Trout: Spice of Life
- Sandra Evertson: Hot Glue Cooking
- Pam Carriker: Mixed Media Angels
- Birgit Koopsen: A Delicious Little Hors D’oeuvre
- Rae Missigman: A Recipe for Color and Resist
- Michelle Ward: Let’s Have Take Out!
- Gwen Lafleur: Collage Papers
- Jen Crossley: Metal Etched Book
And here is a peek at the projects included in this bundle:
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sneak peek
Back in May I began what became an ambitious project. Starting with much different plans, the thing took on a life of its own and eventually morphed into using a familiar medium in a new way. I will show you the results tomorrow. Below is a sneak peek where I used my Damask stencil, rolled across it for an impression, then dusted with gold powder. LOVE how the powder sticks to the clay and stays there after baking.
New-to-me: using clay to mimic hands and faces. Here's a peek at the hand process. Stay tuned for the update on the finished pieces tomorrow.
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stencils + stencils!
So how cool is this? A few months ago Lorna from Martha Stewart Living inquired about my Frond Collection stencils. I've been waiting to hear about the results of the upcoming feature and found a copy of the magazine this week. (July/August issue). It was such a thrill to see my own stencil line (GreenPepperPress.com) along with Mary Beth's (StencilGirlProducts.com) in the article. The spread is also featured on the Martha Stewart website under DIY, see HERE. It's so nice that on the site, and in the magazine, all sources are listed WITH the project – unlike the old days where you had to read the fine print in the back pages to find contact info.
Thanks Lorna + Martha! Cool projects!
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And in more stencil news – it's Mary Beth Shaw's birthday and she's throwing a party where you get to enjoy 14% off your stencil purchases today through Sunday (July 6, 7 8).
All designs are on sale – you can find my designs HERE.
Receive 14% OFF all StencilGirl stencil designs - Use code: MBS14
$100+ orders** CHOOSE 1 FREE Large STENCIL***
***You MUST put the L### in the comment box at checkout. Sorry, no exceptions.**6 of the same size 10% discount is applied first! $100+ orders post-discount.
*Sale does not apply to wholesale accounts or StencilClub membership.The stencil sale begins July 6th and ends July 8th at 11:59 p.m. CST
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MindFULLness OR MindLESSness?
Happy Monday. I'm the guest over at StencilGirlTalk – the blog for StencilGirlProducts. I think one of the hidden secrets of stencils is to use them as templates to help you draw. We all LOVE using stencils with paint, but how about relying on them to use with pen only?
Go see my tutorial! Disclaimer: once you start, it's hard to stop! Visit HERE.
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new article: shadow play
The latest Somerset Studio has arrived – March/April 2018. My column features recent experiments with paper cutting to create shadows. The first photo is a close-up I took of one piece – derived from my Rose Window stencil. I've always been intrigued by illuminated dimensional art, and while I didn't take mine that far, it was a fun self-imposed assignment to create pattern and depth with paper and just a few tools. As I was turning the pages of the new issue, it was a nice surprise to land on Mary Beth Shaw's interesting article on pigments – there's a full page of my Maltese Mix stencil. Very cool.