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Tag: stencils

  • Happy May Day

    The day is almost over, but the month has just begun.  A very full schedule ahead.  My lilacs are fragrant, bursting open yesterday.  I found my first four leaf clover of the season.  I didn't get a ding-dong and flower basket (like we did as kids on May Day) but the mailman did ring the bell to deliver a big package of merchandise with the new HIM cd!!!  Mini-tour has started, I get to see them soon after a very long dry spell.  Bags and bins are packed and ready for my departure tomorrow morning – to Far Away Places – a workshop with my friend Lynne.  Looking forward to riding in the van with my band, not literally of course.  A road trip is the perfect way to become immersed with a new album.  I will report in on the weekend after I get back.  The first batch of pre-orders from The Gothic Collection will go out tomorrow too.  Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response.   My manufacturers pulled off a fast turn around.  Life is good!

     

    MW FarAwayPlacesMay2013

     

    MW HIM TearsOnTapeCover

    The first video….

     

     

     

    *waves, and blows kisses*

    p.s.  Gabriele, I got your lovely envelope, and clipping on the collection.  I ordered it…should be here anyday.  Thanks for thinking of me.  It was a super fun thing to get in the mail.  <3

  • Happy May Day

    The day is almost over, but the month has just begun.  A very full schedule ahead.  My lilacs are fragrant, bursting open yesterday.  I found my first four leaf clover of the season.  I didn't get a ding-dong and flower basket (like we did as kids on May Day) but the mailman did ring the bell to deliver a big package of merchandise with the new HIM cd!!!  Mini-tour has started, I get to see them soon after a very long dry spell.  Bags and bins are packed and ready for my departure tomorrow morning – to Far Away Places – a workshop with my friend Lynne.  Looking forward to riding in the van with my band, not literally of course.  A road trip is the perfect way to become immersed with a new album.  I will report in on the weekend after I get back.  The first batch of pre-orders from The Gothic Collection will go out tomorrow too.  Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response.   My manufacturers pulled off a fast turn around.  Life is good!

     

    MW FarAwayPlacesMay2013

     

    MW HIM TearsOnTapeCover

    The first video….

     

     

     

    *waves, and blows kisses*

    p.s.  Gabriele, I got your lovely envelope, and clipping on the collection.  I ordered it…should be here anyday.  Thanks for thinking of me.  It was a super fun thing to get in the mail.  <3

  • Introducing…..new stencils, masks, and stamps!

    Now taking pre-orders….the prototypes are being made, delivery of full inventory should be mid-May.  There are new images for my Green Pepper Press collection and there are some new StencilGirl items too! 

     

    GPP Gothic Collection 2013

    GPP PreOrder Special

    MW NEW SGP May 2013

    GREENPEPPERPRESS.com

     

     

  • Introducing…..new stencils, masks, and stamps!

    Now taking pre-orders….the prototypes are being made, delivery of full inventory should be mid-May.  There are new images for my Green Pepper Press collection and there are some new StencilGirl items too! 

     

    GPP Gothic Collection 2013

    GPP PreOrder Special

    MW NEW SGP May 2013

    GREENPEPPERPRESS.com

     

     

  • coming soon

    I've been off the radar as it's been a busy few weeks here.  I feel like a new parent.  We are very in tune with our new resident, Lucky.  She's a sweet little thing.  We've only heard her meow a few times – the tiniest little sound, although her purring is much more audible.  I'm afraid to let her have full access to the entire home yet so we have her blocked off from the basement and the studio.  Speaking of which, the overhaul went really well.  Still a few things to sort and stow or shake off.  I've gotten rid of so much stuff – it feels really good to have organized alot of it and allowed more s.p.a.c.e.  I've also been designing lots of new things which I will reveal soon.  Some prototype stencils arrived and I had to take a break from cleaning and taxes to shoot them with some spray paint.  These are going to be super fun and will coordinate nicely with the existing stencil patterns.  There will be several in the next release that feature multiple sizes of my favorite shapes.  More soon.  Sending hugs to Boston – my home for many years.

     

    MW New Stencils April 2013

  • coming soon

    I've been off the radar as it's been a busy few weeks here.  I feel like a new parent.  We are very in tune with our new resident, Lucky.  She's a sweet little thing.  We've only heard her meow a few times – the tiniest little sound, although her purring is much more audible.  I'm afraid to let her have full access to the entire home yet so we have her blocked off from the basement and the studio.  Speaking of which, the overhaul went really well.  Still a few things to sort and stow or shake off.  I've gotten rid of so much stuff – it feels really good to have organized alot of it and allowed more s.p.a.c.e.  I've also been designing lots of new things which I will reveal soon.  Some prototype stencils arrived and I had to take a break from cleaning and taxes to shoot them with some spray paint.  These are going to be super fun and will coordinate nicely with the existing stencil patterns.  There will be several in the next release that feature multiple sizes of my favorite shapes.  More soon.  Sending hugs to Boston – my home for many years.

     

    MW New Stencils April 2013

  • i love art: stencils

    So I didn't manage to post my declarations for loving art every day in February, and this post will go up March 1st, but this has been fun and there's more I want to say on the subject so I will continue the quest. 

    Today's subject, no surprise, is stencils (and masks).  I'm sure I'll post more about it at another time when I announce my new collections.  I love finding stencils, and making my own, to use in my work.  I tend to rely on spray paint as a medium because of the quick, deliberate but random means of getting cool effects on the paper or canvas.  As you may know, I launched a series of stencils with Stencil Girl Products in 2011 – it was such a thrill to be invited by Mary Beth and John Shaw to join their team.  I'd been wanting to have stencil line for a long time and so I started with them (and have more coming!) and then I wanted a more personal series, mostly for my workshops, so I now offer stencils, stencil/mask sets, and coordinating rubber stamps at Green Pepper Press.  There will be more designs coming this Spring!  Just last month Stampington started carrying the Stencil Girl Michelle Ward stencils!  If you are interested in making your own, to cut images that elevate your work as unique and authentic, visit my tutorial page. 

     

    MWILOVEARTstencils1

    MWILOVEARTstencils2

    MWILOVEARTstencils3

    MWILOVEARTstencils5

    MWILOVEARTstencils4

    MWILOVEARTstencils6

  • i love art: stencils

    So I didn't manage to post my declarations for loving art every day in February, and this post will go up March 1st, but this has been fun and there's more I want to say on the subject so I will continue the quest. 

    Today's subject, no surprise, is stencils (and masks).  I'm sure I'll post more about it at another time when I announce my new collections.  I love finding stencils, and making my own, to use in my work.  I tend to rely on spray paint as a medium because of the quick, deliberate but random means of getting cool effects on the paper or canvas.  As you may know, I launched a series of stencils with Stencil Girl Products in 2011 – it was such a thrill to be invited by Mary Beth and John Shaw to join their team.  I'd been wanting to have stencil line for a long time and so I started with them (and have more coming!) and then I wanted a more personal series, mostly for my workshops, so I now offer stencils, stencil/mask sets, and coordinating rubber stamps at Green Pepper Press.  There will be more designs coming this Spring!  Just last month Stampington started carrying the Stencil Girl Michelle Ward stencils!  If you are interested in making your own, to cut images that elevate your work as unique and authentic, visit my tutorial page. 

     

    MWILOVEARTstencils1

    MWILOVEARTstencils2

    MWILOVEARTstencils3

    MWILOVEARTstencils5

    MWILOVEARTstencils4

    MWILOVEARTstencils6

  • I love art: rubbings

    I started doing gravestone cakewax rubbings when I lived in Boston.  There are so many beautiful old headstones in the cemeteries and some of the engravings are spectacular, especially for rubbing.  A few years ago I was really into taking crayon rubbings of textures – mostly stamps and stencils.  If you use the side of the crayon, and a heavy hand, you can get really nice wax coverage to reveal the pattern, then overpaint with acrylic for a cool resist.  You can even iron off the original wax for another effect.  Why rub?  It's just a way of making your own collage elements.  The additional bonus is that once you start doing it you will start seeing interesting patterns and textures everywhere.  Don't you love that?  A simple case of heightened awareness and suddenly you see your surroundings differently.  In these samples I show both current and archived rubbings, some with painted layers to demonstrate the resist.  I also include some journal pages that show how you might incorporate a rubbing.

     

    MWILOVEARTrubbings1

    MWILOVEARTrubbings22

    MWILOVEARTrubbings3

    MWILOVEARTrubbings4

  • I love art: rubbings

    I started doing gravestone cakewax rubbings when I lived in Boston.  There are so many beautiful old headstones in the cemeteries and some of the engravings are spectacular, especially for rubbing.  A few years ago I was really into taking crayon rubbings of textures – mostly stamps and stencils.  If you use the side of the crayon, and a heavy hand, you can get really nice wax coverage to reveal the pattern, then overpaint with acrylic for a cool resist.  You can even iron off the original wax for another effect.  Why rub?  It's just a way of making your own collage elements.  The additional bonus is that once you start doing it you will start seeing interesting patterns and textures everywhere.  Don't you love that?  A simple case of heightened awareness and suddenly you see your surroundings differently.  In these samples I show both current and archived rubbings, some with painted layers to demonstrate the resist.  I also include some journal pages that show how you might incorporate a rubbing.

     

    MWILOVEARTrubbings1

    MWILOVEARTrubbings22

    MWILOVEARTrubbings3

    MWILOVEARTrubbings4