The January theme for Creative Everyday 2009 is . . . Play!
I’ve been feeling less than creative for the past few weeks so I decided to get a head start on one of the projects that I planned on doing in January.
I wanted to try the charcoal technique from a video I posted on the [...]
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We wish you all a Happy Holiday Season!
The Lady with the Unicorn – Photo by Rose Arizmendi
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time”. – Laura Ingalls Wilder
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I’ve been a busy little bee today! I started my morning with a mocha latte, and a few phone calls to friends & family.
Afterwards I cleaned the house, did some baking and rearranged the studio so I have more space to work in. Whew!
Fridays always seem to fly by for me. I think it’s all [...]
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The Swan Maiden painting is almost finished, but I have a few more details I want to add to it. I have been working on this painting off and on since February of this year and promised myself it would be finished by January 2009.
This painting was loosely inspired by the Irish legend of the [...]
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#2 Add Charcoal & Paint To Heavy Gel Texture
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Wow! This looks like fun!
Plexiglass Art and Techniques
Life is “trying things to see if they work.” – Ray Bradbury
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I spent most of the day finishing yesterdays journal and then started a new one. I was having so much fun that before I knew it, the sun was setting.
Now, I have just enough time to take a nice warm bath, slip into my pajamas and watch a movie with my husband. Sounds like a [...]
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Today, I took one look at the stack of magazines on the floor by our sofa and said enough is enough … I started ripping out quotes, meaningful words, slogans, images and tossed these into a clear plastic container.
Afterwards, I remembered purchasing a couple of blank journals a while back, so I decided to collage [...]
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I have enjoyed Creative Everyday so much this year that I’ve decided to participate in Leah’s Creative Everyday 2009 Challenge. I believe it is important to have a place that encourages creativity and a sense of community, and Leah has created just such a place.
“In order to create, we draw from our inner well. This [...]
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I felt creative today and experimented with making some watercolor Christmas cards. I already have prismacolor watercolor pencils, but would like to try Cretacolor pencils in the near future. Tomorrow is my birthday so maybe I will treat myself to a trip to the art store.
Watercolor Pencils: Cretacolor
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