Yesterday’s doodle has gone in an entirely different direction than I expected. And I’m liking it!
#originalart #workinprogress #organicart #intuitiveart #doodleart #abstractart #blackandwhite #creativesandbox #makestuff #20minutesinthemorning
Snapshot from My Studio: March 16, 2016 at 01:25PM
The verso side of a new page spread in my ongoing altered book project.
imagination
and
your dreams
are your chances for happiness
#recto #alteredbook #workinprogress #bookart #bookpagepoetry #whiteoutpoetry #blackoutpoetry #wip #originalart #makestuff #creativesandbox
Snapshot from My Studio: March 16, 2016 at 01:23PM
The recto side of a new page spread in my ongoing altered book project.
First, there’s finding the words, which is challenging and fun. Then I “white-out” everything else with Daniel Smith watercolor ground.
Next step: inking!
It’s all improvisational, except for the whiting-out part. (The least fun part for me–I love being in the spontaneous. ?) #recto #alteredbook #workinprogress #bookart #bookpagepoetry #whiteoutpoetry #blackoutpoetry #wip #originalart #makestuff #creativesandbox
LCN 048: Are You Harboring this Stealth Killer of Creativity & Productivity?
I got an email the other day from one of my students that made me really sad.
She was talking about how challenging it’s been for her to stay creative while dealing with a scary illness in the family, and other really serious life issues.
She knows that when she creates, everything goes better. But too often she still can’t seem to make it happen.
She joined an online class on sketchbooking, in the hopes that it would get her to keep a sketchbook of her daily life…
…but her sketchbook lies unattended most days. [Read more…]
Snapshot from My Studio: March 13, 2016 at 10:10AM
And yet another detail shot of altered book work in progress.
#alteredbook #mixedmedia #bookart #bookpagepoetry #whiteoutpoetry #watercolor #watercolorground #zillerink #originalart