Do you ever hit a creative stumbling block? Or just don’t have the mental stamina to take on something major? How about a quick little collage with magazine pages. I especially like doing this with calendar images. Since the images already relate to one another, it makes for easier going. Here’s one I did with…
I have to admit: it’s pretty exhilarating to be on an episode of The Quilt Show! It went live a few days ago and I’m really happy with the results! Check out the trailer: In this episode I teach three different segments. 1 – Drawing inspiration from a photo. (But not reproducing it perfectly.) 2…
I’ve been BUSY getting a new online class ready to go. It’s called Sticky Fingers and it’s a glued collage technique. This is the class sample: I really love it. For the purposes of the course I needed to make another one, so I could record it. And I chose pastel colors. VERY unusual for…
You’re invited into my home to see the quilts I have on display. That’s a good way to pass the time, right? Come on in. After viewing it, please visit the video page on my website to see my other offerings. I’m planning on making other short videos. Anything you’d especially like to see? I’m…
My magazine paper collage, Three Cherries, is now complete and I’m very happy with it! I love the texture that the text of the pages adds. Cool, right? This technique is super easy: spread/paint matte medium on your surface, add a little bit of torn paper, and smooth on another layer of medium. The only tricky…
Inspired by the work of Derek Gores, I decided to make a glued collage with magazine pages. I’ve done this before on a small scale. This time I moved up to a whopping 16 x 20. This was my inspiration photo. It’s a combination of 3 photos which I manipulated and merged on my computer….
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I like to interpret foliage and scenery around me. The problem is that my literal brain wants to depict my photos exactly as they are. But, I know my quilts will be more interesting if I can put my own personal spin on…
From the Ellen Lindner 1st Edition Art Adventure Dictionary: art-ing, v. the act of experimenting in an artful way Arting is just what I did on a long cross-country flight. These were the supplies I took with me: InkTense blocks, portable water filled brushes, latex gloves, a glue stick, and my sketch book.* First, I tried to…