Art Journaling & Mixed Media Art
by Aisling D'Art
Yes, I was going to start this later in the year, but today seems like a good day for a freebie. So here it is: Click here for a free, hippie-style coloring page. You’ll receive a b&w PDF that will print on letter-sized paper. It’s a large, printable version of the artwork above. It’s available…
Well, it’s been a couple of months since Facebook banned me. In the interim, I’ve paused a LOT of what I was doing. I knew that I needed to regroup. This blog post is going to be stream-of-consciousness and long. Because: A lot is changing. So, I’m putting the key points in bold type, so…
Yesterday, in the middle of writing a post to help people opt-out of Facebook using your posts and photos, Facebook deleted my account. In other words, Facebook’s AI ‘bots were watching my keystrokes. (That’s kind of creepy. Logical, but still creepy.) I guess I was being too loud about Facebook’s June 26th deadline to protect…
Artistamps are part of a larger art form called mailart. It’s been popular in different eras, most recently in the 1970s, then in the 1990s, and now – in the 21st century – it’s growing in popularity again. WHAT IS MAILART? Mailart (also called “mail art”) is art sent through the mail, and it’s visible…
Recently, having misplaced my own copy of the 1000 Journals Project book, I ordered another. Seeing it again, after all these years, was astonishing. Even now, it feels like that being part of that art journal/project was a “right time, right place” moment. Even more bizarre, I received it at 9/11, and – a few…
Yesterday, when we arrived home after lots of errands, I felt like I needed to create another art journaling collage in my daily series. The problem was, I was tired and cranky, and in perfectionist mode as I worked. I think it turned out pretty well, despite how much I got in my own way….
When I sit down (or work at my standing desk), I like all of my art journaling supplies tidy and well-organized. If I have to interrupt my creative flow to search for a particular brush, or paint, or adhesive, or collage element, it can take far too long to get back “in flow.” Here’s what’s…
Earlier this week, I decided it’s time to resume daily art journaling. So, I created this collage: The next day, trying to work on another mixed media collage, I realized that the art/studio side of my home office was a mess. Okay, maybe not a total mess, but I needed to create order and space…
I love-love-LOVE this table for working on art. The surface is huge. It’s especially good for art journaling, which I used to do on the floor, or sitting – hunched over – on my bed. Now, no more backache! And I can control the light, with a nearby standing lamp. As an artist with a…
This week, I tested a set of 120 colored pencils, sent to me by Kalour (via Amazon). My initial impression was, “Wow! That’s a LOT of pencils in one small container.” I almost expected them to be skinny, tiny pencils. They weren’t. They’re full-sized, and come pre-sharpened. The range of colors is impressive. Warm colors,…