The Beauty of Ink
The art challenge for the 17th week of the Documented Life Project was to use ink. The journal prompt was “Before the ink is dry.” Jan: A few weeks ago I was playing around with embossing foil by hand and … Continue reading →
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Combining Marking Pens with Alcohol for Paper Art
Three of the grandkids were over one evening and as happens many times at our house they wanted to do some kind of art project. I had seen images online of marking pens used on fabric and then treated with rubbing alcohol … Continue reading →
Cry Me a River of Acrylics
The art challenge for week 15 of the Documented Life Project was to use acrylics as part of the theme of exploring paints and inks. The journal prompt was “Cry Me a River.” Jan: For this challenge I combined two … Continue reading →
Embossed Foil with Alcohol Ink
A while back my sister showed me a technique for embossing foil by folding a piece of foil several times for thickness and placing it into an embossing folder to run through the CuddleBug machine. I then added a layer of white gesso … Continue reading →
Water Under the Bridge
Week 14 of the Documented Life Project started a new month’s theme of exploring inks and paints. The first art challenge was watercolors with the journal prompt being, “It’s water under the bridge.” Jan: I kept it simple this time- … Continue reading →
Making a Unique Element for Your Mixed Media
The Documented Life Project art challenge for week 13 was to make a custom element. Melinda, the grandkids, and I each rode in a different direction in pursuing this challenge which fit in well with the journal prompt quote: “Ride the … Continue reading →
Focus on This
The art challenge for week 12 of the Documented Life Project 2015 was “As a Focal Point” with the journal prompt, “Coming into Focus”. The phrase focal point means the center of interest or activity. So in an art piece, … Continue reading →
Inspiration From a Blind Painter
If you loved to paint and lost your eyesight, would that stop you from painting? It didn’t stop this man. Sargy Mann’s story will inspire you to move beyond whatever you consider a block to your creative expression. He just … Continue reading →
Doodle Borders
The theme for March was “Making Marks” using doodles and marks such as stamps in the Documented Life Project. The art challenge for week 11 was borders and the journal prompt: “Borderline feels like I’m going to lose my mind.” … Continue reading →