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Gelatin Printing for DLP Art Challenge

Posted on May 20, 2015 by JanMay 20, 2015

For week 16, the Documented Life Project was the Gelli® Plate and the journal prompt was , “A lot on my plate.” Jan: This type of monoprinting is a favorite of mine. I like to use my homemade gelatin plate … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015 | Tagged Documented Life Project 2015, gelatin plate, monoprints, Printing, Silver Dollar Plant

Combining Marking Pens with Alcohol for Paper Art

Posted on May 15, 2015 by JanMay 15, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Painting | Tagged alcohol. rubbing alcohol, art, creating, grandkids, kids, markers, marking pens

Cry Me a River of Acrylics

Posted on May 9, 2015 by JanMay 9, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015, Gelli Plate Printing, Painting | Tagged acrylic paint, Documented Life Project 2015

Embossed Foil with Alcohol Ink

Posted on May 4, 2015 by JanMay 4, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration, Transform It | Tagged alcohol inks, embossing, foil, notebook cover, stencils, texture

Water Under the Bridge

Posted on May 3, 2015 by JanMay 3, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015, Painting | Tagged Documented Life Project 2015, water under the bridge, watercolor

Making a Unique Element for Your Mixed Media

Posted on April 25, 2015 by JanApril 25, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015, Stamping | Tagged custom elements, Documented Life Project 2015, mixed media, stamp carving

Focus on This

Posted on April 22, 2015 by JanApril 22, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015, Draw With Me, Gelli Plate Printing | Tagged colored pencils, Documented Life Project 2015, gelli printing, marking pen, watercolor

Inspiration From a Blind Painter

Posted on April 19, 2015 by JanApril 19, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration | Tagged blind painter, Sargy Mann

Doodle Borders

Posted on April 18, 2015 by JanApril 18, 2015

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 →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015 | Tagged borders, Documented Life Project 2015, doodles, gelli print, strings

Making Marks with Doodles

Posted on April 11, 2015 by JanApril 11, 2015

Each month the Documented Life Project issues a new overall theme for the weekly art challenges. For March the theme was “making your mark” with doodles and mark making. We were both a little challenged by this–  perhaps because Melinda … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2015 | Tagged colored pencils, colored pens, Documented Life Project 2015, doodles, watercolor

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