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Fall Crafter- Darla Zook with Watercolor

Posted on October 24, 2014 by JanOctober 24, 2014

I am fascinated with watercolor paintings. When we met Darla Zook at the Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City this fall, she was bubbling over with enthusiasm to share her love of watercolor. She truly exuded something Melinda and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration, Painting | Tagged artist, Darla Zook, Harvest Festival, silver dollar city, watercolor

Documented Life Project- Week 41

Posted on October 20, 2014 by JanOctober 20, 2014

The art challenge for week 41 in the Documented Life Project was: “Polka Dots”. Jan: If you have not already read it, you need to see {this post} I wrote about the process I used to print the black surrounding the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2014, Gelli Plate Printing, Papercrafts | Tagged buttons, Documented Life Project, gelli plate, oil pastels, paper, polka dots

Documented Life Project- Week 40

Posted on October 18, 2014 by JanOctober 18, 2014

The art challenge for Week 40 in the Documented Life Project was to: “Paint or color with three colors you never use.” Jan: I don’t think that there are three colors I never use, but I tried to think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2014, Draw With Me, Painting | Tagged colored pencils, Documented Life Project, Gotham, leaves, Penguin, portrait, watercolor

Using Paper Punches With Gelli Prints

Posted on October 16, 2014 by JanOctober 16, 2014

I like to experiment with my creativity tools to find new ways of using what I already have. Sometimes it leads to a mess, and sometimes it leads to a new discovery. I wanted to make a gelli print with … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Gelli Plate Printing | Tagged butterflies, circles, gelli plate, homemade gelli plate, paint, paper punch, snowflakes

Documented Life Project- Week 39

Posted on October 8, 2014 by JanOctober 8, 2014

Week 39’s challenge in the Documented Life Project was to:”Add splatters and drips.” Jan: For my drips and splatters I decided to do a fall watercolor. The tree trunks were created by dropping brown paint at the edge of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2014, Draw With Me, Painting | Tagged colored pencils, Documented Life Project, fall, leaves, paint, trees, watercolor

Documented Life Project- Week 38

Posted on October 4, 2014 by JanOctober 4, 2014

The art challenge for week 38 in the Documented Life Project was: “Draw, paint, doodle, sketch a feather onto your page.  Don’t draw, paint, doodle or sketch?  Incorporate a real feather onto your page!  Get creative and have fun!” Jan: … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2014, Draw With Me, Painting | Tagged colored pencils, Documented Life Project, feather, mask, watercolor

Handmade Buttons to Transform Jacket

Posted on October 2, 2014 by JanOctober 2, 2014

First of all, welcome to all of our new readers who are joining us because you read my guest blog post on Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s blog, Balzer Designs. I shared a technique using polymer clay, alcohol ink, and her stencils … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Clay, Sewing, Transform It | Tagged buttons, clay, handmade, jacket, polymer, transformation

Recycled Jeans to Art Smocks

Posted on September 24, 2014 by JanSeptember 24, 2014

Two special little girls in my life just celebrated their first birthday. I wanted to get them started on their creative journey by giving them their first art supplies and decided they needed art smocks. I cut off the lower … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Sewing | Tagged applique, art smocks, basting spray, embroidery, ladybugs, recycled jeans, sewing, tutorial

Documented Life Project- Week 37

Posted on September 23, 2014 by JanSeptember 23, 2014

The art challenge for week 37 of the Documented Life Project was to: “Use white pen prominently on your page.” Jan: A few weeks ago my husband discovered a new vine with amazing flowers growing on our property. Neither of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Documented Life Project 2014, Draw With Me | Tagged Documented Life Project, passion flower, watercolor, white pen

Lessons From Derwent Academy

Posted on September 20, 2014 by JanSeptember 20, 2014

If you are looking for a place for free art lessons, Derwent Academy offers 6 video online lessons. You just watch the video, complete the assignment, take a photo, or scan your project and upload the picture to Derwent. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Creative Inspiration, Draw With Me | Tagged art lessons, Derwent Academy, drawing

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