The art challenge for the Documented Life Project for week 42 was : “Stars”. Jan: I’ve been trying to add more watercolor practice into my creative exercises and decided to make a watercolor galaxy filled with stars for this challenge. While the … Continue reading →
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 →
Inspiration is not always something that naturally begins within us. Do you often feel stuck when it comes to starting a project? Do you stare blankly at the page or fabric and feel absolutely uncreative? Just because you feel this … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When I was a child, Christmas took forever to arrive. Now as an adult the time flies by so quickly I am once again thinking it can’t be almost the end of another year already. Christmas is 11 weeks away. Now … Continue reading →
Now that it is fall, Mom and I decided to take another trip to Silver Dollar City to meet some new and old friends from the crafters that set up booths for the fall festival. We got to talk to Dennis … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →