Unraveling through mark making with Jenny Doh

By on 5-16-2015 in Life Book 2015, Mixed Media

We were introduced to Jenny Doh earlier in the year with an interview and this week we watched her play with her paints and inks. Awesome playfulness became this Fantastical Awesome Gilded Awk … not Auk because my guy is awkward but splendid. I turned my page and he came calling. He whispered that he was a gilded awk and of course I had to oblige. His little buddies came about after I had thought I had finished and was drying the piece. Out they came with their part of the story.

unravelng

Behold the Duck by Ogden Nash, one more for the quote challenge at Just Arts site

By on 5-07-2015 in digital art and scrapbooking site, Just Art, Just Art Challenge

This page was done with the kit so generously given to us by Robyn of Red Dog Designs. The only piece that didn’t come with the kit is the duck tail although it was created with one of the papers. Lots of filters and transparencies went into this piece and some colour changes as well. A lot of fun to create .. thanks Robyn !!

Behold the Duck, Ogden Nash

Stamping Light and Shadow with Jessica Swift, Lifebook 2015

By on 5-07-2015 in Journal pages, Life Book 2015, Mixed Media

Carving stamps is one of my favourite things to do. Making stamps of any kind is a blast and you know what you get is what you are looking for because you made it that way. The play of light and dark blues is a perfect setting for these carved stamps. Once one stamp was carved I turned it over and created another on the back. Not as detailed and deep as the original but fun just the same. Value is the word I picked for Life Book this year … to remind me to value myself as much as I value everybody else. That’s not selfish, but self preservation so I can serve those around me and keep on doing it.

light and shadow

Road Less Traveled, Robert Frost, a digital mixed media piece

By on 5-05-2015 in Digital Images + Collage, Journal pages, Just Art, Just Art Challenge

Robert Frost is one of my favourite poets and this poem, A road less traveled is a favourite. I try to take that less traveled road as often as I can. This piece was done for an May challenge at the Just Art site. We could not use an image or photo. I used water colour brushes, brushes I created from old out of copywrite books, filters and transparency. The colours were used from a Copic colour palette, I love how vibrant and real the look in the piece.

Road less travelled