Entries by Anjuli Johnson

Mixed Media Snowflake Commission

I was approached by a friend of mine a couple weeks ago about doing a commission for her wedding anniversary.  She asked for two things- shades of blue in her wedding colors, and snowflakes.  I drew up a few sketches, and once we decided on a the basic idea, I got to work this mixed […]

DIY Christmas Orbs using mixed media techniques

It’s been several years since I’ve done any decorating for Christmas.  Travelling between families in California and West Virginia meant we haven’t spent a single Christmas at home since my husband and I got married, but this year it’s looking like we’ll have some family coming to us!  I’ve been going crazy with the decorations […]

Christmas mixed media canvas

It’s December!!  I’m so excited for Christmas, I’ve been decorating and diy-ing like crazy!  Not to mention, playing Christmas music 24-7.  :) Amidst all my decorating, I found this amazing set of tissue paper at Tuesday Morning- red and black and white with Christmas text.  It’s perfect for the decor that I have going in […]

Encaustic Art with Contrasting Texture

I have an encaustic piece for you today, with a new video of course!  There is so much awesome contrasting texture in this piece, I love it.  And looking at these pictures, I can see I’ve been working with blue and white a lot lately…  Maybe some green or red for my next project, eh? […]

Mixed Media Mini’s for a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US friends!  I hope that everyone has had a great day wherever you are.  Since it’s a holiday here, I’m doing just a quick post with some mixed media mini’s I finished- the top blue one is acrylic paint with a stamped image in india ink.  I cut out […]

Symbolic Mixed Media Collage- “Windows & Doors”

This mixed media collage is literally a huge mess.  :)  I wasn’t sure what I was doing when I began, I just started working, hoping for it to take on a life of it’s own. Do you ever finish a piece that you don’t really like, but you love all the individual elements and parts that […]