mixed media quilling mini canvas

The Midas Disease- Mini Edition

Every piece I have created so far has been very different from the pieces that came before it.  Different colors, composition, size, etc.  This is the first piece I've done where I really felt I should do a full line of different sizes in…

Winter is Coming

Well perhaps not quite yet, thanks goodness.  I'm ready for a lot of fun in the sun this summer.  However, after spending the last couple weeks reading The Game of Thrones series (I haven't finished it yet- no spoilers!!) I couldn't think…

Mini Collages

I've been practicing recently on collage form- balance and substance, and judging when a piece is "complete".  It's a tricky concept for me.  I don't know if classes are taught on the subject, but it would make an interesting topic for study. …

Sometimes...

I love paper.  I love tearing it, painting it, crumpling it, and finding the perfect prints for what I'm creating.  For this piece, I used vellum, tissue, cardstock, patterned paper, and cardboard.  I painted some blocks in black and white,…

Natural Growth

One of the things I love about being an artist is the freedom that comes with creation.  Most of my pieces I create because I love the process, I like the combinations and colors I use, and the end result is aesthetically pleasing to me.  In…

Oil Compass

I went to AC Moore recently armed with a 50% coupon.  It was one of those shopping days where everything I wanted was on sale, so finding something to use my coupon on proved to be tricky.  I wandered around for quite a while, weighing different…