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Mixed Media abstract art with quilling strips

Pacific Reef- mixed media art

I've been a little obsessed with Emerald Green lately.  I think it's the coming onset of Spring- it can't come soon enough for me!  The trees in North Carolina are about to burst into life- I'm waiting with bated breath and working with…
mixed media encaustic art with quilled paper pieces

Encaustic Art with Paper Elements

I've been doing a bit of practicing recently. Encaustic is one of my favorite artistic mediums to use in mixed media art, but there are times when using my heat tool can really mess up the look I'm trying to create if I'm not very careful. With…

Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?

This is a piece that I've been working on for several months, and it is very religious in nature.  For those 2 reasons, I'm both super excited and very nervous as I share this with you now.  An artist always hopes that their work will be understood…
Steampunk effect mixed media

Creating a Steampunk Effect with Stencils and Modeling Paste

Ok, so I know I'm a little late today.  Goodness, it's taking me a while to understand this new camera.  Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy with it!  But there is a significant learning curve and it's taking me a lot longer than normal…

Symbolic Text

 I've been thinking lately about using symbolic text in my artwork.  Letters and words at their core are just a mix of curved and straight lines.  Language is the art of taking those lines and giving them meaning. The result is that when…

Inspirational collages

According to Wikipedia, “Collage (From the French: coller, to glue) is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.” ancagray…