I hadn’t planned on doing another post on handmade cards so soon, but then Father’s Day was incoming and I spent days working on the card for my Pa. So, since this is what my week mainly creatively consisted of, here’s ANOTHER HANDMADE CARD! I knew I wanted to do a knight theme for myContinue reading “Father’s Day Card”
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The Art of the Envelope
Last week I played around with a new watercolor technique, and as always I ended up with some small paintings and nothing in particular to do with them. I realized they would make the perfect little summer cards to send out to a few people, and that means DECORATING ENVELOPES!!! I’ve had a long traditionContinue reading “The Art of the Envelope”
Doodling
This post is in praise of doodlin’! After all, it’s been my longest standing creative practice, scribbling upon the edges of my notebooks and journals from as far back as I can remember right up to today. Since starting this bog I’ve been doodling less, allowing other more time-consuming art projects to act as outletsContinue reading “Doodling”
Keep that Creative Fire Burning!
This week I attended a free event at one of my favorite shops in the whole wide world: Two Hands Paperie. This local Boulder store specializes in stationary and pens, but they offer a huge range of art-making classes and products to salivate over. The event I went to featured an artist named Cynthia Morris,Continue reading “Keep that Creative Fire Burning!”
Geometrical Drawings
In last week’s post I shared some cards I’d made. For one of them, I needed to draw a perfect triangle. Well, this girl has carefully avoided anything remotely resembling math as much as possible, so I had to do some research and then pull out my hardly-used compass. The triangle indeed came out perfect,Continue reading “Geometrical Drawings”
Ignite the Jetpack!
I had a vision around this time last year (not in like a super spiritual sense, just ya know a picture in my head), of a girl with glowing hair jet-packing her way out of watery depths with golden bubbles shimmering beneath her. I immediately did a brief sketch in the journal I keep forContinue reading “Ignite the Jetpack!”
Watercolor Pencils
Despite my claim in my last blog (that Christmas for me isn’t about presents but presence), I got quite a haul of creative goodies this year! Brian’s parents, BJ and Mike, were particularly gracious in getting me Arches watercolor paper, two Winsor & Newton Series 7 kolinsky sable brushes, and a Daniel Smith watercolor dotContinue reading “Watercolor Pencils”
CRAYONS
I’m in New Jersey this week visiting my fabulous friend Nicki and her family. Since both her boys are youngsters, crayons have reigned supreme in my creative life since arriving. I hadn’t dabbled with crayons since I was a kid, but I quickly appreciated the utter lack of seriousness of the medium. They cost nextContinue reading “CRAYONS”
Sketchbook Update: September
If you’re new to the site, allow me to explain: I’m learning to draw. These last two months I’ve made an effort to sketch daily, and while some days (ok, even a week here and there) I’ve failed at that commitment, I have been steadily drawing throughout these last two months (you can find my AugustContinue reading “Sketchbook Update: September”
Old-Timey Dresses I
I am obsessed with old-timey things.[1] When I was a kid I would draw dresses all of the time. I was obsessed with fashion and fashion history.[2] Now, instead of drawing dresses, I watch very opulent period pieces and read historical romance novels.[3] However, this week I have returned to my childhood pastime. Here isContinue reading “Old-Timey Dresses I”
Compulsive Creation 