Come and make art with me!
Aug 4 & 11, 2015: Art Unraveled, Phoenix, AZ.
Aug 7-9, 2015: Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Lake Worth, FL.
Aug 14-16, 2015: My Heart’s Fancy, Oklahoma City, OK.
Aug 21-23, 2015: Absolutely Everything, Topsfield, MA.
I know I've shared this before, but I thought I'd mention again that I have a board where I pin artwork done with my Dina Wakley Media Line products.
There are lots of cute projects, from art journal pages to tags to cards. I do pin some of my stuff to the board, but I also pin work by others that I spot on Pinterest. If you do something with my products, link me to your blog and I will pin it to the board.
Howdy! Do you have any journal pages, mop-up pages, or gelli prints that you don't like much? Check the Ranger blog today for a quickie tutorial…I show you how easy it is to recycle those "so-so" pieces into an adorable card.
I work in three or more journals at a time. I know I've described my organic working method in the past. I never do a page from start to finish in a sitting. Instead I paint a little, throw the journal behind me and grab another one, paint or draw or stamp or collage a little, then throw that one behind…lather, rinse, repeat. I love working like this. It releases the pressure of having to finish something and just encourages play.
Here's a pic I took of my floor after a few hours of art-ing.
Not sure if I ever shared these. I taught my mark-making class at Art from the Heart back in Oct of 2014. These were a few of my class samples that day. The one is the middle…look at it carefully and you'll see a woman bent over, with her arms folded. I find her to be so very emotive and sad. The one of the left is a woman holding a baby (I alllllwwwaaaays see a woman holding a baby in my marks). The one of the right is a dancer.
In early June I got to spend a week at Ranger Ink. It was so great to go there and meet all the people who work so hard to make Dina Wakley Media products, as well as all of the other fabulous Ranger products. I got to meet the awesome art department, production, plus lots of other staff. What many people don't know is that Ranger manufactures its inks and paints and mediums right in the production facility in New Jersey. It's so fun to see the factory lines running and everything being made and packaged. Really impressive and cool.
I got to be there with Tim Holtz and Mario Rossi, which made it SO fun. They showed me the ropes, and we laughed and ate and laughed. Sprinkles, anyone? (inside joke…).
Here are a few highlights:
Mario was kind enough to follow me around the factory and get pictures of me next to my products. Here are my paint labels:
Here are my stamps, ready to be sent out for orders:
Here is a big barrel of Turquoise paint, ready to go to the tube filler.
Empty tubes, waiting to be filled:
I just need one of everything. Or two. Or a hundred.
I taught a quick class to the art department, we had fun and made a mess! Pics are from Mario:
We decided to get ice cream and walked into Carvel 5 minutes before it closed. Oh boy, that started an obsession. We went every night. Mmm, Sprinkles. Hey, look at that giant fudgie on the wall!
We had some good meetings about upcoming releases. I am so excited about what is in the works for Dina Wakley Media! Good things are ahead!
I am reposting this because of troubles with the link…
Here ya go!
I am super excited to announce that the Back2Back retreat is BACK!
Link is fixed…click here for the details!
The basics….B2B is a weekend (coughcough now two, actually coughcough) hosted by the awesome Michelle McCosh, owner of Everything Scrapbooks and Stamps. You will be with me, Dyan Reaveley, and your tribe, your peeps, your people. You know, your ART PEOPLE…people who don't look at you cross-eyed when you say you make mixed-media art and keep an art journal!
Won't you come and make art with us?
Hello! Well, July is fast approaching. Here is where I will be in July. Contact the stores for class info and sign up details:
July 10-12, 2015: Ephemera Paducah, Paducah, KY.
July 14-15, 2015: Ink Paper Rubber, Overland Park, KS.
July 17-19, 2015: Scrapbook Island, Los Gatos, CA.
July 25-26, 2015: Studio CrescenDoh, Santa Ana, CA. Class Links Here and Here.
July 31, 2015: Scraps of Love, Peoria, AZ. One class, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Howdy! I have been moving my files from an old computer to a new computer, deleting photos, etc. I was going through my "Art" folder, and fold some oldies but goodies. It got me thinking about my art journey.
I started art journaling in 2004, after keeping a personal journal since I was 9 (I have 18 volumes on my shelf). My early art journaling had lots of glazing and collage:
In 2008 and 2009 I started playing around with silhouettes:
In 2010, I kept playing with silhouettes, collage & stamping, and started painting over photographs.
In 2011, I decided I would teach myself to draw.
In 2012 and 2013, I kept practicing! At this point I had filled dozens of art journals.
In 2014, I was privileged to join Ranger! I am still practicing, practicing, practicing.
In 2015, I am still plugging along. I teach. I journal as often as I can. I paint big and small paintings. I stamp. I make tags. I scrapbook. I love to make art. LOVE it.
What has your art journey been like?
