Nov
06
And the winner is……
Random Number Generator picked comment #11….which is this one:
Posted by: ilese | November 03, 2014 at 10:28 AM
Congrats, and a BIG thank you to everyone for your lovely comments!
Dina
Nov
03
Art Journal Courage is HERE! Enter to win a signed copy!
Yahoo, it's here, it's here!
I want to share with you what I wrote in the introduction to this book. It captures the essence of the book…
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. –Sylvia Plath
“I can’t draw.”
“I can’t layer.”
“I can’t use my own photo, I’m not photogenic.”
Do I need to go on? I hear these objections, and more, all the time. Sometimes we hold ourselves back, we tell ourselves we can’t create the art we long to create. We think we can’t draw. Or we don’t know how to layer. We don’t like to use our own image. We’re afraid to step out of the art journal and make other projects.
Let’s stop the self-doubt and negative self-talk and open ourselves up to possibility and progress. I want you to be open, to be willing to make art you don’t like. I want you to practice every day, to be devoted to your art-making. Together we’ll face common artistic fears, validate those fears, and then overcome them.
By facing and acknowledging your fears, you can garner the courage to press on despite them. Practice and devotion will help you to conquer those fears and create with courage. When you create with courage, you will create more art and better art than you ever have before.
Are you ready?
So…are you ready? Let's make some art!
I get emails all the time asking me where you can buy my book. A fabulous place to buy it is at your local art/stamping/mixed media store. I am a big believer in supporting local business. You can also find it at your local bookstore, the North Light online shop, at the big-box bookstores, etc. If your local store doesn't have my book, ask for it!
AND… I am giving away one signed copy of my new book. Woo hoo!
Simply leave a comment for a chance to win. The rules…ONE comment per person, please. I will draw the winner in a random draw on Thursday, Nov 6th.
Oct
30
Interrupting the art for a post…our home is for sale!
Interrupting the art for a bit to mention that our home is for sale! It's in Glendale, AZ, near the Arrowhead area. If you're interested in more details, contact Lorraine Hollingsworth at HomeSmart Realty, 602.330.5972, phxhollingsworth@gmail.com.
Oct
20
Someday is here! Time for Back2Back with Dyan Reaveley and Dina Wakley
Back2Back: Collage
an online class
with Dyan Reaveley
and Dina Wakley
$75.00
What is Back 2 Back?
One topic.
Two artists.
Two perspectives.
Many techniques.
Lots of inspiration.
Artistic conversation about the process of art making.
Join Dyan and Dina for a collage adventure!
We start class by showing you some of our most beloved background techniques. We each make two similar backgrounds, so that we can trade with each other. Watch us squirm as we take on the challenge to create on each other's work. The result is lots of laughs and lots of artistic inspiration!
What you get:
- Two background techniques, one Dyan style, one Dina style.
- Two collage methods, one Dyan style, one Dina style.
- A lively conversation about collage and art-making.
- FOUR art journal pages created in front of your eyes in over three hours of narrated video. The content is equivalent to a 3-hour class with Dyan and a 3-hour class with Dina.
- PDF supply list.
- PDFs of Dyan's and Dina's finished pages.
- Digital downloads of the backgrounds Dyan and Dina created so that you can work on them, too.
- Permanent access to class materials.
- Facebook group in which you can share your work and chat with other students. (Look for Back2Back on Facebook.)
Who We Are
Dyan Reaveley is a mixed-media artist and teacher. Her eclectic style comes through in her vibrant color combinations of inks and paints, using text as an insightful design element. She is known for her creativity with layering color, images and thought-provoking collages.
As a Ranger Signature Designer, Dyan designs a line of mixed-media art supplies that includes books, inks, stamps, stencils, journals, and more. Look for the Dylusions Line by Ranger at a store near you.
Dyan owns a teaching and design studio, Art from the Heart, in Harrogate, in the north of England. Dyan's mission is to introduce everyone to the fabulous therapy that is art journaling and creating mixed-media art.
You can visit Dyan at
http://dyan-reaveley.blogspot.com/
Dina Wakley is a mixed-media artist and teacher. She loves everything about art: creating it, thinking about it, looking at it, and teaching it.
Dina is passionate about teaching art. She teaches both in-person and online workshops. She is a docent at the Phoenix Art Museum, where she gives tours to school groups and gets kids excited about art.
As a Ranger Signature Designer, Dina designs a line of mixed-media art supplies that includes acrylic paints, mediums, brushes, rubber stamps, stencils, and more. Look for the Dina Wakley Media Line by Ranger at a store near you.
Dina's book Art Journal Freedom: How to Journal Creatively With Color & Composition
You can visit Dina at https://www.dinawakley.com
Ready to join us?
How to buy Back2Back:
Go to https://dinawakley.com/store/
Create an account, if you don't already have one.
Click on "Back2Back: Collage."
Put the class in your cart.
Check out with PayPal.
How to access your class:
Go to https://dinawakley.com/store/
Log into your account. Click on "My Classes," which will appear near the top left. You will see your class.
How to access the Facebook group:
Search for Back2Back on Facebook or go to
https://www.facebook.com/groups/917781621569375/
Questions? Email me at dina@dinawakley.com
Oct
16
Come and take a class with me in Scottsdale!
I am teaching two classes at Frenzy Stamper in Scottsdale on Oct 30th…join me!
Oct
10
Playing with the vaseline technique…
Fun to mess around with the vaseline technique!
What I do is start with some sort of background. Then I wipe some vaseline onto the page in a few areas. Then I paint over the vaseline carefully. You need to overlap the paint layer from the vaseline to the plain paper. Let the paint dry. When it's dry, wipe off the vaseline (the paint over the vaseline won't be dry, so you can wipe it away). Fun. Love the grungy effect you can get.
What's on the page: Dina Wakley media acrylic and vaseline.
Oct
07
Drawing…this time with an china marker…
Grabbed a china marker for this one instead of my trusty and loved Stabilo All pencil. Gives a similar look without the water solubility. Still isn't permanent, though…will rub off easily.
Oct
03
She is calm…
If I write it down, will it make it so?
What's on the page: Dina Wakley Media acrylics, Stabilo All pencil, Dylusions inks, collage image, Neocolor II crayons.
Sep
30
Page over a page…
When I was journaling, I was working organically through four different journals. I came to a half-done page and started painting over it…you can see parts of the half-done page underneath the vine.
Is it done now? Who knows.
What's on the page: Dina Wakley Media acrylics, Dylusions inks, Stabilo All pencil, Stickles, tag.
Sep
26
Join us for Radiant Faces!–reposting bc class starts soon!
Click here to view more details and sign up for Radiant: Faces
What is it? It's a class put together by Effy Wild…nine teachers, nine styles, nine faces, nine characters, 18 lessons.
It is going to be fun and fulfilling, and you will grow as an artist and a person. Join us!
Click here to view more details and sign up for Radiant: Faces
Congratulations on your new book. Thank you for the chance to win a copy. I feel inspired already!