These figures are some of the most honest and vulnerable works I’ve created in a while. I’m thankful for every cathartic stitch.
Maybe these stitches are really more like sutures? Holding me together while I heal.
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Sometimes an idea for a painting presents itself as an image. Other times, it's in a story.
Searching for Home, in a rare occurrence, came to me as both.
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Found poems are "the literary equivalent of a collage". They can be created to use in mixed media art or created to stand alone as they are. I share what I keep in my found poetry kit and a few tips to create your own found poetry!
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A vlog in which I celebrate my first time being published in Somerset Apprentice Magazine! I also ramble about this new site and other stuff. Come watch me laugh at myself and be awkward! You know you want to...
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I'm taking the Painterly Portrait class by Julie Johnson on the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network. It's a self-paced online course which means I have access to the information whenever I want, but not the instructor (though it looks like questions are eventually answered). This suits me fine! Julie has offered a wealth of information and any/all basic questions have been answered in the comment forum.
As I mentioned in my Face Book post, I'm working toward getting through my fear of creating faces. Though I've been painting faces for a little while now, I've never truly learned some of the fundamentals. So, when Jeanne Oliver announced she was having a 50% off sale on her classes a few weeks ago, I leaped at the chance to take this class.
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A Strathmore toned gray sketchbook is where I did the necessary work of confronting my fear of creating faces. I call it the Face Book.
I'd reached a point creatively where my fear was getting in my way. I was frustrated by my lack of knowledge and inability to create what and how I needed to. I was so frustrated, in fact, that I was intensely discouraged.
Then came the Face Book.
I'd purchased the little Strathmore sketchbook some time ago during a sale at a local store. One day I picked it up and decided to create as many "ugly" faces as I needed to so I could become comfortable with the challenge of creating them. Creating things over and over again is basically what an artistic study is, so this would be mine.
My practice was my curiosity in action.
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