UV RESIN USING NAIL ART MATERIALS AND JUNK MAIL IMAGES This was supposed to be an entire session dedicated to making inroads into my UFOs (UnFinished Objects) but as usual I ended up doing something else! The second half of the session did go according to plan though, and there will be details…
MASTERBOARD BOOK - BOOK PAGE COLLAGE I have just added another page to the masterboard book which I recently started. It is a book page collage. This was relatively quick to do, because I had a pile of book pages after trimming away the white borders, ready for making tags and other projects.…
ALL MY GOLDS - AN UPDATE In my previous post on this subject, I thought I'd remembered all the golds I have in the studio, but there were several that I forgot. In this post I hope to remedy the situation, and this time I hope I haven't forgotten any! This is page…
TAGS FROM CAT FOOD BOXES My hubby was throwing some cat food boxes into the recycling bin the other day and I intervened on their behalf, offering them a new lease of life. These boxes contain several small tins of the food we get on subscription online. The boxes have some nice plain…
TAG TOPPERS I am currently making a collection of tags from recycled packaging, and as part of the process, I am making tag toppers. This project is also a stand-alone one, because I'm making a large number of these toppers which will go in my stash, ready to be used when required. The…
WATERCOLOUR FLORAL DOODLE Following on from my recent watercolour doodle, I thought I'd have another go at this gorgeous technique. Building it up layer by layer, the result is deceptively complex, when it is actually really easy to do. Layer 1 - Creating the grid I began as before by creating a grid…
VINTAGE GERMAN BOOKS For some time, I have been looking for old German books with their classic Gothic typeface which is highly decorative. I love using old book pages in my art and wanted to include this, to go with a stamp and stencil in my possession which feature it. Book of Hours…
MASTERBOARD BOOK - SCRAP BUSTING PROJECT After quite a lot of precise, detailed work recently, I felt the need to splurge a bit, and have a session splashing about in the studio and getting inky and making a general mess (needing to mop the floor afterwards!). Tea and coffee-dyeing, inking, stamping, stencilling... all…
THE LEAVES OF THE SESSILE OAK Earlier in July, we had a sketching day at Dartington, and I collected some "natural treasures" which I later drew and shared on this post. The sessile oak tree We had our picnic lunch in the shade of a large tree which I later discovered was a…
DOODLING IN CIRCLES Watching a video from a year ago on Zenart Doodle's YouTube channel the other day, I thought I'd give this technique a try. It's a mixed media project, and as you build up the layers, it is hard to imagine the starting point. Looking closely, you can still see it,…
