A Mindful Life

Each year, in the last days of Art Every Day Month, my thoughts turn toward Christmas. If I had time and was inclined to make Christmas cards, I think this would make a sweet design. Alas, this one will have to do. I’ve had great fun this month with the process, and I really like [...]

I experimented with polymer clay. The chocolate brown was deeper than I had in mind, so I added transparent gold paint and some green puff paint. It’s not as lightweight as a regular Art Card, but I like it nonetheless. It was a piece I could do while standing in the kitchen as Claire played [...]

In this piece I experimented with image transfer, paper, paint, a piece from a magazine bead necklace, a crushed bean shell, and seed beads. Texture 2 / 2.5 x 3.5″ mixed media collage

The base of this card is card stock with a texture stamp in mustard and olive colored ink. I didn’t really like it and thought about tossing it. But I happened to come across some scraps of other paper I used in other cards and got to playing with the arrangement. It absorbed me, and [...]

I wanted to subdue the brightness of the yellow card stock, so I used a texture stamp (made of rubber) and mustard yellow ink. Then I used a sunflower stencil. Simple and fun! Happy Thanksgiving! Sunflower / 2.5 x 3.5″ ink on card stock

I wanted contrast and intensity. I had random scraps. This is what came together! Mesa / 2.5 x 3.5″ collage I wasn’t sure about the difference between a butte and a mesa, so I looked it up. A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides that is smaller in area than [...]

I often like what results when I sit down without intention or agenda and play. Shapely / 2.5 x 3.5″ collage on card stock

When at a loss for inspiration, reach for Crayolas. I still like to color in coloring books too! Scribble / 2.5 x 3.5" crayon on card stock

So tomorrow begins an adventure! We are all getting on a plane to fly to Texas. Other than one overnight in Monterey, we’ve never gone anywhere with Claire. We’re all set! I won’t have access very much to a computer until after December 1. I’ve created blog posts for the remaining days of Art Every [...]

Poor little peacock. This format was too small for him to have a full array of tail feathers. Not So Proud / 2.5 x 3.5″ ink on hand-dyed paper with embellishments