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Pear Print

I’ve come to the conclusion that I need a baren, or some kind of printing press if I’m going to make invitations and Christmas cards.– Too time consuming otherwise.

Art Journal-Fish Juggler

Fish Paintings Here is the latest page in my art journal.  I took pictures of it along the way so I could explain the steps. Step One:  I painted watercolors of fish directly into the book, then photographed them so I could print the photos smaller onto cardstock. Step Two:  I photocopied sheets of old …

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A Collage Sketch

This is one of my first attempts at collage.  Having just read a book on the matter, I felt obliged to include nearly every technique available to me. The girl’s face is a acrylic transfer of a photo of my daughter.  One of the problems I found with the acrylic transfer is that when washing …

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My First Beads

These are the first beads I made in my flameworking class.  They’re quite small, less than 1cm across even for the largest.  I should get my second night’s worth of beads out of the annealer tomorrow.

Sewn Signatures

My sister wants to do an art journal exchange with her friend, so I started binding some watercolor paper into signatures.  I got some books on bookbinding, so I started reading them to pick up pointers.  Previously, I had just been doing everything by looking at books and puzzling out how they were made. What …

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