Here is the first one. I call it Fox on Top.
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Collage with Fox
Thursday, November 30, 2017
I can't believe it's been since July since I last posted! I really haven't been too active with my own art making. I have been making collages here and there in my art journal. I have also been focusing my extra time into my teaching blog and online shop, which is Art is Basic. I have a few collages to post and I will do so over the next couple of blog posts.
Here is the first one. I call it Fox on Top.
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Here is the first one. I call it Fox on Top.
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How to Make a Collage Christmas Tree
Monday, December 19, 2016
Are you looking for a fun art project to try over winter break with your kids? Here is one that is sure to be festive, fun and creative!
What you will need:
2. Start by painting in the sections of the tree with various shades of green. Get your brush nice and wet while painting.
3. While the paint is still wet, I like to dab in other colors that are similar (yellows, turqouises, different shades of green). The colors blend and spread in a way that is unique to watercolors.
4. When you are finished painting the tree, let it dry for several hours.
5. While it is drying, take some time to gather the items that you will use to decorate the tree. I have a stash of paper scraps that I keep handy for projects like these. Use scrapbook paper, previously painted pages, magazine cut outs or stickers. I happened to have an astronomy magazine which had some really beautiful celestial images as well as some children's magazines that had that moon image.
I also belong to a really fun Stickers of the Month club called Pipsticks, where I get a curated package of super cool stickers sent to me every month (kind of like those makeup bag of the month kit or Barkbox.) If you use this link, I get a referral credit!
6. When your tree is thoroughly dry, you can start decorating! Cut out wavy line shapes for garland or use markers to draw them on. Stick on star stickers, magazine cut outs or draw stars in the sky. Choose something festive to add to the top of your tree.
I outlined the tree sections with black Micron markers and added additional doodling to the bottom of the tree.
7. Cut out ornament shapes from your painted papers, scrapbook paper scraps and magazine pages. Put stickers on the tree for ornaments. Place a bird or animal sticker to be sitting on the tree. Outline any stickers that need defining. After I started decorating, for some reason I began using green markers to color on top of the actual tree. I didn't like it, but it was too late so I had to keep going. If I did this again, I would just leave it with the watercolor paints only.
8. Finally, in my opinion, white accents make everything better! I used my white paint marker to add dots on to the garland and tree.
Here is the finished image! When you are done, you can frame it and hang it as a Christmas decoration or you can photocopy it and use it as a Christmas card.
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- watercolor paints
- pencil
- watercolor paper
- paint brush
- cup of water
- markers. For my own art, I prefer Micron markers
, Sakura Koi markers
, and Molotow White markers.
- stickers of your choice
- glue
- magazines
- assorted paper scraps of your choice
What do you think of this idea? Do you like collage as much as I do?
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Starting a Mixed Media Collage
Saturday, May 14, 2016
I have been working in bits and pieces on this mixed media collage background.
I'm trying to figure out what to put on top of the background. Any ideas?
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Beautiful Things Art Journal Collage
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Here is a recent art journal page.
Triangle Paper Collage
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Pam Garrison had a very fun art workshop on Creative Bug with different collage and doodling techniques. Here is one of the triangle collage pages I made.
Flying Koala Bear Collage
Sunday, August 2, 2015
New Mixed Media Collage on Canvas
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
I love painting on canvas boards, because they are sturdy and can take a bit of scraping and wiping. Materials in this collage include black and white images, acrylic paints, rub-on letters, stenciling, graphite, stamping, tissue paper and patterned paper.
I love to include things that are floating, like the upside down gingko leaf. I also like to make things look a little ethereal.
EE Cummings is also one of my favorite poets. I love his unconventional! use of punctuation.
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A Hodge Podge of Art Pages
Friday, December 5, 2014
Just a hodge podge of art journal pages.
Not a lot to say...
I played with some papers.
Scribbled some marks.
Laid down a lot of paint.
Then I added watercolor paint on top and line work with white pen.
It reminds me of an island.
Or a map.
I donated a piece of art to the Artists Give Back online auction. You can bid on my artwork starting at $15. The artwork in the auction is this one:
The auction starts on December 8 and ends December 12. There's a lot of awesome artwork already donated. Check it out!
"Imagine Rites of Passage that end in pledges to educate African girls and empower them, rather than cutting them. Artists around the world have donated work AND shipping to raise awareness about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the importance of creating Alternative Rites of Passage (ARP) for girls and to highlight the dangers girls face as a result of FGM."
Art Journal Fun
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
I managed to spend a bit of time this past weekend working in my art journal. The first page was started with a watercolor background and then I tried to use up lots of scraps that were in my scrapbooking stash. I really like this ink doodle with organic shapes. Do you ever do that? Limit yourself to just using the scraps you have in a pile. See what happens when you try to just use up what you already have without cutting in to new pieces of paper.
Portrait drawing with collage
Monday, November 17, 2014
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