The Creative Process Deconstructed
This post aims to deconstruct the/my creative process. The creative process can refer to any period/series of actions/thoughts that lead to the production of anything and in some cases nothing…
Here I have posts about how I make my art/illustrations. You might find techniques I love or thought processes.
Little cuties
Creative Mixed Media Jewellery Range with 4 Materials
This new range of creative mixed media jewellery has been really fun to make. I have developed it because I was asked to run a jewellery course for Flintshire Wellbeing…
Bold little flowers
Intimidated by Oil Paints? 5 Reasons Not to be Hesitant
Oil paints need no introduction; they have been used in many celebrated paintings by ‘the masters’. It may be this status as the medium of the masters that causes them to be regarded with such reverence that they feel just out of the grasp of the beginner painter. But they are just a medium and I want to show how you can overcome that initial barrier. Because oil paints are a lot of fun ;)
Serendipity in Art – 5 Ways to Heighten Your Creative Experience
What do I mean by serendipity in art? I’m talking about the art making process rather than an art buying serendipitous experience or serendipity relating to selling art and world events. What even is serendipity? I take it to mean fortunate, accidental occurrences that cause the right thing to happen at just the right time.
Pinimals
Innovative Handmade Resin Pins Process
Introducing my handmade resin pins. . . Last year I developed my own process for making pins as I want to be able to turn my art into pins/brooches but the cost of having enamel pins made was too high. In this post I want to share some of my process and introduce my first range of pins: [br]
Pinimals
Brew more do more
3 Inspiring National Tea Day Celebratory Art Ideas
National tea day has been celebrated on 21st April since 2016. I decided to make an art journal page for national tea day 2022 so started off by visiting the website for national tea day in UK.[br][br]
What is National Tea Day About?
Us Brits love our tea don’t we? I know I do and not just your standard cuppa. Herbal teas are a firm favourite and have health benefits that we have been taking advantage of for centuries. So National tea day aims to celebrate this tradition by dedicating a day to it each year. The organisation behind the celebration organises on and offline events to honour the humble cuppa. Of course tea drinking in the UK isn’t just about the brew, it has a whole raft of associated culture. I’m thinking of tea and biscuits to ‘dunk’ in it, or high tea with scones and cakes or even the notorious builder’s brew - strong and in a big mug. There’s also tea parties and teddy bear’s picnics where the teapot rules supreme. All this is a lot of fuel for art journaling inspiration and so I came up with 3 themes for national tea day art journal pages to share with you.[br][br]
Creativity Requires Courage
This journal page was inspired by the quote [br]
Creativity requires the Courage to let go of CertaintyI think this is never more evident than in the layering process in art so I made this page with layers, letting go of each by adding the next. It's so easy to get attached to a layer that's been added, especially when it's full of colour and serendipitous texture.
Reuse wrapping paper
Trying Out New Styles – Manga Love
Sometimes it happens ... you can run out of enthusiasm for your usual way of creating. Then it's time to shake things up. Why not try a different style? I am doing this currently with a book I have by *** on Manga and have reimagined some of his art, picking up some Manga tips in the process.
Not shy at all
Getting to Know Acrylics
What are acrylic paints? They are a water based media that dries permanent with a plasticky finish. They are made from pigment in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylics come in different consistencies: High viscosity or heavy body: these guys really give a textural finish, I love them. Normal, medium viscosity: great for flat painting. Low viscosity or fluid acrylics: lovely for dripping or using in an airbrush. Acrylic inks: enjoy for graphic work, permanent backgrounds, writing.
Close up of Red kites top left corner
Protecting Artwork, 5 Important Things to Consider
Typically art isn’t cheap to buy and may also have deep emotional significance so it makes sense to want to protect it. From a sellers point of view you want to do all you can to ensure your buyer has the best rewards from their purchase possible. So what does artwork need protecting from? I think this really depends on the environment where it will be displayed and could include: being knocked or bumped fingerprints smoke dust uv light.