by Shawn | July 10, 2019 | Creative Team, mixed Media, stencils
Let me tell you, I really fought with this project. I started it, got close to the end, then scrapped it, then started over. Then halfway through my second shot, I messed up the background. Luckily, all that did was add more texture under the layers. At the end, I...
by Shawn | June 20, 2019 | art journal, crash the stash, Creative Team
It’s funny, I had worked on a journal spread to share with you guys for something like a week, just adding a little every day. Well, it ended up in a place that I didn’t like. So last minute I created this spread instead. I edited and uploaded the video,...
by Shawn | May 15, 2019 | Creative Team, mixed Media, stencils, Uncategorized
I have come to enjoy working on wooden panels and boards instead of canvas. There is something about the sturdiness that makes it easier to glue down papers and collage. I started on this panel with no plan, and honestly very little inspiration. I began with my torn...
by Shawn | October 11, 2018 | crash the stash, Creative Team
I began this spread with a fall theme in mind. I had recently made a bunch of gelli prints with some fall colors and the geometric leaves stencil and I wanted to use these prints to create a collage background for my pages. I love the way that painty papers start a...
by Shawn | September 5, 2018 | Creative Team
The adventure begins with Laura Dame Welcome to my very first Creative Team post! I am so excited to be here and to be able to share with you. Today I am making a mixed media piece that I plan to frame, which is part of the reason I decided to use this Strathmore...