This is a great mixed media project for beginners that need a little help with creating a background. Begin with a frame. You can see how to crackle a frame by accessing this post: Mixed Media Collage Recycling Project. For the background, I used “Pure Joy” Art-to-Borrow by Rachel Emilie Jackson that was included in theSomerset …
Mixed Media Collage Recycling Project
This post features a mixed media project that I created using a recycled picture frame, a jewelry heart piece, and scrapbook scraps. I've had a desire to create more mixed media artwork using supplies I've already had around the house. The suggested supplies are listed below: A picture frameA thin canvasAcrylic paintGolden Gel MediumAn assortment …
“Oh Little Sparrow” Mixed Media Collage
Whenever I feel afraid, I remember the little sparrows in Matthew 10:29: “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.” This scripture reminds me of the intimate care our Heavenly Father provides for us. So in order to help process my grief over …
10 Tips for When you’re Doubting your Direction
Have you ever doubted direction you were once so sure was from God or wondered how to figure out God's direction for your life? I sure have; in fact, my recent journey into retirement has definitely caused me to reevaluate everything I've previously found purposeful. Perhaps it's the aging thing. When you retire you realize …
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Beautiful Forever
Beautiful Forever is a mixed media portrait that expresses the beauty of a woman who longs for and lives in faith, hope, and love. READ THE ENTIRE POST... SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
The Great Affair
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Use your Imperfect Talents
Use what talents you possess. For the world would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang the best. –Henry Van Dyke Self-doubt is definitely one of the main culprits that keeps me from using my artistic talents. Pressure to be perfect discourages me from sharing them with others: I can’t put that …
Let it go!
The message came in a dream, when I fell asleep on a plane, while praying for someone who was struggling with a relationship, “Let it go!” READ THE ENTIRE POST...
The Competition Between Career and Creative Life
It’s the second day of a four-day weekend and I’m sitting here, in my art room, staring at a mixed media canvas in process. READ THE ENTIRE POST...