“I love your art work…it is truly an expression of your soul at this time.” My friend Donna’s words expressed one of the many reasons why I create art. When the soul rumbles so deeply inside that I can’t express feelings with mere words, I disappear into my art room and make something. Sometimes I …
How to Make a Vintage Masquerade Mask
Soft and feminine yet brazen and bold; Hardly descriptors seeming to go together, except when you’re making a vintage, mixed media masquerade mask. I’d envisioned a vintage mask for weeks. In fact, the concept captivated me because I love all things vintage—aged colors of yellow ochre and burnt sienna with a splash of aqua green; …
The God of my Own Design
I believe there are scriptural absolutes. I’m also quite certain that my perspective on those absolutes is skewed at times. Perhaps this is because I live in a politically correct world in which truth is strained through the sieve of human understanding until all of the uncomfortable chunks are removed and what’s left is more palatable. And …
Confessions of an Artaholic
An artaholic uses the 12 Steps to explain (and justify) her addiction to art. This whimsical post will incite delight and chuckles: “My name is Elya Filler and I am an artaholic.” ”Hello, Elya,” the group says back to me. It has been two days since my last art project READ MORE...
Make Dreams Come True in 2012
Often what I enjoy the most wrestles out from under a price tag: the giggle of my grown up girl or the scent of a rose freshly snipped from the stem. Such is the same for my artistic interests—whether designing a wreath or writing a book. Money doesn’t matter when sunrays stream through the window …
Magical Lavender Mask
This photo shoot features Elya Filler’s newest mask with a lavender, aqua color mix. The flowers are from my garden. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Journey into the Soul: Dealing with your Dark Muse
If eyes are the windows to the soul, then masquerade masks frame these portals. Eyes transform into mystical moorings when we see them peering through a mask. We might find this inexplicable desire to venture inside the mind of the masked person. A creative person opens the portals to his or her soul through the …
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Masquerade Mask Photo Shoot
One of my favorite artistic activities is photographing masquerade masks that my daughter paints and others I design. Sunlight streams through Elya’s bedroom window creating enchanting natural lighting. I rush to my garden and select a floral array that fits the photo shoot I envision. This is Elya’s latest that I titled Fire and Roses. …
Color: Pushing Past Pencil
The following is an excerpt from a post I just featured on my creativity website. I share it as a tribute to all of us right-brainers out there living in a left-brained world. Color: Pushing Past Pencil Color entices and yet terrifies me, and I’ve always wondered why. Author Betty Edwards explains in her book, Drawing …
JoDee Luna Art 