Art Inspired by Genetic Variability The diversity is incomprehensible! When we look at the natural world–air, land, and sea–there appears to be limitless variations of shape, form, color, and texture. As an artist and a Christian, I believe the vast array of creativity in the natural world is best explained […]
Tag: art collage
Paper Butterfly Collage with Nail Polish
I played with nail polish on paper. It didn’t turn out like I expected, but the colors were pretty! So I made a small collage with it… I used a rubber stamp for the butterfly and cut it out… Hope you’re having a great week! Thanks for […]
Published in Somerset Studio, Fall 2012
Surprised and delighted to have a little something of mine published in the new Somerset Studio. The challenge for this issue was to create art in honor of Edgar Allen Poe. I submitted this mixed-media piece based on his poem “The Coliseum”… This issue has some really beautiful collage papers […]
Message to Self
My trip to the UK is just one month away and I’m thinking about pink hair. Pretty cotton candy pink. Feminine and fun. Happy hair for an over-sea adventure. I’ve been inspired by the lovely Daniele over at Creating Learning Flying to start expressing myself a bit more on the […]
Last Week of SOC 2 –Watermelon Ice
Summer of Color 2 concludes this week with the color theme of ‘Watermelon Ice”. Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Be sure and check out more red art over at Kristin’s. I’m working on some Egyptian ATCs for a swap coming up so I’ll show you those soon. Thanks for […]
Inspired by Poe
Somerset Studio put a call out for art inspired by the writings of Edgar Allen Poe a few months ago. I decided to try make a small art collage inspired by one of my favorite poems. “The Coliseum’ is not one of Poe’s more famous poems, but I discovered it […]
Art Collage on Polyvore
I recently learned about the artistic possibilities of Polyvore from Sheree Burlington of MuseWare Pottery. She wrote an great article about it in the Spring 2012 issue of Digital Studio. The top photo was my first attempt at making a collage. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. […]
Robert Frost Mixed-Media Piece–Somerset Studio Gallery 2010
I was surprised and delighted to see a piece of my art in this publication. I submitted this piece for consideration 2 years ago~ Right in the middle, on page 104… I’m thankful to have been published in Somerset Gallery. It is an honor and a privilege to be […]
“The Future” Mixed-Media Collage
-pages from Revelation, oil pastels, and acrylics on cardboard–approx. 13″x9″