If I let myself, I’d buy ALL the mixed media supplies. Every paint, every type of gesso, every stamp and stamp pad and brush that I could find. But I’m not made of money, so I have to restrain myself. And actually, NOT buying every…
Keep Reading
Discussion
Mod Podge Rescue Project (A Big Fat Failure)
The situation: a bottle of Antique Matte color tinted Mod Podge sat unused for years. By the time I opened it again, it had separated. There was a layer of oily stuff on the top, and the Podge had hardened into a rubbery chunk underneath….
Keep Reading
How to make more art when you’re short on time
The eternal question of every artist: how to make more art?? Modern adult life means a) always working, b) always tired, and c) always wondering what happened to that creative spark we had as a kid. I’m majorly bummed that I don’t seem to have…
Keep Reading
Stop being a mixed media art copycat & find your own art style
One thing I struggle with is finding and STICKING with my own art style. I watch a ton of Youtube videos and read a lot of mixed media art books, and I check out artists’ blogs when I can. I want to try those new…
Keep Reading
Make ugly art and free your artistic soul
So I think there’s this huge fear among mixed media artists to make ugly art. I’ve been making some form of mixed media art since I was in undergraduate school (so, like, 10+ years ago). I started with collage/gluebook, then added in paint, then markers,…
Keep Reading
