Painting in the Paint-a-thon on atcsforall

This weekend there is a Paint a thon on www.atcsforall.com and I am painting ATC's. From penguins to San Francisco to trees.

Another waterlily in alcohol inks

I must be in my waterlily period ;-). I have painted a few waterlilies in watercolors and this is the second one in alcohol inks. The format of the painting is A4 ( 21 x 29 cms / 8 1/4" x 11 1/2"). The painting is for sale in my Etsy shop.

New YouTube video!

I just uploaded a new video on YouTube. How to create a mixed media canvas in 10 steps. Check it out!

Mixed media collage

I have just added a new original Mixed Media collage in my Etsy shop. The collage is created with different kinds of papers, ink, postage stamps and a lovely image of a blue bird. The collage is 12 x 12 cms in size (4 3/4" x 4 3/4") and fits perfectly in a lovely frame. I bought some Ribba frames at Ikea to show off how the collage looks when framed. What a difference a frame makes!

Here is the link to the item in my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/162966745/blue-bird-an-original-mixed-media.

 

Working on a new YouTube video

This week I have been working on a new YouTube video. The pictures are taken, the canvas is fnished and now I just have to put it together and publish it. It will be a video on how to create a Mixed Media Canvas in 10 steps. Here is the end result.

Black and white chunkies

Yesterday (Sunday) I had a 'pyjama day'. I had no where to go, no people to see, nothing important planned, so I went from my pyjamas into my jogging pants. And I watch some telly (a few re-run of a Dutch detective) and did some crafting, took a nap.... you get the picture. I just love days like this!

I printed some black and white backgrounds and images for the Black and White chunky swap on ATCsforall and took out my glue stick. I made these 4 chunkies. I still need to do the backs and then I can send them off to the host down under.

New ATC's

I have been hosting the Dragonflies swap on ATCsforall.com. The due date is September 21 and I always sent out a reminder to the participants a month before the due date. But this time.... I didn't even finish my own ATC's.. Bad girl! I did one earlier and finally did the other two today.

Nieuwe workshop data!

For my Dutch readers ;-). New workshop data.

Zoals sommige van jullie weten, geef ik 2 workshops bij de Volksuniversiteit in Soest.

Op donderdagavond 7 en 14 november 2013 geef ik de workshop "Paneeltje van klei-tegeltjes".
Tijdens deze workshop maken we een klein paneeltje met diverse tegeltjes. We maken deze tegeltjes zelf van klei met verschillende technieken. We werken met polymeerklei, stempels, verf, mica poeder, bladzilver en -goud, diverse bedeltjes en we leren om tegeltjes te maken met afbeeldingen. Polymeerklei is een kunst-stof boetseerklei. Het materiaal is goed kneedbaar en blijft zacht zolang het niet gebakken is. Afbakken kan in een gewone keukenoven met lage temperaturen.

En op donderdagavond 6 maart 2014 geef ik een workshop Mixed Media Canvas.
Wat is mixed media? Mixed media betekent in het Nederlands gemengde technieken. Tijdens deze workshop maken we een schilderij door toepassing van verschillende technieken, zoals bijvoorbeeld schilderen, collage maken, stempelen, enzovoort. Ervaring met schilderen is niet nodig. We werken met papier, verf, afbeeldingen, stempels, stencils, inkt en verder van alles en nog wat. Eerst komt de achter-grond aan bod en daarna schilderen we de afbeelding.

 

Inschrijven voor beide workshops kan via bij de Volksuniversiteit Soest