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Monday, June 15, 2015

West Coast Friends :: Lisa Solomon and Blair Stocker

Winding the blog tour down out on the west coast with uber talented artist and friend Lisa Solomon who asked me some questions about the book and is giving away one of my books Art for All Seasons over at her instagram. Check out her lovely lovely book as well!

Today Blair Stocker of WiseCraft fame is posting the last stop on the tour over at her blog - so stop by there too and say hello hello! This lovely bunting was the inspiration for one of the projects in the winter section of the book. Blair is an amazing craftsperson and I am in love with all things WISECRAFTed. Here's a link to her book as well which I own and love!

Stay tuned for make-it Monday!

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Make-It Monday : Salt Painting

It's Tuesday but we are going to begin it with our Make-It Monday! Today we are doing a resist and salt painting activity which is great for all ages. First gather thee simple materials:

Cover stock
Oil pastels or crayons
Salt
Watercolor set with soft brush
Soft sponge
Water

Now follow me through these easy steps!

First draw on the paper with crayon or oil pastel.Leave some areas blank.

Add water to the paper with the sponge to make it damp.

Choose a color and paint over the damp areas with the brush. The color will spread on the damp paper!

Keep adding colors and spreading them across the paper. Add more water if necessary.

When you are finished with the watercolor take a pinch or two of the salt and sprinkle over the whole painting or just in a few spots. Let dry completely and rub off the salt! Post photos of your work here or at our Facebook page.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Make it Mondays! String Painting

Good Morning friends and happy June! It's Make it Monday and today we are making String Prints! This is a fun way to paint/print for most every age child and of course brave adults...

All you need is cotton string and a small container of tempera or acrylic paint and paper to print on!

Dip the string in the paint and drop it on the paper - hold onto one end! Drag it around the paper or drop it over and over again to make marks.

You can also try dropping it on the paper, hold the end and fold the paper over the string and pull the string out for a different look! Use one or more colors - the choice is yours! Post a photo in our Facebook page of your results if you would like to share. More fun art lessons are available in my books and in my classes and camps in New Hampshire - and now online!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Studio A on the Blog Book Tour today!

My dear friend Andrea from Asheville, NC and Studio A is a wonderful artist. Her pysanka egg designs are vibrant and lovely as she is! She created a workshop at artstream that became an instant favorite and we were sad to have her leave the Boston area for North Carolina. But she is flourishiing there in the community and making her beautiful happyfunlamps, her incredible pysanka eggs and living an artful life in the River Arts District! She was also featured in my book and is part of the tour! Andrea is giving away one of her beautiful eggs and my book today so scoot on over to her instagram @avlstudioa to enter!

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Love (lost and found) New Exhibit!

Over at artstreamstudios gallery we have a beautiful new tiny art show that just opened! If you missed it last night we have final friday Art Walk next week May 29th to send off Between Here and There encaustic exhibit AND a reception for LOVE (lost and found). Join us!

Blog Tour giveaway alert!

DJ and I had a show called O Canada! O New England at artstreamstudios - here we are looking pleased. And short. At least one of us is short.

A big thanks to DJ Berger over at cigar-tin stories blog for interviewing me today! DJ is one of my favorite artists and is also a fabulous writer of fiction. He's also giving away one of my books so hop on over here to his blog for details!