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Art journaler
Posted by Alison Mackay on May 23, 2012 at 12:27pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
The question I'm exploring on this page is: Is it Ok for me to be obsessed with art journaling? To read more about this page go to my blog:…
New ATC Swap posted in Art Exchanges - GYPSY
Posted by Marilyn B. Hughes on May 13, 2012 at 7:13pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I finally posted the next ATC swap. Sorry, with all my obligations and my new position on the Design Team for Gauche Alchemy, I got a little bit behind. I apologize for there not being a swap in April or May.
So, here is the link: http://milliande.ning.com/group/art-exchanges/forum/topics/gypsy-atc-swap
Everyone is welcom to join in and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to…
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Happy Mother's Day!
Posted by Jan on May 12, 2012 at 11:22pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
To all - whether you are a mother or you have been mothered...
Happy Mother's Day!
May your happy moments multiply like these seed…
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Some Blog Hop Fun
Posted by MotherDana St John on May 5, 2012 at 1:47am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Please join in on the fun! We are having a giant blog hop, with great blogs and great art, all from a community of gals taking The Art of Wild Abandonment! My stop in the hop is www.stjohnstudios.wordpress.com, or you can check out the flier for the first stop on the hop. I hope I'll "see" you there :)…
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April Journal Page Swap submission #1
Posted by ReNae Allen on May 4, 2012 at 3:28pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Here is my first journal page for the April swap.
I call it April Rain.
LIVE-classes,each week one class and each week different(mixed media,art,crafting) and each second week an "one to one"-class,you choose what to make :)
Posted by NatalieBramasole on May 3, 2012 at 12:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hello awesome artists,I give classes at Powhow,when you take 1 class,you get a free class (worthy 12.5 €),so if you are interest,give it a try on http://powhow.com/classes/nataliebramasole .These will be LIVE-classes and you can ask me live(wow) when we are making beautiful craft and…
ContinueNew slide show!
Posted by Ayala Art on April 26, 2012 at 9:03pm 0 Comments 1 Like
I made a slide show of my 29 faces challenge, please visit and I hope you click "like"! :o)
"Gifting Gaea" has emerged
Posted by libramoon on April 22, 2012 at 3:19am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Art journaling in Tuscany, you can come too!
Posted by Christopher on April 18, 2012 at 5:53pm 3 Comments 1 Like
I haven't been on the site for a long time and have been teaching art journaling and other mixed media classes for the past few years. I was recently asked to teach ART JOUNALING IN TUSCANY THIS SUMMER! 8 folks are going so far and there is only a couple of slots left, so why shouldn't it be YOU? Go to tuscanartholiday.com for more information. We will journal, meditate, eat, drink, tour beautiful medieval and renaissance towns. Bring a pal, and make it the most memorable trip! We will stay at… Continue
Last chance to Submit "Gifting Gaea" Emerging Visions visionary art 'zine #22
Posted by libramoon on April 6, 2012 at 4:41am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Rhelda Mortensen replied to Marilyn B. Hughes's discussion "GYPSY" ATC SWAP in the group Art Exchanges
jackie nichols replied to Edita Pariente's discussion INSPIRE ME! Bookmark SWAP - CLOSED!!!! in the group Art Swaps"Edita, how long does a letter take to get to you??? from texas usa"
Charlene K Callahan replied to Edita Pariente's discussion INSPIRE ME! Bookmark SWAP - CLOSED!!!! in the group Art Swaps"Dear Marie... What can I say except, STUNNING! Thank you so much for these amazing gifts! Oh, and the extras ;-).
I will post pics when I figure out how to do it from my phone."
Marilyn B. Hughes replied to Marilyn B. Hughes's discussion "GYPSY" ATC SWAP in the group Art Exchanges"Yes. Louise Kirby & Christine Stuart are your swap partners. The list is up in the description of the swap."
Rhelda Mortensen replied to Marilyn B. Hughes's discussion "GYPSY" ATC SWAP in the group Art Exchanges"Hi Marilyn. Have you assigned partners yet? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place...
Peace
Rhelda"
ReNae Allen replied to Liz Monaghan's discussion Journal Page Swap - April 2012 in the group Art Swaps"Hi Hafsa,
I am not sure what address you want but my mailing address is
ReNae Allen
10300 Conser #1K1
Overland Park, Kansas 66212 USA
my email address is jewelrymkr@gmail.com
Hope this is what you wanted. I hope you received your package…"
Sonja Milojevic replied to kalona's discussion BIRTHDAY CLUB postcard swap Jan- Dec 2012 in the group Art Exchanges"I don't know if I said this, but I sent the cards to Gaye and Kay a few days ago. I hope they will arrive on time. :)"
Shelley posted a discussionCarving and Sculpture
Hey allI am wondering if there is anyone in this community that carves or sculpts? I've an interest, and have dabbled, and would like to connect. Currently working on a project with Hebel blocks (aerated cement).See More
Shelley left a comment for Milliande"Hi Milliande - how exciting is it to be able to connect with artists around the world in a more personal setting? Not that I'm an artist - I play. Looking forward to seeing what people are creating, and getting ideas, technique…"
Shelley posted a status"Embellished beading. not my best artistic efforts. But - have bought some Hebel blocks and am planning my first sculpture for a few years."
Shelley replied to Palma Rea's discussion Embellished Fabric Bead Swap -International in the group Art Exchanges"Hey Palma,
forgot to give you my postal details:
Shelley Boniface
14 Coconut Drive
NORTH NOWRA NSW 2541
Australia
I've done some beads but, to be honest, they look kinda stupid. I'll have another go tomorrow. …"
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Milliande Artist Spotlight - JACEK YERKA
Milliande Artist Spotlight - JACEK YERKA
I enjoy the imagination of this artist .. wonderful inner landscapes that take you on a journey of discovery Interesting perspectivesand objectives to ponder ...
Jacek Yerka Website
enjoy taking a peek
...milliande
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Artist Spotlight - Claire Brewster- Paper Cut Artist
Artist Spotlight - Claire Brewster- Paper Cut Artist
" Don't Spoil it for the Rest of Us" ( Zebra Finches)
cut geographical map form the Oxford Advanced Atlas , pins
foam board and box frame
by Claire Brewster
" Whatever you've got I want it"
cut page from atlas, pins, foam board, box frame
by Claire Brewster
" Lets Attack"
cut page from magazine , pins, foam board, box frame
by Claire Brewster
" Cumbrian Bugs"
cut OS map of Cumbria
box frame
by Claire Brewster
Claire Brewster Website
http://clairebrewster.co.uk/
I enjoy the delicate paper cuts of Claire Brewsters artwork , repurposing and up cycling an outdated art material like a map and giving it a new lease of life with intriguingly delicate creations .
Here a little " Behind the Scenes" video about her Commission to create an artwork for the London Transport Museum .
enjoy
...milliande
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Milliande Artist Spotlight - Aaron Kraten - Painter
Worlds Apart
2011
Ballad of Lemons
2009
2' x 2'
mixed media on wood
Un Life
this painting is 4 feet by 3 feet
mixed media
on Canvas
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Alone Again
2003
3.5 feet by 1 foot
mixed media
on wood
I love the almost street art graffity like feel of Aaron Kratens Art Pieces..merging an elemnt of printmaking with contemporaty mixed media collage and paint effects .. almost
has a graphic illustrative feel yet the figurative forms begin to tell stories of their environment for me ..
Aaron Kraten Website
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...milliande
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~ If I call for that need to be met with my inner voice of longing only another feminine voice seems to be able to answer that call
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.... soon the smoke of the fire was seen some distance away ... and curious women came to peek ... so the Woman put a few more logs on the fire ...asked them to sit and warm themselves a little ..as they checked out her fire ... the women felt comfortable here and opened themselves to receive ... and as the fire needed tending to keep it alight .. the " Woman" quietly went away to gather a few more pieces of wood ... ... as the story goes ..the fire grew and grew ...as more and more women felt themselves strangely warmed by it ... felt a kind of soft feeling deep inside them that held promise of things to come .. that felt akin to a deep knowing ... that simply let them be ... .... so they invited their women friends to join too ..to warm themselves, to feel that kinship shared .. and they arrived at the " Woman's fire " ..ready to experience all that was being offered ... some women came alone, some brought friends , some brought a piece of wood or two to share to keep the fire going ... some brought a twig as a way of appreciation for the invitation .. some took a log away to light a fire elsewhere .. ...all the while , the Woman's day was filled with gathering many many twigs, making the fire bigger and bigger, making a clearing to create a larger safe place for all the women on the path of arriving at her fire to be met with the same warm glow ..to be welcomed at this little sanctuary .. and so they came .. and she was glad .. ... the days were filled with joyful laughter..with friendships kindled .. with women sharing ...with creative juices flowing, uncorked, released, shared, enjoyed , women bringing much of themselves to the communal fire ..a fire that in turn deeply nurtured them ... ... wood is precious and the Woman was grateful for every piece that arrived at her sanctuary , yet many twigs are needed to keep a fire burning ... it takes a little fallen oak branch to keep it alight for many an hour .. a few gathered twigs of birch will burn swiftly and make way for the next log to arrive that will sustain this creative fire as long as it is needed ... ...and so today .. 4 years later... this fire holds itself brightly ..the WOMAN can no longer even see the brightest spark reaching the horizon .. yet she can feel it deeply in her heart ... as gathering twigs all by herself was no longer sufficient to keep this large fire burning ...she noticed that many women had settled around her fire ...Deep within the Woman lies a knowing ,that to preserve this fire in the way it was meant to BE... for it to remain a sanctuary, to evolve naturally, organically, without the need to judge, rule, organise, chase, plan, no hierarchy, no leaders, no followers ... just women being women ... bare, honest, alive.. to preserve THIS..to grow THIS... she looks out at the horizon with a widen open heart ... asking for twigs and logs and branches and tree loads to be supplied by the universe ... ..and she knew that wood would come .. " |
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Still Playing with Drawing Practice at Artclub today - Tilting around an Axis
The idea being to take an object, in my case a teapot ... tilt it..discover the tilt axis ...then draw in elliptical shapes the main form of the pot ...taking care to maintain the axis point ...
Removing the need to go for the outline first but investigating the visual shape of the body form first .. letting the tilted axis be the anchor that holds the composition in place...
an interesting exercise in..
.. another exercise of playing with negative shape ... arranging an impromptu still-life made up out of items from my drawing bag...onto a rectangular surface...then observing the created negative shapes only ..
I find it incredibly difficult to hold focus on the negative shapes...my mind does all kinds of erratic dances wishing to jump back to the familiar outline of the object rather than its negative neighbour... managed to hold on some ... but love to play with these ideas of "pure" negative shape a bit more ..
|resting slowly on the negative shapes...trying to avoid guesswork but really staying witth the shape
thats present rather than what is thought to be there by the mind...
and interesting afternoon of observational drawing
...milliande :-)
Pigment Crushers - Art by the Beach
Pigment Crushers - Art by the Beach
Having spotted some blue sky peeking out from behind the clouds .. we grabbed the chance for another walk on the beach ... Maya decided to have an experiment to see whether she could crush some coloured stones to make pigments... wondering whether that is how they made paint in the ancient days .. so off she went to look ...
Having found some promising specimens we build a little protective stone circle around the stone to be crushed to avoid loosing the pieces that kept jumping into all directions ... ( mind your eyes too)
After several sessions she got a fine enough powder of pigment ..
we found 3 suitable stones ...one even coloured turquoise-ish .. and filled empty limpet shells with the pigment ...
...then added a little water, gave it a little stir ..then let the Art begin :-)
the terracotta red colour worked particularly well and we had great fun doodling on the stones ..
..adding a little turquoise pigment on my stone face :-)
..after a little scratching with a hard stone to add some white lines my Beach Art Painting was complete ..
what fun ..
... about to tuck into some well-earned chocolate ladybird to refuel ;-)
...have I told you that I love Wales yet ? ... grin
Reliefprinting Studio Day
Reliefprinting Studio Day
It has been unusually warm hot even in the UK so the weather has tempted me to snatch
the potting bench from the greenhouse and turn it into an outdoor printmaking station
... ohh and it works a treat
the little upper staging shelf is just perfect for holding in progress
inked up brayers and rollers out of the way from the actual printing area
a first batch of printed papers waiting to be kissed by a little sunshine to dry
another batch jostling for sundays ...I think I need to investigate some
staged shelving for drying papers .. one printmaking session ..especially
using mono print or relief printing can filed quite a few sheets in succession as I like
to work in layers rather than creating a finished design on the printing plate itself
first few layers on this sheet...waiting to dry before applying the next
playing with some paint resist ideas ...
ahh end of session ... all tools ready to drip off and dry
this spot in front of my studio catches the last bit of sun before it disappears
for the evening ..I like sitting here and so does Ronnie ... he is desperately
curious what is going on on my sketch paper and claiming this front row seat for himself ;-)
...milliande
Sometimes .. the story overwhelms the senses
#selfportrait
Sometimes ..
sometimes the story overwhelms the senses
sometimes the pressure flooding through my veins is contagious
sometimes the body is not owned by the persisting mind
sometimes life is the story of a pressured body ...
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milliande
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