In My Head...

Hello friends!
What's in my head? A wild whirlwind of moments, emotions, travel experiences, interactions with people I meet and - always - a constant flow of inspirations and ideas. My head never stops. :)
Which leads me to the collage on canvas I'd like to show you today.

Once upon a time I created a collage like that - it was - and still is - very personal for me for many reasons and I'm feeling very grateful that so many of you are inspired by it. That's why I thought of sharing this idea in my new class.
I called this class "Daydreamer" and you can read its decription here. I will be teaching it May 31st at Art From The Heart in Harrogate, UK - read more. Will you join me to create some collage portrait with wind in our hair? :)



The idea is to take a very simple photograph and turn it into something extremely decorative with some personal message hidden in between all the layers.





I got carried away with black gesso this time. And I mean A LOT of it. ;)
I just love creating all sorts of Art Deco-ish textures with gel medium and my beloved texture tools. And of course I wouldn't be me if I didn't create completely new worlds with all sorts of embellishments - lace and both found objects and the ones of my own design.
To add all the colors I usually mix Primary Elements Artist Pigments with water and just spray my heart out. Plus some lovely Silks to add final touches here and there.
If you're curious, here's the list of some of the products I used:



I hope you like my portrait collage and feel tempted to create your own with me. :)
Lots of Springtime hugs, Friends!

Because I Can !

Hi there, friends!
Have you ever come across people asking you about your creative outlet (whatever it is): WHY you're doing it?

My answer couldn't be more simple: Because I can! :)
And today I'd like to show you a layout expressing exactly this idea.

Pure joy of having my hands dirty with paints and a desk drowning in paper. ;)
And this is why I'd like to invite you to join in as this piece is a sneak peak of my brand new class called Colorogy.



This class will premiere in Oslo, Norway in April and then I'll be teaching it in the Netherlands in May.
You can find all the necessary info right here. And I must say that I have lots of exciting new classes coming soon! Including my Life Book 2014 debut in two days! :)



The main idea in this piece is to play with colors, stamps and some nice rich layering with scraps of paper. Here I had a blast with new Wendy Vecchi Archival Inks in nice warm colors, LuminArte pigments that I turned into sprays, a bit of Sizzix magic, my beloved black pencil, Indian ink and some metal embellishments with a subtle cover of paint.



Here are some of the products that I used to create this layout:


Wishing you a creative weekend!
Hugs,

Sadness - collage

“Nothing thicker than a knife's blade separates happiness from melancholy.”
(Virginia Woolf, Orlando)

"Sadness" - mixed-media collage on canvas (20x50cm/8x20'')

Here are some of the products which were used to create the project above:

This project was also made using new Color Bloom Sprays from Prima Marketing - did you see them? I used combination of Precious Stone, Iris, Cobalt, Summer Sky and  Soft Teal. Unfortunatley they will be shipping in April, so we still need to wait a bit for them!

But there is good news:
If you will visit Prima Blog you will find some of my tips and tricks for working with Color Bloom Sprays as well as a chance to win in Prima Color Bloom March Madness. Random winners are picked everyday! Try your luck!

And one more thing - do you now?

On our Mixed Media Place Blog there is a challenge  - inspired by emotions: How would you express sadness? For a reason I can't take part in it, but you can!
It is open to all styles and kinds of projects, so - imagination is the limit! You will find wonderful inspirations from our DT and all the details here:

I'd love to hear what you think about this project - and I hope you will find a moment o join the fun on both blogs:) Good luck!
Sending warmest hugs