This modus operandi started out being about one thing, morphed into a second exploration, and ended up in far left field. If you include the subsequent “best laid plans gone awry” epiphany, I’d say it’s a grand slam!
Today’s subject was first inspired by the July/August issue of Somerset Studio, which includes a feature on art [...]
(Note: This post is part of a series I am doing on my progress through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way with a cadre of creative ladies. More info about this venture can be found in an earlier post and all of my related posts are under one category.)
Unbelievable. Have I really not posted about The [...]
& we’re back! A little later than expected and a bit soggier, but modus operandi has returned. On to this week’s topic…
One of my favorite things about mixed media collage is, of course, the fanatical use of layers and the level of customization within each layer. Learning to do this requires a great deal of [...]
(Note: This post is part of a series I am doing on my progress through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way with a cadre of creative ladies. More info about this venture can be found in an earlier post and all of my related posts are under one category.)
Week two considers other barriers to our creative [...]
Welcome to a new series where I share techniques and discoveries I use in my various projects and artworks. Everything from how I organize my various collage materials and ephemera to the steps I use to create layered backgrounds to the tools I think are necessary to get it all done.
MODUS OPERANDIThe way someone does [...]
Reading Xiane’s post about the “wealth of strong women” who have and continue to support her made me want to share the image to the right. It was made for me in 1996–over a decade ago!–by an extraordinarily supportive English teacher, Janis Ledman.
Angelique - constantly creating herself
The painting graces my studio, reminding me not only [...]