Category Archives: mixed media art

Painted tag swap

May 20, 2009 – 1:40 pm
By Carla

After last week’s proof, here is the real deal—one of the tags that made it into the swap.
I used a different technique for this one. Basically, I painted the background, then painted another sheet of watercolour paper in a single wash of two colours (to obtain this bluish cream hue). Once dry, I drew [...]

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Painted tag

May 15, 2009 – 2:08 pm
By Carla

Arrgh, I m running late for a train but I couldn’t go without posting this. I have been making some painted tags for a swap, and here’s the one I didn’t send (didn’t like the girl’s flesh-tone, so opted for white in the end). But the doodled manga girl is a side of me that [...]

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Making my own glazes

March 30, 2009 – 1:18 pm
By Carla

I don’t know why I can’t seem to find ready made acrylic glazes for sale in Milan. It’s a mystery. Our Milanese home is literally surrounded by art shops because we are next door to an art school (convenient, huh?). And they are all excellently stocked with a fabulous selection of supplies—great papers, lovely Maimeri [...]

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Inspiration of the week: Joli Paquet’s Valentine hearts

February 12, 2009 – 1:46 pm
By Carla

Wandering from blog to blog last night, I stumbled upon this pretty lace heart from Joli Paquet and thought I just had to make one.
The tutorial looked rather easy—except for the part that mentioned sewing. I am needle-phobic and utterly sewing challenged. When I say challenged, I mean helplessly incapable—I can’t even fix a skirt’s [...]

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Altered genealogy

January 30, 2009 – 12:51 pm
By Carla

I love Corey Moortgat’s work. I first found out about her on a Stampington magazine. I can’t remember which one of the many Stampington titles it was or the issue date—but I do remember exactly what Corey wrote in her piece because her words really resonated with me. She believes that we should try and [...]

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Colour challenge for Mixed Media Monday

March 28, 2008 – 5:19 pm
By Carla

I am not terribly good at bold colours. My preference goes to neutrals, earth tones or muted pinks and blues. Which of course made the Mixed Media Monday challenge all the more challenging.

Bold colours are a child’s play (not)
I did manage in the end though. Going against all my deep-seated instincts I chose a palette [...]

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Mixed Media Monday Men entry

March 22, 2008 – 7:50 am
By Carla

The latest theme for Mixed Media Monday is men, and as soon as I saw it I had no doubt. It was time to unearth the photographs of my grandfather, his father and his grandfather and do something with them.
The piece evolved naturally—painted and sanded cardboard for the base, a scrap of muslin rubbed with [...]

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Mixed media zine alert

March 11, 2008 – 5:57 am
By Carla

I have long been tempted by the idea of homeschooling. My only restraint is that I know I’d spend hours on literature, art and crafts, and about half a minute on math and science. So I do what my husband calls “homeschooling after schooling.” It is nothing of the sort, of course—it’s just a set [...]

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