Category Archives: Mixed media art

Painted tag swap

May 20, 2009 – 1:40 pm

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 [...]

Bookmark and share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Ma.gnolia
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
By Carla | Also posted in Collage | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Painted tag

May 15, 2009 – 2:08 pm

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 [...]

Bookmark and share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Ma.gnolia
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
By Carla | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

Making my own glazes

March 30, 2009 – 1:18 pm

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 [...]

Bookmark and share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Ma.gnolia
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
By Carla | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Inspiration of the week: Joli Paquet’s Valentine hearts

February 12, 2009 – 1:46 pm

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 [...]

Bookmark and share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Ma.gnolia
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
By Carla | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Altered genealogy

January 30, 2009 – 12:51 pm

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 [...]

Bookmark and share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Ma.gnolia
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • StumbleUpon
  • TwitThis
By Carla | Also posted in Collage | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)
Related Posts Widget for Blogs by LinkWithin