Do you like to run? I mean as in running just to run, not as in being chased or trying to catch something? I had the honor of being in NYC this past weekend when around 50,000 people ran because … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2014
It can be easy after you have seen several booths of paintings to look for a minute then move on, but when we stopped by Julie Hume’s booth at the Silver Dollar City Harvest Festival, our interest was piqued more as … Continue reading
The art challenge for the Documented Life Project for week 42 was : “Stars”. Jan: I’ve been trying to add more watercolor practice into my creative exercises and decided to make a watercolor galaxy filled with stars for this challenge. While the … Continue reading
I am fascinated with watercolor paintings. When we met Darla Zook at the Harvest Festival at Silver Dollar City this fall, she was bubbling over with enthusiasm to share her love of watercolor. She truly exuded something Melinda and I … Continue reading
Inspiration is not always something that naturally begins within us. Do you often feel stuck when it comes to starting a project? Do you stare blankly at the page or fabric and feel absolutely uncreative? Just because you feel this … Continue reading
The art challenge for week 41 in the Documented Life Project was: “Polka Dots”. Jan: If you have not already read it, you need to see {this post} I wrote about the process I used to print the black surrounding the … Continue reading
The art challenge for Week 40 in the Documented Life Project was to: “Paint or color with three colors you never use.” Jan: I don’t think that there are three colors I never use, but I tried to think of … Continue reading
I like to experiment with my creativity tools to find new ways of using what I already have. Sometimes it leads to a mess, and sometimes it leads to a new discovery. I wanted to make a gelli print with … Continue reading
When I was a child, Christmas took forever to arrive. Now as an adult the time flies by so quickly I am once again thinking it can’t be almost the end of another year already. Christmas is 11 weeks away. Now … Continue reading
Now that it is fall, Mom and I decided to take another trip to Silver Dollar City to meet some new and old friends from the crafters that set up booths for the fall festival. We got to talk to Dennis … Continue reading