I am so excited that I'm finally able to share that I am one of five artists chosen to be a member of Gwen Lafleur's very first Artist Tribe. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to collaborate with such a talented group of women including Gwen herself. Gwen has been a constant source of inspiration for me ever since I was bitten by this mixed media bug three years ago. I have watched all of her Facebook, Instagram and Blog posts in awe, enrolled in her classes, purchased just about ever StencilGirl Stencil she's designed, and hoarded a huge... Read more →

Hi Everybody. Today I want to share with you the technique that I used create the blue laced Lutradur element in my StencilGirl Voices Textile Collage. The collage, featuring the August 2017 StencilClub Set, Second Star on the Right and Straight on 'til Morning StencilClub collection designed by Mary C. Nasser, is hand stitched onto a linen page in my new Dina Wakely Mixed Media journal. If you haven't heard about Lutradur before, you're not alone. I recently discovered it while poking around the Artistic Artifacts website where I found an overview in a Liz Kettle YouTube Video. Lutradur is... Read more →

Hi everyone! OK, I have a confession it make. Are you sitting down? I stalk my mailman. And it's been going on for the past year and a half. But in my defense, I only stalk him during the third week of the month... Shocking, isn't it? You see the thing is that I belong to this club. Not just any club though... I belong to StencilClub. And on the 15th of every month, StencilGirl sends Club members a collection of 3 really cool stencils designed by some incredible artists. (And this month there was even a bonus stencil designed... Read more →

I've been having so much fun making Infinity Art Flips lately. They remind me of the picture books I used to read to my kids many years ago. Every time I'd get to the end of the story, they'd beg for me to read it to them over again, and again, and again. Learning to Fly is a small Flip, created on a 3"X3" base with a background of india inks, a little collage material and stencils. The main characters of my story include a butterfly and flower fashioned from some oak seed pods, (aka those little twirly bird helicopters... Read more →

I’m an art journaler and a mixed media artist delightfully entangled in the never ending process of creative learning. I intend to use this blog as a space to stretch my boundaries, experiment with new techniques, explore new genres, create with new products, and breathe new life into old vintage finds. Its exciting to think about all of the infinite possibilities. Read more →