New Stencils from StencilGirl Stencils! Featuring Marsh Flowers…

Six new stencils from @StencilGirl! Queen Anne’s Lace, cornflower, black-eyed susans, thistles: all the flowers that grew in the fence row along the lane where I grew up in Ohio are represented in this stencil Marsh Flowers (L942): Check out … Continue reading

New Stencils from StencilGirl! Featuring Woodland Creatures…

Six new stencils from @StencilGirl! These stencils are inspired by my childhood next to a wonderful pond and a giant swamp. My brother and I played there endlessly. There are flowers, creatures, and even some mushrooms! To see these and … Continue reading

New StencilGirl Stencils: Featuring Mushrooms…

Yay! New stencils from @StencilGirl! So excited to be making stuff with my new StencilGirl stencils. In this video, I make a weird mushroom/family page in my Moleskine watercolor landscape journal: Thank you to Daniel Levy for the video! To … Continue reading

New StencilGirl Stencils! Featuring Marsh Creatures…

I am excited to be working with @StencilGirl Products again to bring you six new stencils inspired by the the swamp next to my childhood home–a place of great mystery and magic. In this video (thank you again Daniel Levy!!), … Continue reading

New StencilGirl Stencils! Featuring the Sinuous Vine…

I am proud to once again have a whole new batch of stencils out from @StencilGirlProducts! There are six in this bunch of woodland, marsh and botanical inspired designs: Here’s a video (thanks, Daniel Levy!) where I demo Sinuous Vines … Continue reading

Stencil Demo! Scarab Beetles

Happy New Year! Let’s hope for a wonderful new year full of lots of art play, exploration and creativity! I got interested in making a stencil of scarab beetles when making inkblot beetle cabinets of curiosity. I made the beetle … Continue reading

Monet’s Water Lilies Inspire a Stencil Design

Happy Holidays! Hope you all have some time to sneak away from family and holiday obligations to putter a little in the studio… This stencil from StencilGirl Products was inspired by Monet’s Waterlilies–that wonderful one in the Museum of Modern … Continue reading

Journaling with my NEW StencilGirl Stencils at the Beach! (Part 4: Scarab Beetles and Dragonflies)

I have always been interested in bugs. I’ll admit it. I think they are wonderfully beautiful, with some notable exceptions. One of the most satisfying picture books I own is a tiny one full of jewel-like insects called “An Inordinate … Continue reading

Journaling at the Beach with my new StencilGirl Stencils (Part 3: Impressionist Lilies and Textures)

The drive up through the northeast of the US is filled with bodies of water filled with water lilies–white and yellow and sometimes pink. This pair of stencils from StencilGirl is perfect for making painterly marks to paint a Monet’s … Continue reading