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

VIDEO STENCIL DEMO: Bunnies, Birds and Blooms, Part 1 of 2

Today, all day starts StencilGirl’s Cyber Monday sale, happening Nov 27th through 29th! (Details below) My ten stencils are a part of this sale, as well as the entire StencilGirl catalog (just the stencils!). This is a stencil demo (Part 1 … 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

Journaling at the Beach with my NEW StencilGirl stencils! (Part 2: Looping, Leafy Vines)

Out of the ten stencils I designed for StencilGirl, I am finding that the Looping, Leafy Vines Background is the stealth super-useful stencil. Its good for laying in a background on a journal page, or for printing cheerful green vines … Continue reading