What an amazing year of mixed media art learning! I’ve learned so many new techniques and ways to use acrylic paint, watercolor, graphite, paint pens, stencils, stamps, markers, tracing paper, tissue paper, watercolor paper, cardboard boxes and brown kraft paper to add pattern and texture to my mixed media art. Here are some of my favorite projects that I completed this summer.
As I dive deeper into the world of children’s book illustration and animation, character design is a skill that I am actively practicing, learning and improving upon.
If you are an emerging artist like me, who has many different art interests, you too might find it a challenge to decide what should be your focused art practice and what should be part of your creative play. Read on to find out what I did to discover my art niche.
Last month, my cousin and I spent a fabulous week in Waikiki, Hawaii. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend it! Travel inspires much of my creative pursuits and this trip was no exception! In this post, you’ll find a sampling of inspirational photos, and my suggested itinerary for sightseeing, dining and shopping.
I’m usually the type or artist who likes to have a plan before I start creating - this usually means gathering inspiration, finding reference images, sketching ideas, deciding on a color palette, developing a theme etc. But this past weekend, I did something different…
Recently, I designed a mini-collection of graphic art combining my patterns with fun typography and motivational phrases. I started to think, wouldn’t it be great to have my art printed as stickers!
Last month I spent a week in Newfoundland, Canada attending a sashiko stitching/visible mending and hand quilting workshop retreat organized by Ace Camps Travel. If you’ve never been on a workshop retreat, I highly recommend it!
I participated in an online speaker panel event on Saturday, June 4, 2022 for the New York Public Library Career Services Talk: Get Animated, Leverage Your Design Skills.
This year, I’m joining the New York Handmade Collective booth at Celebrate Brooklyn. CBK opens on June 8, 2022 and runs through August 6, 2022! Stop by and check out the NYHC booth of artisan crafted products and meet the makers.
This month, I taught three silk painting workshops for a local non-profit organization. It was a lot of fun and a huge success. Here's a quick tutorial on how to hand paint on a silk pillow cover.
Being featured is always a thrill! Especially when it is in a leading magazine for visionary artists and educators! I’m featured in the Artist Directory section.