Connect with your Favorite Art Book by Sandee Setliff

Hi everyone, Sandee here today. 

As a Creative/Artist I would like to share with you a new endeavor of 

self expression: knowing your archetypes.

While I love art technique books and yes, I admit to owning quite a few, Art Journal Your Archetypes by Gabrielle-Javier-Cerulli is one of my all time favorite books. Not for the art techniques that she shares but for learning what makes us art they way we do. For me it was an epiphany..my own 'aha moment' when I realized that I draw/paint/journal certain things for a reason and I was blown away. I even made a chart of my archetypes which I keep for easy referral in my

 art studio.

So the first question you may be asking is...

What is an archetype?

"An archetype is a symbolic representation of the repeated patterns of behavior that make you who you are, the driving forces behind your being. Archetypes are used in literature, script writing, marketing, branding, self-help, psychology, sociology, mythology and even the tarot."

Once you discover your archetypes ( through the 33 question quiz in the book ) you might be amazed at how many stencils that you own, that you are naturally drawn to collecting, which represent those archetypes. You will come to a better understanding of why you continually draw certain things and even in a particular style.

And since I am a continual seeker of knowledge this book is at the top of my must haves!

Even the small leaping girl stamp by Rubbermoon is an archetype, do you find yourself drawn to the female form?
 Find out why in the book!

 The stencils I used in order of the video and the archetypes they represent:

 Fallen Leaves stencil by Jessica Sporn (nature)

JournalArtista Stacked Books by Paula Phillips  (student)

Tea Cup by Sandee Setliff (mother)

 Creative Halo stencil by Pam Carriker (seeker)

Words to Live By was designed by Carolyn Dube (story teller)

other supplies:
Rubbermoon stamp "Be an artist"
Gwen Lafleur Studio's Washi tape - Crystals
DecoArt acrylic paint

 I hope you enjoy the process video I made while I played around incorporating my archetypes in my art journal. I began with a premade background (I think I must have been bored one day and just played with color because it looks pretty random, I confess.) and from there I began layering my stencils and building my story around some of my core archetypes.

Knowing what makes you unique is highly valuable to you as an art journaler.

 Art journaling is a great way to express yourself using symbolic representation 

where you are free to create with no rules.

Discover and embrace your archetypes!

Sandee

StencilGirl Artist Paula Phillips Tutorial

Welcome everyone! My name is Paula Phillips, also known as JournalArtista.

Today I would like to share a page with you using my new Stacked Books stencil.

I started with a background of scraped paint over gesso.  I then added a few bits of a packing tape transfer through a stencil.  I used this for depth and interest in the background.  To learn about this technique, please refer to this YouTube tutorial:

Next, I covered the packing tape transfer images with Matte Medium.  This takes away the shine from the packing tape, as well as allowing the tape to be painted over.  I then collaged a few napkin images, and a picture of a pen and ink from a magazine using Matte Medium.  I added the Whimsey Script stencil in a few places, overlapping all collaged images.

Finally, I added black paint to the right side of the page and placed the Stacked Books stencil directly on top.  I quickly removed the paint from under the stencil with a baby wipe (you can also use a wet cloth), leaving the image of the stacked books in black.

At this stage the art journal page looked like this:

I realized the stacked books blended too much into the background.  Once the black paint was dry I repositioned the stencil back on top and sponged a bit of the same green and pink used in the first layer of the background.  I then used a Derwent Inktense pencil in black to outline and shade each book.  The ink splot looked a little dull so I added a layer of black paint to help it pop.

The final step was to add the words onto the stacked books spines and a whole lot of white splots with watered down white acrylic paint. 

Here is the result:

Here is the before and after of the stacked books after shading and finishing touches.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I hope you give it a try!  Show us your stacked books projects with the hashtags #iseestencilseverywhere and #stencilgirl

You can find more from me at:

My StencilGirl stencils: http://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/category-s/2001.htm

My YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Journalartista

My blog: www.journalartista.com

Twitter and Instagram:  @Journalartista

I also teach free live classes every Wednesday and Saturday nights at 9:30pm Eastern time here: www.ustream.tv/channel/JournalArtista

I hope to see you there!

Much love,Paula

BIG Stencil Release from StencilGirl!!!!

It is a BIG release day at StencilGirl!!!! 
We have two NEW Artists, Paula Phillips and Carol Wiebe along with NEW stencils from Rae Missigman!!!! What a day!!! Keep reading all the way down the post because there is SO MUCH inspiration and video here for you today!!!!!

We will start with Paula......

We are thrilled to welcome a NEW artist to the StencilGirl Family!!!

Journal Artista Paula Phillips

Paula was on the first StencilGirl Creative Team and we are so happy to have her now also as one of our artists! She has a wildly popular USTREAM show both Wednesday and Saturday nights with the Saturday show almost exclusively dedicated to our favorite subject STENCILS!!! Make sure you check it out because Paula is always giving inspiration with StencilGirl stencils and now she even has some of her own!!!

You can get all the information on her show over at USTREAM.

Mary Beth is here to welcome Paula!!!!!

Take it away Mary Beth!!!

Watch the video on YouTube

Now how about those stencils and the fabulous art that Paula made with them!!!!!

 JournalArtista Stacked Books 9" x 12"

JournalArtista Coffee Please 9" x 12"

                  

 JournalArtista Drink Some Coffee 9" x 12"

 You can find all Paula's stencils

 on our WEBSITE live and ready to ship TODAY!!!

Ready for Rae Missigman????

We know you absolutely LOVED Rae's first release from StencilGirl and know you were waiting patiently for the next. Today she has three new designs for you!!!!
How about a video first from Rae??!!!
Watch the video on Vimeo
Here are the stencils!!!
Modern Buds 6" x 6"

Puddles 6" x 6"

  

Tall Reeds 6" x 6"

Make sure you stop over at Rae's Blog today! She has a post for you too!!!
You can find all Rae's stencils live and ready to ship on our website.

Last but certainly not least.....
Welcome to NEW StencilGirl Artist
Carol Wiebe!!!!!

Just wait until you see the unique work of Carol Wiebe! 
You are going to LOVE these stencils!
Here is Mary Beth to welcome her....

Watch the video on YouTube
Here are the stencils! Carol is giving us so much inspiration with her stencils. Watch the blog because she has a tutorial each of the projects you see below which we will spotlight in the coming weeks.

City Emcompassed 9" x 12"

Verdant Moon 9" x 12"

 Intersected Moon 4" x 4"

Lunar Symbols 6" x 6"

Trio of Trees 6" x 6"

Carol has a post on her blog today showing you how she made this triptych to the left. Make sure you stop by!!!

You can find all Carol's stencils live and ready to ship on our website today!!!

1700's Building Texture

Welcome all!

Paula Phillips aka JournalArtista here.  I am so happy to share with you my page using the 1700's Building Stencil  designed by the awesome Carolyn Dube.

My page started out with a layer of brown paint with a few napkins collaged on top.  I then chose this technique to apply the Golden Light Molding Paste:

Tinting Light Molding Paste A quick video!

I should have left the page at that, but I decided to add some deep purple.  Way too dark!  I dry brushed a bit of gesso to tone down the darkness, shown here:

I then added black marker to outline the edges of the light molding paste, using my finger to smudge a bit.

                               
Happier with the way the texture pop'ed, I added a bit of yellow paint in the window openings.

Don't give up when you think something is too dark!  Just add a bit of gesso and work through those uglies!

Much Love,
Paula