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Showing posts with label new designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new designs. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Introducing Vintage Gardens from Rae Missigman
As she so often does, Rae was greatly inspired after days of study and sketching in a botanical garden that boasts a rich history of the local flora. Learning that many of the plants and flowers she studied had ancient roots in neighborhood gardens, and drawn to the delicious assortment of shapes and sizes of both the floral and non-flowering beauties, Rae was prompted to create a peek inside the gardens of the past.
The Leafy Garden Mask was inspired by the abundance of rich green ferns, vines and ornamentals studied at a local botanical garden that Rae Missigman frequently visits near her home in Florida. The gardens enormous collection of non-flowering plants was the seed behind this leafy beauty.
This mask, paired with watercolor, creates lovely and fluid garden backgrounds. It would also be perfect for creating the peek-a-boo layers of a vintage garden. A gel plate and assorted mixed mediums make layering quick and easy. These stencils and masks would also be wonderful for use with inks, which when mixed with masks can create beautiful fluid lines and brilliantly unpredictable results.
The Vintage Camellia stencil and mask was inspired by the layers of ruffled petals, delicate stalk-like stamens and large glossy leaves of this antebellum age flower. Upon closer study, Rae found that each heavy bloom was a festival of intricate shapes that changed into something new with each rotation of the stem.
This stencil would be wonderful to use with watercolor paint to create soft ethereal florals, while the mask would be perfect for creating the peek-a-boo layers of a vintage garden. A gel plate and assorted mixed mediums make layering quick and easy. These stencils and masks would also be wonderful for use with inks, which when mixed with masks can create beautiful fluid lines and brilliantly unpredictable results.
The Vintage Tickseed stencil and mask was inspired by this delicate blooms jagged edged petals and seed like center. First drawn it’s variegated colors Rae soon learned that up close, this bloom curved it’s florets this way and that begging to be seen. Long sturdy stems supported more curved ball like buds that made the entire cluster of flowers a riot of color and lines.
This stencil would be wonderful to use with watercolor paint to create soft ethereal florals, while the mask would be perfect for creating the peek-a-boo layers of a vintage garden. A gel plate and assorted mixed mediums make layering quick and easy. These stencils and masks would also be wonderful for use with inks, which when mixed with masks can create beautiful fluid lines and brilliantly unpredictable results.
The Vintage Coneflower stencil and mask was inspired by the vibrant drooping petals of this endangered native wildflower. While it’s cascading petals are what attracts most flower lovers, Rae, fascinated by the disk florets at the center of this bloom, gave these bud like centers a special place on this stencil and mask, making it perfect for adding buds to all of your floral stenciling.
This stencil would be wonderful to use with watercolor paint to create soft ethereal florals, while the mask would be perfect for creating the peek-a-boo layers of a vintage garden. A gel plate and assorted mixed mediums make layering quick and easy. These stencils and masks would also be wonderful for use with inks, which when mixed with masks can create beautiful fluid lines and brilliantly unpredictable results.
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Thursday, November 16, 2023
Introducing the Curious Girls Collection by Cat Kerr
"Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing." Oscar Wilde
My Curious Girls were originally hand-cut into Matte Duralar film measuring 30" x 40". They were born with this Oscar Wilde quote in mind, and with every girl that came to life, I thought of the girls that came before me, the girls that stand beside me, and the girls that come tomorrow. Our mothers, our daughters, and sisters, unique and curious in their own way. Now offering them in smaller sizes, my "Curious Girls" would make a great addition to a card, journal page, or canvas.
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Thursday, April 27, 2023
You Simply Must Check Out These Fabulous New Designs from Cecilia Swatton!
Walking the beach at Cali’s Carmel-by-the-Sea, Cecilia found strips of Giant String Kelp (also called Bulb Kelp) abandoned on the sand after tides had swept it ashore. She was fascinated with the plump bulbs and their streamers full of texture. (In fact, that texture inspired Seaweed 6 Stencil s099.) Bulb Kelp is a form of algae capable of photosynthesis. To find ideas for creative fun using L963, M339 and S955, head for http://ceciliaswatton.blogspot.com – and please don’t limit yourself to Pacific greens and blues; instead, consider these designs abstract and use all colors!
In 9” x 12” L963, Giant String Kelp (aka Bulb Kelp) swirls underwater offering 3 views that start with a close-up of bulbs and streamers flowing from them. In another area, bulbs and streamers float in the distance. A third area captures more bulbs and streamers riding the current, farther away still. Kelp “forests,” during growing season, can shoot up 2 feet per day, to reach 250 feet of height! For art-making fun with L963, consider Brusho crystals and Golden High Flow Acrylics. And try sponge brayers or pouncing sponges with heavy-body acrylics. In spite of its inspiration, a design is just a design, so think “abstract” and free your hands to pick up any colors, not just blue and green. Check out http://ceciliaswatton.blogspot.com
This 6” x 6” design features a strand of Bulb Kelp (aka Giant String Kelp) as it bobs under ocean waves in a circular shape, taking a pause before it shoots vertically up toward sunlight. Emerging from the bulbs are textured green ribbons that ripple like banners riding on the wind. Go to http://ceciliaswatton.blogspot.com to find a launching pad for art-making adventures using S955. Bring out your inner child who wants to play – try all colors, not just blue and green! My favorite media here are Brusho watercolor crystals and Golden High Flow Acrylics. But I also use heavy-body acrylics with either sponge brayers or pouncing sponges.
Giant String Kelp (aka Bulb Kelp) anchors to a rocky seabed and sends “strings” up to the water’s surface. This form of algae is so sturdy that sea otters wrap themselves in its green strands to avoid floating away while asleep. Measuring 4” x 4“, M339 is the right size for art-making on a business trip or vacation. At http://ceciliaswatton.blogspot.com you’ll find Cecilia's art explorations using M339. She recommends Golden High Flow Acrylics paired with Brusho crystals, but her second favorite approach is to use heavy-body acrylics with pouncing sponges or sponge brayers.
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Say Hello to Pam Beer, Our Newest StencilGirl® Designer!
Pam's first collection for StencilGirl® Products is entitled, "Words are not Enough." The collection consists of 2 large 9x12 stencils. L9464 contains twelve symbols grouped together encompassing the thoughts of our organic world while L965 has twenty-eight symbols grouped together to represent an internal and very personal language that only our spirit can comprehend.
Pam's artistic journey has been a winding path, full of unexpected twists and turns. As a creative personality growing up in a world that demanded survival over self-expression, she learned to keep her artistic passions hidden away. It wasn't until she found herself working in a corporate technical role that she rediscovered the joy of visual art, using it as a way to relieve stress and rediscover her true self.
For years, Pam's career demanded more process and analytical activity than creativity, leaving her feeling unfulfilled and disconnected from her artistic spirit. But when her career came to an end, she knew it was time to rebuild and seek spiritual wholeness and wellness.
Painting became her refuge, a way to remove the chaos of life and tease out a sense of hope through beauty and visual rendering.
Pam's journey as an artist has been one of exploration and discovery. She began working in watercolor, then moved to acrylic, and eventually found her true voice in oil and cold wax medium. It wasn't until she embraced abstraction and painting how something feels, rather than how it appears, that her work truly began to blossom.
Each of Pam's abstract works is a journey in itself, beginning with wild, chaotic marks that are eventually tamed by a lovingly constructed story of internal peace and hope. Layers of paint and effort reveal bursts of life with color and calmness, always with just the right tension to keep the work interesting.
Pam's tools of choice are silicone scrapers, squeegees, and soft brayers, which allow her to achieve unique color shifts and create passages of both opacity and transparency. Her custom-made birchwood panels provide the perfect canvas for her work, allowing her to express her innermost stories in a way that is both beautiful and meaningful.
Through her art, Pam seeks to capture the beauty and joy of life, while also exploring the deeper spiritual dimensions of our faith that underlie our existence.
Her work is a testament to the power of creativity to heal, transform, and inspire, and a reminder that even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, there is always hope.
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