I'm back from Alaska and ready to create again

I 've almost finished my journal that I did for my Stencilry class.

I added some scrapbook paper and hand painted papers to make 3 signatures and sew them to my cover.

I spaced the signatures too far apart and ended up adding to more signatures of scrapbook paper and music sheets to fill the book up. I plan to add beaded to the threads. And art journal on the inside. I'm thinking of documenting my art experiments.

This all came about due to Mary Ann Moss's online Stencilry classes. http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/. Again Mary Ann is a fabulously talented artist and teacher.

Conservation Quotes

My FAN group is exhibiting at the Jacksonville Main Library in October. The theme is "The Language of Conservation." This is my spray painted/stenciled entry. I googled the word "conservation" to come up with the definition, synonyms and some quotes to use. I backed the spray painted/stenciled canvas with felt and stitched the words. I cut it up and arranged the pieces. The hanger is a piece of driftwood with a crocheted cord. Hope it gets juried in!! I entered a couple of art quilts as well.

A close up of the piece.

A close up of the top.

"Conservation Quotes"

The painted canvas. I wrote in large letters the synonyms of conservation: protection, management, preservation, safe guard, safekeeping, restoration and maintenance using a marker. Then I spray painted using many stencils.

Spray painting and Stenciling

This is the cover. I love Mary Ann's technique of dribbling paint from a squeeze bottle to make marks. I just love this lime color.

I've been quiet I know. Here are some of my pages for my new Stencil book. I'm taking another online class from Mary Ann Moss. This class involves spray painting, stenciling and stitching. I'm still working on the spray painting and stenciling - particularly the colors of paint. There's a learning curve. I'm not happy with my colors but I think that after adding stamps and collage elements, I'm be much happier. But that will all have to wait until I'm back from my Alaska land and sea cruise. I leave tomorrow. I'm taking a journal which I hopefully will fill with collage and words.

Even more Stencil Experiments

These are some of my favorite experiments. I've only started. I'll be adding some painting, stamping, collaging. All in good time!

This last one is a mock-up of a t-shirt design. First Street Gallery has a Sea Turtle Show each summer and I show my "Turtle" work. Last year I discharged black t-shirts. This year I thought I'd put some of my new learning to work. I'll upload a t-shirt once I'm done with them.

More Stencil/spray paint

This is the inside of the portfolio cover. I just love the eyes stencil. I've spray painted various stencils: my own, store bought, and stencils I've cut from Mary Ann's links. http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/

I'm experimenting and learning. What fun!

Stenciling Away!

Front and Back cover of my Stencilry Portfolio. I am having a ball! I mentioned in a previous post that I've enrolled in an online class with Mary Ann Ross, Stencilry: Pure Experimentation http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/. I'm using spray paints and fabric spray paints. The regular ones are on paper, which the class is all about. I just have to experiment on fabric, I just have to!! There is a learning curve so practice, practice, practice. I love the layering. I've cut a bunch of stencils, some with the knife but most with the versa-tool stencil cutter - much easier, in my humble opinion. I'll be uploading more images shortly.