by Mandy | Jan 8, 2020 | Art, Classrooms, Comic, Gouache, Inspiration, Online Workshop, Painting, Process, Tanka, Visual Journal, Watercolor, Writing |
Stepping into the Twenties When I say ‘the Twenties’ I’m reminded of “The House of Elliott”, the Charleston, Art Deco, sleek and ornate knee-high party dresses and half short hairdos that were flat over the head and then curled back up...
by Mandy | Dec 30, 2019 | Art, Art Supplies, Blog, Contemplation, Illustration, Inspiration, Painting, Process, Video, Vlog, Watercolor, Writing |
Everything in life comes in seasons. Everything comes and goes. Literally every single thing. I’ve known this for as long as I can remember. But I only truly began to understand when one day along the shore I found hundreds of dead serpent stars,thousands, even....
by Mandy | Aug 19, 2019 | Art, Contemplation, Drawing, Illustration, Inspiration, Painting, Process, Storytelling, Watercolor |
Storytelling with a message Making art, to me, is visual storytelling. Sometimes it is literally a way of telling a story that already exists. And sometimes it is a way of unearthing a story that lay hidden somewhere in my subconscience, somewhere in my fingers,...
by Mandy | Apr 3, 2019 | Art Journal, Classrooms, Collage, Inspiration, Journaling, Learning process, Mixed Media, Online Workshop, Painting, Process, Storytelling, Watercolor, Workshop |
Dear reader, Finally!!! I am super-excited to share some amazing news: Do you want to make art and help the earth at the same time? If so, I have some wonderful news! As you know I’ve been working on a book the past year. It’s not finished yet, by far, but...
by Mandy | Sep 10, 2018 | Art Journal, Blog, Inspiration, Journaling, Writing |
Have you ever reread your old diaries? A gruesomely hot and long summer is behind us. And I’m so glad. How did you get through? The Viking blood I must have in my veins was seriously uncomfortable in the heat and I did little more than read 21 books. I’m...
by Mandy | Dec 23, 2017 | Art Journal, Art Supplies, Blog, Illustration, Inspiration, Live Workshop, Tanka, Video, Vlog, Workshop |
Dear readers, we’ve come to the end of this year…already! Time is rushing by so fast I feel its velocity might toss me off the planet sometimes. Gosh…almost 2018 already! High time to review, look ahead and fuel our minds with a little, or no…a...
