Title: Autumn HuesMedium: watercolourCreator: Tina Martin I was looking around at ACEOs (art card originals and editions) as they can be an inexpensive way to pick up original art, came across this one and bought it straight away. I love all things nature-related and these autumn leaves really grabbed my attention — the colours are… Continue reading OPA: autumn hues
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #24 For this lesson, the starting point was to think about something we needed or were grateful for and then find a related quote. I was feeling less than perky at the time so I chose the word "comfort" and then went searching for a poem. The poem I found was Inner… Continue reading Wanderlust: butterfly vine
And this is the last of the lessons from Sandy Allnock's mini Copic course Autumn Scenes. For me, this was the trickiest lesson in this course. It was a combination of factors: firstly, I always try not to copy the lesson image exactly and, secondly, I am terrible at visualising things in my head in… Continue reading Just coloured: misty mountains
Title: botanical tile (gold0128)Medium: ceramicCreator: Lisa Ellul Oh the hours I spent trying to decide which one of these to buy. All of Lisa's tiles are lovely but I couldn't just pick one at random. So I made a first pass through, making a short list of the ones that particularly caught my eye, then… Continue reading OPA: botanical tile
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #23 The start of a new theme: poems & quotes. For this one, Kasia asked us to go on a walk, make some simple notes about what we saw, and then turn them into a poem. Well, the weather was utterly grim when I started this project, so I sat safe and… Continue reading Wanderlust: sitting safe inside
This is from one of the lessons from Sandy Allnock's mini Copic course Autumn Scenes. I really enjoy these mini classes, it makes such a change to start with a blank piece of paper, rather than a stamped image, when working with Copic markers and, of course, it does teach useful techniques that can be… Continue reading Just coloured: spooky forest
Title: robot whaleMedium: inkCreator: Anton Peck Way back in 2011 (it's only ten years but it feels so much longer), I was one of the supporters of Anton Peck's Adopt-a-Robot project for which he designed and drew 100 robots. This robot whale — number 82 out of 100 — now lives on the wall next… Continue reading OPA: robot whale
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #22 The idea this week was to recycle old clothes, possibly adding in something a bit meaningful at the same time. Of course, we had a clear out last year (it did all go to recycling) and the only thing left was some denim I had saved from my other half's old… Continue reading Wanderlust: fabric collage
I've been debating with myself whether to post this or not. It is finished and it is functional, but I may well remake it. It's actually the second time I've made this design — the first time was before I'd bought some proper jewellery wire so I had a practice with some thin craft wire.… Continue reading Egyptian-style bracelet
Copic markers: skin - E30, 355, E57hair - E43, W5, E47, W8, E49, 100eyes - E43, E44, E47top - E40, E41, E42 / E42, E43, E44mug - E70, E71, E74coffee beans - E81, E84, E87, E89 Supplies: digital stamps:The East Wind - Lucy Loo coffee aromapaper and card:Neenah solar white 216gsm This image was coloured… Continue reading Just coloured: coffee aroma
