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Watercolour blocks

November 25, 2022November 21, 2022 Sarah

I was concentrating too hard on painting straight lines for this geometric abstract to truly be considered a "watercolour meditation" but it was definitely a relaxing way to spend some time.

Tagged abstract, geometric, watercolour2 Comments
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Messy May “less”

November 18, 2022November 13, 2022 Sarah

The brief was to create a neutral-toned collage with a splash of colour. Starting with a variety of papers and fabric, I added some eggshell for texture. And I couldn't resist finishing it off with a touch of gold.

Tagged collage, Fodder Challenge, mixed media2 Comments
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Dyed paper tags

November 11, 2022November 7, 2022 Sarah

I rarely make tags so it made a change to follow this Fodder Challenge class and use some of my precious dyed papers and pressed foliage.

Tagged Fodder Challenge, mixed media4 Comments
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Messy May “yes”

October 28, 2022October 25, 2022 Sarah

This prompt was just the nudge I needed to have a go at something that has been on my "must try" list for a while: a little guided serendipity creating abstract landscapes with just ink and water.

Tagged abstract, landscape, Messy May, watercolour4 Comments
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Messy May “belonging”

August 24, 2022October 25, 2022 Sarah

This Messy May challenge gave further confirmation that I am much more inspired by technique prompts than word prompts. And I got to use some of my precious dried flowers and Japanese paper in the process.

Tagged collage, flowers, Messy May, mixed media1 Comment
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Awaken #4 sign

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Sarah

The last quarter of the "scattered rings" alcohol ink piece gets enhanced with some asemic writing and a graffiti-inspired tag.

Tagged alcohol ink, awaken series, mixed media1 Comment
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Messy May “flow”

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Sarah

This Messy May prompt to achieve a state of flow was asking a bit much, but I still enjoyed making this Klee-inspired block painting.

Tagged Messy May, mixed media2 Comments
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Awaken #3 trails

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Sarah

The third of my doodled alcohol ink quarters. After some trial and error, I ended up foiling these particle trails over the cloudy background.

Tagged alcohol ink, awaken series, foil, mixed media1 Comment
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Messy May “kindness”

August 10, 2022August 9, 2022 Sarah

I wasn't particularly inspired by this Messy May prompt, but I did like the simple gelli plate technique the host used. I used that and my favourite butterflies to create this page.

Tagged butterfly, gelli print, Messy May1 Comment
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Awaken #2 ring

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Sarah

The second of my alcohol ink quarters. In this piece I found a ring and highlighted it with more gold and black doodles.

Tagged alcohol ink, awaken series1 Comment
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Messy May “home”

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Sarah

There are some bits of this Messy May page that I like, but the main lesson has to be "don't try to make positive art about things that you're not currently feeling positive about".

Tagged Messy May, mixed media2 Comments
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Messy May “habit”

August 3, 2022August 1, 2022 Sarah

This Messy May prompt was an easy one to follow. I already have the habit of rescuing (too many) things that could be useful from the rubbish. And, on this page, I made a point of using some of them for mark-making.

Tagged Messy May, mixed media1 Comment
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Awaken #1 circles

August 1, 2022August 8, 2022 Sarah

I went back to a piece of alcohol ink experimentation and rather than let it linger in a pile somewhere, I turned it into four mini works with the addition of some doodling. This is the first of those.

Tagged alcohol ink, awaken series1 Comment
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Messy May “imperfection”

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Sarah

"Embrace imperfection" they said, so I got out my little gelli plate, paints, some leaves, and a piece of grip mat and made an imperfect but interesting page for this Messy May prompt.

Tagged gelli print, Messy May, mixed mediaLeave a comment
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Messy May “connection”

July 27, 2022July 24, 2022 Sarah

Another Messy May prompt and, while the finished page isn't one of my favourites, it did give me an excuse to both shop for art supplies and trawl through old photos, which was nice.

Tagged Messy May, mixed media, printed photo1 Comment

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Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in London, UK with my very techy other half. When I’ve got the energy, my days are spent getting crafty and trying to remember to blog about it.

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