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Find Out Fridays - Cheryl Darrow

 

Cheryl has been active in the craft industry since right after dinosaurs ruled the earth. She is the author of "Metal Effects", the A to Z of METALworks (DVD & CD) and two Die Cut Art books.

As the owner of TENseconds Studio she conducts mixed media workshops all over the world. Her passion for arts include; calligraphy, PMC, working in metal, fabricating jewelry and showing others how to "metalize their worlds!" She loves to show people how to use her VerDay Paints and Patina which go o...

Curator Tips | Nika Rouss

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Find Out Fridays - Lisa Daria

Lisa Daria Kennedy grew up along the northeast edge of the Hockomock Swamp in Massachusetts.

Since 2009, she has committed to an on-going daily painting project. As a young adult cancer survivor, she discovered living is not just surviving. Each painting seeks to give a voice to the fiber of the everyday.

Kennedy received a BA from Roger Williams University, and a BFA and MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Currently she is the Design Editor for the literary publication, Mount...

Artist Gang Tuesday...

Hi Arty Souls:) Sylwia here with mail art project:) I love altering envelopes and this time I decided to play with heavy body gesso by Liquitex. I used it also with Donna's 'She chooses' stencil. After that I added some vintage tissue paper and watercolors by Daniel Smith. Love the combination of gesso, craft paper and watercolors. To add contrast I used two Donna's stamps: 'Live your art' and 'Tangled leaf'.' I hope you will enjoy the video tutorial!!! And see you soon!xx Sylwia (TandiArt)

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Curator Video | Stephanie Schütze

Hi there, it’s Stephanie here with another video tutorial how to create a „abstract landscape“ with the stencilpoppy field from the Artistry Series. I moved out of my comfort zone and used other colors than usual and I also have dared something abstract. Have fun and enjoy.

Material from Donna Downey Studios:
Stencil Poppy Field: https://www.donnadowney.com/collections/donna-downey-products/products/new-release-donna-downey-artistry-series-stencils-poppy-field
Deco Mache Paper - Bouquet - ht...

Find Out Fridays - Cristin Stevenson

My name is Cristin Stevenson, and I am a mixed media artist and art journaler. I live in  Missouri with my husband and two pugs.

I am a full time artist through mixed media artwork, teaching in collaborative online courses, and creating content via Patreon.

I love working in all mediums - whether it be canvas, paper or an art journal and I consider mixed media to be "home".  My work is experimental in nature, so I was incredibly excited when Donna asked me to be a part of Find Out Friday...

Artist Gang Tuesday...

Welcome to another Artist Gang Tuesday episode. Today its Denisa here. Im an European girl enthusiastic about mixed media. As were still having winter time here I decided to escape the cold days and dive into the summer time . I made a poppy canvas full of bright colours. Its size is 30 x 30cm. This time I was playing around with rich texture and my fave material - wire. Nothing too complicated, just some spontaneous ideas that came on my mind while creating. Hope youll enjoy my process. Enj...

Curator Video | Nika Rouss

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Find Out Fridays - Jo Barby

Joanne Barby is an award winning artist from the South Coast of NSW, in Australia.  Her artwork has been exhibited in many group shows, Galleries and is hung in private collections all over the world. She is one of only four artists worldwide that is endorsed by PanPastel on their “Paint, Draw, Blend” website http://paintdrawblend.com/artists/joa....  Because of her unique drawing style  with PanPastel (“Color Mapping”), she conducts regular PanPastel workshops and demonstrations...

Artist Gang Tuesday...

Hello Donna Downey Gang fans, Fiona here with you today to share a couple of little wooden panels I painted up.

I'm so excited about wood as a substrate lately. I've been learning from Mindy Lacefields "Permission to Play" online class and now I'm totally addicted to wood as a substrate and ephemera collage!

This little pair came together in a bit of a hap hazard way as you'll see in the video. I did more procrastinating that i did actual creating. I share with you a little tip I use to get st...