Trash to Treasures Art
Where recycling and mixed media art collide.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
I'm still alive...and active elsewhere.
I just wanted to pop in and let anyone who stops in here know that my art and I are still alive and well, but more so over at my Tumblr blog. To see more of my art and other endeavors, visit me at The Sketchy Life. I hope to see you there!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
ICAD: Days 15 and 17-20
Here I am again, playing ICAD catch-up. To make a long story short, here are my index cards for Days 15 and 17-20:
Thursday, June 18, 2015
ICAD: Day 14
The prompt for Day 14 of the 2015 ICAD challenge was salt and pepper. My love for dogs compelled me to translate that prompt into this mixed media piece:
And remember, if you want to see my index cards displaying my more traditional drawings rather than mixed media, visit my MissAdventureArt blog by clicking on the tab at the top of this page!
And remember, if you want to see my index cards displaying my more traditional drawings rather than mixed media, visit my MissAdventureArt blog by clicking on the tab at the top of this page!
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
ICAD: Days 11 and 12
Shame on me - I just keep falling behind in photographing and posting my index cards. Well, better late than never, I guess.
For both Day 11 and Day 12 I went a largely mixed media route. The prompts were lime and mango and parsnip and kiwi, respectively. As per usual lately, I only loosely used these prompts, and only when choosing my color scheme.
Now, without further ado...
For both Day 11 and Day 12 I went a largely mixed media route. The prompts were lime and mango and parsnip and kiwi, respectively. As per usual lately, I only loosely used these prompts, and only when choosing my color scheme.
Now, without further ado...
Friday, June 12, 2015
More ICAD catch-up...
I experimented with some more mixed media techniques for Days #8 and #10 of the ICAD challenge. The prompts this week have been primarily based on color and/or food. For Day #8 the prompt was grapefruit and cherry, and for Day #10 it was eggplant and ginger. I've been only loosely using these prompts this week, mostly for the color influences they offer, as you'll see here:
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
ICAD: Day 7
For Day 7 of the ICAD challenge I had some mixed media fun. The prompt for that day was period table. If you've seen my mixed media art tags, you might remember that I've created a couple of them using an old chemistry catalog along with toying with entries of the periodic table of elements. Needless to say, I did a similar thing for the seventh day of the ICAD challenge. Here's the result:
Going in line with my typical mixed media style, I used Mod Podge to adhere the chemistry catalog cutouts to my index card. Instead of drawing on the catalog pieces like usual, though, this time I made my drawings on some cardstock, practiced some serious patience by cutting them out with an X-Acto knife, and then adhered them in place with yet some more Mod Podge. After everything had dried I applied some Black Soot Distress Ink along the edges.
As usual, I had a tone of fun! Join in on the ICAD challenge if you aren't already doing so!
LiFe, chemistry style. |
As usual, I had a tone of fun! Join in on the ICAD challenge if you aren't already doing so!
Monday, June 8, 2015
ICAD Catch-up
I've been keeping up with creating my index cards for the 2015 ICAD challenge, but I've been failing to get them posted to my blogs in a timely manner. I have a couple to post now, from days 3 through 5. I completed my sixth and seventh index cards on their respective days, but I still need to photograph them so that I can post them. Just think of it as building suspense.
I'm posting my index cards for days 3 and 4 both here and on my drawing blog, MissAdventureArt. These two are mostly drawings (and writing, as you'll see), their primary medium used being pen, but since I had some Distress Ink fun with them I'll also post them here on my mixed media art blog.
The third day's prompt was to draw a map. The fourth day's prompt was mailbox. And the prompt for the fifth day was owl.
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