Archetype Art Journaling, is an in-depth, mixed media lesson that invites you to learn more about yourself as you delve into the magic and mystery of archetypes and oracle cards!
The goal is to connect to your intuition and gain a deeper understanding of your journey. Inside this creative journaling lesson, you''ll ponder and explore the images and cards you intuitively selected.
From there, Ivy will guide you through creating a beautiful, symbolic collage that incorporates paint, pens, stencils and other lovely mixed media goodies!
At the end of the creative journey, you'll reflect on what you have created and what it means to you! This creative lesson is healing, exciting and full of beautiful discoveries.
I had always wanted to get into Podcasting over the years but never followed it through. I got into radio and did a 3 year stint on local community radio. It was great, and I found doing the research for the show interesting and knowing the power of radio in taking the message out to potentially the world!
I have always recording my thoughts on my phone using the voice recorder or video and found I had a lot of content that I could use. I jumped in feet first this year and signed up onto a platform called Anchor. It is very easy to use and you get a good quality sound just from using your phone. It also shares your recording on a selection of 9 other podcasting platforms.
If you have been considering making your own podcasts I encourage you to take the step. I started out making one recording a week, and now I am better familiar with editing and uploading I have started releasing two episodes a week. You can obviously do as little or as much as you like.
The advances of technology now means that you can create your own radio talk show, you decide the hours, and collaboration, location. Think about the topics that you can talk about, or who you want to talk with. It is a great opportunity to share your voice with the world.
Weekly Podcasts - This weeks - Letting go of negative words
Most of all don't hide your ideas away, take the leap, be bold, make that step, and you will have amazing memories to look back on.
There are some courses that you can do to give you a good start and you can take a look at some of the courses offered by Creative Live. You can start learning for free with the selection of live and on air classes. You will learn creative skills from top experts, and with over 1,500 curated classes in Photography & Video, Money & Life, Craft & Maker, Art & Design, and Music & Audio, and more! There is something for everyone.
Creative Live is has a selection of on-air broadcasts for free or you can purchase a class and own the content for life.
Additionally, you can get your daily creative fix on the iOS app with 1 free lesson of your choice, each and every day. I have included some upcoming classes below for you to check out.
Try and check out some of the courses, I will definitely be checking them out and will share at some point on the blog.
Check out my podcast, and let me know if you would like to be join me on one of the episodes.
Why not do something new, you never know where it will lead, or add to the work that you are currently doing. Let me know how you get on, or which ones you might try. Stay blessed and be a blessing.
I have been growing Cotton in my garden and currently have 4 plants, 3 of which has been producing quite a bit of what is known as Sea Island Cotton.
Cotton growing in the garden showing the Bolls
Excitedly I took a trip to a store in London, Seven Sisters that sold Yarn and other tools that would help me process the cotton.
I never thought that I would get into weaving and spinning but couldn't let the cotton just go to waste. Sea Island Cotton is grown in Barbados, Jamaica and Antigua and has a reputation of being a superior cotton.
Sea Island Cotton of Barbados, waiting to be picked
As a Mixed Media Artist I am always looking for interesting ways to incorporate different materials in my work. With the textiles that I have been working with this is a great way to incorporate the cotton into my work.
Check out the Video
The Handweavers Studio and Gallery is a lovely store to browse and they also have many courses to suit whether beginner or experienced which you can check out HERE.
I spent a good while in the store getting familiar with the different fibers that I can get to practice with, the books they had on display carried a wealth of information. There are so many different terms for the different stages, as a newbie I have a lot to learn.
I didn't realize that there was so many different types of cotton and yarn in general
The staff were very helpful and I managed to spend 2 hours soaking up all the different yarns and equipment they had to offer.
I will also be sharing on my Creative Gardener Channel how my cotton is growing in the coming months. You can see 31 of the different plants that I am growing in my garden at the moment.
Who knows you might join me on this journey and feel drawn to spinning and weaving as well. Stay blessed and be a blessing.
When you think about a retreat what first comes to mind for you. I know I think of pampering, spa sessions, not having to cook, and if it is a creative retreat then one filled with art workshops and spending time with like minded others.
A couple of Saturdays ago my local church held a retreat day for the women, both young and old, the children were also welcome as well, and it was great to see every one take part and share their insights. I was asked to bring along some art materials. I took some collage, and mark making material to add to the other creative material available.
Talking art journals
The session lasted 3 hours and it is amazing just what you can fit into the time. One of women (Lisa) gave a talk on making new beginnings, making that start, and it was a very inspiring talk, that reminded me that I should spend more time journalling and also something I have been enjoying for a while Art journalling. The other thing that stood out for me was talking about timelines, and noting significant timelines during the course of your life, this is something that you could combine really well with journalling.
Making paint pallets out of cardboard
I spent some time sharing how to use some of the materials that I brought, such as the collage material, and the tools that can be used to create texture within your art work.
I shared with some of the women on my table how I used bible and dictionary pages along with other ephemera to create a collage.
For this collage I create flowers out of bible pages and a mixed ephemera loosely adding color to the pages
I then spent some time cutting them out and applying to a decorated background and adding additional colors. 3 hours fly when your having fun and we all got an opportunity to share how we were impacted by the whole session. We were all spiritually fed as well as creatively. Once I got home, I was still in the flow of creative experimenting and got to add some finishing touches to my two pieces.
Grounded - Mixed Media Art
Here is another one that I completed, and once home added the white detail to the flowers. The flowers have been inspired by ones that we were shown on a session with Tiare Smith as part of The Journey Within Year long Art Journal Workshop, which was great!
How does your garden grow?
I really enjoyed creating the flowers, it allows you to be so free with your work, they are easy to create and look so pretty. I also enjoyed every aspect of the Retreat Day, as it allowed us the time to reflect and refocus and look at how we can give ourselves a fresh start.
For a limited time on Tiare's site through to the end of Valentine’s Day get 10% off workshops and bundles (discount good on Tiare Smith Designs hosted workshop only. Does not apply to The Journey Within). In one of the courses she shows you how to make the imagery with the flowers and more. Just enter code: IAMLOVE at checkout.
Why not take yourself on an online retreat and take the time to meet with your creative self and grow.
We have been having a great time on the first week of My Color is Beautiful Art Online Course, and despite drawing on a regular basis, it is quite easy to forget to play and enjoy the work, rather than stick to rigid routines. You can watch me in action in the video below to see how I got from a blank piece of paper to the image below.
This week saw me starting out playing with backgrounds and using a limited palette and enjoying the process. The colors I chose to use were ones that I rarely take out and they have been sitting at the back and out of the way, and together they seem to blend well. This is a great exercise and one that I want to keep up and creating background pages.
After I had finished the background page, I then went on to create an image from the page, seeing what I could pull out of the paint, Little by little a character began to come forth and had a message or a reminder to me, and that was to take courage. I guess at some point or another we all have to face things that can be a bit challenging, but once we take that step we can be surprised at how much we had in side that was better than we had originally thought.
Here is some of the detail of the piece, I created a lot of texture just by using gesso and mark making tools
Time has surely flown, we are already at the end of January and if you are one of those people who have on their list of resolutions to get more creative this year, or find that creative spark then this course if for you!! I am not just saying it because I am one of the teachers, but I know that you will be totally blown away.
Along with 7 other teachers I will be sharing an art lesson and over the 10 weeks we will be encouraging you to get immersed in color, creativity and empowering techniques!
If you haven't yet signed up, all you need to do is SIGN UP HERE and you will be taken to the relevant page the course costs just $49 which is a bargain when you think about all the great creative inspiration you will be getting.
Here is some of what you can expect:-
8 wonderful, creative instructors
10 amazing video mixed media main lessons, 1 lesson per week for 10 weeks. PDF Download of each lesson, provided as well.
10 eye opening color challenges and background techniques, videos and/or pdf’s provided. 1 challenge per week for 10 weeks, resulting in 40 AMAZING backgrounds, ideas and techniques.
10 positive, creative energy boosts and exercises, videos and/or pdf’s provided. 1 exercise per week for 10 weeks, resulting in feelings of joy, confidence, happiness, acceptance and love!
Fun giveaways/prizes.
And much more!
If you do decide to join us, Sign Up Here, I will be looking forward to creating with you!
You will be redirected to Tiare Smith's site - (the course organiser) where you can choose a couple of different packages, and the price starts at $49!
I would love you to join us on this exciting adventure
Here are the teachers for the course, including me:)
I look forward to meeting you on the course, we are going to have lots of fun!
I would like to thank Tiare Smith for kicking off the blog hop for My Color is Beautiful Art 2015 Workshop. Tiare has brought together a team of inspiring creatives of which I have been asked to contribute - no pressure then! I can't tell you how excited I am to be taking part, this is my first online teaching session, and I have a lot of exciting things to share with you as part of my lesson.
What you will cover in my lesson!
I am excited to get you working with paints, ephemera, stencils, stamps, and we will be working on canvas using mixed media techniques to
celebrate who we are, you will select your favorite colours, do bit of journalling and play with stamps and stencils as the
foundation and create an image. We will be then pull out of the foundation an image and build on it using color and finish off by embellishing with beads, jewelry,
and stitching, We will be creating many layers of beautiful color that dances off the
page.
My session is about letting go and not being confined by what you feel
you are expected to draw, but allowing the paint and the colours speak to you. So, put on your favorite music and allow your creativity to
bring out what is in your heart!
I will be giving away one free spot to the Course you have 3 chances to enter below from today until the class registration opens on 11 November. You can leave a comment below on the blog, like my Facebook page and follow me on Twitter for a chances to win a FREE spot. I will be announcing the winner on Wednesday 12th November. You can also get an EXTRA entry to win a spot by visiting the blog hop on Tiare's Blog HERE
Complete the form below to be in for a chance to win the free spot on the course 'My Color is Beautiful Art 2015'
If you love color and creativity, then you will love My Color is Beautiful Art, come and express yourself and be treated to the creative expressions of some great
artists I am really looking forward to interacting as you share your creations. You can learn about the other instructors on the Blog Hop and register for the class HERE.
Martice Smith II is the next on the Blog hop for tomorrow, go and spend some time on her blog and check out what she will be teaching! Good luck for the giveaway and remember to leave a comment!
I am really excited to share a wonderful, collaborative effort that Tiare Smith has put together and that I have been asked to make a contribution - how exciting!
Myself along with 7 AMAZING mixed media instructors will bring you an experience like no other. You will get to immerse yourself in color, creativity, techniques, awesome positive energy and inspiring and empowering techniques.
Come and join us on the blog hop, we’ll be sharing a bit about ourselves and the classes we will teach and we’ll also be giving away some FREE spaces in My COLOR is Beautiful Art 2015.
So let’s get this party started!
We will kick off the fun with a blog hop starting November 1, 2014 and you will be introduced to the rest of the wonderful instructors!
Registration will open on November 11, 2014 and class begins February 2, 2015.
My Color is Beautiful will be hosted in Tiare's creative community Scraps of Color. Membership is free and you will need to sign up for an account and access to the classroom. Sign up here for community access.
Once registration opens and you are registered you will be invited to the classroom.
I am really excited to be part of this wonderful collaboration of creatives and to share my lesson and interact with you on both the Scraps of Color Community and the Facebook Group.
Do make a note that we will be doing a blog hop from the 1st November to the 9th November, where you will be meeting the other instructors, and come back here on Sunday 2nd November and I will be sharing with you what you will be doing in my lesson!
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