Hey, Hey, Have you seen all of the infographics on Pinterest lately? If not, they are basically a visual guide to learning something. They are perfect for me because as you could probably guess I am a visual learner. I have found myself pinning a lot of them lately. At the same time, I have been designing loads of jewelry. My jewelry designs require pretty basic skills to put together. I had an ah ha moment and realised I should make some infographics for the basics. I made them for you so…
I promised a few of the lovely French ladies that I met in Paris recently, a step by step tutorial of my Pan Pastels background technique......are you sitting comfortably?????.......then off we go! Pan Pastels are pigments that have been refined over and over again to produce a really fine grade product. They leave behind very little dust but lots and lots of colour. These cute little pans of colour have to be one of the most user friendly mediums I have ever used......I really do love…
A class completely dedicated to sketching! By now you probably know that drawing/sketching is something that I am passionate about and I think every creative person- no matter the medium- MUST learn and work at consistently. The most basic you can get is to draw and it is the simplest (cheapest) and most pure process you can incorporate into your daily creative routine. For some reason it has always reminded me of running- you can take it anywhere, it is free, simple, requires lots of…
Quite simply put, home is where the 'art' is! And what better place to store the beautiful artworks you've created in Mary Jane Chadbourne's class, The Spoken Soul. Here she has created a unique sequel to The Spoken Soul. House of Cards reflects Mary Jane's brilliant talent with color, structure, inventiveness, inspiration, and functionality. ArtfulGathering.com 2013
If your doll had a story to tell, what would it be? Please join me for an online class this June on Artful Gathering, "The Imaginarium - Anthology of an Art Doll" - by MJ Chadbourne
