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Tools I Love to Use When I Gelatin Print

I have been gelatin printing for more than a decade! I taught my first online gelatin printing class back in

This post was originally published on June 24, 2019. I have updated the post with some additional thoughts. My artwork

I stumbled upon this fantastic video that talks about the history of when art and craft became two different things.

This week I'm filling up my Art Parts bin with black and white collage paper! Yay! Watch the video for

A collection of miscellany for you today: ONE: Pastels This week I was delighted to be a guest in Andrea

This month we read A World of Artist Journal Pages, curated by Dawn DeVries Sokol, and I somehow didn't realize

For years and years, I swatched paint in notebooks or loose sheets and then I decided to make it all

I don't think I've gotten so many responses to a blog post since I announced I was pregnant in 2019!

Do you have a holiday card tradition? I have long wanted to start a tradition of sending out handmade cards

Starting an art journal can feel intimidating at first, but it’s one of the most rewarding habits you can develop