working with new materials

new work: Mountain View I'm not much of a chemist, but, as a mixed media artist, I am curious how materials work together.  A good part ...

giveaway! succulents eco-journal by Jill Bliss

I love this sweet journal by Jill Bliss .  It's filled with beautiful illustrations of succulent plants [224 pages!], and it's print...

Framed embroidery and drawing now available in my Etsy shop

PDX: Home Sweet Home It feels great to have my first embroidery works finished and framed- a project that started several months ago.  The w...

Creating art from found materials

Whether it's worn clothes, old magazine clippings, discarded security envelops, or yellowed book pages, I seem to come across a lot more...

Marie Watt's studio

One of my very favorite things to do is to visit the studio of an artist, even more so than going to a museum.  It's the place where ide...

Creating prints of my art

Playing around with my new (used) printer.  I created some business cards on recycled paper. When I first started selling my art online this...

Portland art shop and artists helping local schools

I went bridge jumping once, and all I got from it was a sore bum.  My adrenaline rush doesn't come from extreme sports, it comes from sh...

Unique sketchbooks

While we're on the topic of sketchbooks, here are a few items I have been eying. clockwise: Death in Art journal , the time is now  Book...

Beautiful illustrations from Delphine Lebourgeois

Tiger Hills With such a fantastic name, Delphine Lebourgeois must have known at an early age that she was going to be an artist.  Originall...

Three new drawings on 100% recycled paper

A blank sheet of paper can be the most intimidating start for an artist.  Sometimes I find it easier to draw on tinted paper, especially whe...

O Tannenbaum has a new felt skirt

Yesterday, I mentioned making a crocheted star topper for our tree.  I ended up making a new tree skirt instead!  I had this idea of a scall...

Repurposing old book pages and forgotten letters into art

As I continue to seek ways to create art in more sustainable ways, I'm frequently stumbling upon artists who are already practicing ...

Recycling cardboard for art's sake

It's hard enough to render the human form in clay, imagine sculpting a figure out of cardboard!  Here are some amazing works from three ...

Sketchbooks made with pollution-free, renewable energy

Wind is a clean, renewable, and abundant form of energy.  So when I saw Strathmore's Windpower Series at a local art store,  I didn...