What have I been up to lately?
Someone emailed me the other day asking me what is in my "Go to" supplies box so thought this was something to show you today. Yes… I've corrupted another poor soul into mixed media. lol Sorry Janet! But you're gonna love it! Just PLAY!This box was just screaming at me to play with Sunday!
I keep this in my Living room with my most loved supplies so if I'm sitting and watching TV I can grab paper or fabric and play. :) No, I can't just sit and watch TV and do nothing else. lol Why waste the time? :D I'm usually found watching my Quilting Arts TV recording Sunday afternoons.
The box is one of the magnetic closing types from Michaels Craft Store that I proudly got a whole set of assorted sizes on sale for 40% off AND I had a coupon for 20% off my entire order. Gotta love it! Just close it up and keep it on my book shelf in there. Looks all neat and pretty when closed up with it's vintage collage covering. Miss Bailey has one too! :)
Supplies in the box? Watercolor paper pad, usually a few pieces of canvas or muslin scraps, masking tape, Derwent Intense Blocks, Water Soluble Wax Pastels, 6 of my fav Pan Pastels, gum eraser, pencil and sharpener, 2 water brushes, small gesso paint and brush, spray bottle with water, assorted ink pens and markers (3 Pigma Micron Pens sizes 01, 03 & 08), Piolet Parallel pen 1.5mm, a black Stained Sharpie, black regular sharpie, white acrylic paint pen, assorted foam sponges, plastic mixing cups (recycled from dipping cups from fast food restaurant), 3 mini misters and several Tim Holtz Adirondac Alcohol inks and 3 silk squeeze bottles with needle tips and filled with acrylic paint in them for sketching outlines. All from Dick Blick's Art Materials.
What to do… what to do….
Always could use some more flowers! Where the heck is spring anyways this year?
Yes, I'm spoiled, usually planting by now.
So I sketched some out using my Sharpie Pen on a piece of scrap muslin.
Added background color and flower centers with Pan Pastels using my foam sponges.
These are a newer item in my box lately as a gift from a dear friend… really wanted to play with them and color blending.
See Lynne! I'm using them! LOVE THEM! Smoooooch!
Lynne is also one of my fellow designers, Aria, in the Follow Your Art series
in case you haven't connected those dots!
Added more details using my black ink Pigma Pen
Can't decide if I'm done with it yet. Stay tuned. :)
Beautiful Cilenia! I want to play too! You are so inspirational!