I am thinking about adding a SnapChat account... but that only seems efficient if I am taking daily pictures (art related of course). Perhaps once I setup an official studio and can create daily works it might be something to look at.
A "Pro-Tip" that I am thinking about investing in recently is the "mini sketchbook." The one that you carry with you everywhere. It is getting quite difficult to keep track of ideas and doodles done on sticky notes and the back of other paperwork. I did dedicate a small journal for thoughts and sketches that I keep at work and a separate one at home but it just is not working out plus the journals are not quite small and fit inside some of my purses but not all. I need to set-up a mini sketchbook/journal that I can take anywhere with me... along with a small pen or pencil. I do believe it is time to invest in my first Omni Journal. Some thoughts for the future besides SnapChat... I am seriously thinking of investing time in setting up a YouTube channel for this blog. But I am lacking the proper resources to set one up... I do have means of recording videos but the quality is not that great. While I brainstorm on how to go about setting up a channel, I'll continue to work on blog posts. I have started my first Scrapbook project, which I'll be posting once it is complete. I am also working on making a cotton dress but first doing a trial run on a small doll. If the test passes then I'll work on creating the dress in my own size.
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I was recently looking at art projects that are available (online)...and found two that seemed the most interesting. One is a monthly subscription while the other I have done in the past when it was still new and it is a once a year project. Has anyone else completed any of these projects? Or something different from these that is just as unique? The SketchBox - monthly subscription set-up. I have read many reviews on this subscription box and watched videos as well... there seems to be no negative comments whatsoever about this subscription. It has a unique thought behind it - every month a box gets mailed out to you that has an art project already completed for your inspiration. Along with that are art materials/supplies used to complete that project. There is a description card as well about all of the materials that come in the box. You also get a canvas to work on. Many subscribers have created review videos on YouTube about these boxes and it's enough to get me to subscribe. Once I have my subscription finalized I'll post some details on my first box as well. The Sketchbook Project - basically sketchbooks created by artists from around the USA that are submitted once a year based on options of pre-selected themes. The sketchbooks, if submitted on time, are scanned to be available on the digital library and then go on a tour at selected locations across the USA. I have done this project before but was not able to complete my sketchbook in time to submit it. It is still an interesting project to participate in, in my opinion. I have not gotten a chance to go to the Brooklyn Library to view any sketchbooks yet but do plan on taking a trip in the near future. Intro: I recently purchased an air dry clay that I have used in the past for a senior inquiry project (college). This clay is a little different from the other air dry clay you can purchase in-store (not counting the online clay) because you can mix the colors while the clay is wet and it is extremely flexible, even after drying. I wanted to make something from this clay to test the durability (Amaco Cloud Clay) and also to see if the pigment added to the clay had to be something specific to last longer... so I used Simply Art Acrylic Paint and Jacquard Dye-Na-Flow to see if the durability changed depending on the medium used to add color. What I created: I decided to make something for every-day use to test the durability of the clay on a small scale... So I created custom hair pins by adding air dry clay flowers to bun pins. I made a pink and purple flower using the dye to give color to the clay (I purchased only the white clay from Jo-Ann Fabrics); and for the green I made two different sections, one using the dye and the other using acrylic paint. I also used beads as the center to add some shine to the flower as the colors were pastel... even after adding so much medium to just a small amount of clay. In Summary: I wore each pin for a whole day (roughly 10 hours) so far and there is already a difference showing in quality. The petals made with the acrylic paint mix did not even last that long, perhaps because I was not bending the petals to see just how flexible they truly are before reaching the snapping point. One petal broke off just an hour after wearing and the other fell off just as I was removing the pin at the end of the day. As you can see in the images below the petal did not come off from the core (where it was attached to the flower) but just in half where the clay was the thinnest. The pink flower is doing great so far...it has lasted a whole day at work and even some hours at home. To make it clear: the pins were placed in a bun and I did not touch the pins after placing them in my hair (except to remove them again at the end of the day). I actually even had my head covered with a veil while having the pink flower on for a few hours. I did not have my head covered while keeping the purple flower pin in. Closing thoughts: I am thinking about further trying to make these flowers with DAS Air Dry Clay, perhaps using an acrylic sealer for more durability. I want to for sure now using the dye create a larger flower to see if the clay spread out on a bigger scale is weaker or not. I'll be posting a tutorial at a later date on how to make these quick and simple flower pins. Any ideas on what else could be used...? At any rate I enjoyed making these...and wearing them (while they last). |
Author: RejiI used to be a digital artist but switched back to traditional art as I feel more connected with the art I create this way. Currently, I create art whenever I can for art trades and commissions. I have worked with clay (earth clay to modern forms like Polymer, Sculpey, even Air Dry clay) along with watercolors, acrylics, oil paints, pastels, charcoal, pen and pencil drawings, India ink, Chinese Colors, wires, felt fabric, yarn, weaving, basket making, and the list goes on and on. I am currently working on exploring nail art, make-up, dress making, scrapbooking, and small canvas art. Archives
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