The Mind at Play.

I Love decorating for the holidays...every year I drag out bin after bin of garland,wreaths, lights and Trees. Yes I said Trees...plural, as...

Ok So it's a corny opening line.. but it is true. It's a relief .. no really it is, that's what it called! Relief Stenciling. M...

        I met Kristine at a bus stop, we were both seeing our young children off to school. After a few weeks of our daily meetings and chat...

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia ( I mistakenly called it the Halifax Museum of Art) You will find more on the Maude Lewis Collection , Othe...

When we use the term "Art History" our thoughts turn to names like Renoir, Picasso, Micheal Angelo. Names that have shaped the fut...

I Don't do pink...... I do , do green. I Love green!  I am particularly partial to earthy greens, Like Plantation Pine and Antique green...

I have been pondering creativity....People talk about it like it's some mystical thing. As if only a select few  are Gifted with it. As ...

PaintWorks Magazine 2010 Paint Works Magazine 2011 Cloisonné  was believed to be first developed in the Near East . It spread to th...

Ok so it's not paint... but there is SOME paint and some ink and some paper and some stencils and some other goodies!! Several weeks ag...

I have surfed around this site for over an hour.. and am Loving everything I see!! This is a great resource if your looking for ideas to r...

Crafty Nest I was hunting for Ideas for a piece of furniture, ( I have a nifty little table to paint:)) While I was frittering about the int...

DecoArt Decoupage (faux leather) by gail I have a good idea once in awhile...but Gang you have to check out THIS Decou-Page Idea!! AWESOME ...

I am sooo stuck on this stuff.. I love using paper for textured backgrounds, but have constantly fought the problem of the paper lifting ,...

Ink... yep ...Ink.. Who would have thought that there were so many kinds of ink?? I am well versed in India Ink, even acrylic ink.. I do a l...

 I have been a little slow in posting of late, I am still catching up.. and the hurrier I go the Behinder I get!!! I have had a few more re...

I know I haven't posted for quite a while. First I was away teaching and then I was out of commision for a bit.. but I am back and read...