Procraftinators

01/21/2023

Just spent a beautiful week in
Sarasota area - so much to see and do in what seems like the best weather EVER for January. Boats and beaches, mangrove and banyan trees, the Ringling, and so many great restaurants.

11/26/2017

11/26/2017

Lately, I've been (almost) obsessed with acrylic poured paintings, particularly "dirty pours." YouTube and Pinterest are full of videos showing how to do them - all I am doing today is reporting on my science experiment this weekend.

There are a variety of pouring mediums and silicone types being used and it has been challenging to figure out what works best for me. After identifying 8 (!) pouring mediums and 3 solutions to allow cells of color to develop, I decided to do a controlled test. With a chart and everything.

I used the same 3 colors + white in all samples, and only added silicone to the pink, yellow, and blue. I'll include a photo of my chart so you can see all results.

My pouring mediums included Floetrol, Easy Flow, Sax Platinum Medium, liquitex pouring medium, GAC 800, Mod Podge, and Elmer's Glue All (not school glue). I used WD-40 silicone, a L'Oréal product with dimethecone as the 2nd ingredient, and 3-n-1 silicone. The L'Oréal was a big fail, so you can ignore that. When I was almost completely done I read something about dish soap, so I also tried that with Easy Flow only.

Three of my favorites were with easy flow - first is the one with WD-40 silicone. Easy flow is much smoother than floetrol, which tends to lump. Click on the pics for more info.

04/27/2016

Good morning, Procraftinator friends! Just finished a new version of "Happy Camper." You can swipe out to see that the phrase is "He restores my soul," a wonderful thought after a sleepless kind of night.

There are all kinds of variations you can use to make this your own - using a map for the background, for instance, putting a cat in the window or a kite in the sky. I've scheduled two sessions for this project - Friday, April 29 from 9-12, or or Friday night, May 20 from 6:30 - 9:30. Let me know if you'd like to reserve a place at the table!

Happy day!

Cindy

04/24/2016

Reading Parker J Palmer's book, A Hidden Wholeness...and sketching with what's available on a quiet evening at work.

04/19/2016

Here are some photos of the "Spring Flowers" session scheduled for Saturday, April 30th. Using templates of different-sized pots and flowers - and using colors and papers you live - results in a piece of mixed media art that is as unique and lovely as you are.

In all my classes you'll learn as we go - this session focuses on pieces collage backgrounds and using tones and shades.

04/17/2016

So....life in the business-building lane can be so funny. Yesterday I sent out my first business flyer - a little work of art on its own. Doing something like that means checking, checking, checking...even so, the first flyer went out without prices on it! Ah well - that's why my motto is "working with heart," not "working with brain!"

Please DO call or email to sign up for a class. I'm looking forward to getting all messy with paint and glue. ps. there may be an upcharge for glitter!

03/08/2016

Pinwheel class coming up in March. Stay tuned for event dates.