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12 Days of Winter Creativity | Art Prompts & Inspirations
These prompts are perfect for artists, crafters, and anyone looking to bring a little extra creativity into their winter days.
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Tidy Vs Messy - What's your Creative Superpower?
I’ve discovered that you don’t need chaos to be creative.  It’s ok to be a Tidy Artist - it’s actually its own kind of superpower!
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Want to learn something new? Try these Wood Crafts!
Need a new woody craft to try? Here are three fun ones!
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5 Printmaking Techniques To Try at Home | Printmaking without a Press
Do you have an interest in having a go at printmaking at home, but are perhaps trying to figure out which technique to try?...
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How to make a Trace Monotype Print at Home | Beginners Printmaking
Printmaking doesn’t have to be a long process or an overwhelming one - you can simply have a quick doodle and see what happens!
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Cereal Box Collagraph | Printing Easy Collagraph Baubles | Festive Printmaking at Home
Feeling festive? The holidays are a lovely time to slow down and enjoy some easy-breezy home printmaking...
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Being creative when creativity feels far away...
Although I believe that our creativity never leaves us, I do know that sometimes it can feel harder to tap into...
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While Away Winter | 5 Skillshare Classes to Enjoy Hibernating With
Winter has a quietness all of its own, and it is a great time to hunker down with some creative classes...
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How to use Worbla (Heat Activated Plastic) - Beginner’s Guide
Worbla is a very clever material which can be used for all sorts of projects. It is a heat-activated plastic which can be moulded...
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Explore Nature Through Art | 5 Skillshare Classes to Refresh & Revive
If you love when your creativity is inspired by nature, and want to perhaps try something new, check out these Skillshare classes...
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Book Art | Ten Book Covers which made me buy the book
For me, the combination of words and art to capture our imaginations and tell stories is a glorious thing, and that is why I love book art.
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Own Your Adventure | Share Your Work For YOU
So, why are we scared to hold up our art to the world? We all have our reasons, and many of them stem back to avoiding feeling judged...
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Sketchbook Scares, Be Gone!
Do you have Sketchbook Fear? It’s ok if you do, as it’s more common than you think, but it doesn’t have to be a forever-fear.
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Delving into Drypoint: The Art of Intricate Impact
Despite its seeming light-touch, creating feathery soft lines, Drypoint is a heavyweight in feeling, exploring deep shadows and emotions...
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Take note of Tiny Art! | Miniature Worlds and Why They Matter
Miniature art has now gone beyond portraits and landscapes, bringing in new subjects and flipping the way we see the everyday.
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How to make a Collagraph plate | Printmaking at Home
Printmaking is one of the most exciting and forgiving of mediums to create art with and one of my favourite methods is Collagraph...
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Why I May Never Find My (Art) Style
There is no end point. At least, I really hope there isn’t.
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Finding the Joy and blogging about it
I recently completed a Foundation Art Diploma and learned a few things on the way. The main ones?... 1. That I am not one thing, but a...
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