Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 3:24PM 
“It is just my imagination that flies,
While she is wrapped up in her bedsheets
like a nest.”
― Kiera Woodhull, Chaos of the Mind
mail art, mixed media, owl, painting, robenmarie in mail art, mixed media, painting Monday, March 18, 2013 at 7:05PM Thanks to Julie Balzer, I discovered Mitsib. Julie posted Mitsib's video "Out of Reach Painting" and I was mesmerized! Further exploration led me to the The Trodden Path workshop site where Mitsib offers a couple of classes. I decided to try her Break on Through mini workshop. I have been feeling a bit "stuck" lately and wanted to try something new and out of my zone! I loved it and created three little paintings today. Two are on cardboard and one is on mat board. I like the first two but I think the last one is too dark. The process was lots of fun, messy and lose.
Have a blessed day!
JUST DOESN'T WORK
GO AND MAKE THINGS
CRAZY OWL
mixed media, painting, robenmarie in mixed media, painting Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 10:40AM Happy weekend! I was inspired to create more mail art this week and here are a couple of pieces that will be mailed out today. I am not sure why I am drawn to altering file folders, but they are perfect for mail art. :)
Have a blessed day!
mail art, mixed media, robenmarie in mail art, mixed media Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 12:11AM 
Supplies: acrylic paints, white pen, black pen, brayer, Gelli Arts Gel Plate and scrap papers.
Monday, February 11, 2013 at 12:01AM 
I used a lot of different things on this page. I created the base of the page with spray inks and stencils. Sometimes I just create a bunch of backgrounds and come back to the pages later. I had been sketching little abstracts, flowers and animals onto text papers and decided to use one of them by stitching it to the page. I am still learning and experimenting with sketching objects, etc. and have found some very inspirational artists out there. Check these out: my printspace on Flickr, pepeart, Ashley Percival, Miroco Machiko, Colette Copeland and Emma Kidd.
Supplies used: stamps, stencils, washi tape, acrylic paint, collage papers, pen, pencil and oil pastels.
art journal, bird, circles, mixed media, robenmarie in art journals Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:03PM 
I decided to create a set of 3" x 4" Project Life cards to coordinate with my journal page. Just click the preview below to begin the download. Each card is in a separate file in jpg format. For personal use only, thanks!
art journal, mixed media, project life, robemarie, video in art journals, freebies, videos Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 12:00AM I found some chip board journals at Michaels the other day in their 50 cent bin. I rummaged around and found quite a few nice shapes and decided each piece could be altered into pretty door hangers. Have fun creating your own!
Have a blessed day!
Materials:
-Chip board journals (Michaels)
-Fabric strips
-Washi tape
-Glue stick, scissors, sewing machine and 1/4" hole punch
-Computer generated quote or phrase
-Muslin fabric or duck cloth
-Book paper
-Buttons
-Gel medium or glue dots
-Black pen
Instructions:
1. Use hole punch to add a second hole to the chip board shape. Doodle around the edges with a black pen.
2. Trim a piece of muslin or duck cloth to fit your base. Stitch your phrase/quote to old book paper and stitch to fabric base.
3. Tear a strip of fabric and run it through the sewing machine, creating pleats as you stitch.
4. Cut your fabric strip so you have two pieces. Stitch them to your fabric base above and below your phrase/quote.
5. Using a glue stick, adhere your fabric piece to the chip board base.
6. Tear another strip of fabric and pull through the holes in chip board from back to front and tie each end in a knot.
7. Attach a variety of washi tape pieces to the top of the chip board base.
8. Using gel medium or glue dots, adhere a few buttons.
These pretties are being mailed out soon and I couldn't bear to send them in plain envelopes so I stitched up some inky papers to create artsy envelopes and now I am happy!
door hanger, mixed media, robenmarie, stitching, tutorial in mixed media, tutorials Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 3:39PM ...maybe!
24 x 24 - Number 19
I started this canvas in Flora Bowley's Blooming True workshop and put it aside for awhile. Of all places, I hung it up in our weight room. I looked at it regularly and it never "spoke" to me. Each time I looked at it I was reminded that I didn't like it and had no clue what to do with it. Last month, I took Tracy Verdugo's Paint Mojo workshop and when I got home I decided it was time to take a look at this canvas again.
Is it finished? I am not completely sure and might add more to it later but at least I made enough progress to say that I am happy with where it is now. I like that I can revisit it later if I choose.
Have a blessed day!
canvas, mixed media, painting, robenmarie in mixed media, painting Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:00AM 
Acrylic paint, spray inks, pencil, white pen and black pen.
Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 12:00AM I have a few new mixed media pieces available in my Etsy shop. Painted on vintage book paper, these mini abstract pieces are stitched onto cardboard and are ready to frame.
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THE HELPER • 6" x 8.5" • Painted and stitched on cardboard. SOLD
MEET UP • 6" x 8.5" • Painted and stitched on cardboard. SOLD
DIRECTIONAL • 6" x 8.5" • Painted and stitched on cardboard. SOLD
art, collage, mixed media, painting, robenmarie in etsy, mixed media Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:00AM This week I have been feeling a little daring and decided it was time to get out of the journal and focus on the canvas. Earlier this year I thought I was ready but it was a little too scary and I put the canvases aside. Here is a little peek at what I am creating.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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