Studio 2
Creative community through sustainable art
Category: Resources
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Behind the Scenes: Creating an Illustrated Map for the Quad Cities Ecological Corridor
Recently I completed an illustrated a map for the National Wildlife Federation featuring The Quad Cities Ecological Corridor in collaboration with Quad City Arts. I wanted to share a little bit of the story behind this project, successes and challenges.
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Learn Mixed Media Art: 5 Experimental Printmaking Techniques to try in your Mixed Media Practice w/ Free Digital Download
New or experienced artists alike, we all benefit from experimentation and creative play in our artwork! Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Experimental Printmaking! Here you can find the 5 mixed media techniques we learned in-workshop for your future reference. If you find yourself here outside of class, help yourself to the following…
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Learn Mixed Media Art: 5 Collage Techniques with Free Digital Downloads
New or experienced artists alike, we all benefit from experimentation and creative play in our artwork. Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Not Your Average Collage Class! Here you can find the 5 mixed media techniques we learned in-workshop for your future reference.
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Artisanal Earth Network Midwest Slow Food Local Producers Map
Due to the need in the Quad Cities Community and Midwestern Beyond, I am developing a local FREE interactive map resource that connects local slow food producers with the folks that are seeking out their products and opportunities. Help us build a vibrant, Midwest-local food community! Whether you’re a farmer, grower, passionate food maker, community…
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Getting out of Your Box and the Art of Having Coffee: Lessons in Cultivating A Creative Career
There’s something to be said about getting out of your comfort zone. For some of us, this may be going to a party solo, initiating a friendship, or travelling to a new destination. Professionally, it gets a bit more serious: making that cold call, attending a committee meeting, initiating a connection, or reaching out to…
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I A Buidling A Forest.
It’s 3 am. I’m wide awake in my studio, finally slowing down a bit. I started a new project. 😀 I am building a forest. A continuation of my Illustration work (I think.) Remember this? 🙂 Take papercut ink drawings. Insert found objects, old book pages, yellowed paper. Make it 3d. Put it on a…
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Become: A 3d mixed-media papercut collage
Another papercut collage. Inspired by: tromping in the woods, building forts, finding mushrooms, wild imaginations, and plant life cycles. Media: micron pens, brush/ink, markers, tracing paper, acrylic paint. Part of the upcoming Rock.Paper.Scissors. show. This original artwork has been sold. Check more of my papercut work in my Etsy shop. Looking for more inspiration? Check out…
