ICAD#030: " live simply..."

It's day 30 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Sarah Goode. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Sarah chose #141 which was "BLOOM".

   * Index Card-A-Day

Here's the video of the making of ICAD #030:

ICAD#030 http://youtu.be/ggUYuqrvumg

Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), Dylusion Ink Sprays,  Liquitex Gel Medium, Modge Podge,  Uni-ball Black pen, Molotow Paint Pen.

Folk Art extreme glitter paint, Versamark clear embossing ink refill, WOW Embossing powder (bright white),

 painter's tape, printout on paper towel (quote),

$1 store hairspray

And if you like to work with Dylusion Ink Sprays you might find this Quik Clip Tip helpful...

HOW I SEAL DYLUSIONS http://youtu.be/NeMWiugCD9M

See you tomorrow! OUR LAST ICAD date!

Well, it's official...

It's official! 

My OFFICIAL middle name is TEXTURE! 

I always knew I was a visual being...I can NOT express myself very well with words, but visually, YES! THEN I am in my happy place! You add in TEXTURE, and hell, I am over.the. moon. (!!!)

I always thought TEXTURE meant 3D, something which could be actually touched and felt, but NO -


According to wikipedia,

 "In the visual arts, texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design and is distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Use of texture, along with other elements of design, can convey a variety of messages and emotions."                             http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texture_(visual_arts)


I am ALL about emotion, but you knew that.(My use of million exclamation marks in my writing might be a dead giveaway!) As an artist I definitely want to express that emotion in my art, whatever the medium.



Did you know you didn't need layers of different mediums to achieve a great textured background? Check out how artist Dyan Reaveley adds texture to her backgrounds -





Texture adds interest. 
       Texture adds dimension. 
                  Texture adds life!