mixed media – DIVA Empowerment Studio

03Apr 2021 by Wysdom 2 Comments

It’s the PROCESS — not the Painting…

I have been involved in the world of Intentional Creativity(R) for nearly 15 years now. When I first stumbled upon the medicine of intentional creativity, I was new to painting. I mean REALLY new -- "Never painted at the easel on a canvas before" new... My first experience painting at the easel was in a workshop I attended in California. I was surrounded by 30 women plus the instructor (who later became my mentor), all of whom were well versed in painting. The first strokes I laid on that canvas were the first strokes that drew me deeper into Intentional Creativity(R). I followed along the instruction the best I could, peeking at the painters' canvases to my right and my left when I didn't fully understand. Maestra came up behind…

19Jan 2021 by Wysdom 2 Comments

IC Me – February 6, 2021

Free Offerings, Intentional Creativity

Our next monthly, free, livestream journal jamboree is on February 6, 2021. This month, I will be playing with gouache. I have never used this medium before, so this should be fun! I have no idea what it will do our how it will come out. That's what makes it so fun!! Gouache is basically opaque watercolor paint. Once dry, it will react to any wet mediums (water, gesso, matte medium, etc.) that are layered on top of it. This should make it interesting... Use what you have! I do not encourage you to go out and purchase gouache if you do not already have it in your stash. IC Me is all about having fun in your journal and using what you have! If you purchase it and do…

04Jan 2021 by Wysdom No Comments

The Flower Bearer

Intentional Creativity, Musea Center for Intentional Creativity

She has broken free of the box She was put in -- both through the Middle Passage and a society who is uncomfortable with the skin She is in. She is adorned with the kente cloth, crown, and markings of Her Ancestors. A crown of golden ovals -- the ovum -- signifying Her rebirth, fertility, and immortality. She sends Her Light into the Universe and the Universe returns inkind with a Light that magnifies Her heART flame. The SUNflower, bathing Her in adoration, loyalty, longevity... Nourishing and vibrant, bringing joy to each moment. She is aligned with the eagle, spreading Her wings and taking flight. She is The Flower Bearer: Bearing the Sweet Nectar of Her Soul. A portion of the painting - The Flower Bearer This is my latest…

16Mar 2020 by Wysdom No Comments

Next Up: Liquitex Acrylic Inks

Monday Mixed Media Magick

I started Monday Mixed Media Magick with four weeks of lessons on using Brusho Crystal Colour. This was because I had just discovered them and was excited to start playing with them in my art journal. So what better way for me to get to play then to dedicate our first lessons together using this medium? This week, we move on to a new medium: Liquitex Acrylic Inks. Acrylic inks are a fabulous medium to use in your art journal. One of the biggest draws is that they are permanent once dry. Using wet mediums on top of dry acrylic inks will not re-activate them and cause them to move. However, while wet you can squish and push them around on the page much like watercolors. They can be diluted…

24Feb 2020 by Wysdom No Comments

Free Art Journaling Class!

Monday Mixed Media Magick

A couple of weeks ago I launched a free art journaling class here on the website called Monday Mixed Media Magick. Each Monday, I add a new lesson to the classroom to help you get past the blank page and start creating inspirational words and images in your art journal. (Actually, the lessons are posted in advance -- there are 4 lessons available now, which take you through March 9th.) Not only are these lessons designed to get you journaling, they also teach you the basics of mixed media. The lessons build upon themselves each week, teaching you a new way to use the medium we're working with. They also build on the mediums we have covered, adding the mediums together on the same page -- this is the essence…

17Feb 2020 by Wysdom No Comments

Tardy to the Party…

Monday Mixed Media Magick, Product Reviews & Suggestions

Someone please come and take my wallet! LOL I've been on a (slight) binge buying new art products to play with in my heARTbook. It started with Arteza EverBlend Art Markers when the instructor of a class I'm in pulled out her alcohol markers. I pulled out my Copics, but they were 10 years old and a bit dry. So when I went to order re-inkers for the 60+ Copics I have, the cost was well over $300! Ummmm... No. That caused me to research some cheaper alcohol markers and Arteza happened to be having a great sale on their 60 count set. Well under $100 for 60 and they came with a great carrying case. So I bought those. Then I realized I needed skin tone colors, so I…