Mint green is the Summer of Color's week two challenge color. And so I decided to give it a try. I was influenced in the layout by Mojo Monday's sketch 246. It is really a challenge to try and let the imagination run free while following the spirit of someone else's sketch and color palette. It makes you stretch. As I worked on this, I had no idea what the sentiment would be, and for most of the time, I was feeling like it was a complete disaster! But in the end, I really liked how it turned out, which inspired the saying: "Seeing life as an adventure is the best way to learn." Notice the "cadent" pattern around the design -- I've gotten better at this since the Diva challenge this past Monday, and seeing all of the beautiful work other artists have created in response to that challenge. So once again - deep gratitude to the community of artists out there in the blogosphere! (According to Wikipedia, the term blogosphere implies that blogs exist together as a connected community, or as a collection of connected communities, and it certainly feels that way to me.
Today I hit "send" to register for several workshops in Create's Mixed Media retreat in Somerset, NJ, starting July 18 (my birthday!). I am so excited for this -- it is truly an adventure to look forward to, and I know I will learn so much!Also this week, I was fortunate to license this design to Leanin' Tree. So hopefully you'll see it soon in a store near you!
Thank you for visiting! If you are so moved, please leave a comment. Hearing from you means the world to me.
Lovely piece! Congratulations on the licensing :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the way that cadent works as a border, I will have to try that!
ReplyDeletexo!
ReplyDeleteVery cool how you worked cadent into your design!
ReplyDeletevery lovely and wonderful texture I see!
ReplyDeletethe texture under "Adventure" has a funny story -- I tried to glue down wrappers from truffles my daughter ate. The wrappers are so pretty - an iridescent blue and I thought I could put a green wash on them and make mint. Well, they didn't want to be glued down AT ALL, and once down, they didn't want to be painted on either. So I had to wash them in gesso first, and then scrape off to reveal bits of green and blue. It was quite a process -- I almost gave up on this page several times ...
DeleteI like the way you used cadent in your art.
ReplyDeleteI love your piece! And congratulations on your licensing, that's so exciting!
ReplyDeleteOh its really lovely...GO MINT!!
ReplyDeleteWowww fabulous creation!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the challenge at Anything Goes... hope to see you again soon!
Hugs
Christine x
Create NJ? I'm going too! Perhaps we can meet up or may even have a class together! Your summer of color turned out fabulously!!!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to meet up with you! I'm signed up for Find Your Beautiful Self Portrait Class, Scribble Paint, Carving Stamps for Patterning, and
DeleteMini Masterpiece Canvas Journal. I will probably commute from home, but email me at corspokoli@gmail.com and I will send you my cell number.
Lovely piece...live the shine...and yeah...i bet you are looking forward to the workshops...lucky you...xxx
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous, and the texture is fabulous. Sounds like it was quite a project, but well worth it!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great card, love the textured layer you ave achieved, and I really like the colour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at TioT
Avril x