Toward the end of 2018, I was interviewed by Karen Poirier-Brode for A Creative Approach Podcast. We talked about life and how it led me to where I am at in my artistic journey. Here’s the link to the page where she highlighted what stood out to her in our conversation –
Recently I worked on a painting inspired by Tamara Laporte’s Life Book 2016 introductory lesson. I spent a week or so thinking about the painting even before I began. Obviously, I followed Tam’s visual style here but the assignment required a bit of thinking to work on the parts that would be unique to each person taking that class.
The painting is only 8×5.5 inches on white card stock- it’s basically a page torn out of my everyday sketchbook. I pulled out my acrylic paints to work on paper after an eternity. I spent some 10 hours on this painting. I painted this with my youngest in mind but the message is one that I could use too.
Sometimes looking at life and hope from another artist’s point of view can be quite interesting. I love how it turned out particularly because there are so many symbols in there that have personal spiritual significance for me. I enjoyed every moment I spent painting it.
Tam is offering many more of her lovely lessons in Life Book 2019, a self-paced online workshop throughout the year along with several other wonderful teachers. Lifebook 2019 will launch on 1/1/19. Registration has already opened.
You can sign up here. Use the Early Bird Discount code LOVEBOMB2019 at check out to get 20% off Life Book 2019! Offer expires on December 31st 2018, so hurry!
It’s mid-October and the temperatures have dropped to the 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Every day this week, we woke up to cloudy cold mornings, not feeling like getting out of our warm blankets. I feel like sleeping all day like this little fox from my Hello Fall coloring book. But of course, that’s not possible, so I am just making more time to make some art using the Hello Fall coloring book images. If wasn’t recovering from surgery, I’d step out more and walk on the crunchy leaves down our beautiful neighboorhood streets under the colorful trees. But for now, I’m doing what I can to enjoy my favorite season of the year!
Welcome to my Blog Series – Art Journaling August Inspiration Day 5.
Over the next five days, I will share with you five art journal pages. These pages all have the following common threads –
photographic ephemera as the focal point
layers created with table scraps (stuff left on my desk after finishing bigger projects – giving them new life instead of discarding them)
the page is completed in 30 minutes or less
I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely.
If you do create some pages along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.
Welcome to my Blog Series – Art Journaling August Inspiration Day 4.
Over the next five days, I will share with you five art journal pages. These pages all have the following common threads –
photographic ephemera as the focal point
layers created with table scraps (stuff left on my desk after finishing bigger projects – giving them new life instead of discarding them)
the page is completed in 30 minutes or less
I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely.
If you do create some pages along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.
Welcome to my Blog Series – Art Journaling August Inspiration Day 3.
Over the next five days, I will share with you five art journal pages. These pages all have the following common threads –
photographic ephemera as the focal point
layers created with table scraps (stuff left on my desk after finishing bigger projects – giving them new life instead of discarding them)
the page is completed in 30 minutes or less
I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely.
If you do create some pages along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.
Welcome to my Blog Series – Art Journaling August Inspiration Day 1.
Each day of this week, I will share with you an art journal page. These pages all have the following common threads –
photographic ephemera as the focal point
layers created with table scraps (stuff left on my desk after finishing bigger projects – giving them new life instead of discarding them)
the page is completed in 30 minutes or less
I’m listing the supplies I used. Feel free to choose from your stash. I want to give you some starting points and not directions, so you can explore freely.
If you do create some pages along with me, please use the hashtag #mousaha and tag me on Instagram @mou.saha.studio and on Facebook @MouSahaStudio.
