It is essential for me to create time to play in the studio. To go into the studio with no plan, no perceived notion of what you want to work on, or even what medium you’re going to play with and have a great sense of awe. It is a time of no judgement orContinueContinue reading “Studio Play”
Category Archives: Discovery
Outside My Comfort Zone
Life continually remind us of those lessons we have yet to learn. I was recently reminded once again not to live life inside of my comfort zone. Our greatest triumphs and growth is found when we walk outside of our comfort zone and explore possibilities. I recently undertook a new project. It started as aContinueContinue reading “Outside My Comfort Zone”
Wax Play
Wax Play: combining encaustic with printmaking
The World of Color
What is color? How does it affect what we see? How does it effect our emotions? Color plays an essential part in not only the visual arts but in all aspects of life. Could you imagine a world or black, white and grey? Color transcends the ordinary into the extraordinary. Color is such an individualizedContinueContinue reading “The World of Color”
Color Challenges
I’ve been thinking about color recently and the impact it has on my prints. Colors carry so much impact with them. The role color plays in art work is endless. It can evoke emotion, convey the mood of a piece, and convey shadows or shape just to mention a few. Color is essential but colorContinueContinue reading “Color Challenges”
Finding Your Passion
We all have been given the advice to find our passion. That we must find our passion to truly be happy. I remember hearing this catch phrase and asking myself what my passion was. I really had no clue what it would be or even how to find it. I continued to try and findContinueContinue reading “Finding Your Passion”
What if?….
The frst print project complete for this term. What a challenging project full of opportunities, mistakes, and successes. What more could you want out of a project. At the urging of my instrutor I did a double plate linocut for this project. Two separate plate with unregistered designs on them. This was a huge challengeContinueContinue reading “What if?….”
Pour Like Mad
Social media seems to be a part of our everyday lives these days. It brings some good and bad things to our phone and desktop In this case, it was something good. I stumbled across acrylic pouring one day as I was doing some mindless surfing. I have been watching all the acrylic artists outContinueContinue reading “Pour Like Mad”
The Road Less Traveled
I knew it had been a while since a post but had no idea it had almost been a year! Life can take over sometimes. The fast pace of this world can consume us at times. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves to in this loud world to appreciate the world around us and andContinueContinue reading “The Road Less Traveled”
Gelli Play
Great weekend getaway! I got to get away last weekend to rural Tennessee. There was plenty of giggles, good company, good food, inspiring nature, and let’s not forget aboutthe art. It was just the serenity I had been the much needed getaway and best of all I got to spend some much needed time withContinueContinue reading “Gelli Play”
Daylene Horn Art 