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”
Category Archives: Art Work
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”
Solo Exhibition
I remember the first time I put my work on exhibit, it can be such a vulnerable place. So many thoughts went through my head: Will people like your work? Will it be rejected or criticized? I think all very human reactions to putting yourself out there. I have a different perspective these days. IContinueContinue reading “Solo Exhibition”
Critique Night
It was mid-term critique night recently in my print class. I remember the first critique I had my very first critique. I was so nervous and anxious, so much so that I thought I was going to throw up when the butterflies started flipping in my stomach. There were so many thoughts going through myContinueContinue reading “Critique Night”
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”
Screenprinting: Experimenting With Screen Filler and Drawing Fluid
The next screen printing project was right up my alley. The theme for this project was experimentation. It is always so invigorating but frustrating to the creative process when you are experimenting with techniques and materials. The project required using screen filler and/or drawing fluid to create a print. Paper or acetate stencils could alsoContinueContinue reading “Screenprinting: Experimenting With Screen Filler and Drawing Fluid”
Printing Again…
It has been a while, how easy time slips away from you. Back in the printing class since the end of August and here we are almost at the end of October. I took a good break over the summer got some art workshops in, took an amazing trip to Greece an Italy. An art loversContinueContinue reading “Printing Again…”
Molding Acrylic
Scavenged some great cardboard and but one to good use. Experimented with a little molding paste and acrylic. Here is the result. Enjoyed using the molding paste. It added a depth to the canvas and object you really can’t achieve with the paints. I don’t think the picture does it justice, but the depth ofContinueContinue reading “Molding Acrylic”
Acid Adventures
The first attempts at etching with copper plates is complete. I think I really like the etching of the copper plates. If I had to pick one technique over all the ones we have tried this semester, I think it would be this one. To get our feet wet on the acid process. We startedContinueContinue reading “Acid Adventures”
Collagraph Fun
Its been a while since I have shared. The semester is coming to an end and there’s always so much to do get things wrapped up for final critiques. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. The latest project was prints using a collagraph technique. I am still not sure whether I like collagraphs yet orContinueContinue reading “Collagraph Fun”
Daylene Horn Art 