Art, Nature and Mindful Ramblings Blog
It has been a hot minute since I wrote you all, but you have all been on my mind! There have been so many fun adventures happening over here at The Creative Naiad! I will let you in on all that is going on….but…..the main focus of this post is an experiment I tried using…
We have had an unseasonably mild winter here in WI and now having spring weather barely the second week in March! The last week in February I noticed my tulips poking their noses out of the ground and the trees starting to bud. I had a little chat with them about it not even being…
Well, not literally kicking, but moving and there is some dancing involved. 🙂 Isn’t he cute? My first entry in my 2024 journal was, “I wonder what this year will bring?”. Hummm, kind of a scary thought in a way. Last year did not have a good start at all, but this year has been…
So, recently I was given a journal prompt, from an artist group I follow. The prompt was: “Write a story from the paint brushes point of view.” So, here is my attempt to become an inanimate object or would it be more like the inanimate object becoming human, kind of like the characters in Beauty…
Know your indigo Indigo – Persicaria tinctoria is a plant that will produce a beautiful blue color. Woad – Isatis tinctoria is also a plant that is very similar to indigo, but Indigo is the more common plant to dye fabric that indigo color. If you go to many nurseries they will have False Indigo…
Eco dyeing or Eco printing is a process of applying natural color or prints to fabric, paper or leather. Your natural fiber will need to be scoured and treated (with tannin and a mordant salt) to receive the dye before starting the dyeing process. There are several ways to dye your fabric to get the…
I am a Shabby Chic kind of girl. I like some bright colors but am very drawn to a pastel theme in my home: light blues, pinks and teal. So, imagine my surprise when I painted this painting, that is very much not true to a pastel palette. Changing of the seasons. Now, you might…
Nope. Let me explain….. When I was in grade school, I took some art classes at the coolest place off of an alley. It was called Trimble Court. They had a shop, and, in the back, there were a couple of art rooms. This is where I first learned about shading and perspective. The teacher…